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bedtime…

03 Tuesday Dec 2024

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I’ve been enjoying the trees up the stairs…

wound through them is a string of lights which I would turn on in the morning and off at bedtime…

now I’ve decided to leave them on all the time…

my beloved didn’t like having trees or snow people on the stairs as his walking was uneven and he sometimes stepped on one of the decorations, lol…

so far, I don’t have that problem;-)…

foxy…

28 Saturday Sep 2024

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walked over and got a haircut this morning…

on my way, met up with a red fox that was about five feet away when it ran past me…

didn’t even look like much hair was taken off, but my head certainly feels better…

noticed the sad looking flower pots along the boulevard that look like mine at home…

apparently the city isn’t watering, just like me🤪…

does my hair look foxy;-)…

without…

18 Thursday Jul 2024

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it was twelve years ago today that I had surgery for a hernia and a hysterectomy… it took a while to get organized as two different surgeons were required to work together so that both issues could be taken care of at the same time…

it was particularly difficult because it was the first time I went through a serious health issue without my beloved there to support and look after me…

thinking back to that time, I realize how far I have come and how well I am doing now…

I still miss him every single day…

bookshelves…

13 Wednesday Mar 2024

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yesterday I had a good time cleaning and organizing the upstairs hall bookshelves… I had hoped to spend time on the deck, but it was overcast and cool so instead I tackled the shelves… apparently the last time may have been in February of 2014…

it is quite a gift that I can wait until I feel like doing something to do it, lol…

and Tuesday morning I was ready to go…

found a box for the pass-me-overs and then started going through all the stuff on the shelves…

the box was mainly filled with books that seemed easy to let go…

items were rearranged and I even found a container of rocks and some small seashells…

happy with the outcome;-)…

now, I wonder how long I can keep it this way, hmmmm…

passing…

06 Wednesday Mar 2024

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went for a walk on Sunday morning… the front steps were covered with slippery ice pellets, so we walked carefully…

the temperature was around 0°C and it felt like -8°C… not bad and the wind was behind us as we walked towards Portage…

we arrived at the “A” and had a lovely breakfast…

it has been many months since I’ve been there and it was a nice treat…

breakfast here used to be one of our regular activities on the weekends… I would walk over and my beloved would drive… after breakfast we would head out in the car to do errands or take a drive…

it was nice to eat here this week as we come to the anniversary of his passing…

I sure do miss him…

scentless…

02 Saturday Mar 2024

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I am particularly sensitive to scents so the products I use are usually scentless – as much as possible…

lately I’ve been catching a hint of a scent as I walk through the main floor hallway…

it reminds me of pipe smoke, a scent that I have enjoyed as it makes me think of some very special people;-)…

but, I haven’t been able to figure out where it was coming from…

until today…

my housemate has a new bar soap and the scent is not in the bathroom, but in the hall…

it is very faint so was hard to track down… but I am always happy when I figure it out;-)…

Penny…

29 Thursday Feb 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, Bluetooth, health, Louise Penny, moments, Penny, reading, selfie stick, sunlight, Technology, weather, widow

over the last week I have read three Louise Penny books, one after the other…

it appears that I like her writing, lol, so will be picking up a few more…

today I was sitting in the sunlight reading the last one…

I had fun setting up the selfie stick to get this shot, particularly considering that I don’t use it too often…

but I can now set it up, connect the button to Bluetooth and take photos easily;-)…

replete…

28 Wednesday Feb 2024

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often, as I sit in the sunlight here in the living room, I take a moment to celebrate how blessed I am…

a comfortable home, food to eat, family and friends to spend time with, plants and flowers to enjoy, birds and fish to watch, books to read, and good health…

my entire being is replete with gratitude for my life…

then I take a few moments to send thoughts and prayers to so many who are currently not so lucky…

touched…

02 Friday Feb 2024

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first thing I did on Thursday was put the heart wreath on the front door…

a little later, I brought down the rest of the love items and set them around the house…

that was fun;-)…

February is Heart and Stroke month and a time when I make a donation to the Heart and Stroke Foundation in memory of my beloved and those who have been touched by heart disease…

lots to think about…

experimenting…

29 Monday Jan 2024

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the decision was made to empty the plunge tub and refill it with fresh water…

after a visit to Krevco to get some chemicals for the hot tub, we got information on what to use for the plunge tub…

we picked up liquid chlorine and will do some experimenting as to how much to add, and how often, lol…

we used the pump that usually empties the hot tub and then dumped the last bit… wiped it out and then spent a while refilling it…

cover and bungee cord went back on and it is ready for plunging…

at Krevco we saw a plunge pool… it was $10,000, 😳…

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