rearranging…

25 Thursday Jan 2024

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I am getting very tired of the overcast days;-(… today it was dreary even though the temperature was near 0°…

I spent time rearranging some of the plants in the living and dining rooms…

I added a couple of plants to the area around the Japanese Maple…

the fern from the den was taken outside and shaken because it was losing fronds like crazy…

after getting the loose pieces off, I moved it to the living room, hoping it might like the new spot better, although I’m not sure I like that spot, lol…

the dracaena got moved into a less bright space and I am contemplating a stand to go where it had previously been that would hold more plants, lol…

after that I rearranged and put away pillows…

now, if we could just have some sunshine…

mall…

14 Sunday Jan 2024

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had a lovely time on Thursday…

started out with shovelling the sidewalk… my oh my, we had a lot of snow since yesterday…

then friends arrived to pick me up and take me to Polo Park to mall walk… it was very nice to be able to walk in a space without ice and snow, where there was lots of space, and few people…

forty minutes and three laps later, we went to their house and had a lovely visit and lunch…

we topped lunch off with a few pieces of dark chocolate…

later I was brought home with a bagful of books to add to the stair bookshelf;-)…

what a wonderful treat…

optimal…

09 Tuesday Jan 2024

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I’ve been trying to make it out to the hot tub each day and so far I’ve managed to accomplish that…

currently 10:00 pm is the optimal time… although midnight is also nice…

last night it was so quiet all I heard was a few planes going over, and an ambulance… apparently there were no skaters at the club…

the light from the lane highlighted the snow on the trees, with little puffs on the ends of the branches… so beautiful…

tub…

02 Tuesday Jan 2024

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many people start their New Year’s Day with a cold plunge;-)…

I like to start with a hot tub… it was beautiful out, the sun was shining, there wasn’t much wind, and the chickadees were busy at the feeders…

a lovely way to begin the year…

I took out the fancy selfie stick and set it up to get a photo of me in the tub, even though Google told me it felt like -20° Celsius… which it didn’t, lol…

I did look at the plunge tub for a hot second as I walked past it, lol… if my housemate had been home I might have gone in…

that’s my story and I’m sticking with it;-)…

air…

28 Tuesday Nov 2023

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as the holiday season approaches, I’ve been thinking about friends who are going through difficult times…

seems the air is filled with illness… many are dealing with infections and some, even more serious stuff…

feeling like I should be doing more to support them, but not sure how to do that other than sending thoughts and prayers their way…

it also feels like it is becoming less safe away from the house, and I am moving back into hermit-ville…

vibe…

18 Saturday Nov 2023

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I’ve been thinking about changing the comforter on my bed for a while now…

Monday, at bedtime, I decided to make the transition, lol…

now it has a cozy winter vibe;-)…

ache…

15 Wednesday Nov 2023

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went for my second Shingrix shot… wasn’t looking forward to it as the first one made my arm ache for days…

I knew that I would also be getting weighed and have my blood pressure checked which was a bit of a stress… happy to see a new scale that digitally records weight, in both kilograms and pounds… should be more accurate, lol…

the good news is that I’ve lost five pounds (with another ten to go) and the blood pressure wasn’t too bad…

I always park as far away from the clinic as possible so I can get extra steps, and enjoyed my walk to and from the office…

what a beautiful day… 5° Celsius, on November 14th, woohoo…

selfie…

13 Monday Nov 2023

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had some fun with technology today…

met with my Monday group in the morning via Zoom… I set up a space in the living room for the laptop so others could see the fish, but they weren’t visible, lol…

during Covid we met via Zoom, so we have been happy to have access to it again as the group has been dealing with poor health and we don’t like to miss our time together…

hopefully everyone will be feeling better soon so that we can get back to meeting in person…

later in the day I used the selfie stick to take a photo of me reading in the sun… there hasn’t been much of it shining over the last few weeks…

I had tried to get it to work yesterday, without success… after going online and doing a bit of research, I figured it out, so today it took the photo easily;-)…