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mortar…

14 Thursday Aug 2025

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last evening my middle grandson arrived after his workday…

we had supper and then he patched the steps, making the mortar in small batches…

as he worked he tidied everything up, which I really appreciate;-)…

it took about an hour and a half to get the job done and it came out very nicely;-)…

next will be scraping the steps in preparation for laying the carpet…

we’ve had to postpone this work a number of times due to the weather, lol…

vireos…

24 Monday Jun 2024

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I used Merlin a great deal at the cottage…

I found that when the Sound ID told me which birds were around it made it easier to help spot them as I knew what they should look like…

the vireos and yellow warblers were with us all the time;-)…

we also spotted pelicans, seagulls, eagles, and hummingbirds…

such fun…

burger…

24 Friday Jul 2020

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yesterday my son-in-law came by and we had a lovely visit and cup of tea on the deck… it was quite cool at that time…

he fixed the chairs I’ve been trying to redo, without any problem, lol… I did learn how to cut through plastic using the clamp on the counter in the garage…

it got really hot and muggy as he cleaned up some bits of carpet that had been dissolving alongside of the garage… after he finished, we walked over to pick up burgers from The Burger Place…

we had lunch in the garden and he headed out to his next activity…

what a treat;-)…

Purolator…

21 Tuesday Jul 2020

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had decided to stay in the house to be sure I’d be there when Purolator arrived with a parcel…

apparently they tried to deliver it a few weeks ago… they didn’t leave any notification, so it wasn’t until I went searching for the tracking number that I discovered they had been here… it was interesting as I have a note on the front door advising to go to the back door if I’m not in the house… not sure how I missed it…

last week I called and spoke to someone who advised the parcel was waiting at the depot… after we talked she arranged for them to bring it back on Tuesday…

when it was delivered at 11:30 the driver said he’d been away on vacation and the person who filled in for him wasn’t very experienced… he even apologized for the mixup…

we had a nice chat about the datura seed pod on the plant by the front door, lol…

helpful…

02 Wednesday Oct 2019

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well, my ear is doing much better… so far the meds are working with no side effects…

my technique is to take a photo of the box just before or after I use the drops so that I can remember what time I need to take them next, lol…

took the shot in a hurry this morning…

helpful, though…

loyal…

01 Friday Jun 2018

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this afternoon I spent half an hour talking with a few people at the phone company…

we have been customers for forty-eight years and use all of the services that they provide…

the last bill was ridiculous, especially for one person…

when I was travelling in April I had added unlimited calling to my cell phone so I wanted to have that taken off…

while I was talking with Ella she found things we could change that would bring my bill down by around $30 per month…

then she put me on the line with Melanie to see if they could do anything to reward me for being a loyal customer…

she found a few items and my bill will be reduced by over $75 for the next six months…

seems to me they might consider a permanent reduction, but for now I have marked my calendar and will call them again in six months… rather frustrating that I have to be on top of this all the time…

I must say the two women I spoke with were very helpful…

kids…

16 Wednesday Aug 2017

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really impressed with the teenagers we spent time with over the last week…

they were polite, helpful, kind and caring…

not what one always thinks of seventeen year olds…

they had such fun together and with our younger boys… clearly most have younger siblings…

they played with the younger kids, had real conversations with the adults, did dishes, cleaned up, ran errands, paid for supplies, and took turns with the fun activities…

the most impressive thing for me was how they encouraged one another, rather than tease or make fun of… jumping off the rocks was quite stressful for some, as was learning some of the water sports, but they only ever encouraged…

what a lovely group of young people and what a treat to spend time with them…