14 Saturday Feb 2026
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air-dried, big girl pants, blessed, cold weather, early, frozen, hot tub, moments, nature, Olympics, widow
I’ve been going out to the hot tub for the last week or so…
it had been a long time since I’ve been out there because the weather had caused the lid to freeze over…
last night when I came in there was some Olympic replays of the day on which I watched as I air-dried on the bed, lol…
then it was off to sleep so getting up at 3:30 am wouldn’t seem too tiring;-)…
08 Sunday Feb 2026
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big girl pants, cold plunge tub, family, garden, happy, hot tub, ice, moments, nature, project, topped up, water, weather, widow
it was a lovely day so we spent some time on the deck, in between Olympic events…
first project was to top up the hot tub and clean all the ice off of it…
next, we emptied, cleaned, and filled the cold tub… a new pump has gone into it to keep the water moving…
it is always amazing how long it takes to fill up tubs, particularly in the cold, lol…
but, the jobs are done;-)…
29 Thursday Jan 2026
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01 Thursday Jan 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, first-foot, hot tub, moments, picky, weather, widow
prepped my first-footer bag with a few additional items… besides the usual coal, an orange, and a little bottle of Bailey’s; added in some cookies, a toonie, salt, and chocolate…
then, just after midnight, I put on my coat and boots, walked around the house from the backdoor and first-footed myself;-)…
I used to be very picky and insisted on a dark-haired male, but have come to the realization that a dark-haired woman is equally as good;-)…
after that I changed and went out for my first hot tub of the new year…
the temperature was -32° C with the windchill, but once I got in, it was quite lovely… it was overcast, so no stars, and I could hear fireworks going off in various areas, lol…
what a lovely way to begin the year;-)…
06 Sunday Jul 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, breezy, early, fans, finches, garden, hot tub, moments, nature, qualifying, quiet, Technology, weather, widow
lovely start to the day on Saturday, with a 4:30 am hot tub… it was cool, sky was just beginning to lighten, birds were singing, and clouds drifted above…
back to sleep for a while and then got to watch qualifying for Sunday’s F1 race at Silverstone…
and one of my favourites got pole position…
was able to turn off the fans and open all the windows to get some fresh, cool, air into the house, which was wonderful after the last few days of sizzling heat…
out in the garden I spotted a house finch couple enjoying snacks at one of the feeders…
the rest of the day was quiet and peaceful…
08 Thursday May 2025
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aquasize, beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, enjoy, garden, hot tub, leaves, middle, moments, nature, ride, weather, widow
Wednesday morning, as I was waiting for my ride to aquasize, I realized that the trees across the creek were covered in leaves, woohoo;-)…
it was a beautiful day and I had a hot tub in the middle of the afternoon…
can’t even remember the last time I’ve done that…
what a treat… I am doing my best to enjoy every minute of these delightful days…
28 Monday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, connected, empty and fill, filter, garden, hot tub, moments, pump, Technology, time, water, weather, widow
it was time to change the water and filter in the hot tub…
once I brought out the pump and connected it to the hose, I started the process at 10:20 am… twelve minutes later the pump came out and I emptied the last little bit of water with a pail and cloth… that took another twenty minutes…
once the new filter was in, I brought out the hose from the basement, repaired a piece of it, and hooked it back up to the outside tap…
filling the tub took about an hour and a half and just after 1 pm, the electricity was back on and the heating up process began…
it took just over a day to heat to 103°C…
10 Monday Feb 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, daytime, garden, hot tub, lens, moments, nature, pictures, shovelling, snow, Toque, weather, widow
went out for a hot tub on Sunday afternoon… and tested out my new toque…
can’t even remember the last time I was out in the daytime… it has been too cold at night and when it wasn’t the deck hadn’t been shovelled, lol…
I went out a few days ago and got the space cleared off so it was ready…
it was only -21°C and I had a lovely time, although the mitten that I had put the phone into got wet while I was taking pictures, lol…
sometimes the lens gets a bit foggy when taking pictures from the tub…
the mountain of snow is quite high and I am hoping we can move some of it because it is getting difficult to throw the snow over the top of it;-)…
30 Thursday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, cap, crystals, garden, hot tub, ice, icicles, moments, nature, snow, Technology, weather, widow
Monday night I went out for a hot tub…
it had been warm during the day and there were a ton of icicles over the tub, so I sat in the opposite corner from usual so nothing could fall onto my head, lol…
as I stepped outside I could hear the ice crystals falling so I grabbed my cap to protect my glasses…
it was a bit chilly for anything above the water as the ice crystals continued to fall…
I am still having trouble with the Ring light, which I have to turn off from the garage, no matter what I try on the app…
I was out for quite a while and when I came inside I realized how much snow had come down, lol…
27 Friday Dec 2024
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seems like we were busy today…
took a trip to Canadian Tire to find a new hookup for the hose… we weren’t sure if it was the actual hose or the valve… happily it was the valve, which was much more economical than a new hose, lol…
the new one turns much easier so the old pliers can make it back into the toolbox…
then, the hot tub was topped up… it was rather low… and the cold tub was dumped and refilled…
finally, the new saucepan and small frying pan got added to the kitchen wall;-)…
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