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22 Friday Dec 2017

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and so the ongoing saga of the hot tub continues…

yesterday I spoke with the technician from Krevco… we were on the phone for nearly half an hour… we went over all his previous ideas, a few times… then he asked me to send him pictures of the readout a few times over the next few days…

the temperature in the hot tub continues to jump between 104 and somewhere in the 80s… no pattern… I’ve been recording the temperature for days and had sent the chart to them last week…

after our very long conversation my daughter and I went out for our evening hot tub and as we were opening the cover, one of the arms snapped…

haven’t heard back from the technician… so on top of the temperature fluctuations not sure I can open the tub on my own, sigh…

hope that Krevco is open next week;-(…

calling…

10 Sunday Dec 2017

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early this morning I went out for a hot tub… for the last few days the temperature in the tub has read 104 so I’ve had a few excursions out there…

I don’t usually have the phone when I am in the hot tub, but a bird was calling and I wanted to record the sound so my birdwatching friends could listen and identify it… it was a beautiful morning and besides the bird there were a few squirrels flitting about…

a bit later I ran out to get some grocery shopping done… perfect timing because the store had very few people in it… took quite a few trips to get everything into the house…

got all the stuff put away and prepared for my company to arrive…

my dear friend, who I haven’t seen in ages, came to help decorate for Christmas… we had such fun…

while I was hanging some ornaments in the dining room window caught this little guy on the rail of the front steps…

once we were done my friend headed home and I put all of the unused things back into the bins and carried them downstairs…

certainly was a full day… and the house looks wonderful…

let the celebrating begin…

hot…

28 Tuesday Nov 2017

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had a wonderful hot tub tonight… the stars were bright and it was very quiet… because the temperature has been so warm there wasn’t even the sound of skating in the rink at the community club, because the ice is likely melted…

been a while since the tub has been working properly, so it was great to go out and have it hot, lol…

when I came back in I made some hot chocolate with coconut milk and a few squares of a coconut Lindt bar… topped the snack off with some almonds…

I’m slowly reintegrating items into the bedroom and I started with this little vignette…

always fun to reorganize a space, but it can be a bit of work…

tomorrow a new mattress will be arriving which should help with my sleep…

looking forward to having the space all set up and comfortable… one little step at a time…

surrounded…

23 Thursday Nov 2017

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last night I took a few pictures of the paper whites and the amaryllis… they are all starting to really move as they stretch up to the light…

hopeful that they will produce some flowers close to the holidays… am trying to take time every day to enjoy their growth…

tonight I took a few pictures… the plants, the fish, and the view from my seat on the couch…

this is not my usual spot but the tv in the bedroom is behaving very badly so I am watching in the main floor tv/guest room, lol…

seems like a lot is going on around me these days… dealing with the car accident and driving a rental car that has amazingly touchy brakes… issues with the hot tub not working properly after being repaired… trying to find a reasonably priced mattress… and now the silly tv…

the good news is that I am surrounded by flowers;-)…

growing…

16 Thursday Nov 2017

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took a few shots of the amaryllis and paper whites tonight…

they are both starting to sprout and grow up… will be interesting to see if they actually bloom…

also enjoyed a few minutes with the flowers…

then I headed outside for a late night hot tub… Krevco came and replaced the heater on Friday… when I opened the cover the temperature was 90… rather disappointing, sigh…

guess I’ll be giving them a call tomorrow…

in & out…

10 Friday Nov 2017

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excellent day…

this morning the service person arrived and fixed the hot tub… hurray…

not sure if it will be up to temp tonight or tomorrow so that I can get in it…

bit of time playing on the computer and then lunch out with my BS buddies to celebrate a birthday…

wonderful time at Cafe Ce Soir… I had asparagus and shrimp soup; chicken liver pate with peppercorn white wine aspic; and pecan pie… the birthday girl had fun…

it is a lovely spot… small with fresh flowers on every table, attentive staff and delicious food… can’t get much better than that…

we had a nice chat with the owner/chef… those are his birkenstocks in the picture, lol…

and then, home for a nap;-)…

fix…

08 Wednesday Nov 2017

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hot, or not…

last night when I got home I had to add water to the hot tub as the repair person advised they couldn’t test it until it had more water in it…

so there I was at 6:30 pm topping it up… in the dark… at 6:30, sigh…

got hold of them again today and spoke with a different repair person who was able to explain it to me a little more clearly…

apparently the heater needs to be replaced… hopefully they will be here tomorrow…

not a cheap repair but they are confident this will fix the problem…

looking forward to being able to go out without having to wonder whether the temperature will be 103 or ???…

sleep…

05 Sunday Nov 2017

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have been feeling stressed for the last few days… wasn’t until Facebook reminded me this morning that it has been five years and eight months since my beloved left me that I put two and two together…

had the worst sleep – or lack thereof – last night… was anxious and couldn’t settle down…

now that I know what the stressor is likely I can settle down… that’s what usually happens anyway…

finally had a hot tub this morning… been having some issues with the temperature dropping so plan to have someone out to give it a look… but this morning it was at just the correct temp…

had to climb through the snow to get there, lol…

at one point during the day the sun came out and shone brightly in the garden and I got this pic…

sun and shadow are so beautiful…

later on the sunset was lovely…

hoping for a better night’s sleep…

peeking…

03 Friday Nov 2017

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fun peeking out the window today, whenever I walked by…

watched a big hot tub get installed in the neighbour’s yard…

yesterday I heard what was clearly the pad getting laid… and this morning I watched as they opened the fence, brought the tub in and then hooked everything up…. since then it has had the cover on as the water warms…

was out checking mine because the temperature has been dropping for days… been peeking at the temperature over the last week… it had gone down to 73 but this morning was up to 96…

called to arrange for a service call so this can get fixed, but haven’t heard back from them yet… will call again tomorrow…

leg…

22 Sunday Oct 2017

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on Friday the boys and I did some walking… to the bakery and grocery store, and around the zoo…

I was fine for the first part of the day but when I got out of the car at the zoo I felt like my leg had slipped out of the socket… seemed like it just needed to be pushed back in…

walked all around the zoo slowly and took a few sit down breaks while the boys played on/at various spots…

when I got home it was still very sore and by the time I went to bed it really hurt… thought about a hot tub but was worried I wouldn’t be able to get out on my own… when I went up the stairs I had to take them one at a time… had trouble finding a comfortable spot to sleep…

by morning it was still uncomfortable but a bit better… seemed best when I was still… bending, leaning, twisting all caused pain… walking was a slow process but as the day progressed I felt better…

still sore in the evening but was able to get into the hot tub and felt good when I got out…

slept better and feeling good today although I have taken it very easy…

disconcerting because I can’t put a finger on what caused the problem…

my activity today consisted of putting a roast into the crockpot and enjoying the smell all day… oh my…

came out fabulous… looked a bit brown, but tasted delicious… made a potato and cauliflower mash, blended all the vegetables that cooked with the pot roast in the crockpot and mixed them with the shredded meat…sprinkled some green onion over the top and that was it…