19 Friday Aug 2022
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one of today’s projects was to change the water in the hot tub…
started this morning… brought out the sump pump, hooked up a hose and then relaxed for an hour as it emptied out the water…
the next step was to wipe everything down and then use the wet vac to suck up the last of the water and grunge…
after I put away the vac, I spent another bit of time filling up the hot tub…
now I am waiting for the temperature to make it to the 102°C that I keep it at in the summer…
29 Wednesday Jun 2022
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big girl pants, bird feeder, blessed, bottom, drill, garden, hot tub, moments, nature, productive, projects, trimmed, virginia creeper, widow
two projects were completed on Monday…
the first involved putting a new bottom piece on one of my favourite bird feeders…
it is made of copper and the bottom rusted out… I found a plastic saucer and with a great deal of effort… including hammering and drilling… was able to attach it to the bottom of the feeder… it is going to work perfectly…
looks good and got hung up in a great spot that the birds like…
then I moved the one that had been there previously over beside the pond… and the one that had been by the pond over to the new hanger I attached to the garage last week… phew 😅…
I spent half an hour standing along the edge of the hot tub trimming the Virginia creeper, which was trying to cover the den window…
pleased with how it came out… this time I was clever and moved the hot tub steps over to make getting up and down much easier, lol…
always happy after a productive day…
08 Sunday May 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, bunny, garden, hot tub, moments, Mother's Day, nature, pond, raking, singing, sparrows, weather, widow
what a lovely day… spent it in the garden…
began with a hot tub in the sunshine… used it the very first time thirteen years ago on Mother’s Day, so it seemed like an excellent way to start the day…
after breakfast, I raked up some of the leaves… well, it took a good portion of the day, as there were many reading breaks… it is a bit early, but after cleaning out the pond, I wasn’t too thrilled with all of the leaves blowing into it, lol… they went into a paper bag and I am hoping that any critters living in them will be able to escape from said bag…
even though there is no birdseed out, the white-throated sparrows have been singing all day, as they, the house sparrows and the Harris’s sparrow I spotted, wandered the freshly raked grass looking for goodies…
I was contemplating bringing out the goldfish, but think I will wait for some help catching them, lol…
there were numerous phone calls as well as texts reminding me of the special people in my life…
to top it all off, a bunny came and sat with me for about fifteen minutes…
we both had a relaxing time😊…
03 Sunday Apr 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, bunnies, bunny, fun, garden, happy, hop, hot tub, moments, nature, treat, widow
not long ago I wrote about all the bunny tracks in the fresh snow and wondering if it was one busy bunny or many…
a few nights ago, as I was starting to get out of the hot tub – I was feeling a bit lonely without my recent companion – I watched four little bunnies shoot through the gate beside the hot tub, hop down the path and across to the far corner of the garden…
and then they raced around the garden, onto the deck and up and down the snowbanks before hopping past me a few more times…
they were having a blast and so was I;-)…
once I came in, I spotted another one out the front window on the front sidewalk…
what a treat;-)…
I took these pictures today…
01 Friday Apr 2022
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big girl pants, bird, blessed, family, garden, hot tub, moments, nature, remembering, soaring, treat, widow
on one of our daytime hot tubs, while my company was here, we spotted an eagle soaring above us… today a program on tv talked about an eagle birdcam on Gabriela Island, which reminded me…
it is very rare to spot one around here… the last time I remember seeing one was when I was in the hall at the university of Winnipeg as we were preparing for a work event…
unfortunately we didn’t have our phones, but here is the spot in the sky where we saw it…
tonight I took a photo of a big bird flying past, lol…
these ones come by quite often, and are much noisier…
27 Sunday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, chocolates, daughter, family, hot tub, mid-day, moments, packed, suitcases, Tony Roma's, weather, widow
today, we had one hot tub mid-day and a final one is planned for just before bed…
laundry was done and bags were packed…
a favourite meal was ordered and enjoyed…
we visited, napped, and ate chocolate…
things are lined up at the door for the very early morning trip to the airport…
it was a wonderful time and I enjoyed every single minute;-)…
26 Saturday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, company, daughter, garden, hot tub, moments, nature, own, sleep, weather, widow
we’ve been out in the hot tub every night since my daughter arrived for this short vacation… I have been enjoying the company…
it has been great as I hadn’t been in it for quite a while… the deep snow had kept me from opening it up…
today has been quiet as she headed out to visit with friends and is spending the night away…
I must say that time in the hot tub before bed really improves my sleep, so I am going to go out on my own tonight, lol…
24 Thursday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, computers, family, garden, grandson, hot tub, moments, nature, networked, snow, the Chocolate Lab, time, widow
another good day with my guest…
started it off with a smoothie, cashews, tea and the last of my Calgary bonbons…
had a hot tub and put chairs on the deck in anticipation of warmer weather and more melting snow…
got a new external drive hooked up remotely, and the various computers networked, thanks to my computer geek in Ottawa…
had a bit of a rest while my guest was out for a few hours with a friend…
and then we had dinner with the oldest grandson…
it was delicious…
on our way out for an end of day hot tub;-)…
19 Saturday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, chemicals, garden, hot tub, kicking, moments, nature, snow, warm, weather, widow
what a delightful day…
I opened the patio door without any blockage from snow… yay… and left it open for most of the day… still going to be a while before I can sit out there…
the sun was shining, the birds were singing and the snow was melting…
added chemicals to the hot tub, which I haven’t done for ages as it has been so cold, the tub had been covered in snow, and there was no space for the covers to opens…
every time I went out to add the chemicals, I kicked some of the snow on the path so it could melt…
it is looking good…
26 Saturday Feb 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, fill, garden, happy, hose, hot tub, moments, nature, snow, top up, water, weather, widow
well, I am a happy camper…
the hot tub has needed a top-up for a number of weeks, but every time it has been warm enough, or not snowing, the lid has been frozen shut…
and the less water in it the more the jets run and more water evaporates…
today I was able to go out and open it… yay… it took nearly fifteen minutes to top it up so I was pleased to get it done…
I’m not exactly sure that I can open both covers enough to get in it, but at least it has enough water for awhile…
the extendable hose works perfectly… it runs up the stairs and out the door easily so the filling part is simple…
there is a lot of snow out there, lol…
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