09 Saturday Oct 2021
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I bought the softest pair of pants a while ago… I got them particularly because they have pockets which makes working in the garden much easier…
unfortunately, they are a little big and I was worried that putting my phone in the pocket might pull them down…
I dug out a needle and thread and sewed along the seam on both sides…
came out great, just tight enough so there are no worries about falling down, lol…
way to go me;-)…
13 Friday Aug 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, earbuds, fit, happy, iPhone, moments, music, online, shopping, sound, Technology, widow
received my new earbuds…
two or three weeks ago my pretty Samsung Earbuds just stopped working… all of a sudden they wouldn’t pair with my phone… of course they were not under warranty… the service department suggested I have them repaired locally but the local people advised they would have to send them away… it was going to cost $55 if they sent them away and I decided not to have them repaired… and it wasn’t clear how much the repair might cost…
I thought about it for quite a while and did a ton of research before deciding on these ones…
I want them mainly for phone calls which meant there weren’t that many options and ones that would be comfortable in my ears…
I finally ordered them on Wednesday, and they were delivered on Friday;-)…
they were easy to pair with my iPhone and music sounds good…
will have to see how they are on phone calls…
wish me luck;-)…
25 Sunday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, fun, garden, Google Home, grandson, iPhone, link, moments, plug, pond, Technology, water, waterfall, widow
been wishing that I didn’t have to climb behind the planter every time I need to turn the waterfall on and off…
I decided to look online to see if there was something I could use outside to control the plug…
I was so excited to find a KASA TP-Link outdoor plug… KASA is part of my Google Home system, and the plug was reasonably priced…
my grandson picked it up for me and it was easy to add to my Google Home… well, he added it, lol… I can even add another item to the plug as it has two outlets…
this is going to make dealing with the waterfall so much easier, and I’ve been having fun turning it on and off;-)…
06 Saturday Mar 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, figure-eight, goal, home, iPhone, memories, moments, pictures, steps, widow
as I’ve been walking the figure-eight pattern in the living and dining room I’ve been thinking of my beloved…
he walked the same pattern as he recovered from his heart surgery;-)…
this photo (quite a few iPhones ago) is from one of our walks while he was still in hospital after the surgery…
happily, I have met my step goal every day since mid-January;-)… maybe I will up my goal…
20 Wednesday Jan 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, computer, family, iPhone, laptop, moments, printer, printing, Technology, widow
the printer works, the printer works…
this, after over an hour on the phone with my son-in-law as he climbed into my desktop and laptop to sort out the issue…
this new printer leaves the paper tray open about two inches… the strangest thing I have seen…
but it prints perfectly using the laptop and the iPhone… still not so happy when the main computer gives the order… we may have to delete the driver and reinstall, but it will do for now…
finally…
13 Sunday Dec 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, family, food, iPhone, memories, moments, parties, special, widow
came across some photos of a visit with Santa at a Rona Christmas party eleven years ago… it was such fun to take our grandkids and we had a great time…
it was before the store opened and was in the back… there were decorations and lots of gifts for all the kids with treats for everyone… iPhone pictures have certainly improved since then…
reminded me of the CN parties we used to go to when the girls were little… our dear friend Margaret took us for a number of years… they were fancy and great fun too, and the girls always enjoyed them…
I also have a dim memory of kids’ Christmas parties with my dad, where I helped him with set up… I can particularly remember the full size popcorn machine and making popcorn for everyone during the party;-)…
19 Thursday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, cameras, iPhone, moments, shopping, Technology, widow, wifi
today I was so excited when Virginia, my mail carrier, rang the doorbell as she dropped off a parcel… she always rings the bell when she leaves something that doesn’t fit into the mailbox…
it was the wifi cameras I ordered so I could watch the birds at the feeders;-)…
plugged them in, connected them to wifi, and then to the app on my phone… easy peasy;-)…
now to see if I can spot any birds, lol…
04 Friday Sep 2020
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had my face mask on twice today…
first this morning, when I went to get some bloodwork done… now, both entrances to the clinic are open… last time I was there only the main door was open and there was a staff person making sure people were using hand sanitizer before they entered… today there was neither sanitizer nor staff person… not sure if that is an improvement or not…
I am getting more used to wearing the mask, but really dislike the fact that my phone won’t recognize me when it is on my face, lol…
later in the day I walked over to La Belle Baguette and put one on to enter the store;-)…
that may have been the first time since March that I have been inside two buildings in the same day…
23 Thursday Jul 2020
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, check-in, companion, covid-19, English Garden, family, iPhone, moments, nervous, walk, widow, wireless headphones
been walking with my daughter the last few weeks… on the phone, lol…
this is encouraging me to get up and out for a stroll… everyday I have gone a bit further and have enjoyed our time together….
it is nice to have a companion and there is no worry about physical distancing…
here are a few photos I’ve taken as we walked…
got this shot of the elementary school that the girls went to many years ago, lol…
great way to start the day – exercise and check-in;-)…
yesterday we walked a bit longer and I went as far as the Park… the English Garden doesn’t open until 9 now, due to Covid-19, and we walk at about 7:15, so that’s too bad, lol… it felt good to get to the Park as I hadn’t been there yet this year and I sure do miss it…
I am finding that I am less nervous the more that I get out and walk, although I am very careful to step to the side if someone is coming towards me…
26 Friday Jun 2020
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appointment, big girl pants, building, changes, doctor, giggle, inside, iPhone, mask, moments, purple, Technology, waiting, widow
yesterday I went for a doctor’s appointment… had arranged to get my car back from my grandson who has been using it while I’ve been staying home…
it was the first time in three months that I have entered a building that wasn’t my house, lol…
this was also the first time I’ve worn my mask and had it on the whole time I was there…
had to manage a few new processes… only one door is used to enter and exit the building… and it wasn’t the one I was used to… got in a few extra steps…
the process for bloodwork is basically the same – waiting… although there are way fewer chairs, the gate is partially closed, and there was sanitizer everywhere…
I did giggle looking at the chairs in all the waiting rooms… to ensure separation, for every chair you could sit in, two or three were turned to the wall… looked like a snake, lol…
the other thing that made me giggle was the fact that my iPhone didn’t recognize me with my mask on, lol… if I am going out more, I might need to add me with a mask on for it to recognize me, lol…
