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…
18 Thursday Jun 2020
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accident, big girl pants, blessed, camera, discover, iPhone, learn, lock, memories, moments, remembering, smart technology, swipe left, Technology, widow
I really enjoy technology and am always on the lookout for new ways to do things…
for a few years I’ve been adding smart technology to the house piece by piece and that has been a fun and learning experience…
I often check out new apps for my phone and currently have done research into using video conferencing and computer programs…
a few days ago, I discovered, completely by accident, that if I swipe left on my lock screen it takes me to my camera… very funny…
on my lock screen there is a small camera icon, which I have clicked on from the beginning…
reminded me of the line “you don’t know what you don’t know”… when I worked I would spend time with each person on staff as they worked at their computer… I would often learn some tip or trick that they used and assumed everyone else already knew, but didn’t…
wonder what I will discover next;-)…
11 Monday May 2020
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big girl pants, camera, connectivity, exciting, iPhone, memories, moments, Nikon, photos, pictures, Technology, widow, wifi
I’ve had my current Nikon camera over a year and a half… one of the reasons I upgraded, rather than repair my previous camera, had to do with technology…
newer cameras connect with computers and phones in a much simpler manner so I figured that it made sense to have those options…
sadly, just weeks after I obtained it, that technology stopped working… I went and spoke with the people at the camera store… they offered a few suggestions, which I tried a few times, but the wi-fi and bluetooth would just not work…
I gave up because it was very frustrating and I had tried everything they suggested…
I’ve been a bit disappointed in the quality of my photos and using the camera less… to get photos from the camera I would have to remove the memory card and plug it into either my computer or iPhone…
a few days ago, as I was taking some photos out the front window, I noticed a new icon at the bottom left of the screen… right away I pulled out my phone and connected to the app which was still on my phone…
I was beside myself, because now it was working… and also had a message advising they had fixed a problem with remote connectivity… so, not only can I copy pictures to my iPhone remotely, I can take pictures using my phone as the shutter release button… this is very handy when taking some photos as you don’t move the camera when depressing the button…
this is the first camera photo using the iPhone to take it…
yay, excited to see what else it will do for me…
15 Wednesday Apr 2020
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Assiniboine Park Zoo, big girl pants, blessed, casting, Facebook Live, iPhone, learning, photos, Technology, tv, view, widow
happy that I figured out how to cast Facebook Live onto my tv…
I’m sure others have been doing this for ages, lol… I’ve done it a few times with my photos but not often enough to remember how to do it easily;-)…
I think it is funny what things I can do without a problem and others which I’m not comfortable with just yet…
I’ve enjoyed watching the programs that Assiniboine Park and Zoo have been presenting… they are on Facebook Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 pm CDT… nice to see the animals close up and learn some interesting things about how the keepers work with them…
much nicer on the tv screen than on my phone;-)…
gonna keep practicing…
06 Monday Apr 2020
Posted in life, moments, technology, Uncategorized, weather
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big girl pants, blanket, blessed, heat, iPhone, moments, nest, raise, smart home, Technology, thermostat, weather, widow
in an effort to save a few dollars I turned the thermostat down a few days ago as it had gotten warmer outside…
since then it has cooled off again and it has been chilly in the house…
good thing I have a Smart Home… although it could be smarter;-)…
all I had to do was open up the Nest app on my phone and raise the temperature… didn’t even have to get up from under my blanket…
let’s hope it gets warmer and stays that way…
31 Tuesday Mar 2020
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accountant, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, donate, friends, happy, income tax, iPhone, memories, notes, Platinum Business Services, refund, scan, taxes, Technology, widow, Winnipeg Harvest
a few weeks ago I gathered up and organized the tax information…
scanned it all and emailed it to my wonderful accountant;-)… she is quite amazing and uses all the newest technology…
a few days ago I received a link to a portal from Platinum Business Services which had my completed tax documents as well as a letter advising I have a refund this year…
I had to print, sign, scan (used the Notes app on my phone for that) and return one document, which they will now efile and eventually I will get a confirmation and see the money in my bank account…
an eTransfer through my credit union, and payment was complete…
it was all done electronically, from my scanning documents, to them doing the work, to the portal where I could see the results, to my downloading and returning signed paperwork, to paying them, to eventually getting money put into my account by the government…
amazing how technology has improved our lives over the years and what a perfect time we are living in… so much we can still do even as we are isolating…
always so happy when the process is done as for many years it took my beloved forever to get this piece of work done…
thanks to the refund, which was because I had extra tax taken off throughout the year I made a donation to Winnipeg Harvest (online) to support those struggling to put food on the table… every little helps…
25 Wednesday Mar 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, Google Photos, home alone, iPhone, Mac, moments, photos, pickerel, supper, Technology, widow
this morning I set up for a FaceTime meeting with a friend to see if we could connect a portable drive to her Mac…
we’d gone shopping for it a number of weeks ago and planned to meet in person to get it connected…
lots of fun as we tried to figure it out from a distance, lol… I know how the drive works but don’t have a clue about Macs…
we think we got it sorted out after a number of bumps in the road;-)..
we also talked about Google Photos, which I’ve been using for quite some time… it is free and easy to access from my phone or the computer… it is simple to make albums and to put photos back onto my phone if I need/want them…
spent some time proofing a document for my daughter, worked on my recipe book a bit and watched a few PVRd shows…
later I baked sweet potato fries… fried up some pickerel breaded with crushed potato chips… and made a tartar sauce…
it was all delicious and I enjoyed every bite…
