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tidying…

31 Tuesday Jan 2023

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had a busy day…

enjoyed the hibiscus which surprised me with a new flower yesterday and is still blooming, cozied up agains the wall;-)…

ran towels through the washer, folded and put them away…

it has been crazy cold here, but the sun was shining as I shovelled the snow to get to the garbage and recycling bins and then took out a ton of stuff, completely filling the recycle bin… will need to remember to put it in the lane for pickup day, lol…

did some tidying as the cleaners are coming tomorrow…

as I tidy I always remember how blessed I am;-)…

stain…

14 Wednesday Dec 2022

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I’ve been taking the time to enjoy the moments…

one of those moments was my delight at finally getting a stain out of this sweater;-)…

seems like a little thing, but I had tried for ages to get it out… particularly as I have been wearing more long sleeved warm tops…

reminded me of my mom, who loved doing laundry, and could just about remove any stain…

reuse…

15 Monday Mar 2021

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in January 2020 I decided to cutback on paper towel… I gave most of what I had away and only kept a few rolls…

I moved the one roll that was in the kitchen to the closet, so that it would be more difficult to get to…

I found a number of old towels and facecloths around the house and started using and reusing them… they sit on the microwave and when used go into a small bin that I have next to it, before heading to the laundry…

today I used the last piece from that roll and brought up another… wonder how long this one will last…

it is surprising how little you can use when you are thinking about it… next up will be the Kleenex…

deliveries…

26 Tuesday May 2020

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two deliveries on Monday… the big excitement for the day…

one from Saje Natural Wellness… it included more of the Sleep Well oil which I have been rolling on my feet at bedtime to help me sleep… and wool dryer balls for the laundry… I am excited to give these a try… up until now I’ve been using and reusing dryer sheets… the package is more than eight years old and still has a few in it, lol…

I also received a parcel from Shoppers Drugs with my medications for the next three months, as well as some vitamins and Vaseline (for the pole that holds the front bird feeder)… I am hoping that all the Vaseline that I slathered on the pole will keep the squirrels from climbing up and eating all the seeds…

since I put the Vaseline on the pole I’d seen the squirrel on the feeder but hadn’t seen how it got there… yesterday I stood and walked on the spot while watching to see if I could figure out if this was working…

finally I watched a squirrel try to climb up the pole and then slide down, lol… he seemed rather surprised;-)… after that, I went out and adjusted the feeder to make it a bit higher so that the bigger squirrels won’t be able to jump from the ground…

laundry…

11 Saturday May 2019

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spent time doing laundry today…

made me think of my mom… she loved doing laundry… she liked being able to get stains out, the tidy piles of clean and fresh smelling clothing, and the pleasure of knowing that items were ready for everyone to wear…

she worked with a wringer washer for many years…

I had to search to find a photo of what the one we had looked like… something like this one which I found on the internet…

during her last years she had to use a laundry room just across from their apartment…

I wonder how she would have liked the new washers and driers…

I don’t dislike doing laundry, but certainly don’t love it, lol…

souvenirs…

25 Thursday Apr 2019

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had a lovely day…

woke up at nine and had a relaxing morning…

in the afternoon grocery shopped with my grandson and did loads of laundry… basically all the clothes I took got washed, although I didn’t wear everything, lol…

in the process of emptying the suitcases I gathered up my souvenirs and decided where they will live;-)…

picked up a heart-shaped amethyst and two rocks…

they have all gone into the coffee table for now and fit in nicely with the shells that are currently on display… I did find a few shells, but decided to take pictures and not bring any home…

picked up a cute little bag and a hand towel…

just possibly I have a problem with sarongs… got four all together, but I do use them all the time…

cooked chicken and potatoes for my dinner, with enough leftovers for a lunch, and made a batch of zucchini-basil soup…

bit of tv and then early to bed as I am back at the office tomorrow;-)…

file…

16 Saturday Mar 2019

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worked around the house today… never set foot outside…

did a number of loads of laundry, made zucchini basil soup, sorted through the tax file to be sure everything was there, paid bills online and watched skiing and skating on tv…

when I looked out the back, spotted the bunny… haven’t seen her for a few weeks…

when I looked out the front, got a lovely shot of the sun behind clouds…

snow is melting, even without much sunshine… woo hoo…

hamper…

20 Saturday Jan 2018

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while the kids were here over Christmas they bought me a laundry basket just before they left… actually I found it after dropping them at the airport…

they were doing some laundry and asked if I had a basket… I said no although I do have a hamper in the closet but don’t use it to carry things up and down stairs…

it’s been kind of handy… who knew, lol…

packing…

11 Saturday Mar 2017

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today I spent time preparing for our trip…

went through my closet and tried on the various bits and pieces of summer clothing…

chose black, white and gray as my colour scheme… with a few pops of purple;-)…

went to the mall and bought new sandals, runners and flip flops… 

came home and did loads of laundry so that everything was ready for packing… 

started with a small suitcase and then changed to a large one, lol… 

I know I have too much stuff, but I want a few options… last time I travelled I felt I didn’t have enough things to wear…

now the trick will be to have it weigh less than 50 pounds…

still have a few days to add things… which could be the problem, lol… 

George was particularly good at adding things at the end so we would always need another bag at the last minute… but he also had an amazing ability to fit everything into a tiny space… was fun to watch…

laundry…

08 Sunday Jan 2017

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been a quiet weekend which was exactly what I needed as I move into a very full week…

yesterday the kids dropped by in the afternoon and did a few little jobs around the house… I think they actually got the furnace fixed… reamed out the pipe again and also melted any ice which may have been in it…

I’ve put away most of the Christmas decorations over the last few days except for the snowflake wreath on the front door…

it is just too pretty to take down… 

also included this picture of the sand dollar wreath that just got rehung at the front door… it had a couple of broken pieces and while she was here my daughter repaired it and we put it back up…

going to have one of my decorator friends make a bigger purple bow to finish it off, lol…

the backyard is looking very lovely with the snow sculptures that the wind has made…

the stone for the waterfall has never been this covered up… there is a lot of snow out there…

took this shot a few days ago of the steps between the upper deck and the back door…

they are completely covered in snow…

doing laundry this morning, I was thinking of my mom who loved laundry… and could get any stain out… sadly, I did not inherit that love, or ability, lol…

cooked a few meals, tidied and relaxed…   

happy for the down time…