19 Tuesday Dec 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, bubble, bubble wrap, covering, happy, hearts, light, moments, weather, widow, window
been doing a bit more window covering with bubble wrap…
it has worked great on the front and back doors…
yesterday, I put some up on the bedroom window, after I took off the screen… I covered one completely and did half of the second one so I could still see out…
I was thrilled to discover that the bubbles for these two panels were heart-shaped;-)…
how cool is that…
17 Friday Nov 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, garland, glimmer, happy, light, moments, nature, problems, solar, sparkle, sparkle lights, steps, Technology, try again, weather, widow
so excited to see how the sparkle lights work…
the hope was they would work with the wooden lamp standard that we discovered up in the rafters of the garage (since its discovery, I’ve added extra garland to fill it out)…
I’d been waiting for some sunshine since they arrived and on Sunday afternoon the sun finally came out…
I rushed out and set them in the planter on the front step to gather power… then, once it was dark, I hurried out to see how they looked…
nothing, not a glimmer;-(…
on Monday, I searched through the box and found the directions, lol… apparently you need to attach the stand to them before they can work… and, that they can work in a window in the house… so I was outside again and connected them to the fastener…
fingers crossed…
that still didn’t work, sigh… yesterday I took one of them and looked carefully on the back and really pushed the on/off button…
well, that worked… took quite a while to wrap two sets around the lantern post but I am pleased with the results;-)…
and we got it outside…
09 Thursday Nov 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cheery, family, garden, happy, houseplants, light, moments, nature, plants, sunshine, weather, widow
the plants in the basement were not doing well, so they were moved upstairs…
they, along with some others that had been on the dining room table, moved into the den…
it looks like a garden in there now;-)… a lovely cheery location to start the day…
28 Monday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, closet, family, happy, light, moments, motion sensitive, Princess Auto, Technology, widow
on Saturday we went shopping at Princess Auto… lots of fun wandering around to see what they had…
in the process I found a light for the bedroom closet… there is no power in there and it is rather dull, lol…
this light is charged via usb and it is motion activated… didn’t take too long to charge it and get it installed…
I think it is going to be wonderful;-)…
20 Sunday Aug 2023
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apartment, big girl pants, blessed, declutter, family, goal, light, memories, moments, parents, put away, rearranging, Technology, widow, working
as we declutter the basement, we have found a few things to move into other areas of the house… and our goal is to set the items up as they get moved, lol…
most recently, a light fixture that originally came from my parents’ apartment made its way into the den…
it got screwed into the wall, a smart bulb was added to it and connected to Google Home…
working nicely and it will be great for guests when the couch transforms to a bed;-)…
13 Sunday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, family, happy, light, moments, nature, plant light, plants, pots, potted, rocks, shopping, Technology, widow
had some fun on Thursday…
had breakfast out and then we went to Home Depot, found plants, pots, and rocks… then it was on to Rona to check for different pots, and back to Home Depot to pick up the first one, lol…
when we got home the plant light that had been ordered had arrived…
at last, everything was potted, put together, and set up;-)…
I think it was a good birthday for the twenty-three year old;-)…
06 Saturday May 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, corms, dahlias, dark, dirt, flowers, garden, growing, growth, light, moments, plants, widow
on Friday the dahlias came up from the basement…
two years ago when I brought them in, I removed all the soil, bagged each one, labelled them and put them away in the dark in the basement…
when I brought them in last fall, I didn’t even take off the dirt… they went into a pail, which went onto a shelf in the laundry area… so, not even in the dark… and I had no idea which type they were, lol…
when the pail came upstairs on Friday I wasn’t expecting much and was pleasantly surprised…
at least four of the clumps had new growth… I am very excited about this… currently they are sitting on the table in the sun…
soon they will be planted in pots in the garden;-)…
04 Thursday May 2023
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, clever, food, growing, light, micro greens, moments, nature, present, seeds, soil, Technology, time, treat, watching, water, widow
on Monday I received a birthday present in the mail…
it is a plastic envelope with a disk of soil, a popsicle stick and seeds…
it will turn into sunflower micro greens…
this morning, after going online for directions, I added water, stirred up the soil, added the seeds, stirred it a bit more, misted it and put it into the sunshine;-)…
will be checking it out daily to see how it grows…
what a clever idea and lovely gift;-)…
10 Monday Apr 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, datura, garden, glass, happy, light, moments, morning glories, nature, planted, plastic, seeds, sprouts, time, widow
finally got the seeds into the soil…
so far, there are morning glories as well as purple and white daturas planted… last year I didn’t remember to start any of the daturas, so am excited to see how they will do this year…
started with plastic wrap on top, but then I found some glass in the basement which covers the pots nicely…
I am turning the light on first thing in the morning, and off just before I head to bed;-)…
now to wait for some sprouts…
29 Wednesday Mar 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, grow-light, growing, light, moments, nature, planting, plants, seedlings, shopping, Spring, widow
been working on the seedling project… this is interesting because I had decided not to start any this year, lol…
not long ago I picked up a grow-light and finally got it up in the den…
for the last few weeks I’ve been collecting toilet paper rolls and cutting them down to be seed containers…
spent time putting them in the bins to keep them together, and filling them with soil…
next will be wetting them down so they will be ready for seeds in a week or so…
getting excited for spring and time in the garden…
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