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lattice…

24 Monday May 2021

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spent the entire day in the garden… nice to enjoy the warmth and sun…

my grandson came over and a contractor friend of his arrived to do some work on the decks… we had arranged the appointment before the newest regulations were out… I was very happy that he wore his mask the whole time he was here…

he fixed a piece of the decking beside the hot tub, which was falling apart… then he tacked up loose boards under the main deck and finally he repaired a loose piece under the gate pergola which is going to make opening the hot tub much easier…

then the two of them made sure that all the lattice along the garage was in the proper spot… it was quite a process and looks so much better now…

after lunch our contractor friend left and my grandson cleaned the pump in the pond, mowed the grass, trimmed up some cedars, and dug out a bunch of flower pots from the shed…

after he left, I moved and rearranged pots, and planted a few items which can go in and out of the garage until the weather warms up…

I am truly blessed…

colourful…

18 Friday Dec 2020

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had great treats the last few days…

on Wednesday I ordered sushi for my dinner from Sei Sushi... it was so nice, although I missed my grandson who is my usual sushi partner, lol…

yesterday, I spent time in the morning making mashed potatoes so that when I warmed them up at supper they were better for me… I even made gravy to go with the chicken… it was delicious… although a more colourful vegetable would have looked prettier…

today I had a charcuterie board from Modern Plate Catering for my lunch… it was fun to set all the bits out on a tray and make it pretty…

fun to have a treat;-)…

mulching…

14 Wednesday Oct 2020

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what a lovely afternoon… my son-in-law and youngest grandson came over with lunch… we had burgers and subway sandwiches in the garage…

then my son-in-law installed a new security light and camera on the garage… biggest issue was getting it to connect to the app, lol…

while he was doing that, my grandson took on mulching the leaves in the front yard… it was his first time mowing… he is getting big…

and the two of them caught eleven of the nineteen fish in the pond… it was great fun to watch them work together to capture the individual fish…

they also pulled out the plants that I am going to try to overwinter…

what a treat;-)…

baguette…

07 Monday Sep 2020

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I picked up a baguette the other day and here’s how I used it…

made scrambled eggs that I put on top of it… then I had Brie and pistachio toast and finished with some French toast…

happy to have used all of it up as bread is not high on the list of things I should eat… the size of the baguette was perfect…

burger…

24 Friday Jul 2020

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yesterday my son-in-law came by and we had a lovely visit and cup of tea on the deck… it was quite cool at that time…

he fixed the chairs I’ve been trying to redo, without any problem, lol… I did learn how to cut through plastic using the clamp on the counter in the garage…

it got really hot and muggy as he cleaned up some bits of carpet that had been dissolving alongside of the garage… after he finished, we walked over to pick up burgers from The Burger Place…

we had lunch in the garden and he headed out to his next activity…

what a treat;-)…

dredged…

31 Sunday May 2020

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sitting by the pond after my visitors have left and enjoying the last bit of sunlight…

my water shoes are on the deck because I went into the pond once again and dredged up another pailful of leaves… the fish are still not coming out, but I did see the frog hop by earlier in the day…

all three of my grandsons came by just after noon… I made them grilled cheese sandwiches with the wonderful La Belle Baguette whole wheat sourdough that was delivered yesterday…

the oldest left, the middle one mowed the grass, front and back, while the youngest watered plants and pulled weeds…

some days it is hard to realize he is eleven and can reach and do more things…

after the work was done, relaxing happened and visiting took place…

this was the first time I’ve had people in the house and the system was they had access to the basement for cooling down and using the washroom and I had the main floor… worked perfectly…

we ordered Chinese food for supper and it arrived just before the daddy, who had been at work all day… afterwards my downspout got fixed, a stair board tightened and then off they went…

it was a treat to see them and I enjoyed every minute… I missed my nap, but plan on making it an early night;-)…

frog…

17 Sunday May 2020

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had a lovely day in the garden…

set out the cushions, tidied a bit, and then read, napped and watched a few birds…

moved from chair to chair as I followed the shade and ate lunch and supper outside…

spotted the frog for a brief minute… it has been calling for days and this was the first time I was able to see it;-)…

leaf…

16 Monday Mar 2020

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this morning I decided to order groceries from Save-On-Foods, which I’ve done a few times…

usually the delivery happens the next day… the first open spots started on Saturday afternoon… apparently many people are using the delivery system;-)…

went to the Park for lunch with a couple of friends… it was very quiet… no one on the path, and they have replaced the usual menus with single sheets of paper which are discarded after being used… the tables have nothing on them and the few people there were seated quite a ways from one another…

as I was leaving I noticed the new Leaf construction is above the trees now… kind of exciting;-)…

I don’t think I will be going out for lunch after this as it is clear that older folks need to be staying at home, away from others…

tonight my BS group met by phone… we are so lucky that we have the technology to allow us to connect this way…

the new normal...

noticed…

12 Thursday Mar 2020

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had a bit of a giggle on Monday night…

while I was having a visit with my BS buddies, one of them noticed that I had a dryer sheet attached to the back of my shirt… when she took it off, there was a second one as well…

what made it particularly funny was that I had removed two sheets from the sleeves of the shirt in the morning when I got dressed… apparently that particular shirt likes to collect stuff…

I rip the sheets in half and reuse them a number of times which means that there could be a number of them in a load of laundry…

I also went out for lunch… there were no diners behind me and luckily my friend didn’t notice, I hope, lol…

the next day I put on a pair of Spring-looking leggings which I thought I’d worn before… at the end of the day I discovered they had the plastic size information still on the leg…

lucky for me, I spent the day at home;-)…

my beloved would have noticed these things…

helping…

06 Friday Mar 2020

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spent an hour or so this morning moving pictures in my Google Photos into albums… I really need to do this more often once I’ve got my Albums sorted out so that it doesn’t take so long…

just about the time I finished I got a text from a friend who wanted to do some shopping for an external drive and maybe spend a bit of time learning a few things about her iPhone…

I did some research on best deals and when she picked me up we headed to Staples to purchase the drive… it was a great deal, she got a 2 terabyte backup for the same amount I paid for 1 terabyte in September;-)…

we learned about a new offering they have… $20/month for a year for online support for up to 5 devices… sounds like it might be a great program for those who don’t have access to their own computer geek…

from there we went for lunch at Za Pizza Bistro… delicious, and I had half to bring home for tomorrow’s supper…

once we got home we spent another hour or so going over some tips and tricks for the iPhone… we’ve already scheduled our next time to play together…

after she left I wrote out notes about all the things we covered and sent the info off to her…

helping others with technology makes me very happy…