21 Sunday Jun 2026
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had fun finding a few columbine plants with flowers that the bunnies haven’t discovered yet…
they are both in the raised pond bed and kind of hidden;-)…
they should be fine, even if discovered, as the bunnies seem to prefer the leaves, not the flowers;-)…
20 Saturday Jun 2026
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19 Friday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, food, friends, lunch, moments, Park Cafe, renovated, time together, widow
celebrated a birthday lunch for one of our group…
we went to the newly renovated Park Cafe…
it is always fun to figure out a time that works for everyone, even though we are all retired, lol…
the restaurant was very busy and after a short wait we made it onto the patio… the birthday girl’s choice…
a bit overcast, and cool, and it did spit for a few minutes, but we were protected by the large umbrellas over the tables…
there were burgers eaten and the new spinach salad, with falafel, was devoured…
dessert included banana pudding and the berry good sundae;-)…
we always have a great time together;-)…
18 Thursday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, Hart Trail, moments, nature, Technology, walk, widow, wildflowers
had a lovely walk on the Hart Trail this morning with my adventure buddy, and enjoyed checking out all the wildflowers…
a lovely and relaxing walk…
what a treat;-)…
17 Wednesday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, flats, moments, ordered, shoes, Technology, Vessi, widow
I ordered a new pair of shoes from Vessi as I have really enjoyed the ones I ordered previously and wore all winter… and, they only took ten days to arrive;-)…
these ones are flats, and, of course, waterproof…
they fit a tiny bit snug, but I think they will stretch… my plan is to wear them in the house and garden for a while to break them in…
I think they will look good with my new outfits;-)…
16 Tuesday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, hardware, hardware cloth, moments, morning glories, nature, pallet, planter, widow
a few days ago, I planted morning glory seeds in the pallet planter box…
had some strange idea that the squirrels wouldn’t want to eat the seeds, lol…
checked it yesterday only to discover that the squirrels like to dig in the fresh soil, even if they ignored the seeds…
found a piece of hardware cloth that fit perfectly, so pinned it in…
let’s see if they can get past that;-)…
15 Monday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, hot air balloons, moments, picnic tables, prairie, prairie picnic, succulent cushions, The Leaf, widow
had a good time checking out the new display at The Leaf… it is titled Prairie Picnic and lived up to the name…
as you walk up there are at least five little hot air balloons turning in the air…
the space is open, without a lot of height, just like the prairies…
picnic tables with place settings filled with plants, picnic baskets throughout…
and an adorable circular pergola with succulent cushions…
so cute…
14 Sunday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, family, grandson, moments, monstera, moss, nature, plants, repotted, Technology, widow
the monstera has been struggling and leaning forward…
we picked up hardware cloth and made a tube for moss which apparently the monstera will cling to and grow up higher…
then we wedged in a few 2x4s to keep the moss tube centered in the pot…
the plant was divided into two pots and fastened to the pole… rocks, soil, and coconut husks were added and the two new plants moved into the living room…
we will see how they do;-)…
13 Saturday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, widow, moments, pants, pockets, thrilled, alterations, long dress
made it to Vicki’s Alterations with a pair of pants I bought from a friend… they needed about 6 inches taken up, lol…
I also took in one of my favourite long dresses which didn’t have pockets so they could add some to it, woohoo…
they were quite busy, so I got them about a week later… so happy…
the pants are perfect and I am thrilled with the pockets as I really like wearing this particular dress;-)…
12 Friday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, big job, blessed, cover, emptied, family, garden, grandson, hot tub, housemate, moments, repaired, saw, screws, widow
the hot tub was emptied a few weeks ago and we’ve been waiting for a friend to look at the broken side of the lid to see if there is a way to fix it… they weren’t available so my housemate decided to see what he could do…
we finally got around to moving it away from the wall and looking to see what might work to repair it…
many screws have been removed, and we now know what the issue was regarding the right side lid…
all new screws and bolts were purchased and a new backing inside the body of the tub was installed on both sides to make the opening and closing mechanism stronger…
it took quite some time to get it sorted and then replace all the rusted screws that hold the eight panels around the tub…
while it was out and empty, a tiny portion of the deck that it sits up against was sawn off, which made a huge difference when the tub was back in place… now the side that rubbed against the gate opens easily…
next, the tub was filled and the pump turned back on… it will be another day or so before the temperature is back to normal…
the lid works properly… I am so happy;-)…
started with a new set of chemicals and looking forward to my first hot tub…
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