check-in…

23 Thursday Jul 2020

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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…

install…

22 Wednesday Jul 2020

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spent the morning in the house as I was waiting for a delivery…

had a very entertaining time as there was a lot going on at the house across the street…

the crew that had installed a new fence just a few weeks ago were back and taking the fence down…

then, they put up a new fence, which looked the same to me, lol… and took most of the day…

kept me busy watching the process;-)…

Purolator…

21 Tuesday Jul 2020

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had decided to stay in the house to be sure I’d be there when Purolator arrived with a parcel…

apparently they tried to deliver it a few weeks ago… they didn’t leave any notification, so it wasn’t until I went searching for the tracking number that I discovered they had been here… it was interesting as I have a note on the front door advising to go to the back door if I’m not in the house… not sure how I missed it…

last week I called and spoke to someone who advised the parcel was waiting at the depot… after we talked she arranged for them to bring it back on Tuesday…

when it was delivered at 11:30 the driver said he’d been away on vacation and the person who filled in for him wasn’t very experienced… he even apologized for the mixup…

we had a nice chat about the datura seed pod on the plant by the front door, lol…

calls…

21 Tuesday Jul 2020

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this morning I got a phone call from “Manitoba Hydro” advising that my power was going to be shut off in thirty minutes and then suggested I push a button and speak with someone about my unpaid account…

I hung up as my payments are taken out of my bank automatically… but it still made me nervous… I went to Hydro’s website and read their notification that scams are currently happening… made me feel much better… I also reported the call…

last week I had a call about someone using my social security number… again, I hung up…

usually if I pick up the phone and don’t hear someone right away I hang up… then there is no stress, lol…

should have done that for these two calls;-)…

talking…

19 Sunday Jul 2020

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I’ve been talking with the squirrels a lot lately… I’ve put a small table under the bird feeder and have been putting seed out every morning and explaining to whichever one comes around that the food on the table is for them and the feeder is for the birds…

sometimes it takes quite a few conversations… other times it feels like they get it, lol…

as I’ve mentioned previously there are many squirrels that come into the garden… I haven’t decided whether the gray squirrels or the red squirrels understand better…

and they are not good at sharing, lol…

and, of course, eating from the table is easier…

command…

18 Saturday Jul 2020

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I’ve been thinking a lot about all of my technology recently…

I love seeing my most current photos on the Google Display in the bedroom and kitchen…

it is great to be able to give a command from basically anywhere in the house and have it happen…

the light strip on the stairway can be bright or just barely on, like a nightlight…

I’ve now got a few routines, depending on the time of day, that get the lighting just how I want it…

I continue to learn new things that can be done, and that is fun… recently I figured out how to put grocery items on my OurGroceries app… as long as you ask with the exact wording, lol…

my grandson also has access and occasionally when he’s here he will change something and surprise me, lol…

I have two new switches, but need to get the electrician in to hook them up…

more fun;-)…

thinned…

17 Friday Jul 2020

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I found some datura seeds that had been sitting around in the house and planted them in a couple of pots in the front flower bed a while ago…

they have produced some beautiful mauve flowers… I should have thinned them out but just couldn’t do it, lol… so the flowers are small… they open in the morning and only last for the day…

a friend brought me some of the ones she had planted and thinned out… I planted a single one in four different pots… they are now blooming… these ones bloom in the evening and are a bright white…

really enjoying the view out the window each day;-)…

lightening…

17 Friday Jul 2020

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busy day…

my middle grandson was dropped off to mow the grass and do a few other pieces of work for me…

he mowed, whipper snipped, pulled weeds, moved furniture and the new umbrella, filled bird/squirrel feeders, and cleaned up patio stones…

it was a hot day for digging around the stones, but it looks so much better… still have more to do the next time he is here… he is a lovely young man and I enjoy the time we have together;-)…

the front yard and garden look tidy and fresh… I sat out for a while after he left but then came in as rain appeared to be on the way and arrived with thunder and lightning…

a most amazing woman brought Captain’s Table fish and chips over (one of my favourites) for supper and we ate inside… the downpour had finally stopped, but it was cool outside… eventually we were able to take a tour of the garden and visit on the deck…

I am so blessed with all the special people who are, and have been, in my life…

wandered…

15 Wednesday Jul 2020

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woke up to quiet this morning… the power was off so nothing in the house or neighbourhood was running… was thinking I wasn’t going to get any tea, but just fifteen minutes later it came back on…

took my cup of tea outside and spent some time in the garden…

wandered around admiring all the flowers…