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31 Wednesday Aug 2022

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Sunday, now that the two coats of primer were on, the actual paint went onto the shelves and the doors… and because it was going to rain, we had to do the doors inside, rather than on the deck, lol…

then we got to relax as we waited for it to dry…

we checked out a few other projects and I put back the banner that had come down in the hall…

looks so much better now that the holes have been repaired…

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30 Tuesday Aug 2022

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Thursday, the actual paint went on the shelves and doors…

the dishes that weren’t staying were all packed up and a pickup scheduled for next week…

we had to run out to pick up some washers and screws to use on the doors…

we also stopped for ice cream… I got a blizzard and my son-in-law a banana split… yum…

what a great treat after all the work…

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27 Saturday Aug 2022

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Thursday started with breakfast at the “A”…

once we got home the ceiling received its second and final coat of paint… looks great…

and the new light fixture is super bright and very cool looking… by accident, the Tp-Link switch we put in a few days ago makes the light dimmable… woohoo…

we moved all the dishes from the upper cabinets to the dining room table and then I went through everything and was able to delete about a third of it…

now to box those items up and arrange to give them away…

while that was happening, the doors on the cupboard were removed, the inside sanded and two coats of primer rolled on… what a difference it has already made to the dark red interior…

next will come the actual paint, lol…

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20 Saturday Aug 2022

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my Ottawa son-in-law arrived today to spend a few weeks with me…

he has plans to help get a few jobs done around my house…

we had breakfast out and then he changed the light switch in the kitchen to one that is compatible with my Google Home…

it felt like I pushed every one of the switches in the basement before we found the correct one to be sure the power was off, lol…

got out the tools Kasa recommended and in a few minutes he had it switched out and working…

then he changed the bulb on the ceiling fixture and put the cover back on… it has been off for months as the Philips Hue I was using needed airflow around it…

looks so much better now…

one job done… not saying how many are left on the list😂…

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29 Wednesday Jun 2022

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two projects were completed on Monday…

the first involved putting a new bottom piece on one of my favourite bird feeders…

it is made of copper and the bottom rusted out… I found a plastic saucer and with a great deal of effort… including hammering and drilling… was able to attach it to the bottom of the feeder… it is going to work perfectly…

looks good and got hung up in a great spot that the birds like…

then I moved the one that had been there previously over beside the pond… and the one that had been by the pond over to the new hanger I attached to the garage last week… phew 😅…

I spent half an hour standing along the edge of the hot tub trimming the Virginia creeper, which was trying to cover the den window…

pleased with how it came out… this time I was clever and moved the hot tub steps over to make getting up and down much easier, lol…

always happy after a productive day…

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12 Tuesday May 2020

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I’ve been working on a few technology projects, including reading a very long manual, lol… I am amazed at how easily and quickly I seem to have forgotten how to spend a serious amount of time learning…

I’ve also been learning and sharing information on how to make programs work… this makes me think about what a great job those who provide this type of information over the phone or computer do… clearly, they are amazing and should get lots of kudos…

it takes excellent understanding and clear directions to help get something working for someone from a distance… I think of my son-in-law who climbs into my computer from away and figures out the problem and either fixes it, or walks me through the process to get things working again… all without a single complaint about what I might have done that may have caused the problem in the first place…

thinking this is good practice in patience and happy to be relearning this skill…

 

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09 Sunday Apr 2017

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I should be completely worn out because it’s been such a busy weekend… but I’m not…

up and out for an early morning hot tub and took a picture of the garden before I came in…

it needs the spring cleanup…

was picked up and met the rest of the family for dimsum… this is one of our traditions when my sister-in-law comes to town… and we all love it… well most of the time… sometimes the younger ones don’t want to have anything, but another time they eat everything in sight… 

that black blob on the bottom right is the youngest not participating, lol… but he did eat…

my oldest grandson came home with me and did some cleanup in the garden, although it was rather cold… he raked and swept and moved furniture and took dead plants to the composting barrels… then we sat down at his suggestion, and made a list of projects for the garden this summer…

we didn’t get everything we wanted done today, but it looks much more ready to be in…

I am so blessed to have this young man help me with the garden maintenance… and of course my son-in-law does lots of the work with the ponds;-)…

looking forward to warm days and hours spent by the pond…

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15 Monday Dec 2014

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this morning started the day with a photo of a cross stitched picture I made around thirty years ago… it is so calming…

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I have quite a few collections for Christmas, but only put out three Santa’s this year… all in the bathroom…

spent half an hour on the treadmill at lunch… hard to get a clear picture when you are walking, lol…

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working hard to be sure I am taking care of myself…

the diabetes diagnosis has reminded me to look after myself and how important that is…

been doing some things that make me feel good – a Christmas project and a PowerPoint which I made for a gathering tonight, both of which have energized me…

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20 Thursday Feb 2014

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for the last few weeks I have had a number of people in my heart and thoughts…

February always seems to be a hard month, and a number of people in my circle and on the periphery have been dealing with health and personal issues…

knowing how others are struggling always helps me remember how truly blessed I am…

illness, loss, stress, family difficulties… it is good for me to spend time sending healing thoughts through the airwaves to those I know well or who are connected in some way to those I love and care about…

for the last week or so I have been working on a project for one of them…

reminded me of the contentment that working on something handmade for others can bring… need to get back into that habit…

how lucky I am to have the time…

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