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birdseed…

04 Saturday May 2019

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a beautiful day out…

it was fairly windy so I wasn’t going to go and do anything outside, but had a conversation with my Ottawa daughter who had been busy in her yard…

so, I had a nap and then went out for a bit…

brought up the birdseed from the basement and filled the feeders as well as the two pails that live in the garage…

then I did a little cleaning on the back deck and moved the furniture around to get the garden ready…

and finally, I spent some time reading in the sunlight…

appropriate…

07 Sunday Apr 2019

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well,

the flights are booked… ✔️

the hotels are confirmed… ✔️

the car is rented… ✔️

the car insurance has been purchased… ✔️

the travel insurance is in hand… ✔️

the house sitter is organized… ✔️

the bags are packed… ✔️

although the temperature is around 28° (compared to around 4° here), it looks like it drops by 10° at night…

hope I’ve chosen appropriate clothing for two weeks in Hawaii…

ready to leave on Tuesday…

prepared…

18 Thursday Jan 2018

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recently was talking with someone about meals…

I find that getting supper organized either in the morning before I leave the house or the night before really helps me stay on track…

if I rush out in the morning without thinking and pulling something out for that night, I end up eating something I shouldn’t, or ordering in… not that ordering in is bad, but it is better if it is part of the plan…

this morning I decided on chicken thighs for dinner and mashed cauliflower and potatoes… took out the meat to defrost and off to work I went…

my weekday breakfast is a green smoothie… that makes it easy to get started in the morning…

I try to plan lunch when I am deciding on dinner, in case I might need extra so I have leftovers to use for another meal…

being prepared is helpful… too bad I can’t be prepared all the time, lol…

decorated…

24 Monday Oct 2016

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yesterday when the kids were over we did my Halloween decorating…

always good to do it with someone else who might have a different idea about where to put something… seems to me that I get in a rut, lol…

and it is fun to have company to get the job done…

after that they played a game on the phone…

we’ve reached a new phase where not everyone wants their picture taken, so I was happy that I caught them when they didn’t notice what I was up to…

happy to have the space ready for next Monday…

ready…

26 Monday Oct 2015

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worked the late shift today so first thing I walked over to the grocery store to pick up a few items…

really considered taking the car, but knew I needed the exercise…

on my walk I saw a nicely decorated yard…

  
fun to see it as I was walking by so I could admire all the pieces… was especially taken by the crows, which at first I wasn’t sure were fake, lol…

encouraged me to walk down a different street on my way home to look for other cool places…

been thinking about Halloween and being ready… kids brought me a new candy bowl and I have a box full of chocolate bars…

not so ready with the pumpkin… usually we would have carved three or four pumpkins by now… I don’t even have one to carve… but did notice that there were lots at the grocery store…

hope we have an opportunity to do some carving and decorating…

still have to put out the decorations around the house… usually the boys help me with that too… not as much fun on my own…

will see how ready I am by Saturday, lol…

Advent…

20 Saturday Dec 2014

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today is day 20 and I have been enjoying a wonderful treat every day…

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there have been candles, ribbon, socks, dragonflies and glittery things as well… there is a lot of glitter around the house now…

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just a few days ago I put the butterflies on the tree… they look very cute…

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this morning I got a shirt with a glittery dragonfly on it…

there are only a few items left, but that means my daughter and son-in-law will be here soon:-)… that makes me happy…

spent a good portion of the day wrapping gifts… listened to Christmas carols as I wrapped… also spent time tidying up the room where the kids will stay…

nearly ready…

ready…

24 Sunday Aug 2014

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tonight the sky turned dark and the wind blew like crazy…

eventually it blew the storm right past us…

IMG_7429.JPGthe sun shone through the clouds and the light in the front and back was beautiful…

IMG_7430.JPGthe kids came over, mowed and whipper snipped the front yard, which looked as though the house had been abandoned, lol, and then we had supper before they headed home…

my nine year old grandson stayed behind… we had a fun time in the hot tub, found markers and colouring books, and cards for his backpack and he has headed to bed…

my suitcase and carry on are packed and we are ready to go…

IMG_7431.JPGtaxi is picking us up at 6:15 and we will be on our way to Ottawa to visit Cyndi and Ron…

ready…

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

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last night before I went to bed I set the camera up on the tripod so it would be ready to take pictures of the eclipse… I didn’t set the alarm because I can usually wake up on demand…

20140415-213549.jpgapparently I needed my sleep, as I didn’t wake up until 6:30…

got a few nice shots of a colleague’s birthday rose…

20140415-213855.jpgended the day with an appointment where I met a new doctor as mine is away sick… was feeling quite nervous, worried that my blood pressure might shoot up… happily it didn’t and I was pleased with my time with him…

it was warm as I drove home and I enjoyed seeing how much snow has melted… yay…

ready…

11 Sunday Aug 2013

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well I’m as ready as I’m going to be for tomorrow’s company for dinner and the evening…

it has taken quite a while to get everything cleaned up from the party… but it was fun as I remembered different things that took place while we prepared or during the party…

deck tidy and ready should we decide to eat out there...

deck tidy and ready should we decide to eat out there…

the dining room is ready, the kitchen is tidy and the deck and garden look lovely…

mirrors and bubbles hanging as a reminder of the party...

mirrors and bubbles hanging as a reminder of the party…

I spent a bit of time out there watering and reattaching some of the mirrors that had come down…

sadly I noticed one of the glass balls broken in the bottom of the pond…

pond beautiful for its debut with this group...

pond beautiful for its debut with this group…

got laundry done as well as napping and TV watching… lots of resting amongst the getting ready, lol…

the travellers have all arrived, some to a hotel in Ottawa and the others back home from camping…

tomorrow the cleaner comes so not only will it be tidy, it will be clean…

missing my beloved today… he would have helped me make sure everything was perfect for tomorrow and we would have talked about how great the party was as we put things away…