04 Thursday Jan 2024
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for years the catches on the cabinet under the fish tank have not worked…
last week we picked up some new fasteners that I wasn’t sure would fix the problem…
Monday morning I took out the magnetized pieces, added gorilla tape to each of them and fastened them to the door after removing one magnet and cleaning off the tape and glue with one of my Christmas presents, a scraping tool…
such a little thing, but fixing it and having it work properly makes me so happy;-)…
24 Thursday Aug 2023
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there has been a loose board on the lower deck for quite some time now, which has tried to trip people up for ages…
it was a bit warped and we had tried screwing it down at the two ends, but clearly the wood underneath was not in good condition in those spots… recently, the hose got stuck in it, lol…
finally, I lifted it right up and checked underneath only to discover that the screws in the middle were too short, so I brought out the drill and screwed in much longer ones…
and now it is no longer moving… yay me;-)…
11 Friday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, dryer, fixed, fritz, Hameed Appliance Repair, Home Depot, moments, repair, shopping, Technology, tube, widow, working
the dryer has been on the fritz for a week or so… we’d tried a few things, but nothing made a difference…
I sent a message to Hameed Appliance Repair on Wednesday and this morning Ron arrived and had a look…
he was able to replace a piece (even for this old dryer) and got it working;-)…
he advised we needed to change the vent tube, so we went to Home Depot again, lol… we’ve been there a number of times in the last few days…
now the tube has been replaced, the dryer is back in its spot, and laundry is being done;-)…
10 Friday Mar 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, holder, house, moments, repair, screw, toilet paper, widow
back to the toilet roll holder in the bathroom…
once again it was leaning to the side… pulled out the small screwdriver set and took off the outer piece… tightened the screws up and then reattached the main piece…
will see how long it lasts as I think the inner screws are stripped…
28 Saturday May 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, expedition, family, garden, grandson, irrigation, moments, repair, shopping, time, widow
what a busy day we had on Thursday… didn’t even have time for a nap, although I did manage a short sit down in the garden before my grandson arrived…
he and I spent the day getting jobs done around the yard, and even a few in the house…
we ran out and were able to get all the necessary items at Canadian Tire, so it was a one stop shopping expedition…
things came out of and went into the shed… leaking hoses were repaired… an irrigation system semi-installed… pots moved… trellises put into a planter that had a bit of paint touch up done… and the fire pit problem solved…
what a treat it is to spend time with him… I try to savour every minute;-)…
18 Tuesday May 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, bloodwork, family, fish, garden, grandson, moments, pond, repair, son-in-law, steps, toolbox, tools, widow
crazy day today…
no one has been inside my house for weeks and three people were in it today…
nice man from Dynacare to do bloodwork…
my grandson to bring up the toolbox from the basement… he also brought us breakfast, chose tools and discussed a landscaping job that needs to happen in the garden… thankfully we did all of that outside…
and my son-in-law to catch the fish and take them out to the pond… he also repaired the very broken bottom step on the deck so I won’t fall through it, and fixed a rocking bench in the shade garden…
I’m exhausted from all that company, lol…
13 Thursday May 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, family, garage, garden, moments, nature, pond, repair, son-in-law, steps, tools, vanishing, waterfall, widow
this afternoon my son-in-law came over and got the waterfall going… looks like he has also solved the vanishing water problem by moving the large standing stone and levelling it… this is very exciting as we’ve been struggling for a few years trying to fix it…
he also spent a bit of time in the garage sorting the tools to give away, toss, and the items he wants to keep… we already have a couple of toolboxes with most of the things I might need…
finally, he did a quick fix of the step so I can use it until he brings over the board to repair it properly…
so happy to hear the water running in the garden;-)…
19 Monday Apr 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, deck, family, garden, moments, nature, repair, rotten, son-in-law, steps, visit, widow
what a treat… my son-in-law stopped by this afternoon…
he checked out the rotten wood on the step and we figured out what is needed to make the needed repair…
of course we also looked at a few other problem areas…
then we had a cup of tea and a chat together on the deck… it was chilly and I wore gloves, but the sun was shining…
nice to have a visitor…
17 Sunday Feb 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, boot prints, car, prints, reminders, repair, snow, widow
recently, in amongst the times I was feeling sorry for myself, I’ve also been thinking of how blessed I am…
looked out the window into the backyard and could see the boot prints of my snow shoveler… how blessed am I to know that someone will come after it snows and clean my sidewalks and driveway…
had to take the car in because the plug for the block heater had been ripped off… lesson is, be careful who you lend your car to, lol…
anyway, I can afford to get it fixed properly…
good reminder for when I am feeling down;-)…
25 Saturday Aug 2018
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big girl pants, camera, coolpix, missing, Nikon, old friend, repair, replacement, widow, zoom
I am really missing my camera… on the first day of our camping trip it died…
the zoom opened, but then would not close… I tried all the possibilities – turned it off, turned it back on, took out the battery… sadly, nothing worked…
this is how it still looks, sigh…
at this point I don’t think it is worth repairing… I’ve had it for at least ten years and it has been repaired two or three times… don’t think it is worth the money… current technology is so advanced that now is the time to look into a new model…
I’ve been looking into replacing it and had hoped it would last until Christmas, but no such luck… it feels like an old friend so it is sad to see it go… will have to save up for a while to get a replacement…
it is quite amazing how much you can miss something or someone….
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