28 Wednesday Jun 2023
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beach, big girl pants, blessed, family, feet, happy, moments, nature, rocks, rocky, stroll, water, weather, widow
finally got my feet in the water…
we went down to watch the sunset on Friday and I took a little stroll along the rocky beach…
the water was calm and I found a spot with a bit of sand, so I took off my shoes and stepped into the clear and fairly warm water…
ahhh…
08 Wednesday Jun 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, happy, moments, nature, pond, reminded, rocks, serenity, time, widow
as I enjoy time in the garden I am reminded of how blessed I am…
yesterday I worked on hooking up the pump to the waterfall… the rocks that go around and over the pump were very heavy…
all of the cushions went out and looked good, although those darn elm seeds seem to be neverending and cover everything, lol…
had a meeting in the garden and was pleased with how well it went…
spent the rest of the day reading and maybe having a little nap…
the squirrels have been chatting a lot but there haven’t been many birds around… I did spot a neighbourhood cat having a sleep on the bench in the side garden, lol…
how blessed am I to have this beautiful space and the opportunity to sit and enjoy the serenity it provides;-)…
23 Thursday Sep 2021
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busy time in the garden…
last night we moved the filing cabinet raised bed from the garage to the side garden…
today on this beautiful, mostly sunny, day, I lifted and repositioned a number of the rocks in that area to sit around it… some of them were rather large and heavy, lol… I have collected them from all over Manitoba…
I think the area looks good and plan on filling the raised bed with bits of wood and soil to get it ready for spring…
28 Sunday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, camping, family, flowers, garden, hot tub, lake, pond, rocks, stuff, water, widow
started my day in the hot tub… rather quiet as the waterfall is turned off while awaiting repair, lol…
walked to the grocery store; consulted with Hilda the Gardener, who then did some amazing clean-up in the side garden and tidied the main garden; and packed up all my stuff for another few days of camping…
ended the day watching boys jump into the lake from a rather tall rock, which we climbed, and now we sit by the campfire…
did manage to get one flower picture as well;-)…
been a full day… think it might be an early night…
26 Sunday May 2019
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big girl pants, blooms, family, flowerbeds, flowers, garden, grandson, moments, poppies, rocks, widow
today my grandson came over to move the rocks out of the flowerbed in an effort to make it easier for when the gardener is able to start work…
while I was over there I checked out the couple of poppies that have come up… we used to have many, many poppies in the garden, but over the last few years there have been fewer and fewer…
looks like there will be a couple of flowers… pretty exciting…
might be the last ones;-(…
24 Friday May 2019
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pretty pleased because, thanks to a friend, I might just have found a gardener…
we walked around the front yard and garden and reviewed all of the things that needed to be done… it is quite a list…
at first I thought she was overwhelmed with how much needs to be done, but I mentioned I would be happy if just the garden was looked after…
although it was raining and the garden looks rather sad, she said she felt the serenity of the space…
we made a plan and she is going to get started when she has an opening in her schedule… this might not be for a few weeks, but I am thrilled that the work is going to get done eventually…
before then I’m hoping that someone can come and move some rocks…
so exciting;-)…
25 Thursday Apr 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, grandson, laundry, memories, orchid, purple, rocks, sarongs, shopping, souvenirs, stones, widow
had a lovely day…
woke up at nine and had a relaxing morning…
in the afternoon grocery shopped with my grandson and did loads of laundry… basically all the clothes I took got washed, although I didn’t wear everything, lol…
in the process of emptying the suitcases I gathered up my souvenirs and decided where they will live;-)…
picked up a heart-shaped amethyst and two rocks…
they have all gone into the coffee table for now and fit in nicely with the shells that are currently on display… I did find a few shells, but decided to take pictures and not bring any home…
picked up a cute little bag and a hand towel…
just possibly I have a problem with sarongs… got four all together, but I do use them all the time…
cooked chicken and potatoes for my dinner, with enough leftovers for a lunch, and made a batch of zucchini-basil soup…
bit of tv and then early to bed as I am back at the office tomorrow;-)…
16 Tuesday Apr 2019
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beach, big girl pants, flowers, garden, Maui day six, moving, pictures, rocks, turtles, widow
today was moving day…
we moved from the Maui Beach Hotel to the Gingerbread House Airbnb…
and we went to Ho’okipa Beach Park and saw green sea turtles… we were at this park a few days back but didn’t notice the turtles…
it is easy to think they are rocks on the beach, lol… they are protected and the area around them is blocked off so you can’t get too close, but I got a few good shots with my camera… they move very slowly but leave a serious trail in the sand… watching them move when they are on the beach is quite different from their arrival as they surf onto the sand…
14 Saturday Jul 2018
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have walked by a shop on Portage a number of times but a couple of weeks ago I stopped in…
picked up some stones…
then I was in it a few times last week…
need to be careful that I don’t stop by too often, I do love rocks and stones…
most of the stones (including some I’ve picked up elsewhere) are in a little dish beside my bed… a few live on my desk…
purple;-)…
20 Monday Mar 2017
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beachcombing, big girl pants, Mazatlan Day 4, nap, plants, pool, rocks, shells, Starbuck's, sunset, thunder, vanilla, walk, waves, widow
up around six this morning… did some beachcombing with the middle grandson and my daughter…
I provided the bag and they found the shells, lol… many were thrown back because we have a strict rule about not keeping broken ones…
the waves were beautiful and some crashed like thunder…
daughter found a very nice cowrie which we decided meant she won the day…
also had to pick up a few rocks for the collection, lol…
met up with the rest of the family for breakfast and then three of us walked to Starbucks stopping along the way to check out the shops and plant life…
found vanilla, hot chocolate mix and a few other goodies… apparently chocolate shops, which we have been watching for, are few and far between here…
once we got back to the hotel we went to the pool where the rest of the group were, and the kids spent the remainder of the day there… I had a nap and also some pool time…
it gets dark here quite early – around 6 – and we’ve been enjoying the sunsets, which have been stunning…
heading out for a steak dinner shortly…
another wonderful day in paradise…
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