01 Sunday Dec 2019
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went to the Outlet Mall with my grandson… had savoury crepes for lunch… very tasty, but a little messy to eat, lol…
from there we visited quite a few shoe stores before he found just the right pair…
then we spent some time in the Calvin Klein store… the shopping didn’t take long, prices were great, but the line-up to pay was rather tedious…
there were lots of beautiful decorations wherever we walked…
always great to spend time with this kind young man…
23 Saturday Nov 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, family, Google Home, hot tub, Jets, lights, moments, pvr, shopping, strip, Technology, widow
great time with my boys today…
we went out for lunch, did some shopping, and emptied and refilled the hot tub in under an hour…
that was pretty amazing because usually it takes about five hours to do this… think I will use this process in the future…
found out that the PVRs are broken, which explained why neither I or the guys could get any of them working… set up an appointment for someone to come out and do a repair during the week… missing a number of shows, sigh…
finally, we added a light strip along the staircase… it is going to be a great addition to my Google Home…
much cleaner looking than the twinkle lights were;-)…
ended our time with dinner in, and then they were off to watch the Jets game at home…
16 Saturday Nov 2019
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fun day with my grandsons…
met the three of them for dimsum… we haven’t been for ages so it was a great treat… felt a bit sad that their daddy was working so couldn’t come because he had mentioned it just last week, lol…
from there the youngest and I ran a few errands… we picked up fish food, birdseed and a few groceries… we also found a wreath for the front door;-)…
once we got home we put everything away and then he filled the reindeer Advent calendar with chocolate covered raisins… that was a lot of fun, and every drawer is jam packed…
we made nachos with bacon for supper and watched a few episodes of the Holiday Baking Championship…
his big brother came and picked him up and I am recovering in front of the tv;-)…
16 Wednesday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, everyone, family, fish, shopping, sushi, time together, widow
recently had a wonderful afternoon with my grandson…
he picked me up and took me to vote at the advance poll… then we went out for sushi and a visit to what is becoming our favourite fish store…
from there it was on to Costco, where everyone in St. James appeared to have decided to go at the same time as us, lol…
home and he helped put everything away, including all of the items that needed to go downstairs…
then it was off home to make supper for his siblings…
31 Saturday Aug 2019
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big girl pants, Falcon Lake, magnet, nature, pictures, purple, screen, shopping, widow
last year around this time we went out to Falcon Lake for some camping fun…
I picked up the cutest magnetic screen protectors, shaped like butterflies… I put the three of them on the patio screen door…
recently I caught this picture of an actual butterfly on the screen…
wondered if it was having a visit with its magnet friends, lol…
27 Tuesday Aug 2019
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big girl pants, boat launch, family, fishing, fun, moments, rain, resort, shopping, shore fishing, store, weather, widow
during the night it rained a few times but there was sun and blue sky this morning… along with a fair bit of wind…
the weather report called for rain later, but when we walked to the beach the water was pretty rough…
once everyone was up and had a simple breakfast we headed out for a day of shore fishing… and checking out resort stores…
although it rained off and on all day we had lots of fun…
particularly as I caught a small Jack and then the daddy caught a much bigger one… I focussed on improving my casting…
we found every boat launch on the highway in two directions and checked out a few spots we’d never been to before…
once we got back to the trailer, we napped and watched videos as the rain started to come down in a much more serious manner, lol…
had burgers for supper and then played board games…
now it is time for bed, with the hope that the rain will stop by morning…
09 Friday Aug 2019
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bath, beloved, big girl pants, bugs, car wash, credit union, errands, eTransfer, Indi, insurance, shopping, widow
this morning I ran a number of errands…
paid for my house insurance… it had been in both our names, but after my beloved died and they changed it to my name only, the birthdate was still his… cost me more money when I advised that I wasn’t that age, lol…
also changed over my car insurance to have the payments come out of the bank automatically, as MPI has stopped taking the monthly amounts from credit cards…
went to the credit union where they put a cheque in and immediately made a payment onto my credit card… handy, as there was no need to wait any additional time… added a few accounts and discovered that I could send up to $3,000 via eTransfer, although I am still ticked that they charge for that service…
took Indi for a bath, which she really needed as she’s been driven to Kenora twice in the last while and was covered in bugs…
finally picked up a few groceries before heading home… nice to get all that over with…
then there was eating, tv watching and napping…
30 Sunday Jun 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, English Garden, flowers, friends, fun, garden, Leo Mol Garden, pond, shopping, sprinkled, therapy, treat, walk, widow
had a spur-of-the-moment walk and breakfast with a friend…
she texted me early to see if I wanted to go for a wander through the English and Leo Mol Gardens… of course I did;-)…
threw on my clothes, walked over and met her at the Park…
we had a lovely visit as we circled the Gardens being careful not to get sprinkled on as many sections and paths were getting misted, lol…
from there we moved over to the Park Cafe for a great breakfast…
and then we enjoyed a little retail therapy…
lovely treat to start the day…
23 Sunday Jun 2019
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beloved, blessed, clusters, family, loss, Maui, memories, moments, orchids, remembering, shopping, smile, tears, treat
it has been over seven years since my beloved left us…
I still have difficult days… they often come in clusters and I’m in the midst of one right now…
today, when I was grocery shopping, orchids were on sale… so as a lovely reminder of my beloved I picked up two…
they do make me smile when I think of all the ones he brought home for me over the years…
he would have enjoyed the orchid farm on Maui…
I miss him so much…
10 Monday Jun 2019
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big girl pants, close, garden, lucky, overflow, pond, poppies, shopping, swallow, top up, water, weather, widow
turned the hose on to top up the pond again yesterday… maybe the wind has been evaporating the water more quickly because it wasn’t particularly hot…
then I got focussed on a few other things… was on my way to the garage to go grocery shopping and decided to check out the poppies before leaving…
when I got over there I realized that the water was still going… turned it off just as it was going to swallow up the bridge…
yikes… that was close…
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