11 Sunday Aug 2024
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I’ve been wearing this Chihuly hat since we visited Atlanta in 2016 and love it…
it has turned that very sad gray/black colour and looks completely worn out…
haven’t been able to figure out how to save it, sigh…
got this new hat a few days ago… it was part of the 2024 Canadian Olympics clothing line and I hope it lasts as long and as well as the Chihuly…
25 Thursday Jul 2024
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it was a beautiful day for an adventure yesterday… and we hadn’t been on one for awhile…
my adventure buddy and I drove out to Pineridge Hollow for lunch and a wander around the new shops that are there…
we had a lovely drive out and only got a little lost, lol…
we were just in time for our lunch reservation so we ate first… we shared a number of things…
rosemary and salt beet chips with a goat cheese ranch dipping sauce… my oh my, those were addictive…
next we shared a small Pineridge salad with mixed greens, apples, candied pecans and smoked Gouda tossed in a maple Dijon dressing… I forgot to take a photo before we dived in, lol… the small was more than enough for the two of us… and it was delicious… actually it was my favourite of all we ate…
she had the pulled pork tacos and I had the carpaccio – seared beef tenderloin, pickled rhubarb, strawberry gastrique, fresh herbs, arugula, pistachios, and a garlic scape aoli…
it was fun to try something different;-)…
and because we hadn’t eaten enough, she had schmoo and I had panna cotta with haskap berries…
we could have just had the beet chips and salad, maybe with a bit of chicken in it…
but we enjoyed everything and had leftovers to bring home…
from there we wandered through the shops and picked up a few items before heading home for naps, lol…
23 Tuesday Jul 2024
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beans, big girl pants, blessed, cook, food, garden, green beans, lunch, moments, nature, shopping, summer, supper, trimmed, widow
yesterday a friend brought me a large bag of fresh green beans…
this morning while I was watching a tv show I trimmed them all and put some into two pots…
I cooked the first batch for my lunch…
then the second for supper, with a few leftovers for tomorrow…
they were delicious…
I do love fresh veggies;-)…
17 Wednesday Jul 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, family, garden, moments, nature, sail, shade, shopping, stand, Technology, umbrella, weather, widow
I’ve been trying to figure out how to get another umbrella on the back deck to provide shade mid afternoon without a whole out of success…
I have an old umbrella, but no pole or stand for it… we went looking but weren’t able to find anything that might work and keep it stable…
in the end we purchased a 3-point sail… we also picked up a lot of rope to be able to connect the corners…
after considerable trial and error, we got it up and I think it is going to work quite well…
and it looks good;-)…
05 Friday Jul 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, hamper, moments, nature, plants, protection, shopping, strawberry, vanish, widow
so far I haven’t had a single strawberry, although at least two were nearly perfect when they vanished…
tonight we ran out to the store and picked up a folding circular hamper…
I cut away the top and popped the whole thing over the strawberry plant, pot and roller… fit perfectly;-)…
maybe I will get some strawberries now…
26 Wednesday Jun 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, bread, cottage, food, Gibson’s, moments, Saffie’s, shopping, sunshine, Village Green Bakery, widow
had a wonderful day on Saturday…
we had ordered bread and some goodies from Village Green Bakery online and went to pick the order up…
while we were in the store next to the bakery I came across a butterfly net which will work perfectly for catching fish in the pond…
next we went to Saffie’s in Albert Beach and found an adorable long dress – purple – with pockets… woohoo…
across the street at Gibson’s Glass & Art, I found a beautiful purple mug and a delightful stained glass dragonfly…
lovely treats and reminders of our excellent week at the cottage…
27 Monday May 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, curtains, cushions, Debbie Travis, garden, happy, leafy, lounger, measurements, moments, money-saver, sewing, shopping, widow
on Saturday, we went to Giant Tiger as I’d seen an ad that had Debbie Travis bed sheets with a pattern I’d been looking for…
I have been searching for a particular leafy pattern without success…
the plan for the lounger was to combine two cushions, that I already have, into one, with a kind of slip-on pillowcase…
the store didn’t have the sheets but did have curtains with the same pattern, although the green is a bit darker than what I had in mind…we checked the measurements, which worked, so brought the curtains home… the fabric feels soft, but also strong…
got out the two cushions and laid them on the dining room table and got to work…
one curtain fit perfectly so I sewed the two sides together by hand and the fit looks nearly perfect…
it wasn’t quite as long as I’d hoped, so I couldn’t do a fold over to slip over the top of the lounger, but with two cushions inside it is a tight fit so it is just right…
I had been looking to have a custom cushion made, but, for less than $40 and a bit of sewing, I got something that was ten times less money and looks very nice in the garden;-)…
26 Sunday May 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, flowers, fundraiser, garden, moments, nature, newbie, plants, protecting, sheets, shopping, Technology, towels, weather, widow
Wednesday was a plant pickup from a friend’s church fundraiser…
there was alyssum, lobelia, petunias, and silver falls…
transplanted some in two planters that afternoon, hoping that they wouldn’t have a problem with the 4°C temperature that was expected that night…
in the end I covered all the newbie plants with sheets…
they all made it through the night;-)…
24 Friday May 2024
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Tuesday, started the day by planting a tomato and a couple of types of cucumbers, including the splinted ones…
then I went to LeClerc’s with my adventure buddy…
had fun;-)… found some purple petunias, a fuchsia, a white begonia, salvia, white and purple verbena, and parsley for the swallowtails…
then stopped by DJ Paterson’s and found some milkweed and a beautiful purple clematis…
was able to get the begonia and verbena planted…
still have some planting to do…
21 Tuesday May 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Etsy, mailbox, moments, online, phone case, purple, shopping, strap, Technology, wallet, widow
so excited this morning when the new phone case I ordered awhile ago, via Etsy, arrived in the mailbox…
it has a slightly bigger wallet portion so I was hopeful it would let me add a few additional cards to it…
it came in a lovely black felt envelope which I will be able to use for something else;-)… the colour is a pale mauve and it has a strap so it can be worn like a crossbody bag…
it does have more room for cards which makes me very happy as I no longer carry a purse…
it is a touch thicker, so I am getting used to that, but so far I am very pleased…
although I didn’t think I’d use the strap, I have found it quite handy, lol…
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