05 Friday Jul 2024
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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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adventure buddy, big girl pants, blessed, buddy, flowers, garden, happy, moments, nature, planting, plants, purple, shopping, verbena, widow
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…
16 Thursday May 2024
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beardstongue, big girl pants, blessed, butterfly bush, flowers, garden, moments, plants, pond, purple, Shelmerdine, shopping, weather, widow
yesterday we went to Shelmerdine…
I had called and they had a new shipment in, which included butterfly bush…
they are referred to as delicate perennials or hardy annuals, lol… that means you have to bring them in over the winter if you want them to survive… I managed to get one to survive one year, but it didn’t make it the following year…
I also picked up some beardstongue – which hummingbirds like, and has purple flowers…
finished up with cucumbers, dill, a tomato and a couple of waterplants…
the butterfly bushes went right into areas around the pond and the rest into the garage to harden off… likely the water plants will make it into the pond in the next few days…
14 Tuesday May 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, garden, hanging baskets, happy, holler, moments, nature, petunias, plants, purple, shopping, treat, white, widow
for Mother’s Day I got four beautiful hanging baskets;-)… so far they have been going into the garage on cooler nights…
two are purple and white petunias…
the other two have white petunias and (maybe) lantana in them…
it is lovely to have flowers all over the garden…
and the morning glories are popping up;-)…
the garden is beginning to holler spring…
04 Saturday May 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Canadian Tire, deer, geese, light, moments, nature, nice, shopping, treat, weather, widow
two lovely things today…
we went to Canadian Tire for a few things and when we got back to the car, we spotted these two cuties;-)…
reminded me of the two deer that walked down the street on Monday afternoon;-)…
and this was the sky tonight at 9:00 pm…
so exciting to have the light at this time of night….
nice treats…
20 Saturday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, family, few, flowers, food, groceries, moments, plants, Safeway, seniors, shopping, treat, widow
on Wednesday we went for a quick visit to Safeway to pick up a few items…
I got flowers and a plant with two types of hyacinth, tulips am daffodils…
seemed like a lovely birthday treat;-)…
and it was seniors’ day so the saving was the same amount as the bouquet…
that was a treat…
the few items did end up filling two bags, lol…
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