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nurseries…

27 Friday May 2022

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well, well, well… went plant shopping with Hilda the Gardener…

basically it took the entire day and we went to five different nurseries…

what fun… she knows where all the best plants are at each location and has a great sense of what looks good together…

I was also happy to discover that three of them had pond plants and I was able to get a container with three different plants in it…

once we had purchased everything (lol) we had lunch out and discussed our plans…

planting is likely going to happen on Saturday, unless I decide to start on the planters around the deck… although I’m not sure I remember which plants are going where;-)…

just after we unloaded all the loot and I had come into the house it poured for about half an hour…

great timing on our part…

provisions…

22 Sunday May 2022

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went shopping with a friend a few days ago…

we went to Black Market Provisions and found a few fun things…

from there we had lunch at The Oakwood… I had salmon dill Eggs Benedict, which I’ve been craving recently, and my friend had a roast turkey sandwich… very nice…

we also checked out a few stores for some outdoor furniture that I’ve been looking at online… of course no one had it in the store…

was dropped off at home and had a nap…

all that shopping and being out and about was exhausting, lol…

protection…

14 Saturday May 2022

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spent time out and about recently, shopping…

my grandson arrived with breakfast from McDonald’s… and his laundry…

after eating, and getting a load into the washer, we headed out to Rona looking for a repair kit for the hose that goes to the pond…

after a bit of fun there… and a few plants… we moved on to Costco… found more plants…

and some pants, all of which had pockets;-)…

throughout the day the laundry got done and a few projects as well… unfortunately, not the hose as it was smaller than normal hoses…

popped all the plants in the garage for the night for their protection… will bring them out into the sunshine on nice days until time to plant…

using the soil we picked up, I filled the pots in the shade garden so they are ready for veggie seeds…

wonder when that might be…

comfortable…

28 Thursday Apr 2022

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not too long ago my daughter sent me photos of two books that she thought I might like… they were at Costco and she wondered if I wanted her to buy and mail them to me…

I thought they looked good, but said I would see if the kids here could pick them up for me;-)…

a few days ago a friend checked to see if I needed anything from Costco and I mentioned these books…

she picked them up for me and came by today to drop them off… I asked if she had time for coffee and she said she did if I was okay with her coming into the house…

I feel like I am getting more comfortable with having individuals inside these days…

we talked about art, family treasures, grandkids, the weather, and food… a great visit…

now I have a bit more reading to do;-)…

concerning…

11 Monday Apr 2022

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the creek is very full as the majority of snow has melted…

a bit concerning as we are expecting a blizzard with upwards of 15 inches of snow in a few days…

I walked down and took a few photos today after returning home from the appointment with my doctor…

the other concerning thing was the doctor’s comment after I told him I had actually gone into a store recently… he knows how careful I’ve been and noted that he didn’t need to tell me I shouldn’t take any unnecessary risks…

made me think we aren’t quite as far along in returning to the new normal as we’ve been thinking;-(…

Build-A-Bear…

10 Thursday Mar 2022

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this morning I watched a couple of bunnies on the deck looking for something to eat, so I tossed out a few carrots that I broke up for them…

I checked back a bit later and discovered one enjoying the treat…

reminded me of the bunny in the den… it is one of those Build-A-Bear animals that the boys and I had made when my beloved had his heart surgery…

the staff in the cardiology unit had recommended a pillow for him to hold against his chest when he coughed and we thought the bunny would be great… it worked well and he liked it;-)…

it wears scrubs, although a few pieces of the clothing have gone missing, lol…

it is a sweet reminder of a difficult, but special, time…

tags…

12 Sunday Dec 2021

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what a lovely day…

my grandson came over with a bunch of things I’d asked for…

one of which was this cute tree pillow to go with the Joy pillow from the other day…

we had a delicious lunch of roast chicken, potatoes, gravy and carrots…

a lovely visit and off he and Indi went…

then I spent time wrapping a number of presents… such fun… and I used some of my recent Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers gift tags…

those tags have come in very handy;-)…

joyful…

11 Saturday Dec 2021

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today there was extra joy;-)…

one of my gifts from Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers was the smallest gift tag with the word joy cut out…

and a bit later the Joy pillow I ordered online arrived… it is exactly what I was hoping for…

it was lucky that I looked out the window as two parcels were sitting on the step… no one rang the doorbell or knocked…

the second was a gift from my kids for me… I will wrap the box up tomorrow and put it under the tree;-)…

the day was joyful…

beat…

03 Friday Dec 2021

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last week I put lights around the front windows…

it has been an interesting process as I used duct tape… sadly I’ve had to continuously press the tape back on as it doesn’t really want to stick…

anyway, after I finished I wanted some pictures so I put on my jacket, but left my slippers on as I was only going to be on the sidewalk…

once the pictures were taken I went to open the door and it wouldn’t… my heart skipped a beat as I stood there – in my slippers…

I tried a few times, but it just would not open… by chance I turned the handle up which was the opposite direction than normal and it opened… whew…

talked to my son-in-law, who suggested WD40, but that didn’t work… had to put a note on the door, lol…

my grandson and I picked up a new handle and he was able to change it without a problem…

a tiny piece of plastic broke off which is what caused the issue…

happy to have it working properly again;-)…

spaghetti…

21 Sunday Nov 2021

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my grandson brought over some items he had picked up for me and stayed for dinner…

we had fresh spaghetti (which we picked up last week) and meatballs with a tomato sauce I made last week…

our meal was finished off with garlic bread and a salad…

a lovely visit and Christmas wishes discussed;-)…

hard to believe that there are only 34 days until the big day…