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giant…

22 Saturday Dec 2018

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this morning giant snowflakes were gently falling when I first got up…

my friends were coming for brunch, so I was busy getting a few things done…

I eventually took a few pictures but by that time the snow had changed so wasn’t nearly as pretty, lol…

just before my company arrived I went out and shovelled the sidewalk as the snow clearer hadn’t turned up…

it sure was pretty, before I shovelled…

the driveway and sidewalk are now cleared, hurray;-)…

tummy…

10 Friday Feb 2017

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rough day physically… woke up early with a very painful tummy which stayed that way… made it through the day at the office so I’d be there for an afternoon party for a colleague who was leaving…

ate very little because of the stomach stuff so am currently waiting for something to be delivered… I do love SkipTheDishes…

noticed this gorgeous sunset when my grandson and I arrived home… lovely to spend a few minutes enjoying it even when I was feeling sick…

and then my grandson shovelled… he is certainly much faster than his grandpa, lol…

always feel ready for company once everything is cleaned up out there…

was just out for a hot tub and watched the full moon for a long time… did not see any part of the eclipse though, or the comet…

missing my beloved who would have looked after me… 

broth…

08 Wednesday Feb 2017

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last night I didn’t have the energy to finish the chicken soup…

brought home my grandson to shovel tonight and finished making the soup…

added dumplings and kind of hurried up the process to get our supper ready in a reasonable amount of time…

the broth boiled away and I nearly burnt the whole pot… luckily smelled that it needed attention and saved it…

what we ended up with was chicken, vegetables, and dumplings… no soup, lol…

my grandson had two bowls full so I guess it was still okay…

shovelling done, he’s gone and I have climbed into my bed…

still a bit hot and cold, but much better than yesterday… think I’m on the mend…

crazy…

07 Wednesday Dec 2016

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after such a late start to winter the snow has been coming down like crazy for the last few days…

when I looked out this morning the driveway looked like it had just a bit of snow, but when I opened the garage door I discovered this drift…

clearly the car wasn’t going to make it through that… so I shovelled for a while… wasn’t too windy or cold, in fact I could hear water dripping from the eavestrough as I worked… 

it was, however, very heavy… and there wasn’t really anywhere to pile it up, so I did a bit of walking and dumping, lol…

eventually it was cleared enough for me to get the car out…

the drive downtown was slow but steady and most of the roads had little snow on them, thanks to all the workers who have been working around the clock to keep the city moving…

snowed off and on for most of the day and my grandson got dropped off at my office to come home and shovel again…

we parked on the street so he could work without anything in his way…

he worked outside and I made supper inside and we finished at just about the same time…

then we visited… well, he played on his phone and I wrote my blog while we waited for his dad to pick him up when he was done work… 

happily we had lots of conversation in the car and over supper…

just need to bring Shadow in and then head to bed…

paths…

08 Monday Feb 2016

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it snowed on Thursday and Sunday… and there was lots of blowing yesterday… my shoveler wasn’t able to get over, so tonight he met me at work and rode home with me…

he cleaned the paths and driveway after a short hand warming break…

  
looks great after it had all been tidied up… also happy to see that the solar lights are getting enough sunlight to turn on at night…

then we had supper together and a short visit before he took the bus home…

supper was the leftover chili which I had made for our family dinner last night, but the kids ended up staying at home…

I had listened to a show on chili making and decided to make this chili with kidney beans, mushrooms and some ground veggie burger with onion and diced tomato… used garlic, cumin, oregano and chili powder… just tossed things into the pot without measuring… 

came out very nice… he liked it, even when I told him it was veggie burger meat… he has quite an adventurous palate…  sent him home with a bag of red lentils… the last time we had dinner together he loved a red lentil recipe I’d made and wanted the recipe, lol… now he can make it at home for the family…

nice to spend time with him…

shovelling…

17 Thursday Dec 2015

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early this morning I took a picture of the front yard…

  
there was just a dent to show all the shovelling that my grandson did last night…

the snow had been quite light and easy to work with…

tonight he was here again, but the snow was very different… 

yesterday he came in runners, without anything on his hands… today he had on his boots and brought gloves…

  
the drift in front of the rolling garage door was solid when he went to shovel it… took a great effort on his part to get it done…

  
sidewalk looks clear and welcoming for his aunty’s arrival tomorrow…

  
driveway is clean and ready for me to drive down it first thing in the morning without anything keeping me from getting out…

his mom came and picked him up again so I don’t have to worry about him getting home on the bus…

really appreciate having someone to make sure it is all looked after… 

evening…

08 Monday Dec 2014

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quite a busy evening for me, lol…

put something into the oven after I got home, and headed upstairs for a nap…

heard a quiet ring and decided to go see if there was someone at the door… and discovered my grandson who has been hired by my Ottawa kids to shovel for me…

he had taken the bus from school and had a fair walk as he might have been on the wrong bus… after he warmed up for a few minutes he shovelled… not too much snow had come down, but it had swirled around a bit…

once he finished, I made him some hot chocolate and we had a visit before he headed off to catch a bus home…

what a lovely Christmas gift, clean walks and visits with a special young man…

had my supper and napped a tiny bit… my BS friends arrived just after eight and we had an excellent time catching up… we hadn’t met for a few weeks…

while we were sitting there, cars were coming and going on the street and people were getting in and out of them… then more cars were in the lane, and finally people were walking along the creek with flashlights… bizarre… it will be interesting to hear about what was going on…

all was quiet when everyone left…

fish are happy and the tank is finally clear…

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evening…

08 Monday Dec 2014

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quite a busy evening for me, lol…

put something into the oven after I got home, and headed upstairs for a nap…

heard a quiet ring and decided to go see if there was someone at the door… and discovered my grandson who has been hired by my Ottawa kids to shovel for me…

he had taken the bus from school and had a fair walk as he might have been on the wrong bus… after he warmed up for a few minutes he shovelled… not too much snow had come down, but it had swirled around a bit…

once he finished, I made him some hot chocolate and we had a visit before he headed off to catch a bus home…

what a lovely Christmas gift, clean walks and visits with a special young man…

had my supper and napped a tiny bit… my BS friends arrived just after eight and we had an excellent time catching up… we hadn’t met for a few weeks…

while we were sitting there, cars were coming and going on the street and people were getting in and out of them… then more cars were in the lane, and finally people were walking along the creek with flashlights… bizarre… it will be interesting to hear about what was going on…

all was quiet when everyone left…

fish are happy and the tank is finally clear…

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the tree…

05 Sunday Jan 2014

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took the decorations off the tree and moved it so that I could see out the window again…

Norfolk pine in its new home...

Norfolk pine in its new home…

rather funny, because now it feels like there is a gaping hole and the window looks huge…

this tree ended up being filled with a garland of butterflies that Cyndi made, as well as a snowflake with my name stamped on it, and the leftover hearts which she had made as gifts for her friends…

all decorated...

all decorated…

today I gave one of those hearts to a dear friend who stopped by… haven’t seen her in a very long time so it was wonderful to have the opportunity to catch up… she had to climb through some serious snow to get into the house, lol…

footprints through the deep snow...

footprints through the deep snow…

while she was here, Crystal and the boys arrived and Crystal and Kyler shovelled in the freezing cold, while the little boys visited with us…

they got the snowblower going but it stopped after just one sweep of the driveway and so they had to hand shovel the rest… took them ages and they had to keep coming in to warm up…

snow blower quit after one sweep...

snowblower quit after one sweep…

the great news is that the driveway, sidewalk and back are clear and if needed I can take the car out…

shovellers at work...

shovellers at work…

hopefully it will be warm enough tomorrow so that I can go out and put chemicals in the hot tub… although, even I don’t plan to hot tub in these temperatures…

 

snow…

17 Sunday Nov 2013

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well, I was wrong… that little dusting of snow turned into a lot of snow… although, as a number of people have mentioned, it did look beautiful…

here’s what I saw when I got up this morning… and isn’t that cactus just blooming away..

lots of snow out there...

lots of snow out there…

the snow fell all day and finally quit around 4…

we went for dim sum and because my winter tires weren’t on yet, and I didn’t feel like putting on the big girl pants, Crystal and the boys came and got me… we had a lovely time and the boys even tried a few new things… they didn’t really like them, but did try…

then it was off to find some boots and three pair were discovered and purchased… I got some purple gloves that can work my phone and a yoga top and pants… a few groceries and then home…

while I put stuff away Crystal shovelled the sidewalk and the driveway, with a bit of help from the boys… she ran across and shovelled a neighbour’s sidewalk and had a little visit with her…

winter tires on the car... not as pretty as the all purpose ones...

winter tires on the car… not as pretty as the all purpose ones…

when Jeff got here, he and Crystal put on the winter tires for me… yay…

Jeff and the boys had a hot tub… which now means putting on slippers, taking out a towel for the steps and wearing toques… what a difference a day makes, lol…

Sunday dinner with everyone...

Sunday dinner with everyone…

we enjoyed a very nice supper and all the boys helped clean up before they headed home…

I am very happy about the winter tires as I will be driving to work tomorrow as I have a late meeting…

a lovely day, all in all…