26 Sunday Apr 2026
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sat out on the deck on Thursday morning…
it was fairly warm, but windy…
I took my slippers off to get some sun on my feet and had one foot on a slipper, but crossed my leg with the other…
all of a sudden the second slipper blew right off the deck, lol…
I hopped on down, brought it back up onto the deck, and slid both of them under my foot;-)…
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;-)…
05 Friday Jun 2020
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barefoot, big girl pants, blessed, feet, garden, home, memories, moments, remembering, slippers, widow
recently social media declared it was barefoot day…
once I heard that, I stepped out of my flip flops and haven’t put anything back on my feet since;-)…
for many years I didn’t wear anything on my feet as often as possible… inside or outside…
and then, even in the house I was wearing slippers… interesting how things change over time…
blessed to be home and have the option…
15 Sunday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, bird feeder, dinner, flowers, garden, grandsons, hot tub, knee, moments, slippers, treat, widow
so very happy this morning when I was able to step into my slippers without thinking… for days I’ve had to lean on something and concentrate on my knee as I would slide my foot into the slipper…
while grocery shopping I treated myself to some flowers to celebrate my birthday week;-)…
didn’t arrange them that well, but might take some to the office and ask a friend to make them more beautiful… and tomorrow night I will ask another friend to do something with the ones I leave at home…
to top the day off, my grandsons came for dinner and helped with a few jobs around the house, including filling and hanging the feeder in the garden…
if the hot tub ever gets to temperature I will be able to watch the birds, lol…
and after the busyness of the day, my knee is feeling good… yay…
23 Saturday Dec 2017
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this morning my Advent treat was a pair of fuzzy socks with grips on the bottom…
which was quite funny as I almost slipped as I came down the stairs in my slippers…
a bit later my Facebook memories showed a few of my Advent treats over the last few years on this day…
they included a pair of socks; a tea towel (which I just put over the handle on the stove yesterday); and a dragonfly that is currently perched on one of the trees…
pretty fine treats;-)…
05 Thursday Mar 2015
I’ve been wearing slippers for the last number of months because the kitchen floor is cold half way into the room from the sliding doors…
this is quite unusual as I rarely wear things on my feet… I wear sandals all year round at the office…
what I am missing is the heated floor in the bathroom… can’t feel the warmth through the slippers…
when we put in the heating wires under the tiles we thought the heat would radiate out from the pad, but it didn’t we learned, so the space right in front of the sink is cold…
the day has gone by gently… messages and calls from family and friends… flowers from the kids, lunch with colleagues… surprise supper out with some of the kids…
I am home, cozy in my bed, thinking of my wonderful life…
had some great moments when people commented on Facebook about pictures and memories of George… warmed my heart…
it has been healing in a way…
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