04 Thursday Apr 2019
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02 Tuesday Apr 2019
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tonight I walked home from Portage…
it was a bit chilly, but a lovely walk… the streets were clear of snow and just a bit wet so my feet made it home unscathed…
really happy now that I know the sidewalks are in good shape so that I can start walking on a regular basis;-)…
although there is very little snow remaining on the ground, it snowed off and on for a good portion of the day… crazy…
the creek is full of water, nearly all the ice has melted… the mix of cold and warm and wind have slowed down the melt so it doesn’t look like it will overflow…
31 Sunday Mar 2019
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started the day with a lovely hot tub…
although tons of snow has melted, there is still quite a bit covering the garden… took a photo when I got out of the tub…
this afternoon my grandson filled the bird feeders and then shovelled some of the snow so that it might melt a bit faster when the sun shines…
birds are gonna be happy…
28 Thursday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, garden, lights, skiff, snow, solar, Spring, start, sunrise, warm, widow, winter
such a beautiful start to the day…
the sky was gorgeous, the flowers were blooming… and it was warm… although there was just a skiff of snow on the ground…
amazing how fast we can forget the cold weather…
tonight it was great to see the solar lights coming on… in the garden they are shining through the snow…
more signs of Spring…
25 Monday Mar 2019
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tonight, as I walked up the street, I took a photo of the road and creek…
there is lots of water out there, which is exciting because that means it is Spring…
yay, yay, yay…
been wearing sandals since last Wednesday (start of Spring and all), so have had to do a bit less walking on the sidewalks because they are still slushy, or icy, or filled with puddles…
there is still a great deal of snow out there, particularly on the lawns and in yards, but it is certainly melting more every day…
24 Sunday Feb 2019
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have decided that it needs to be Spring…
bought this cute little crocus plant and am enjoying watching the blooms open…
the sun is shining out there and it feels like Spring… in the house, lol…
except that the temperature is minus 34…
picked up a few Spring-y tops on Friday…
maybe if we imagine it enough, it will come sooner;-)…
22 Friday Feb 2019
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aquasize, backyard, beloved, big girl pants, fish and chips, garbage, memories, recycling, shovelled, snow, supper, widow
felt like I was wearing those big girl pants all day long…
this morning I went out into the backyard and shovelled the windrow outside the gate so that I could get the garbage and recycling bins into the back lane…
it has been weeks since I’ve taken it out…
put two bags beside it… not sure if they will take those or not…
I decided on pickerel for my supper… instead of the deep fried French fries that my beloved would make, and which were amazing, I baked them in the oven… a recipe from my grandmother… fish and chips was one of the regular suppers that he would make, particularly on swimming nights… makes me think that I need to get back to aquasize…
tasty…
19 Tuesday Feb 2019
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sunshine and clouds…
Saturday the sun was shining down on the planters in the front yard and there were diamonds glittering… lovely dome of snow, which reminded me of a giant ice cream cone…
a bit later I caught this sundog… not very big but always such fun to spot… as I was driving downtown this morning there was a huge one, but I couldn’t stop to take a photo…
Sunday the clouds were very fluffy as I took this picture…
18 Monday Feb 2019
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so happy with the shovelling done by my grandson yesterday…
he cleaned out the windrow at the end of the sidewalk which my shoveler hasn’t been able to clear… pleased as my friends have had to use the driveway rather than the sidewalk for weeks;-)… the driveway is sloped so the sidewalk is a safer walk…
he also cleaned off the back deck… there was a lot of snow on it… took ages for him to get this done…
this morning I had a lovely hot tub… it wasn’t too cold out and I enjoyed the quiet… I have been sitting at the opposite end as there are many icicles hanging from the roof and I don’t want any to fall and land on my head, lol…
17 Sunday Feb 2019
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recently, in amongst the times I was feeling sorry for myself, I’ve also been thinking of how blessed I am…
looked out the window into the backyard and could see the boot prints of my snow shoveler… how blessed am I to know that someone will come after it snows and clean my sidewalks and driveway…
had to take the car in because the plug for the block heater had been ripped off… lesson is, be careful who you lend your car to, lol…
anyway, I can afford to get it fixed properly…
good reminder for when I am feeling down;-)…
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