09 Tuesday Dec 2025
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had a fun time outside a few days ago when snowflakes were gently falling from the sky;-)…
caught a few on my parka…
and spent time finding snowflakes along the stair rail…
they really are works of art;-)…
25 Wednesday Dec 2024
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had a lovely time on Sunday getting ready for a Christmas gathering with my friends on Monday…
dug out a snowflake tablecloth and discovered some stains on it so soaked, washed, and dried it before placing it on the table…
then I brought down Christmas plates to put on the table…
snowflake napkins and silverware, along with chopsticks finished the setup…
a bouquet of red and white flowers went into a low vase to finish off the display;-)…
we met on Monday and had a delicious lunch via Skip the Dishes… such a great way to share a meal together stress–free for everyone, lol…
before we ate, we took our annual Christmas photo, once I remembered which particular button to press on the camera, lol…
once we’d eaten, we moved to the living room to open our gifts to one another… always great fun and thoughtful presents…
such a special group of women…
20 Friday Dec 2024
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checked out the new Jysk on Wednesday…
had a walkabout and found paper napkins at a great price, so I picked some up… I only use them for special occasions, as I use cloth regularly…
then I treated myself to snowflake flannel bedsheets and a sweet red heart-shaped cushion… merry Christmas to me;-)…
didn’t wait for Christmas morning, lol…
fun times…
27 Monday Nov 2023
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the Christmas boxes came out from under the staircase last Sunday… the goal is to reduce the size of the collection as each box is gone through…
Monday, the snow people were moved into the den… they look very cute in there… none were disposed of…
Tuesday, a great number of glass balls were hung in the dining room window… this involved separating ones which had been hung together previously and then hanging them individually… took some time, but came out nicely I think…
Wednesday, more ornaments were put up with the pottery and some of the most beautiful ones were hung on the dining room chandelier…
Thursday was about reindeer and sleighs… and even some snowflakes…
Friday involved the tree… it is filled with purple, silver and glittery ornaments… quite different from my usual choices…
there are lots of little disco balls on it and the ceiling and walls were quite sparkly as the sun shines through the window;-)…
I have been enjoying the process of focussing on one item each day and taking my time completing the decorating…
I did decide to give away some blue and red ornaments and a few wreaths, lol…
way to go me;-)…
24 Friday Nov 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, centre, droppings, holidays, kitchen, memories, moments, reindeer, snowflakes, widow
decided that snowflakes and reindeer were not taking centre stage this holiday season… most were put away…
a few snowflake cards made it onto the bathroom door…
the Advent reindeer made it into the kitchen with a couple of others, mostly clear… and there appear to be chocolate droppings in the calendar…
bit by bit, the transformation is happening;-)…
02 Friday Dec 2022
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the main tree went up… and I even put one into the dining room…
a dear friend came over and decorated the one in the living room…
she did a great job, as always… especially since I didn’t contact her until noon once I decided that was the day, lol…
I brought up many, many, boxes of ornaments which we went through and decided on what to use this year…
once she left, I worked on the dining room tree and put most of the leftovers back downstairs…
in the morning I put up the snowflakes and put away the last bits and pieces…
I was especially happy when I found my embroidered snowflake picture…
which may have been hiding for a few years;-)…
02 Wednesday Feb 2022
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made chicken soup the other day… cold outside and huge snowflakes were falling… seemed like just the thing to do…
although I could use the Instant Pot, I do it the old-fashioned way… I enjoy the aroma as it simmers away on the stove…
I like the time it takes to cool the chicken down and then separate the meat from the bones, adding in the barley, potatoes and other veggies and putting it back on to simmer…
once it was finished I packaged it up and with the last bit in the pot added dumplings for my supper…
good use of the day and delicious…
13 Monday Dec 2021
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while I was setting out decorations for Christmas I came across snowflake cards that I’ve saved over the years…
I decided to put them up on the bathroom door and they looked pretty good…
today, I was doing a little crafting – embroidering a couple of gift tags that were part of my Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers envelope…
once I finished that, I felt inspired to put a frame around the snowflake cards… used some of the washi tape that my daughter has sent me over the years…
might have been better with a wider frame, but there wasn’t enough of the tape…
fun to do a bit of work with my hands…
05 Sunday May 2019
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big girl pants, cold, gloves, May, sandals, shivers, snowflakes, Tea, walk, widow
this morning the sun was shining as I got dressed to go for my first Spring walk to the Park…
temperature was a bit cool, right around 1° Celsius, but it looked pretty nice out…
so, I wore short pants and sandals… by the time I was heading out the door the sky looked a bit dark (like snow) so I did add my hat…
a bit of wind as I was walking, but not too bad… I had on my Spring/Fall jacket and my little gloves were in my pocket…
before too long I had on the gloves and took most of my pictures wearing them… luckily the camera doesn’t insist on bare skin the way the iPhone does, lol…
snowflakes did fall every now and then… May 5th, sigh…
I was happy to get home but didn’t realize until I was laying under a blanket with a hot cup of tea in my hands how cold I had been… I did sit in the bathroom for a while to warm my toes on the floor;-)…
my entire body shivered for ages, lol…
hope my next walk is a bit warmer…
22 Saturday Dec 2018
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big girl pants, brunch, giant, pictures, pretty, shovelling, snow, snowflakes, widow
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;-)…
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