23 Tuesday May 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, family, garage, garden, happy, moments, motorcycle, space, widow
the car was gone for the weekend and I think the motorcycle was kind of happy to have the garage to itself, lol…
it is usually stuck between the side door and the car;-)…
01 Monday May 2023
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bench, big girl pants, blessed, clean, dump, family, garage, garage floor, garbage, grandson, moments, organize, remove, snowblower, space, truck, widow
Friday we accomplished a lot…
we sorted through all of the stuff that got put into the garage when we were cleaning out the basement, and piled the items onto the driveway which were for the dump…
a truck arrived, was filled with the collection, and headed out… when it got back the snowblower was lifted in, with help from a neighbour, and away it went to someone with a large driveway…
then we started to reorganize the items that were left and make space in the garage for the car and the motorcycle…
took quite a while and lots of organizing, but eventually space was made…
and the car and motorcycle fit;-)… maybe the next project will be to wash the car, lol…
a start was made on the items still on the workbench, including the million screws, lol…
17 Friday Feb 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, boxes, disaster, family, flood, mess, moments, packing, photos, space, stored, stress, widow
my grandson and I have been working away in the basement…
we have now been through all of the boxes from after the 2013 hot water tank flood… apparently I didn’t really need the stuff that was in them… we have tossed out, recycled, and packed up a huge amount to give away to the pass-me-over folks…
we even went deep under the stairs and discovered lots more stuff that has nearly all been dealt with…
looked like a bit of a disaster down there, but it is coming along… always interesting how the process moves from stuff everywhere, to more stuff everywhere, to finally organized… apparently it was so bad, I didn’t even take photos of the worst period, lol…
the space was nearly emptied, an item was sold, a few things will be going online for sale, items were given to a small business that helps women starting fresh… and there was a big pile of things for donation… besides filling the garbage bin, a large collection of items is in the garage waiting for the next few garbage days…
we have done a great job and I am thrilled to have this all done;-)… a great stress has been removed from my shoulders…
20 Wednesday Jun 2018
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today my dear colleague, who has done a ton of work to help get my office organized, brought in the last piece…
it is a wall hanging that started its life as a table runner for my dining room…
she had it steamed, sewed up the edges, picked up a dowel and some hangers for it…
it fills the final spot on the wall perfectly…
I had a lovely orchid in the space, but a few days ago when I got to work it had dropped all of its blossoms…
just on the weekend, I had picked up another beautiful plant, so this morning, I strapped it into the seatbelt in the back of the car and brought it to work… made the trip perfectly and looks great in the space, although it has a white pot, not purple…
but it looks wonderful… and has a special feel about it…
17 Thursday May 2018
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amethyst, beautiful, big girl pants, designer, happy, office, omelette, Rice Krispie, sky, space, streaming, weekend, widow
the sky was absolutely amazing this morning…
I took these pictures between 6:07 and 7:15 am…
the sunrise was spectacular… on the drive downtown the sunlight was streaming through the clouds… not a single red light all the way to the office… and by the time I got there the clouds had filled the sky…
just before I left the office for the weekend, I got a photo of my amethysts… today we heard a designer talk about the importance of feeling good in your workspace and as I get used to my office I do enjoy all of the bits and pieces that make it mine and make me feel happy…
once I arrived home I took a picture of a piece of the Rice Krispie cake that my sweet colleague brought me this afternoon…
was so busy getting ready to leave the house early this morning that I forgot to take something out for dinner, but made a veggie omelette… it was tasty…
and now for a four day weekend;-)…
27 Tuesday Jun 2017
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, English Garden, flowers, garden, hostas, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, moments, pond, space, The Park Cafe, walk, widow
in an effort to keep up my exercise program I try to walk to the Park at least once on the weekend…
Sunday I got up and walked over fairly early…
the sun was shining down through the trees on the path… nice, considering the rain and dull skies we’ve been dealing with…
I decided to stop at The Park Cafe for breakfast… they have a delicious Black Bean Benedict where the beans are used as the muffin… nice treat… and I enjoyed eating by myself… yay for those big girl pants, lol…
the Boy with the Boot looked very nice in a circle of red and white, all ready for Canada Day…
the water lilies in the Arbour Pond have started to bloom, unlike the tropical ones in the main pond which are struggling with the chilly weather…
the peonies are doing beautifully by “our” bench… but I didn’t sit because this piece of equipment was buzzing loudly…
this bed of hostas is so beautiful… and the water drops just added to my delight in the view…
every time I walk through the Gardens I see something else growing or changing or for the first time…
so blessed for the good health and opportunity to enjoy this great space…
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