22 Saturday Feb 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, butterflies, flowers, free, garden, moments, nature, plants, Technology, weather, widow
the butterflies are free;-)…
the closed in piece is still in the centre, but the door has been removed…
butterflies were flitting about all over the space… yay…
there weren’t too many, but it may have been the end of the two week cycle…
so happy to see them free and all the people sitting in the space watching them…
21 Friday Feb 2025
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1200, amaryllis, arches, Babs Asper Display, big girl pants, blessed, Blooms in Winter, family, flowers, garden, grandson, moments, nature, orchids, plants, Technology, The Leaf, widow
as you enter the Mediterranean biome there are dozens of amaryllis in various stages… some nearly done, while others are fully open… many with multiple petals…
absolutely gorgeous…
and then you step into the Babs Asper display area… twelve hundred orchids in one place;-)… heaven…
the Blooms in Winter display is so lovely, a perfect place to enjoy the beauty of orchids…
there are a number of arches to walk through and benches to sit on and enjoy the views…
orchids everywhere, beautiful shapes and sizes…
what a delight;-)…
can’t wait to go back;-)…
16 Sunday Feb 2025
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, concentrate, focus, moments, reading, snow, Technology, torpedo, weather, widow, wire
had trouble staying focussed on my book on Wednesday as there was a lot of activity across the way…
two workers spent the entire morning stringing a new wire…
it was so cold I felt bad for them, but they seemed comfortable as I watched…
the most interesting thing was what appeared to be a torpedo shaped object which one person pulled along the line… I think it was winding the new wire around the old ones…
my beloved would have been able to tell me exactly what it was and how it worked, lol…
but, all of those goings-on really made it hard to concentrate on my book;-)…
09 Sunday Feb 2025
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adventure buddy, big girl pants, blessed, crowd, date night, fun, light ballet, moments, out late, Technology, weather, widow
wow, last night we went to see a light ballet…
it was fun to go out in the evening because I don’t do that very often anymore, lol…
reminded me of when my housemate and I went to see a candlelight music presentation last year… standing in a long line beforehand and then how quickly it moved once the doors opened…
there was wine available and it was interesting to see the variety of people who attended, from young girls to elderly couples… seemed like date night for many in attendance…
besides the five dancers, a violinist played at various points during the show…
while the performance was on there was not a sound in the audience…
parking went well and even the cold temperatures didn’t bother the crowd…
07 Friday Feb 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, changing, cold, eco, family, moments, Technology, thermostat, weather, widow
my Nest thermostat is ticking me off…
for the last few weeks it has been telling me that it is figuring out the best way to be eco friendly for the winter season…
at bedtime it goes down to 16.5°C instead of the 18° where I want it to be…
although at night that isn’t such a problem, lol…
during the day, if I sit reading for too long, it drops the temperature by a couple of degrees… makes it rather chilly when it is cold, sigh…
a few nights ago, we changed a few things and it appears that it has made a difference… it looks like it won’t go below 21°C during the day;-)… woohoo…
06 Thursday Feb 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, happy, learning, moments, pistachios, platforms, social media, Technology, visit, widow
had a great time preparing for a visit from a dear friend…
dug out some shortbread from the freezer, a few Russian Mints… and put out the pistachios in their special dish, which hasn’t been out since before covid…
we had a lovely visit and even did some learning with one of our social media platforms…
always fun to learn something new, and spend time with important people in my life;-)…
02 Sunday Feb 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, family, moments, offline, orientation, photo frame, photos, pictures, Technology, vertical, widow
was having some trouble with the new photo frame…
for some reason it stopped accepting photos that were sent to it…
after some investigation I discovered that it was offline… wasn’t sure why or how to fix that…
then all of a sudden it was working again…
I’ve also decided to turn it to vertical rather than horizontal… the majority of pictures I take use that orientation…
and was able to change the piece on the back so that the frame stands up the way I want, lol…
30 Thursday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, cap, crystals, garden, hot tub, ice, icicles, moments, nature, snow, Technology, weather, widow
Monday night I went out for a hot tub…
it had been warm during the day and there were a ton of icicles over the tub, so I sat in the opposite corner from usual so nothing could fall onto my head, lol…
as I stepped outside I could hear the ice crystals falling so I grabbed my cap to protect my glasses…
it was a bit chilly for anything above the water as the ice crystals continued to fall…
I am still having trouble with the Ring light, which I have to turn off from the garage, no matter what I try on the app…
I was out for quite a while and when I came inside I realized how much snow had come down, lol…
29 Wednesday Jan 2025
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basement, big girl pants, blessed, family, friends, grandson, housemate, memories, moments, Technology, tidy, tour, widow
on Monday, we had a “tour” of the redone basement when everyone arrived for our weekly gathering…
my housemate had tidied it up the evening before to be sure it was ready for the event, lol…
there is a lot of technology used in the space and it has been fun to watch as each piece has been installed…
it was interesting listening to the comments particularly as no one had been down there in years…
23 Thursday Jan 2025
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app, big girl pants, blessed, family, handy, learning, moments, nature, ride, snow, Technology, Uber, weather, widow
had my first Uber rides in Winnipeg…
went from home to Total Wrapture spa for pedicures, then on to San Vito for lunch, followed by a return trip home from Foodfare…
it was the perfect day for it as it was very cold, snowy, and windy…
one of the vehicles had automatic sliding doors, which was kind of fun…
after being trained in the process of ordering the ride, and other information on the app, I tried to sign up for it, but it was using my old email address, so we have to get that sorted out and then I will try it on my own…
a great experience, particularly with how quickly they pick you up after contacting them…
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