28 Friday Aug 2026
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big girl pants, camera, lunar eclipse, moments, nature, settings, Technology, tripod, weather, widow
last night there was a partial lunar eclipse and, since it was lovely out, I sat on the deck with my camera and tripod and got a few pictures…
had some fun with different settings on the camera…
I spent about an hour and a half enjoying the show and only went in once it had reached the peak and my camera battery died, lol…
25 Tuesday Aug 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, family, garden, grandson, jigsaw, moments, project, rail, Technology, tools, toy, widow
in the final process of replacing the stairs to the side garden, we discovered we needed a jigsaw…
so, of course, we had to go shopping for a new toy, lol…
in the end we found a reciprocating saw which would work for the current project and a variety of future projects…
and I thought it was much cuter than a boring old jigsaw…
we have learned to always buy the same brand as our other battery operated tools😀…
and now, the deck, stairs and rail project is completed… yay…
13 Thursday Aug 2026
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afternoon tea, Airbnb, big girl pants, blessed, Butchart Gardens, family, moments, Technology, train, trip, Victoria BC, widow
my daughter recently sent me this postcard to remind me how close we are to our big trip…
for my birthday – the big 75 – I decided to take the train through the Rockies and visit gardens on Vancouver Island…
planning started last summer, and we had to book our train trip by December to be able to travel in September… crazy, lol…
next we searched for gardens that we would like to visit, besides the Butchart Gardens, which were first on the list…
then came looking at other spots in and around Victoria that we would like to see… we are going to have as many afternoon teas as possible, lol…
finding accommodations for our stay took a bit of work, but we found a lovely AirBnB close to the Butchart Gardens (and a Butterfly garden)… our second place to stay is a cute little hotel that faces the ocean in Victoria…
and finally, first class flights were booked back home… as I haven’t travelled for ages, the flights were covered by points… how cool is that;-)…
now to think about what I need to pack for a train trip and fall on Vancouver Island…
04 Tuesday Aug 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, exercises, insurance, moments, physio, reimbursed, Technology, widow
very happy to discover that the physio I’ve been paying for is covered under my insurance…
I had gone online to check for amounts and annual start date but couldn’t find any information…
I finally got around to calling and discovered, after talking to a very helpful woman, that I do have coverage and could submit my claims online to be reimbursed…
made me quite pleased as the visits are costly…
after filing the required information, it just took a few days for the money to make its way back into my credit union account…
and I continue to do new and interesting exercises to get back to my best…
31 Friday Jul 2026
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big girl pants, birdseed, deer, gobbling, moments, nature, Technology, widow
for the longest time the deer were stopping by around 11 or 11:30 pm…
right now the feeders are empty because they have been gobbling up everything when they stop by…
for the last little while, they’ve been coming around 5:30 or 6:00 am… and the door camera has been capturing their visits…
apparently they continue to look to see if there are any seeds available for them…
27 Monday Jul 2026
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approval, big girl pants, friends, hat, Technology, wide-brimmed, widow
I ordered a wide-brimmed hat online on July 6th…
time went by and it didn’t arrive, so I began to think I’d made a donation to some online company…
today, it arrived… I was excited and happy to show my friends to see what they thought as I don’t usually wear hats other than ball caps, lol…
they approved and it is now resting on the tower fan🤭…
looks good…
24 Friday Jul 2026
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big girl pants, bloodwork, bruise, Dynacare, efficient, moments, Technology, widow
I have a doctor’s appointment next week which meant that this week I had to have bloodwork done…
Dynacare come to the house and the process takes about ten minutes…
this technician is one of my favourites…
he is quick, efficient and rarely leaves me with a bruise…
last time was quite different, lol…
19 Sunday Jul 2026
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big girl pants, F1, garden, humming, moments, nature, power, quiet, Technology, widow
I was up at 6:30 to watch the F1 pre-race show, and then the race, when the power went out…
I reported it and then went outside to read, happy that the race would be recorded on the PVR…
it is always so quiet when this happens, and, as it was very early, there were few people or cars up and about…
enjoyed a delightful couple of hours in the cool weather, with my book, and the fish, who actually made noise as they were eating and searching for food in the pond…
usually you never hear them…
all of a sudden water came spurting out of the waterfall and the sound of air conditioners humming ended the quiet…
then it was time to make tea and breakfast and get back to the schedule…
11 Saturday Jul 2026
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air conditioner, big girl pants, garden, hot, humidity, moments, nature, outside, Technology, weather, widow
it was hot and humid out there today…
I didn’t spend much time in the garden, although when I first got up and ran the irrigation system, I did put out the cushions, but didn’t sit out for too long…
even at 7 when it is usually quite pleasant, with the humidity, it felt like 42°C, sigh…
may have to leave the air conditioner on all night…
07 Tuesday Jul 2026
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big girl pants, family, forget, garden, hoses, label maker, moments, reminder, soaker, Technology, weather, widow
my housemate recently demonstrated how to change the label maker cartridge and then I got to work…
each of the four hoses connected to the water supply outside now have labels noting what they are for, lol…
I often forget which one is the soaker hose, so this should help me remember 🤪…
