went with a friend to see Flora of the Philippines…
we couldn’t figure out the new markers on many of the plants in the Tropical Biome, but eventually realized they represented the flag of the Philippines and demonstrated how many of the plants in the biomes originated there…
besides seeing where so many plants came from, there were hundreds of orchids… heaven for me…
what a treat…
after our wander through the biomes, we had lunch at Gather…
on Friday Dynacare came out to the house and took some blood for my next doctor’s appointment in a few weeks… the appointments are in four hour blocks and they arrived within half an hour of the start time…
hoping that my A1C remains in a good place as I continue to be careful about my eating habits… I am always nervous that the numbers may have gone up…
the technician was in and out of the house inside of ten minutes… for the first time they used a pillow to raise my arm to make the process simpler for them…
they are very good at what they do and once again there was barely a bruise…
happy to have the test done… no point in worrying anymore as I will find out in a week how I am doing;-)…
so, on Thursday, the Manitoba Hydro inspector came to check the installation of the new furnace…
sadly, we didn’t pass inspection…
as he worked he shared what he was looking at and pointed out a few issues which he felt needed to be corrected…
once he was finished everything got written up and I had to sign the paperwork…
apparently the furnace company has thirty days to make the adjustments at which time I have to call and have them back to test it again…
the good news is that none of the items mean the furnace isn’t working, and because we previously had a high efficiency furnace we don’t have to have any adjustments made to the gas hot water heater until it needs to be replaced;-)… phew…
recently I saw something on social media about popcorn…
it recommended soaking the kernels in water for a while before draining and popping them and there would be less unpopped kernels…
so I gave it a try and it worked great… it did take longer to get popped but there were less leftover kernels and the popped corn seemed larger…
a couple of days ago I used this method again… while the last bit of it was popping I ran downstairs to bring up the laundry…
when I got upstairs, it smelled odd and as I opened the microwave the Kleenex that covers the spout on the glass measuring cup was smouldering… tossed it into the sink…
I’ve used folded Kleenex for at least six or seven years…
so, don’t think I will use that system again, lol… took some time for the smell to leave both the microwave and the house…
for Christmas I gave friends a visit to The Leaf to see Voyage by Fleurs de Villes… it was fun because they got the card at Christmas, and then we got to spend time and have fun together during some very cold days in the city…
I was so excited when I saw that it was coming as I had gone to a similar show with my daughter in a mall in Ottawa and had been blown away with the amazing creations the florists had produced…
this was my favourite, but all the florists did a wonderful job…
I attended three times over the last week and every time I was there it was filled with many people (although I didn’t feel stressed) and the place was bustling… besides being a great exhibition, it looks as though it brought many new people to visit the space…
I had conversations with folk who had never been to The Leaf, members who had been many times, and others who had heard from friends and family about the show and decided to come for this special event…
seeing it in the biomes was much lovelier than in the centre of a mall, lol…
spending time in this wonderful oasis is like a little vacation in southern climes… well, for an hour or so, lol…
my membership, to both The Leaf and the Zoo, has been worth every penny and the cost of a membership for a senior is very reasonable and means I can visit as often as I wish all year round…
it was a wonderful treat and I enjoyed each visit… I had considered going for one last time this evening as I hadn’t been at night, but the tickets were sold out…
way to go Winnipeg… hope we get more shows like this;-)…
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