12 Thursday Oct 2023
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October 14th there will be a solar eclipse…
I was able to purchase some eclipse glasses from Manitoba Museum and have them mailed to me…
since then I’ve given some to my BS buddies…
we are thinking about an eclipse party on the 14th, although the weather may not cooperate…
looking forward to the day…
11 Wednesday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, community, enchanted, environment, happy, hope, IG, Jane Goodall, moments, presentation, Royal Botanical Gardens, speaker, Technology, treat, widow
just spent a delightful hour with Dr. Jane Goodall…
well, she was on stage at the Royal Botanical Gardens Canada, and I was on the couch in the living room;-)…
she is a wonderful story teller and kept the audience, and me, enchanted…
from her earliest years, with a mother who supported her desire to know everything about animals, to her building of the Jane Goodall Institute, her life has been filled with spirit and a thirst to know more…
she has focused on chimpanzees, people and the environment…
so happy that I came upon this talk as I was scrolling through IG today…
people, there is hope, but we need to work at it, together;-)…
08 Sunday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, chilly, cold, furnace, happy, heat, moments, nature, sign, Technology, thermostat, weather, widow
Friday, it was getting chilly in the house and I was wearing a vest and had a blanket on when I read, lol…
Saturday morning, the temperature was down to 17 so I gave in and turned on the heat…
I went outside to fill the bird feeders and when I returned to the house it already felt warm, woohoo…
not a good sign about the weather on the whole;-(…
06 Friday Oct 2023
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, garden, gardens, gloves, happy, heavy, moments, nature, plants, purple, Technology, walk, weather, weighted, widow
Monday I walked over to the Park Cafe wearing my new weighted gloves…
they are purple and kind of cute, lol…
I popped them into my vest while we were there and couldn’t believe how heavy it was when I lifted it to put it back on before heading out…
after a quick tour of the English and Leo Mol Gardens, which have a beautiful autumn vibe, with orange, yellow, purple, and brown colouring, I walked home with them on…
I am getting used to them…
02 Monday Oct 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cameras, choosing, display, drawer, family, happy, living room table, memories, moments, nature, photos, pictures, rediscovered, sarong, shells, Technology, widow
took some time to begin the process of changing the living room table display for the fall…
removed the shells that I rediscovered in the spring… I won’t forget where I put them this time (upstairs in the Computer room closet🤪), lol…
I decided to put my camera collection out… I had to move the glass to fit one of them in…
next I printed photos to put in each of the squares… that was a bit of a process between the iPhone, computer, and printer, lol… besides having to choose only sixteen (well, seventeen)…
I’m rather pleased with how it came out;-)…
next change will be glittery things for the holiday season…
29 Friday Sep 2023
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arch, big girl pants, blessed, build, construction, flowers, food, garden, grandson, help, moments, morning glories, plants, staring, Technology, veggie garden, weather, widow
ordered a second arch a week or so ago when I noticed it was on sale for half price…
it arrived a few days ago and sat there staring at me, lol…
Wednesday afternoon, as the weather was nice, I finally spent the time to put it together… feel like a pro now, after the springtime attempt to put it together;-)…
my grandson managed to set it in place right next to the other one…
next year I will focus on beans, cucumbers, and peas, as well as a ton of morning glories to grow right over it;-)…
28 Thursday Sep 2023
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, birds, blessed, chickadees, flowers, gardens, moments, nature, plants, Technology, walk, weather, widow
finally made it all the way to the English and Leo Mol Gardens…
it was a beautiful day and there were lots of people out and about enjoying the amazing fall day…
as I walked along the path through the trees, I came upon a birder, (he had a camera with a very long lens hanging around his neck) who was feeding chickadees and nuthatches from his hand… he had shelled and unshelled sunflower seeds so they could have a treat right away, but also something to take away and stash, lol…
I stood and watched for a few moments;-)…
here are a few other things that caught my eye;-)…
the gardens look lovely with all the fall blooms and colours…
while I was there, I did collect some Poké balls, lol…
what a delightful walk;-).
26 Tuesday Sep 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, Coprinus comatus, fungi, grass, moments, mushrooms, nature, rain, shaggy, surprise, Technology, weather, widow
was surprised when we got home from voting to discover a row of mushrooms along the edge of the lawn…
they have a number of names – got this from Wikipedia:
Coprinus comatus, commonly known as the shaggy ink cap, lawyer’s wig, or shaggy mane, is a common fungus often seen growing on lawns, along gravel roads and waste areas.
when they are new, they are these adorable little white cylinders… maybe where they got the lawyers’ wig name…
then they turn into these rather not-so-pretty versions… the shaggy ink cap…
no plans to eat them, lol…
21 Thursday Sep 2023
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Armstrong & Small, big girl pants, blessed, colleague, eye doctor, eye glasses, glasses, memories, moments, simpler, Technology, time, vision, widow
went for my annual eye exam, and while I was waiting, saw a former work colleague…
had a lovely catch-up…
I went through the gamut of tests and then got to spend time with my doctor… I’ve been going to him for ten years and they’ve been gathering data on my eyes over all that time… I don’t mind waiting, because when he is with me, there is no rushing through the explanations and all questions are answered…
eyes are in good shape and I learned a new way to clean my glasses while I was there…
will give it a try and see if it makes cleaning them simpler;-)…
12 Tuesday Sep 2023
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adventure, big girl pants, buddy, car, drive, food, fresh veggies, friends, hot tub, moments, nature, plants, shop local, somewhere, Technology, veggies, weather, widow
went for a drive with my adventure partner…
drove just outside the city to Jonathan’s Farm to collect the veggies we both ordered online…
it was a sunny day and the drive was relaxing…
there was no one around when we arrived although I spotted someone in the field way down the way, lol…
we gathered up our produce and headed home…
the one thing we noticed was all the crazy drivers on the road, lol… Friday and everyone was in a hurry to get somewhere 🤪…
looking forward to some delicious meals…
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