19 Thursday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, cameras, iPhone, moments, shopping, Technology, widow, wifi
today I was so excited when Virginia, my mail carrier, rang the doorbell as she dropped off a parcel… she always rings the bell when she leaves something that doesn’t fit into the mailbox…
it was the wifi cameras I ordered so I could watch the birds at the feeders;-)…
plugged them in, connected them to wifi, and then to the app on my phone… easy peasy;-)…
now to see if I can spot any birds, lol…
17 Tuesday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, doorbell, family, food, friends, lockdown, moments, neighbours, rang, Save-On-Foods, shopping, Technology, timer-whisperer, treats, widow
been a hectic day, not the norm around here…
a friend dropped off an item she had picked up for me and we had a short chat… she by her car, and I on the steps with my mask on…
time online on the laptop searching and ordering various things… maybe even some Christmas presents…
had a lovely conversation with my Winnipeg son-in-law who then FaceTimed me and maybe got the timer working, lol… fingers crossed…
and it worked… I had read the directions and tried it a few times before talking with him… he is the timer-whisperer, lol…
also spoke with my Ottawa son-in-law who helped me out with a different issue…
I was on a call and the bell rang… my neighbour brought me a cute little tin filled with fresh baking;-)… woo hoo… and I gave her some books which were needing a new home;-)…
I am now answering the door with a mask on all the time, not that the doorbell rings very often, lol…
final event was a delivery from Save-On-Foods with needed groceries… early in the pandemic, it was taking 2 weeks to get groceries once ordered… then it was down to the next day, but now that we are going back into a more serious lockdown, it is taking 4 or 5 days… so blessed to have this option… now I just need to plan a little further ahead…
certainly the busiest day I’ve had in ages;-)…
06 Friday Nov 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, brainpower, lumbar, Modern Plate Catering, moments, purple, supper, Technology, treat, weatherstripping, widow
seemed like a busy day around the house…
up early and worked on a newsletter with a program I am still learning so it took a lot of brainpower, lol…
my handy person stopped by to check out the front door… he is coming back tomorrow with some weatherstripping which should fix the draft… and he is going to pick up some birdseed for me… yay…
a bit later Lyndsay, from Modern Plate Catering, dropped off supper for tonight – and tomorrow – which will be warmed in the oven… very happy about the fact that they deliver as I am without a vehicle or my personal shopper…
I also figured how to keep the lumbar pillow I am using in the den from falling down every time I get up… I came across it when I did some deep closet cleaning…
phew;-)…
22 Thursday Oct 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, comfort food, family, garden, goldfish, lentils, mask, moments, nature, pond, safety, shubunkins, snow, Technology, trying, widow
last night my grandson came over just after dark to bring me a few items and do some jobs around the garden… here he is arriving, thanks to my new camera…
and the goodies he brought… I’m excited to try the purple popcorn…
he took the pump out of the pond, moved the heavy furniture onto the back deck, and then we spent time trying to catch fish…
two cellphone flashlights lit up the pond as he searched for the fish… amazingly he caught one of the shubunkins… quite a feat as they look mainly black in the pond and by then it was very dark out, lol…
I’ve been masking up now whenever he is over because of where he works… last night I ended up taking off my glasses as they kept fogging up, so I was trying not to fall into the pond… which was a feat as there are a bunch of rocks that have been pulled out of the water and are all over the deck, lol…
because I knew he was coming I had made our favourite red curry lentils and packaged up some for him to take home, along with a couple of items for the others… he was sad to hear he had to share the lentils;-)…
had some of mine for breakfast…
16 Friday Oct 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blackcurrant, blessed, favourite, purple, Scandinavia, shopping, spot, storage, Tea, Technology, widow
the tea is here, the tea is here;-)…
the parcel arrived a couple of days ago and I didn’t get around to finding a place to store a dozen boxes of blackcurrant tea until today…
I’ve never had that many boxes at once but I wanted to be sure to get multiples as it isn’t available anyplace in Canada or the UK…
cleaned off a shelf above my mugs to fit them in…
this should last me at least six months…
so delicious;-)…
14 Wednesday Oct 2020
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big girl pants, camera, catching, family, garage, garden, goldfish, grandson, lunch, moments, mulching, plants, pond, Technology, widow
what a lovely afternoon… my son-in-law and youngest grandson came over with lunch… we had burgers and subway sandwiches in the garage…
then my son-in-law installed a new security light and camera on the garage… biggest issue was getting it to connect to the app, lol…
while he was doing that, my grandson took on mulching the leaves in the front yard… it was his first time mowing… he is getting big…
and the two of them caught eleven of the nineteen fish in the pond… it was great fun to watch them work together to capture the individual fish…
they also pulled out the plants that I am going to try to overwinter…
what a treat;-)…
13 Tuesday Oct 2020
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big girl pants, garden, hot tub, leak, moments, nature, panels, Technology, water, weather, widow
this afternoon I spent three hours outside with the hot tub technicians while they emptied, moved, opened all eight panels, filled, found two small leaks, repaired them, emptied, replaced the panels, moved back, refilled and turned the tub on… it was cold and windy…
now waiting for the two days it will take to heat the water and hoping that this has fixed the problem…
since then I’ve been trying to warm up… finally, about half an hour ago – after five hours – I don’t need any additional blankets and have taken off my sweater…
12 Monday Oct 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, chocolate, delicious, dinner, duo, family, food, moments, Technology, thankful, widow
yesterday I prepared a lovely chicken dinner, one of my favourite meals… set up a time and had dinner via Google Duo with the kids in Ottawa…
it was delicious… mashed potatoes and cauliflower, turnip, green beans, stuffing, gravy, cranberry jelly and roast chicken… I had tried a few new ways to prepare and everything turned out well… for a change I added mushrooms to the gravy and really enjoyed it…
although it was as much effort as when the family comes over, it felt less stressful as I worked to produce this dinner… and I really enjoyed eating it, lol…
set the table with a leaf tablecloth, a few decorations, and the laptop, lol…
had a great meal together and then I tidied the dining room… after that a nap may have been involved, lol… put away the leftovers and enjoyed my dessert – a chocolate covered caramel from Hummingbird Chocolate…
this morning I started the chicken stock and enjoyed the aroma of soup throughout the day…
11 Sunday Oct 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, family, friends, garden, moments, nature, pond, Technology, thankfulness, widow
our lives have changed so much in the last months… and I’ve spent time considering many of the things I am thankful for…
my retirement at the end of December has been a huge change… I had worried that if I retired I would turn into a hermit, lol… and so I did…
during these crazy covid times I have been able to find businesses that deliver groceries, books, technology, plants, meals…
I am in touch with friends through various applications, and have enjoyed many garden visits during nice weather…
I have found help with projects and my neighbours are available if I have issues…
my grandson has my car and picks up items on a regular basis when I can’t find them any other way… the younger ones have looked after maintaining the grass and helped with the pond…
time spent in the garden, following the shade, soaking up the peace and serenity has been amazing… watching flowers bud and open, birds and squirrels at the feeders, and fish, frogs, plants and blossoms in the pond have whiled away the spring, summer and now fall…
how blessed I am;-)…
09 Friday Oct 2020
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big girl pants, drawer, explode, fright, moments, sound, Technology, whisk, widow
last night I went downstairs to go out for a hot tub… could hear a buzzing noise that seemed to be coming from under the cupboard near the stove…
I ran water wondering if something was stuck in the pipe, or if the pipe was getting ready to explode…
couldn’t decide whether I should call my son-in-law and was thinking I should find a flashlight to look at the pipes…
then I opened the drawer and the sound was even louder, yikes… by now my heart was pounding…
after I opened the drawer it occurred to me that the sound was coming from the little IKEA wisk… I had tried to use it for hot chocolate about an hour before and it didn’t work so I figured it needed a new battery… I just put it back but wasn’t sure if the button was on or off but assumed it didn’t matter as it was dead…
eventually my heart rate returned to normal;-)…
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