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15 Tuesday Sep 2020

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the other day I received a Google Nest Mini in the mail… it was a gift for joining a program…

after thinking about it for a short time, I decided to put it in the den… the other option was the laundry room, but I’ve been spending more time watching TV in the den, so we will see how it goes…

I didn’t even have to read the how-to instructions to set it up… the process is easy and it connects with all the others seamlessly…

hey Google;-)…

tasting…

13 Sunday Sep 2020

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received a chocolate tasting package from my daughter months ago…

we finally got together via Google Duo and did the tasting together… the last time I participated in one was over Christmas in her dining room… it was set up beautifully…

this one was certainly different… I didn’t think to put them on a pretty plate, but did have them lined up and with the note pages… in the end I felt very happy and enjoyed what I had learned… she really helped me discover the different notes of the five pieces of chocolate;-)…

my favourite was a Qantu 70% Chuncho bar…

next time it would be fun to have a few other people participate and hear their thoughts;-)…

recognize…

04 Friday Sep 2020

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had my face mask on twice today…

first this morning, when I went to get some bloodwork done… now, both entrances to the clinic are open… last time I was there only the main door was open and there was a staff person making sure people were using hand sanitizer before they entered… today there was neither sanitizer nor staff person… not sure if that is an improvement or not…

I am getting more used to wearing the mask, but really dislike the fact that my phone won’t recognize me when it is on my face, lol…

later in the day I walked over to La Belle Baguette and put one on to enter the store;-)…

that may have been the first time since March that I have been inside two buildings in the same day…

bands…

03 Thursday Sep 2020

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a few weeks ago I ordered a couple of new bands for my Fitbit… they arrived and were excellent…

one is very fancy, but needed to be adjusted… a few days ago I cut off a portion of it, but it was still too large…

yesterday I tried again and now it fits perfectly and looks great;-)…

very snazzy…

fudgicles…

28 Friday Aug 2020

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had an excellent visit with a good friend a few days ago…

she brought fresh veggies from her garden… we consulted on a project, talked about our lives, exercise, technology, and living on our own…

we ordered in some tasty Pho Hoang and had fudgicles for dessert…

after dinner, while we were sitting beside the pond, I spotted baby fish… this was very exciting…

after she left, I sat and spotted at least four, in three different sizes… looks like two about two inches long and at least one each of two smaller ones…

have not been able to get any photos as they move very quickly and look black in the water, lol… maybe they are nervous about some of those bigger ones..

a lovely time…

masks…

24 Monday Aug 2020

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excellent mail day…

my updated licence arrived… I had gone to the insurance office about two weeks ago and was pleased that it turned up today, particularly with all the driving I’m doing… NOT…

I also received a parcel with three new face masks from Canadian Chocoholic… they are made from her newest fabric purchases and are beautiful… they aren’t screen printed, but two of them have elastic instead of the t-shirt yarn the others use… this was so I could wear them to get my hair cut, lol…

I love the ones with t-shirt yarn around my head because they are very comfortable, and hang nicely around my neck when not on my face, but they don’t work that well when someone is trying to cut your hair, lol…

Purolator…

21 Tuesday Jul 2020

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had decided to stay in the house to be sure I’d be there when Purolator arrived with a parcel…

apparently they tried to deliver it a few weeks ago… they didn’t leave any notification, so it wasn’t until I went searching for the tracking number that I discovered they had been here… it was interesting as I have a note on the front door advising to go to the back door if I’m not in the house… not sure how I missed it…

last week I called and spoke to someone who advised the parcel was waiting at the depot… after we talked she arranged for them to bring it back on Tuesday…

when it was delivered at 11:30 the driver said he’d been away on vacation and the person who filled in for him wasn’t very experienced… he even apologized for the mixup…

we had a nice chat about the datura seed pod on the plant by the front door, lol…

calls…

21 Tuesday Jul 2020

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this morning I got a phone call from “Manitoba Hydro” advising that my power was going to be shut off in thirty minutes and then suggested I push a button and speak with someone about my unpaid account…

I hung up as my payments are taken out of my bank automatically… but it still made me nervous… I went to Hydro’s website and read their notification that scams are currently happening… made me feel much better… I also reported the call…

last week I had a call about someone using my social security number… again, I hung up…

usually if I pick up the phone and don’t hear someone right away I hang up… then there is no stress, lol…

should have done that for these two calls;-)…

command…

18 Saturday Jul 2020

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I’ve been thinking a lot about all of my technology recently…

I love seeing my most current photos on the Google Display in the bedroom and kitchen…

it is great to be able to give a command from basically anywhere in the house and have it happen…

the light strip on the stairway can be bright or just barely on, like a nightlight…

I’ve now got a few routines, depending on the time of day, that get the lighting just how I want it…

I continue to learn new things that can be done, and that is fun… recently I figured out how to put grocery items on my OurGroceries app… as long as you ask with the exact wording, lol…

my grandson also has access and occasionally when he’s here he will change something and surprise me, lol…

I have two new switches, but need to get the electrician in to hook them up…

more fun;-)…

mask…

26 Friday Jun 2020

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yesterday I went for a doctor’s appointment… had arranged to get my car back from my grandson who has been using it while I’ve been staying home…

it was the first time in three months that I have entered a building that wasn’t my house, lol…

this was also the first time I’ve worn my mask and had it on the whole time I was there…

had to manage a few new processes… only one door is used to enter and exit the building… and it wasn’t the one I was used to… got in a few extra steps…

the process for bloodwork is basically the same – waiting… although there are way fewer chairs, the gate is partially closed, and there was sanitizer everywhere…

I did giggle looking at the chairs in all the waiting rooms… to ensure separation, for every chair you could sit in, two or three were turned to the wall… looked like a snake, lol…

the other thing that made me giggle was the fact that my iPhone didn’t recognize me with my mask on, lol… if I am going out more, I might need to add me with a mask on for it to recognize me, lol…