03 Thursday Sep 2020
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adjust, band, beautiful, big girl pants, bracelet, Fitbit, purple, shopping, snazzy, Technology, widow
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…
28 Friday Aug 2020
Posted in food, garden, health, life, loss, moments, nature, retirement, technology, Uncategorized
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baby fish, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, dinner, fish, friends, fudgicle, garden, memories, moments, nature, photos, pond, Technology, walk, widow
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…
24 Monday Aug 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, Canadian Chocoholic, driver’s licence, family, handy, health, mail, masks, moments, pictures, purple, Technology, widow, yarn
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…
21 Tuesday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, datura, helpful, moments, Purolator, seed pod, shopping, Technology, waiting, widow
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…
21 Tuesday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, calls, Manitoba Hydro, moments, nervous, scam, social insurance number, Technology, telephone, widow
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;-)…
18 Saturday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, command, Google Home, grandson, learning, light strip, moments, Technology, widow
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;-)…
26 Friday Jun 2020
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appointment, big girl pants, building, changes, doctor, giggle, inside, iPhone, mask, moments, purple, Technology, waiting, widow
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…
22 Monday Jun 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, computer, family, garden, grandson, leak, moments, pond, sink, supper, Technology, three, time, widow
three things caused problems on Saturday… the sink leaked, the internet stopped working, and my tv lost its signal…
made me rather grumpy, particularly as I was trying to help someone with something online…
today my son-in-law and grandsons came over for supper and for the middle one to mow my grass… he also moved and filled all the bird feeders…
while they were here my son-in-law fixed three things, which made me very happy…
he installed a new pump and got the waterfall running… he fixed the small pump in the garage pond and it is running beautifully… and he figured out the problem with my sink and got it working… what a treat…
I truly am blessed;-)…
18 Thursday Jun 2020
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accident, big girl pants, blessed, camera, discover, iPhone, learn, lock, memories, moments, remembering, smart technology, swipe left, Technology, widow
I really enjoy technology and am always on the lookout for new ways to do things…
for a few years I’ve been adding smart technology to the house piece by piece and that has been a fun and learning experience…
I often check out new apps for my phone and currently have done research into using video conferencing and computer programs…
a few days ago, I discovered, completely by accident, that if I swipe left on my lock screen it takes me to my camera… very funny…
on my lock screen there is a small camera icon, which I have clicked on from the beginning…
reminded me of the line “you don’t know what you don’t know”… when I worked I would spend time with each person on staff as they worked at their computer… I would often learn some tip or trick that they used and assumed everyone else already knew, but didn’t…
wonder what I will discover next;-)…
24 Sunday May 2020
Posted in garden, technology, Uncategorized
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big girl pants, blessed, books, comfort, friends, garden, Kobo, location, moments, paperback, read, reading, reread, shopping, sunshine, tablet, Technology, widow
I now have an interesting reading plan, which depends on location……
if I am reading in the house I go into the living room and read on my tablet with Kobo… I had purchased a great number of books a few years ago and then completely forgot about them… this has proven very useful;-)…
if I am reading outside, I use paperback books… I find it too hard to read using the tablet due to the reflection…
today I just finished the last of the books that have been lent to me by friends and my next door neighbour… going back to the bookshelf to find something to reread…
