14 Tuesday Sep 2021
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while at the cottage my friend gave me a haircut… it started out as a trim around my neck, but turned into a full blown cut… yay…
fun to sit outside as she worked and then just walk away from all the mess, lol…
loving how it looks… might have to hire her on a regular basis;-)…
02 Monday Aug 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, fun times, garden, grandson, happy, hot tub, lifesaver, memories, moments, photos, remembering, treat, water, widow
came across this photo yesterday… it is one of my all time favourites…
it was taken twenty years ago (so it isn’t quite as crisp as I would like) in a rented hot tub in our yard…
for a few years we would rent a hot tub for our anniversary weekend… it was such fun and a wonderful treat… so lucky to now have my own hot tub to use whenever I want;-)…
the lifesaver is so cute and his little face is adorable;-)…
our grandson just loved it then, and he still enjoys using hot tubs…
makes me smile to remember special times…
27 Tuesday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, coffee, deck, friends, garden, moments, nature, solar lights, Technology, time, together, treat, weekly meeting, widow
together at last;-)…
last night I made coffee, set out cushions on the deck, and watched some Olympics while I waited for my BS friends…
everyone is now two weeks since being double vaxed and we met outdoors… one was away, but everyone else turned up in person…
it was the first time we’ve been physically together for our Monday evening gatherings in more than eighteen months…
I was pleased that the coffee turned out as it had been a very long time since I’d made any, but apparently the muscle memory was there, lol… and they told me it was good;-)…
we’ve been meeting via Skype each Monday, but it just hasn’t been the same…we’ve also found that we could only meet in that manner for about an hour as it is so much more tiring…
what a treat to be together… we had snacks, laughs and lots of chat…
after everyone left, I took a wander around the garden as the solar lights came on…
a delightful evening…
19 Monday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, food, garden, hot, moments, nature, treat, vegetable, water, weather, widow
I’ve been watering my neighbour’s vegetable garden when they are away, since it has been so hot…
it makes my few tomatoes, cucumbers and basil look like a joke, lol…
there are raised beds filled with beans, dill, cucumbers, peas, beets, carrots, lettuce, potatoes and tomatoes of all kinds…
it has been fun to watch the growth when I am giving them a drink…
and look what I received;-)… a bag filled with beans, ready to cook… they will be tomorrow’s supper along with some new potatoes and chicken… yum…
they have shared cucumbers and tomatoes over the years, but it was a lovely treat to get the three types of beans…
10 Saturday Jul 2021
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quite a while ago I started grape tomatoes from a few wrinkled sad looking ones from the grocery store that hadn’t gotten eaten…
they were slow to grow, but I was hopeful…
I also started a couple of seeds from a full sized tomato I had…
unfortunately, I didn’t pay attention to which was which, lol…
I planted them in my new garden planter boxes and they have slowly been getting bigger… some have had blossoms…
recently, I saw the first little tomato starting…
looking forward to a lovely snack…
03 Saturday Jul 2021
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, chair, family, family time, garden, grass, moments, nature, pond, treat, weather, widow
had a great day in the garden… started with watering the grass and plants, and getting all the cushions out… then time in the pond cleaning the pump out and tidying some water grasses…
finally sat and enjoyed the space…
this was the special chair…
in the morning a friend came over for a visit… it was her birthday and we had a lovely visit… a few presents, some tasty snacks, and a great wander around the garden…
a short time later my sister-in-law and nephew came by with lunch… can’t think how long it has been since I’ve seen her… she had flown in for the weekend so it was a real treat to spend time with them…
great way to spend a Saturday;-)…
26 Saturday Jun 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, books, Dairy Queen, family, garden, grandsons, ice cream cone, moments, nature, pond, son-in-law, treat, vaccinated, widow
Wednesday was a busy day…
got the bathtub pond up and running…
then climbed into the main pond to clean out the pump…
after lunch my son-in-law and middle grandson came by… one levelled the waterfall stone so that water doesn’t leak out and need to be replaced as much… he also spread soil in the front, filled containers and tidied up the dirt pile…
the other mowed and whipper snipped the front and garden, including along the lane (sometimes we forget about that area)… he also helped with the soil cleanup…
they left, and the oldest grandson arrived to take me downtown where I got vaccinated for the second time;-)… as a treat we got ice cream cones on the way home;-)…
once home he changed a leaky hose and carried many boxes of books to the front step for pickup… we put them in plastic bags because they weren’t being picked up until Friday, but were too heavy for me to move, lol…
really was a busy one…
04 Friday Jun 2021
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achy, big girl pants, blessed, bruises, check, friends, garden, injuries, moments, pond, treat, twisted ankle, widow
a friend stopped by today to bring me a treat and some bandaids…
and to check on my injuries;-)…
she decided I was okay but did suggest that more bruises and soreness are likely to keep popping up for the next few days…
as it happened, I took some drugs this morning as a fair bit of my body was achy…
we agreed that I likely twisted my ankle in the process, so I spent time on the bed with a pillow under my leg…
haven’t taken anything else, but I may take something before bed…
14 Friday May 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, Instagram, Irvin, learning, moments, Sebastian Clovis, surprise, tools, treat, widow
I was napping when the doorbell rang and I found three boxes on the doorstep… and a few days later, another box arrived…
they were from Irwin Tools and held a ton of excellent tools… levels, vice grips, knives, a measuring tape, a plane, straight lines, clamps and a ginormous hammer…
I won a contest on Instagram… how cool is that…
I will be sharing them with my grandson, son-in-law and maybe a few others, lol…
09 Sunday May 2021
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afternoon tea, big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, heirloom, high tea, memories, moments, Mother's Day, Tea, Technology, time together, treat, Velvet Glove, widow, Zoe’s
what a wonderful time I had today on Google Duo…
I had ordered the Velvet Glove’s Mother’s Day High Tea, and the kids got Afternoon Tea from Zoe’s in the Chateau Laurier…
my grandson picked mine up and dropped it off here for me… it looked so cute…
we had such fun… their savoury items were different than mine, but it was fun to compare…
we ate our way through the savoury items, and then the sweet items… I was full, and still had four sweets left (gonna have them with my supper)…
we drank tea (mine was Liza Hill) and chatted about everything and nothing, lol…
using my fancy tea set was fun and a way to include the matriarchs in my family…
I absolutely loved the presentation that the Velvet Glove used… it was much fancier than Zoe’s, which was a surprise because Zoe’s have Afternoon Tea on their menu every day, lol… I am going to save the tiered platter to use again, or make tea for someone else;-)…
I will certainly order this again… thanks to Carly who provided great customer service at The Fairmont;-)…
