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swag…

30 Monday Nov 2020

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had a lovely front yard visit with a friend who dropped off some items from an online fundraiser…

before she arrived I put one of the deck chairs out by the bird feeders… she sat there and I sat on the steps… luckily, we each had our own tea, so that kept us warm…

got two poinsettias and a swag for the front door…

after she left, I spent quite some time hanging the swag on the door… there is quite a bit of fishing line holding it up, lol…

it was nice to have a face-to-face with another person…

touching…

21 Saturday Nov 2020

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yesterday I woke up to a world covered in snow… so beautiful, particularly as I didn’t have to go anywhere or should leave the house…

my grandson arrived in the morning to collect Indi’s winter tires and get them put on, and he brought me a beautiful orchid… he works for a store that, as of yesterday morning and the lockdown, couldn’t sell many of their items, so they gave the orchids to staff… such a lovely treat…

just before he left, he shovelled the sidewalk for me… I like to keep it clear for our mail carrier…

I went outside early, cleared the path to the garage, and moved a few chairs and other items, so he would be able to get to the tires without touching anything else… it was nice to see him, even if we didn’t get within 10 feet of each other…

later in the afternoon, I shovelled the deck so that I can get to the feeders I have set up… although, not sure I will be able to obtain sunflower seeds for them now that everything is locked down…

happily for me, the snow was light…

ModernPlate…

12 Thursday Nov 2020

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pleased with the dinner that was delivered last Friday from Modern Plate Catering… she is doing a Friday Family Dinner… I had used this business a number of times when I was working and found them efficient and willing to adjust for food issues… and the food was always top notch…

the directions were clear on how to heat everything and the packaging made it easy to know what went with what…

the meal was for two people so I knew I would get two suppers out of it…

added a couple of salads and while the oven was warming up I had the spinach one… it was delicious…

next I had one of the pieces of focaccia with some olive oil and balsamic from the pantry… yum, although now I was getting a little full, lol…

finally, I had the braised beef ribs, smashed potatoes, and roasted carrots and mushrooms… it was also yummy and filling…

I didn’t have room for dessert until the morning…

it had caramelized bananas in it, and cream… clearly breakfast food, lol…

looking forward to tomorrow’s delivery;-)…

brainpower…

06 Friday Nov 2020

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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;-)…

suet…

31 Saturday Oct 2020

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had some fun in the kitchen a few days ago after I took out the garbage from the den closet cleanup…

last week I found a recipe for homemade suet and added a few of the items to my grocery order so that I could make some for the birds…

it seems like a simple recipe with just 5 ingredients…

while making this, tomato sauce for my supper was simmering on the stove…

I made a double recipe so hope the birds like it, lol…

I used a sushi container and another container I found… after melting and mixing everything together, they went into the freezer to solidify…

I’ve put some out front in the suet holder and also put a bit in one of the saucers in the garden… so far it doesn’t seem to have the birds swarming to it;-(…

my problem now is that I am nearly out of sunflower seeds and won’t likely be getting any for at least a few weeks…

ignoring…

27 Tuesday Oct 2020

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I spent the entire day working on a closet that I’ve been ignoring for years…

packed up a number of things; some games and toys going to someone I know who has people in mind; a picture for my grandson, and items to be given away…

I’ve also found a few things which I am going to put online… one is the massage table we covered with glass… I don’t need it and it is silly to keep it underneath a counter, lol…

I’ve done laundry, moved items to different areas, reorganized clothes and thrown items into the garbage… and found a few items that have been lost;-)…

I ordered sushi from one of my favourite places – Tokyo Sushi – which I didn’t know was available through SkipTheDishes… got enough for lunch and supper… it was the only break I took all day… I ordered the sushi pizza which is delicious… haven’t found any place else that makes it this good…

tomorrow I will finish… the closet and the sushi;-)…

foil…

26 Monday Oct 2020

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yesterday a friend dropped off a purple parcel for me…

in it were two packages… the first was wrapped in foil and was filled with five beautiful scones… still warm from the oven…

the second was also wrapped, but in purple paper… in it was a lovely tea mug with a strainer…

I barely unwrapped the scones before I buttered one, put jam on it and scoffed it down…

the mug is clean now and ready for some loose tea;-)…

bagful…

22 Tuesday Sep 2020

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on Saturday my neighbours gave me a bagful of tomatoes;-)…

since then I’ve used them sliced and in a tomato, cucumber, bocconcini, cilantro and balsamic salad…

then there was a delicious toasted tomato sandwich which reminded me of the wonderful ones that my beloved made… it took me the longest time to figure out one of the reasons they were so delicious was the huge amount of miracle whip he put on them;-)…

today I finished them up with a day-long tomato sauce with spaghetti and a chicken leg and thigh…

what a great treat…

blackcurrant…

18 Friday Sep 2020

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months ago I ran out of my favourite tea – Twinning Blackcurrant… I was very sad… I went online to see if I could order it direct from the company, but they no longer carried it…

about a month ago my Ottawa son-in-law came across a site in Europe that appeared to have it… I went online and ordered one package as the photo looked slightly different and I didn’t want to get a ton of tea I might not like…

Tuesday a very sad package arrived in the mail in a ginormous plastic bag…

the big plastic bag was an apology from Canada Post regarding the state of the parcel…

thankfully the plastic covering the box of tea was still intact and the tea bags were fine…

I made a pot of tea and it is the right kind;-)…

so happy… I then went back online and ordered 12 boxes… yay…

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;-)…