18 Sunday Aug 2024
Posted in health, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, flowers, lilies, moments, nature, neighbourhood, walk, weather, widow
went for a walk around the neighbourhood on Tuesday morning… it was a cool and sunny day…
apparently I was caught up by lilies on the walk, lol…
I did catch a few other flowers…
that was fun;-)…
17 Saturday Aug 2024
Posted in business, family, food, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, Bruce Park, ditched, family, grandson, moments, nature, the "A", trailer, walk, widow
had breakfast with my grandson at the “A” a few days ago…
it was a nice walk there and back…
we had the breakfast special, our usual…
on our way home we had a good look at a trailer that has been sitting near the end of the street…
it has been there for a long time… we are wondering if it has been ditched…
22 Monday Jul 2024
Posted in garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, happy, hot, moments, morning glories, nature, photos, purple, shades, smile, walk, weather, widow
had some fun wandering around the garden this morning…
focussed on the morning glories…
different shades of purple;-)…
morning glories bring such a happy smile to my face…
19 Wednesday Jun 2024
Posted in business, family, garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, butt, cacao, daughter, family, garden, happy, Hilda the Gardener, moments, nature, plants, reading, The Leaf, time, walk, widow
on Friday I put out all the cushions and pillows as it was supposed to be sunny all day…
it is a bit of a process, because I put one out at a time, which helps me get steps, particularly as I spend a lot of time in the garden on my butt, reading…
it looked beautiful… the poppies, which don’t match my colour scheme at all, were blooming and dancing in the breeze and many of the pots and planters had flowers smiling…
I was surprised when my daughter arrived for a visit… she has been staying with a friend who has a lovely guestroom, lol… we spent a lovely time in this beautiful space, talking about everything and nothing…
she left and shortly after Hilda the Gardener arrived for some maintenance… we visited as she tidied up all the beds and pathways… it looks so nice when she is done;-)…
later as I was enjoying the space my daughter called and suggested we go to The Leaf…
I walked over to the other side of the bridge and she picked me up and we headed to the biomes…
we had a fun time checking out all the growth since she was here last year and had a lovely visit with the three cacao trees;-)…
always wonderful to spend time with her;-)…
07 Friday Jun 2024
Posted in garden, health, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, columbine, cucumbers, cushions, flowers, garden, growing, hibiscus, moments, morning glories, nature, plants, pond, poppies, purple, reading, slips, walk, weather, widow
this morning I started my day with a wander around the gardens…
I started with the vegetable garden and checked on the two tomatoes, miriad of peas, beans, and the couple of cucumbers that appear to have made a go of it…
the cucumber and butternut squash seeds have yet to reach the surface…
the columbines are getting ready to flower and it appears that the ones with double petals are happy in their new location along the house…
the dahlias are growing taller every day and the ivy slips from the house are holding their own…
next I checked out the pond garden, where the irises are blooming and the poppies are raising their heads slowly to get set to open… I had to detour back around the deck so that I didn’t brush against any of them… the hanging baskets are filling with flowers as they recover from the hail storm…
the petunias around the deck look good, but I need to find a way to raise up the new planter boxes as they are just a tiny bit too narrow…
the begonia and orchid in the back shady area seem to be doing well and the pansies by the bathtub pond are growing nicely…
the hibiscus is still in the shade since coming outside recently and the begonias and verbena are happy… sadly the pansies in between them are not doing well…the strawberry pot and dahlia next to the back door look excellent as do the morning glories as they come up…
on the deck the mandevilla seems content in its new location and the clematis continues to wind its way up the obelisk… the lobelia and alyssum on the table are doing very well…
after that lovely stroll, I brought out all the cushions, uncovered the deck chairs, and sat with my tea and read some of my book as the birds sang their morning welcome;-)…
10 Friday May 2024
Posted in business, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
“do”, bench, big girl pants, blessed, green, haircut, moments, nature, trees, Ultracuts, walk, weather, widow
today I walked over to get my hair cut… had to wait a little while, but enjoyed some solitaire while I waited, lol…
it is always lovely to have a fresh do…
I also spotted a very nice bench along the way…
as I was nearing home, I got a shot of the field and some of the trees yet to get their leaves…
lots of green is showing after all the rain…
09 Thursday May 2024
Posted in garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, dahlias, flowers, garden, moments, nature, northwest, pallet, planting, plants, pond, reading, shade, time, umbrellas, walk, weather, widow
enjoying every beautiful minute I can manage in the garden…
yesterday, I dug pots out of the shed and planted the dahlias… four pots that go along with the one I planted last week…
then I set up a pallet with a plant hanging stand and added the lounge chair in the area to the northwest of the pond… I am hoping this will be a good napping area…
after I put out the cushions, I repaired one umbrella and put the rest up, to see when they provided shade…
after all that I had some lunch and read for awhile, testing out various sitting spots…
finally, I brought more pots out from the shed and set them up in various spots in the garden to be filled with plants;-)…
throughout the afternoon I noted where the chairs got the best shade…
while I was working a bunny came by and snacked on dropped birdseed and many white-crowned sparrows stopped by for drinks and baths…
what a delightful day…
16 Tuesday Apr 2024
Posted in business, health, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, technology, Uncategorized, weather
Tags
beaver, big girl pants, blessed, mallards, moments, nature, nests, Pokémon, puddle, startle, Technology, trees, walk, weather, widow
on Monday’s walk I focussed on checking out the trees as on Sunday I watched a webinar on bird nests and eggs…
this is down by the creek and if you look closely at the bottom of the trees, you can see where the beaver has been busy…
was excited to discover a mallard couple in a puddle in a field…
wasn’t able to get too close because I didn’t want to startle them but had a lovely few minutes watching them;-)…
also collected many Pokémon items…
06 Wednesday Mar 2024
Tags
"A", beloved, big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, family, food, grandson, health, memories, moments, passing, routine, slippery, snow, treat, walk, weather, widow
went for a walk on Sunday morning… the front steps were covered with slippery ice pellets, so we walked carefully…
the temperature was around 0°C and it felt like -8°C… not bad and the wind was behind us as we walked towards Portage…
we arrived at the “A” and had a lovely breakfast…
it has been many months since I’ve been there and it was a nice treat…
breakfast here used to be one of our regular activities on the weekends… I would walk over and my beloved would drive… after breakfast we would head out in the car to do errands or take a drive…
it was nice to eat here this week as we come to the anniversary of his passing…
I sure do miss him…
07 Wednesday Feb 2024
Posted in business, food, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized
Tags
big girl pants, blessed, buffet, food, friend, Good Earth Restaurant, koi, lightweight, moments, purple, shopping, sweater, time, walk, widow
had a fun time yesterday with my buddy…
we went clothes shopping and I got a beautiful lightweight purple sweater with pearls and silver dots on it… and it was on sale…
after that we stopped and picked up a few groceries before going to the Good Earth for the lunch buffet…
I got to visit with the koi for a few moments…
I even walked up from the end of the street, lol…
then there was a nap;-)…
herbiggirlpants 