26 Saturday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, moments, nature, opportunity, shovel, snow, weather, widow, winter
it was above zero today, so I took the opportunity to clear the snow off the deck…
it was beautiful out, warm and still… and I enjoyed my time in the garden, even if it was shovelling…
the weather has been a bit odd, with freezing cold days, then warm ones, and then back to the cold ones, lol…
23 Wednesday Nov 2022
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I love my new leggings… I had ordered a large and an extra-large pair and as they both fit, have decided to keep both of them…
they have side pockets, but they open to the back, not the front which seemed odd…
but, because of that, my phone fits into the spot perfectly and doesn’t jab into me when I sit down, lol…
they are thicker and that is keeping me warmer inside the house, as I try to keep the thermostat set lower… although I think it is a going to get raised up before too long…
20 Sunday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, finished, friend, living room, moments, parcel, plants, read, reorganized, scones, visit, weather, widow
a good friend came by Friday morning with a parcel they picked up for me…
I also received some delicious scones;-)…
after they left, I spent time in the living room reorganizing the space…
tidied and moved plants, rearranged tables and sat and read in the finished space…
19 Saturday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, grandson, happy, metal, moments, nature, outside, plastic, shopping, shovel, sidewalk, snow, Technology, weather, widow
was out for the first full sidewalk shovel of the year on Thursday…
last week I did the very front portion of the sidewalk closest to the road, lol… but the shovel I used was not good… it was heavy and the snow clung to the metal…
we went to Canadian Tire and checked out all the options… finally I chose this plastic one…
it worked well and as there wasn’t much snow on the ground it didn’t take too long…
a bit later in the day, I shovelled to the back lane so that the garbage bin could go out;-)…
and then the snow started again, lol…
big quiet flakes;-)…
11 Friday Nov 2022
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, cameras, moments, nature, neighbour, shovel, snow, snowblower, surprise, Technology, weather, widow, wonderland
woke up to a winter wonderland…
there was so much snow on the window ledges that the cameras couldn’t see out… found some boxes and raised them up, lol…
not long after I got up, my neighbour came by with his snowblower and cleared the main part of the sidewalk and he shovelled the front steps as well…
a bit later I went and finished the front portion of the sidewalk where the snowblower can’t go…
hard to see the section I shovelled… it is always much narrower, due to the railway ties along that edge, lol…
I think that winter is here;-)…
07 Monday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, camera, happy, impressed, iPhone, iPhone 14, moments, nature, night, photos, pictures, snow, Technology, weather, widow
really impressed with the photos this iPhone takes…
yesterday it snowed for most of the day and I took these photos…
this one was out the front of the house at 6:35 pm… sadly, it was dark out there…
and this one was out the back a few minutes later…
great night shots…
06 Sunday Nov 2022
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. soup, big girl pants, blessed, chicken, moments, weather, widow, zucchini, zucchini basil
cooling off again, so it appears I need to make soup…
recently, it was zucchini basil, with the basil I got in my grocery order…
came out nicely… I added a bit of poached chicken to finish this cup off…
four containers filled and ready for the fridge and freezer…
wonder what kind I will make next…
05 Saturday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, happy, moments, nature, outstanding, photos, sky, sunrise, sunset, Technology, treat, tree, weather, widow
the past week the sky has been outstanding…
Monday the sunset was a deep red… and within minutes changed to a lovely pink…
Tuesday morning was another stunner…
Wednesday evening, the blues and pinks were lovely…
and Thursday the deep reds were back…
Friday I was a touch late getting a photo, but caught the last little bit of light before the sun went down…
so pleased to have enjoyed all of these views of the sun…
01 Tuesday Nov 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, family, fire pit, garden, grandkids, happy, moments, propane, repairs, wasps, weather, widow
early in the summer we finally found the coloured glass for the fire pit…
shortly after that it ran out of propane so we had to get the tank filled…
then it was warm, so I didn’t use it…
a while ago, I tried to turn it on and discovered there was a problem with the ignition system…
the kids figured out the problem, consulted with electricians and eventually ordered the required piece…
took some time, but it finally arrived…
we took out the tank and brought the fire pit into the kitchen… pieces came off and then we spotted a wasp nest… thought they were dead, but then they started to move… quickly it got put outside, spray was applied and it was left out there….
tonight, the stars aligned, and after some serious activity on the deck, it is working again…
yay, yay, yay…
30 Sunday Oct 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, blower, closing down, compost, garden, grass seed, leaves, moments, nature, plants, weather, widow
nice weather to get a few final jobs done in the garden…
used the leaf blower to clean out the irrigation lines and blow a few more leaves into the beds…
spread some grass seed mixed with compost over areas that were bare…
moved the last of the flower pots into the shed…
and now it is nearly ready… a few umbrellas to be put away and it should be done, lol…
the deck is looking rather bare, lol…
apparently, winter is coming…
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