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covers…

27 Friday Mar 2026

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bathtub, big girl pants, blessed, chairs, covers, cushions, deck, family, frozen, garden, grandson, ice, moments, nature, snow, weather, widow

so happy because, finally, on Tuesday, we were able to pull the covers, that were frozen to the deck, off the chairs…

I was very frustrated because I couldn’t do it on my own and had to wait for my housemate to get home… much stronger arms, lol…

three of the six cushions had to go into the bathtub to dry as they were all very wet…

the other three just went by the backdoor, although likely the covers will come off and go into the washer, lol…

the chairs were covered again and moved away from the snow and ice…

it was warm enough Tuesday, that I could have sat outside for awhile…

once the cushions dried out, I removed the covers, washed and dried them, and then struggled to put them back together…

and now they are waiting to get back outside…

after the snow😔… maybe tomorrow🤞…

anticipating…

22 Sunday Mar 2026

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we finally got the deck shovelled… there is still a bit of snow and ice, but now it should melt more quickly…

we also got the last of the snow off the two chairs on the deck, but I am anticipating that the cushions underneath the covers will be wet…

unfortunately, the cover is still frozen to the deck… but the wind was sure blowing the covers around now that the snow is gone…

stare…

13 Friday Mar 2026

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big girl pants, blanket, blessed, deck, flowers, moments, monarch butterfly, stare, The Leaf Gift Shop, weather, widow

I’ve been watching this item in the Gift Shop at The Leaf for well over a week now…

on one of my spots, I would stare at it, through the exit doors, but when my shift ended, the shop would be closed…

I kept planning to stop in before starting my volunteer time, but kept forgetting…

until today…

lucky for me the shop stayed open past the end of my shift for an event that was happening at the event centre;-)…

and I came home with this lovely blanket… it is a monarch butterfly (which I love) and is soft and cozy…

I think it will be perfect when I start to sit on the deck as the weather gets warmer;-)…

snowploughs…

26 Thursday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, buckets, driveway, family, moments, nature, removal, snow, snowploughs, weather, widow, windrow

the snowploughs came along the street about 10:30 this morning…

there were a lot of them… maybe two or three of the big ones that move the snow from the road to the curb…

and block off the driveway…

then come the buckets which clean up the windrow… I think there were three of them…

they always take a scoop by the fire hydrant so that it is accessible if needed… unfortunately they didn’t scoop out the sidewalk… sometimes if you are outside already shovelling, they might take a scoop there as well;-)…

not this time, but my housemate dug through it on his break;-)…

muscle…

24 Tuesday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, family, moments, muscle, nature, shovel, snow, Technology, weather, widow

a while ago, I pulled a muscle in my lower abdomen…

it took awhile to get confirmation as I thought it was something else, lol…

apparently, shovelling is a really bad thing to do, which is unfortunate… usually I shovel the steps and front sidewalk… it doesn’t take that long, but after I shovelled last week, the pain got more intense…

so, today, when I had to go out, I decided not to shovel… it was difficult, but I remember the pain…

so I went out the back and walked in the tire tracks down to the street to get in the Uber…

will be getting my housemate to clear it up;-)…

cam…

20 Friday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, cam, door cam, fresh air, moments, nature, shovelled, sidewalk, snow, Technology, weather, widow

took a little time yesterday morning to shovel the sidewalk and steps…

was able to wear a lighter jacket as it was nearly zero out…

it doesn’t take long and it is great to be outdoors…

the door cam very nicely took my picture, lol…

evacuate…

19 Thursday Feb 2026

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alarm, aquasize, bagels, big girl pants, evacuate, fire truck, grandson, inukshuk, lights, moments, nature, Olympics, pool, weather, widow

as I was waiting for my ride to the pool for aquasize, I took a few photos…

this one is the Inukshuk in a circle in the snow… I need to find another piece of limestone to finish it off better, lol…

then a shot of the snow on the cedar branches at the front door…

we were happy to be going because last week we missed due to the Olympics, lol…

we were in the water for about ten minutes when an alarm went off… we were told to evacuate the pool and then to head to the lounge at the entrance and not to stop for our clothes or other items…

besides our class, there were at least two classes of school kids, as well as those who had been in the gym… quite a few people…

during all that time the alarms were ringing and lights were flashing… after about ten minutes a firetruck arrived and the firefighters headed to the back of the building…

another ten minutes or so went by and finally the lights and ringing stopped…

we headed back to the change rooms, dressed and left the building… as a treat we picked up bagels…

mine was quite delicious;-)…

also meant I made it home in time to watch the women’s free skate…

remiss…

16 Monday Feb 2026

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we’ve been a bit remiss in clearing the back decks on the way to the gate and garage, sigh… and it has become rather dicey when I’m getting into and out of the hot tub🤪…

it had gotten very rough and slippery so we tried a few weeks ago to chip away at it… unfortunately it was still too cold and the snow and ice were rather deep…

Sunday, I went out in the afternoon when it was quite warm (-2° C with windchill)… I took out one of the small, metal shovels from the beautifully organized wall in the garage and spent a half hour or so removing the slush and chunks of wet, snowy, ice, clearing a path to the garage side door (almost), hot tub, and driveway gate… due to winter ground heaving in the garage, we aren’t using the side door just now…

it was lovely out and I took my time with constant breaks…

it is down to the wood now, and will likely dry up nicely…

fingers crossed;-)…

taken…

11 Wednesday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, happy, light, moments, nature, taken, weather, widow

the light is returning;-)… this makes me so happy…

this photo was taken at 7:36 Monday morning… makes getting up in the morning much easier…

and this one was at 5:56 pm that afternoon…

seeing the extra light makes the day seem much more pleasant;-)…

looking forward to more light every day…

ice…

08 Sunday Feb 2026

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big girl pants, cold plunge tub, family, garden, happy, hot tub, ice, moments, nature, project, topped up, water, weather, widow

it was a lovely day so we spent some time on the deck, in between Olympic events…

first project was to top up the hot tub and clean all the ice off of it…

next, we emptied, cleaned, and filled the cold tub… a new pump has gone into it to keep the water moving…

it is always amazing how long it takes to fill up tubs, particularly in the cold, lol…

but, the jobs are done;-)…

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