06 Saturday Feb 2021
Posted in health, life, moments, Uncategorized, weather
a few days ago I put lotion on my hands because they were dry…
anyone who knows me realizes that this is very odd…
my hands don’t absorb things like lotion, so I never use it… even after putting sunscreen or other cream on my body I have to wash it off my hands…
this time it soaked in…
clearly, the humidity is poor around here…
05 Friday Feb 2021
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big girl pants, flowers, garden, moments, nature, perennials, section, shade, weather, white, widow
spent a lovely time today going through books searching for the best perennials to add to one section of the garden…
I’ve been thinking that a spot where I’ve been putting annuals yearly would be a good place for some perennials, but now I need to figure out which one, lol…
they need to be short and fill in the space around the hostas and ferns that are already there… and, I would like them to flower as long as possible… that is going to be the trick…
quite a few options to contemplate;-)…
04 Thursday Feb 2021
Posted in garden, health, life, moments, nature, Photography, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, camera, feeders, fun, garden, house finches, moments, nature, observing, pictures, snow, weather, widow
today I spent a lot of time observing the birds at the feeders in the garden…
started first thing when I caught a nuthatch, squirrel and bunny snacking… I didn’t even notice the nuthatch when I took the photo, lol…
then the nuthatches, chickadees and house finches came and went for hours…
got a few good shots while at it, but it was difficult with the snow on the window…
a very enjoyable way to spend the day…
02 Tuesday Feb 2021
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big girl pants, birdseed, birthday, blessed, exercise, family, feeders, grandson, hot tub, McDonalds, moments, treat, weather, widow
had a wonderful treat this morning…
my grandson brought McDonald’s breakfast over when he came to pick up his youngest brother’s birthday present…
he sat by the door and I sat on the far couch… it was nice to have a meal and visit… don’t think that has happened since the summer in the garden… then he was off for the rest his day…
a bit later I went out and filled feeders while topping up the hot tub… lots of running up and down the stairs in the process, lol…
good exercise… for the heart and the body…
29 Friday Jan 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, delivering, doorway, family, Indi, mask, moments, purple, shopping, shovelling, snow, weather, widow
my grandsons came by… one to shovel and the other to bring me a few items…
it was nice to see them both… the younger one stepped inside the back door where he warmed up his cold hands and drank some of the hot chocolate I made for him…
the older one stepped inside the front door and brought in the items he had picked up… we had a short chat, he in the doorway with a mask on, and me on the far side of the living room with a mask on… nice to have a short chat with him as well…
once the shovelling was finished, they headed off with a few treats I’d gathered up for them;-)…
it was nice to see Indi, even if she was dirty, lol…
27 Wednesday Jan 2021
Posted in family, health, life, Uncategorized, weather
today, I wore those big girl pants again…
it started late yesterday when the light blew in the den… I went and got the kitchen step stool, but when I stood on the second step it made me too nervous to take down the cover…
after I thought about it for awhile, I decided the small ladder from the garage would work, so I had my grandson put it beside the back door while he was here shovelling… I brought it in and left it to warm up, as it is metal and it was very cold out today…
finally, I climbed up, changed the bulb, and returned the ladder to the back door… tomorrow will be warmer so I will return it to its spot in the garage…
I am having to figure out how to do more things as I am not having anyone in the house these days… looking forward to the time when people can come and do jobs for me…
24 Sunday Jan 2021
had the fireplace channel on while I was writing my blog last night and was reminded of all the lovely fires we have had over the years…
my beloved loved wood fires and would often fall asleep in front of the fire in the basement family room… it was always difficult to start but he would use the vacuum to get the smoke to start up the chimney…
I haven’t used it since he died and last year had to have the chimney removed as it was rusting from the inside… didn’t seem worth the cost of replacing all of the pieces..
sometimes I miss it…
22 Friday Jan 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, customer service, delicious, dinner, Modern Plate Catering, salt, service, shop local, sidewalk, snow, treats, weather, widow
I’ve been getting my Friday dinner for most of December and into January from Modern Plate Catering…
a number of weeks ago, when it was delivered, Curtis, the delivery person, asked if I had salt and then sprinkled it on my steps and sidewalk, which were covered in ice… how kind was that;-)… it is so nice to get to know the members of businesses, particularly in these trying times… the next week he brought salt with him!
today, when he and Lindsay dropped off my dinner, he had already shovelled the steps before I opened the door… he was prepared to shovel the sidewalk as well, but I told him not to…
good customer service is so important and makes me try harder to use good companies again and again;-)…
especially when the food is delicious, lol…
19 Tuesday Jan 2021
Posted in business, health, life, retirement, Uncategorized, weather
was a busy day yesterday… very few people are coming into the house nowadays…
once a month the cleaners are here and during that time I am in a room they don’t clean…
my grandson sometimes steps into the house, although he usually just leaves things for me on the front step…
other than that, no one crosses the threshold…
yesterday two people come into the house… I had planned to meet with both of them in the garage, but it was too cold for that so they both came in…
a lot of cleaning after they each left, with no help from these guys…
16 Saturday Jan 2021
Posted in garden, life, moments, nature, Photography, Uncategorized, weather
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big girl pants, blessed, bunny, garden, hot tub, moments, nature, pictures, tiptoe, weather, widow
I’ve been watching a bunny in the garden when I hot tub … a few days ago I spotted it on the deck…
recently I walked into the kitchen and saw it at the feeder on the deck, so I tiptoed into the living room and got my camera…
quietly made my way back to the kitchen and snuck up to the patio door and took a few pictures….
so cute…
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