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Chipmunk Troubles
Sitting by a lake, sipping tea and reading a good book, to me, is nirvana, a perfect way to relax in the outdoors. What isn’t so perfect is the addition of a very cute, very bold, pesky chipmunk.
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What was that?
Remember my comment about getting away from civilization? And remember that caution sign at the portage indicating that we are entering black bear territory??? It was a cool night, actually it was barely above 0 degrees Celsius, and despite wearing fleece from head to toe, my summer sleeping bag was just not going to cut […]
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Pretzels and beer dip
Who can resist a soft large pretzel? Apparently the Patio Girlz can’t. One of our bake together virtual patios included making pretzels together and then, of course sitting down and enjoying them ‘together’ with our beverage of choice. Kathy and Tracey’s efforts definitely looked like they knew what they were doing as I am sure […]
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Birthday’s with a 6ft twist!
In our new social distancing world, birthday celebrations have taken on a new dimension. We Celebrated Patio Girlz Kathy’s birthday recently with a banner waving, horn honking drive by…. Our convoy of cars did pull in playing a blues version of Happy Birthday on the car stereo so we could dance on the lawn with […]
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Salute to Home Care/Long Term Care Workers
This is a salute to all those who care for our beloved elderly day after day regardless of what is happening in the world around them. COVID-19 has definitely shone a new light on the vulnerability of this segment of society but it has also demonstrated the resiliency, compassion and commitment of the many workers […]
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Easter Buns and Bonnets
The Easter weekend is over and the Patio Girlz managed to celebrate in grand style during our virtual Friday patio. What’s an Easter celebration without an Easter bonnet? Homemade flowers a few other decorations adored our hats creating a very festive patio. On the menu this week was hot cross buns with our beverage of […]
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And now for something LEMON
With last weeks online pizza making a success, the Patio Girlz moved on to dessert this week. On the menu? Lemon Pudding! Kathy sent out the recipe earlier in the week so we could confirm what ingredients we might need. In our new COVID reality, no one is running out to a grocery store without […]
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Pizza Success
Our first virtual experience making pizza together was great fun and brought us together for a few laughs on our traditional Friday Patio night. Check out our results! Yummy all around.
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Our new reality
With the global pandemic COVID-19 upon us and so many are trying to do our part to #flattenthecurve, the Patio Girlz have become creative. Today we embraced learning new technology (thanks to Kathy’s daughter Ruth) and made pizza dough together through facebooks’ messenger video app. Each in our own kitchen we measured, stirred, pounded the […]
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Patio Girl down
May was a temperamental month with few opportunities for the Girlz to get together; however, we did manage to celebrate the birth of the Royal baby, Archie. The celebration was somewhat marred by the absence of Kathy who choose to spend that particular Friday with the Porch Girls! Yes, you read that correctly, the Porch […]
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