Joanie

@Freelanzer (10743)

Canada

Joined myLot 9 years ago

Freelance writer, small business owner, Blogger, Clothing designer, avid gardener, mother and wife, outdoor enthusiast.

Joanie's Discussions

Golfers are happy as restrictions lifted

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 30 Apr 20

As of Monday, some covid-19 restrictions will be lifted. We have done quite well in our Province in lowering the curve so we are being rewarded. Golfers are especially happy that they will be out on the golf course in a matter...

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Cranberry coffee Cake

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 29 Apr 20

I was just checking my cupboard and found a bag of cranberries and thought what could I do with this. Looked online and found a recipe for cranberry coffee cake. Of course I made my own adjustments and it came out great and tsted...

cranberry coffee cake

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A good sign

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 27 Apr 20

I always see a rainbow as a good sign. Last evening a double rainbow appeared in my window and I went out the backdoor to see this beautiful rainbow pictured here. I hung around for a few minutes and watched. The rainbow brought...

hope

rainbow

a good sign

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She survived the Spanish flu but Covid-19 took her

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 25 Apr 20

We know that the older population is vulnerable to the dreaded Covid-19 and I am sure many will say that this 111 year old great great great grandmother had lived long enough. She survived the Spanish flu and many wars. However, I...

spanish flu

covid 19

111 year old

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Car hijacked with 88 year old man inside

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 22 Apr 20

Some crimminals can be truly daring. In bright daylight in our city and in front of the hospital, a car was hijacked in front of security guards who tried in vain to stop it. A man was taking his 88 year old dad who has dmentia to...

car jacking

hospital

senior

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Phone consult with my doctor

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 20 Apr 20

Because of COVID-19 family doctors can do phone consults with their patients which they get paid for. I wasn't feeling well for the past week and finally and reluctantly decided to call my doctor for an appointment. I was told...

phone consult

family doctor

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Patio gardening

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 17 Apr 20

During the Covid-19 outbreak I have had a lot of time to garden – on the back patio. It is enclosed even though it not heated but it does get a lot of sun. I started growing potatoes in pots,beans and salad greens just in case...

patio gardening

potatoes

flowers

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No water for these ducks

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 16 Apr 20

Where did the water go? I caught a glimpse of this brightly colored duck in a ditch on my walk along the trail. The problem is that the water froze overnight so no water for these ducks. Here it has been melting one day and...

no water for these ducks

frozen

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Ice jam on the river

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 13 Apr 20

I went for a walk by the river and saw huge sheets of ice racing down the the river, cracking, and splitting into large chunks that created an ice jam on the river. The floating ice was very powerful and made loud noises as it...

ice jam

river

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Who knew cops could be so much fun

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 9 Apr 20

Policemen in Columbia are doing their part to cheer up residents during the Covid-19 lockdown. In one neighbourhood in Bogata, they were spotted in fromt of apartment blocks giving Zumba fitness classes to the residents who...

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Flashback Monday ~ Johnny Carson and the toilet paper frenzy of 1973

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 6 Apr 20

All it took was a joke by talk show host Johnny Carson to cause a toilet paper frenzy and shortage. As the story goes, on December 11, 1973, a Congressman put out a press release about a possible toilet paper shortage. However,...

johnny carson

toilet paper shortage

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Lost Jazz legend Ellis Marsalis Jr to Coronavirus

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 3 Apr 20

We have lost Jazz legend Ellis Marsalis to Coronavirus. This is so sad and it goes to show that no one is safe from this deadly virus. For those who don't know who Ellis Marsalis is, he is the patriach of the Marsalis jaz family...

jazz legend

ellis marsalis

coronavirus

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A snowy day and the birds love it

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 2 Apr 20

We are having a lot of snow today and it actually looks like Christmas morning. Seems like the birds love it as dozens of them have descended on my backyard. There are fights at and under the bird feeders but it is a lovely sight....

snowy day

birds

weather

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They just don't get it

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 31 Mar 20

Social distancing is not getting through to some people. They just don't seem to understand the concept. I ventured out to get some groceries yesterday and was pleased to see the markings on the floor indicating the distance...

social distancing

grocery

they just dont get it

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First attempt at making donuts

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 30 Mar 20

I have wanted to to this for a long time but always thought that making donuts might be too complicated. However, with some extra time on my hands I took the plunge. I found a recipe for eggless donuts which are fried but not...

donuts

food

recipe

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Board games anyone?

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 26 Mar 20

Over the years I have been drawn to board games and not only playing them but collecting them. Last year I decided it was time to let go of most of them and donated them to a homeless shelter. I did that because there didn't seem...

board games

collecting

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Crafts and more crafts ~ The upside of staying indoors

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 23 Mar 20

I usually have multiple craft projects going at ome time. However, many are left behind due to time constraints. I have recently been able to uncover many craft projects that I have never touched. One of them is a pair of wooden...

crafts

bird houses

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Contagion ~ The Movie

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 20 Mar 20

Last night I was trying to get away from watching the gloom and doom news about COVID-19. Flipping through Netflix, I found the movie “Contagion” which was listed on Netflix as the 2nd most popular in Canada right now. So I...

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Feeling trapped

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 17 Mar 20

Yes I am feeling trapped inside my home in the wake of COVID 19. Yes I do have lots to do at home but every now and then I get the urge to want to socialize which is a no no right now. Going shopping is one option but I have to do...

feeling trapped

coronovirus

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Practicing basic hygiene is not rocket science

Joanie @Freelanzer (10743) • Canada 13 Mar 20

With the COVID 19 scare, I am amazed at how many instructions we are given for basic hygiene. Adults are being cautioned to wash their hands and cover their faces when they have a cough. As far as I know this was a common...

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