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Monthly Archives: November 2018

seconded…

30 Friday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, bracelet, cupcakes, gift, purple, seconded, snow people, team, treats, widow

we’ve had a lovely young woman working with us for the last three months… she has been seconded from RBC and we have enjoyed having her as part of the team… the time has flown by…

a few days ago she brought gifts for everyone, as well as kind notes for each member of staff… my bracelet was purple…

today we celebrated her time with us with cupcakes and presents… there were the cutest little snow people rings on top of the cupcakes so we took a group photo;-)…

scene…

29 Thursday Nov 2018

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beautiful, big girl pants, brush, garden, Indi, scene, snow, weather, widow

snow fell all day long yesterday and it has finally accumulated a bit… we’ve seen very little snow up till now… this was how Indi looked when I got out to the parking lot…

it wasn’t too cold and the snow was still falling gently… I actually enjoyed brushing the car off… which was funny because a man walking by asked if I was having fun… and I said yes, I was… not sure I will feel the same in a month…

last night as I was walking by the hallway window I took this picture of the beautiful scene in the garden… tonight I got a few shots of the freshly shoveled yard…

snow is so wonderful to look at when you don’t have to go out, or shovel it, lol…

beyond…

28 Wednesday Nov 2018

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A&W, beyond, Beyond Meat Burger, big girl pants, tasty, Teen burger, widow

been wanting to try the A&W Beyond Meat burger and finally got around to it recently…

when I first opened it, I was a bit disappointed because it didn’t look at all like the commercials, lol…

once I took it out of the wrapper and turned it around it looked very nice… it tasted like a burger, no tofu or mushroom taste…

although it is about a dollar more than a Teen Burger – my all time favourite from A&W – I would order it again…

glad that I finally had the opportunity to check it out…

gently…

27 Tuesday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, camera, family, gently, memories, moments, photos, snowflakes, walk, widow

we haven’t had much snow so far… on Sunday I walked over to meet my family for breakfast…

snow was gently falling and it was beautiful…

stopped along the way and took this shot of snow on a truck which was right by the sidewalk…

then I got my camera out and took some snowflake pictures… enjoyed the chance to spend some time playing with the camera…

reminded me of all the times that my beloved and I would go places so that I could take pictures… I sure do miss him…

contact…

26 Monday Nov 2018

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beloved, big girl pants, contact, eyes, glasses, infection, misplaced, vision, widow

I’ve worn contact lenses off and on for 40 years although for the last few years I haven’t worn any, as I’ve had a bit of trouble with my eyesight and some infections in my eyes…

have gone through a period where I didn’t see as well with the contacts in, so there wasn’t much sense in wearing them…

got a new prescription a while back and the other day when I put my contacts in I realized that one was missing… couldn’t find it anywhere around the sink so just thought “I guess it’s gone”…

first time I’ve ever lost a contact like that although over the years my beloved was always there to help me if I did misplace one…

when I got home from work that night I discovered the contact sitting on the edge of the sink, all dried up… too funny…

just a few days ago I took my contacts out and put my glasses on, only to realize that I still had a contact in one of my eyes…

not sure if this is a sign of old age, or what…

time…

25 Sunday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, devices, family, grandsons, movie, popcorn, shopping, snow, steak, supper, Technology, time, walk, widow

well, what a busy and fun day with my boys…

they came over after an early soccer game and we met for breakfast at the “A“… first time I’ve walked over there in ages…

from there we went shopping and then to the movies… saw Fantastic Beasts, which was great… then back to the mall…

on our way home we stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few final ingredients for our supper…

the oldest grandson arrived just before our meal…

great dinner, the boys tidied up and everyone spent some time on their devices before they headed home…

parcel…

24 Saturday Nov 2018

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a parcel arrived for me at the office on Wednesday…

my daughter had advised that she had ordered a Chocolate Lab Advent calendar for me but I wasn’t sure when it would arrive…

opened it up and discovered inside the lovely box filled with beautiful chocolate bonbons…

because I was planning to stop for a haircut on my way home that night, I decided not to take it home with me, as I didn’t want the chocolates to freeze…

one thing I’ve learned from my daughter is that you have to be careful of chocolate, not let it get too hot or too cold so that it’s at its best… left it on my desk all day Thursday but brought it home that night… put it on top of the fish tank where it looks quite lovely…

looking forward to opening it on December 1 and checking out the first drawer to taste the delicious bonbon inside… I sure am lucky…

smart…

23 Friday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, Black Friday, busy, Chinese food, dinner, family, Google Home, shopping, smart, Technology, tv, widow

this morning I got a message from my son-in-law advising that TVs were on sale for Black Friday…

he had spotted a few that were a great price as he knew I was wanting a smart TV that would connect with my Google Home…

and my TV has been misbehaving for a few weeks now…

I went to the place he recommended on my way home just after noon… the streets around the mall were crazy… got into the parking lot of the store but there wasn’t a single spot to park… waited a bit but still no spots… drove out of the lot and went home…

later my son-in-law texted to say he and the younger boys would come over and we could try again, lol…

there were spots in the lot and lots of TVs in the store… took a while, but eventually we got our smart TV… on the way home we picked up Chinese food for our supper…

then there was the process to get it on the wall and hooked up…

so… now I have two remotes that both need to be used to watch programs… but, I can tell the TV to turn itself off;-)…

and, although the TV is smart it doesn’t want to play with Google Home…

maybe tomorrow it will want to play nice…

brace…

22 Thursday Nov 2018

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ache, big girl pants, brace, carpal tunnel, mom, widow, wrist

on Tuesday my arm started to ache as the day went along… by the end of the day it was really sore…

possibly a bit of carpal tunnel;-(… I’ve had it a few times over the years…

before bed I dug out the wrist braces that were my mom’s… put one on for the night…

have worn it all day for the past few days but am taking it off for bed…

plan to wear it tomorrow as well, just to be sure my wrist and arm have had a good rest…

will need to pay attention over the next while to be sure it doesn’t progress…

yummy…

21 Wednesday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, bonbon, chocolate, Decadence Chocolate, kids, Melt Chocolate Company, Ottawa, strawberry, widow, yummy

been pretty lucky in the chocolate department recently…

picked up some Decadence Chocolate a while back… took my grandsons to the shop and they each chose a bar and we got the last chocolate-dipped strawberries for our supper… oh my, oh my…

might also have had some of my Berrilicious Chocolate bar…

Amanda, of Melt Chocolate Company, delivered a couple of boxes of bonbons…

I only had one and it was delicious… I shared the rest with my BS buddies and work colleagues…

I had planned to send some to my daughter in Ottawa, but with the rotating postal strikes we decided it didn’t make sense to send them as they need to be eaten while they are still fresh…

yummy;-)…

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