09 Monday Mar 2020
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had quite the giggle this morning…
last night I had rolled up the toothpaste container and then put a bulldog clip on it to keep the toothpaste closer to the top…
this morning when I unscrewed the cap, the toothpaste shot out… clearly there was a bit too much pressure, lol…
reminded me of how I always blamed my beloved for the messy toothpaste tube… amazingly, even after he was gone the tube sometimes gets messy;-)…
strange…
05 Thursday Mar 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, earbuds, eight, family, garden, George, loss, memories, moments, purple, snow, Technology, treat, widow
today commemorates eight years since my beloved left me… he walked with me longer than I walked alone before and since his death…
I miss him… every day and in every way… I have grown so much since that day… and continue to as I move forward…
I’ve been thinking of many of the fun things that we did during our forty-plus years together… from camping in tents and pop-up trailers, to zip lining and riding up a mountain in a chairlift (for 2 people afraid of heights)… from Grand Beach to Goose Spit… from gardening to bathroom renovations… from family meals on the deck to dimsum in restaurants…
this morning I received a parcel from the kids in Ottawa… 3 cute plants in a wooden box… a great addition to the forest, lol…
the outdoors looked stunning after a night of snow, but the delivery person had to make a path to get to the door…
also received some earbuds in the mail that I had ordered from our AirMiles account, so it was like a gift from my beloved… took me a while to figure out how to connect them…
made steak, potatoes and mushrooms for my dinner… he would have grilled it, but I cooked it in the oven, lol…
04 Wednesday Mar 2020
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was recently enjoying a Sweet Kale salad… I’d picked up a large bag at Costco and had been eating it over a week or so…
it comes with a poppyseed dressing and reminded me of the first time I had poppyseeds…
my beloved and I had announced our engagement and his best friend’s parents invited us over for a special dinner…
the first course was a poppyseed soup… it was the only item I remember from the entire meal… can’t even remember if it was cold or hot, lol…
my taste buds did not enjoy it at all and I can remember struggling to get it down, because in those days, when someone made you something special you ate it, lol…
I don’t think I’ve eaten anything else with poppyseeds in it until this particular salad, which I’ve been eating for a few years and quite enjoy…
02 Monday Mar 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, cleaners, family, friends, haircut, moments, purple, snow, trim, walk, weather, widow, wind
finished tidying the house this morning and then spent time reading while I waited for my cleaners…
once they arrived I got dressed and walked over to the hairdresser to get a trim… we both noticed that my hair seems to be growing a bit more quickly right now… once it was cut there was still a tiny bit of purple remaining…
it was a nice stroll there, a bit breezy, but on the way back big snowflakes were coming down and the wind was blowing sideways… happily my son-in-law picked me up part way home…
cleaners had gone, I made tea and we had a visit before he was off to his next activity…
finished the afternoon reading;-)…
snow finally stopped and it looked so quiet and peaceful out there…
friends came by for coffee and a visit, and when they left it was snowing again;-(…
29 Saturday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, family, happy, home, memories, mentor, moments, practice, purple, water, watercolour, widow
over the last week or so I’ve been collecting things so that I can do some watercolour painting…
yesterday I gathered up all the equipment and sat down to paint…
when I did some of this at Christmas in Ottawa it was more difficult than I’d imagined it would be…
here at home I think it was even more difficult without my daughter’s mentorship, lol…
it was a fun hour, although I need to practice more;-)…
25 Tuesday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, family, memories, moments, relish, shopping, son-in-law, the "A", time, widow
had a lovely day…
my son-in-law arrived and we had breakfast at the “A” before we headed to Costco…
I really enjoy spending time with him and relish every moment… lots of great conversation as we talked about their upcoming vacation…
off to Costco where we picked up a few things and renewed my membership as well as used my annual refund towards paying the bill… this time when the renewal notice arrived, the cheque was on the first page, lol… last time it was on the second page and I didn’t see it… maybe I wasn’t the only one who didn’t see it…
I always appreciate when one of the kids come shopping with me… once we were back home, he helped put everything away and we had a cup of tea before he left to get his errands done…
23 Sunday Feb 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, Friday, friends, grow, moments, remembering, time, treat, widow
had a wonderful lunch out the other day…
arrived at the restaurant early and was very relaxed as I had a glass of water and looked around as I waited for my friend…
usually when I am waiting for someone at a restaurant I focus on my phone, lol… today I didn’t feel the need to do that…
what a difference eight years makes… before my beloved died, I had never been in a restaurant on my own…
I continue to grow as time goes by…
19 Wednesday Feb 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, birds, blessed, grandson, grateful, Japanese Maple, memories, moments, nature, orchid, rainbow, reminder, sunshine, widow
this morning my Seize the Day calendar reminded me to start each day with a grateful heart... it was a good reminder…
I am grateful for the birdseed in the feeders in the front and back yards… thanks to my middle grandson who filled them all on Saturday…
so far only the squirrel has found the one in the front, I had a quiet time watching for the birds through the window as I sat in the sunshine…
both birds and squirrels have found the one in the garden…
I am grateful for an early morning rainbow on the kitchen floor, new leaves on the Japanese Maple, and sunlight shining on orchids…
I am grateful for time to read, food to eat, a comfortable home to live in, and wonderful memories…
sometimes a reminder is just what’s needed…
18 Tuesday Feb 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, Christmas, craftsperson, decorations, February, Heart & Stroke month, hearts, memories, moments, ornaments, purple, quadruple bypass, widow
I was looking through some albums recently and came across this photo from Christmas…
it was an ornament on one of my daughter’s presents… a family tradition has been to give an ornament to each person on one of their gifts…
made me think of all the love signs around the house which I have put out for the month…
there are hearts all over the place… in the kitchen, bathroom, dining, living room, bedroom… and on the stairway…
these two hearts are within eyesight in the bedroom… I bought the purple one, and the wooden one was made by my beloved… he was a very talented craftsperson…
I put up some pictures of the various hearts when I wrote this post… I enjoy seeing them and will leave them up for the month…
February is also Heart and Stroke month… a reminder of my beloved, who died just two years after a quadruple bypass…
16 Sunday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, friend, grandson, grandsons, memories, moments, popcorn, sipping, Tea, widow
this morning I had some leftover popcorn from yesterday’s movie…
reminded me of what a wonderful day I had with the boys yesterday…
and today I spent time with my oldest grandson… we shopped, made spaghetti and meatballs for our supper, and watched some tv shows before he headed off with the car…
also had a surprise visit from a dear friend… lovely catch-up from a busy week…
had hoped to pick up fresh flowers but the options weren’t great so I didn’t being any home… but there are still a few blooms floating around the house…
sipping tea and realizing how blessed I am…
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