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01 Sunday Dec 2024

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going through my Facebook memories on December first is a great reminder of the various Advent Calendars I’ve had over the years…

they started a number of years ago, when I received 24 decorated magnets that went on 2 muffin tins… the items to go into them were provided and a colleague filled them;-)…

since then I have received fancy chocolate calendars, a repurposed frame with purple inserts that my daughter made, and individual boxes that have been refilled numerous times…

I’ve also received handmade cards with daily readings…

this year a Walker’s Shortbread calendar was delivered;-)…

I am blessed…

porcelain…

28 Thursday Nov 2024

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visited Shelmerdine to pick up their special ornament for this year…

in previous years I had got a beautiful porcelain dove and one year I got the beautiful heart for some of my friends;-)…

the one for this year is holly leaves and berries in silver metal…

a friend had picked me up to go and afterwards we went out for lunch… I had bruschetta and it was very tasty…

then it was home for a nap, lol…

such a lovely treat…

shortbread…

21 Thursday Nov 2024

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I was surprised when the doorbell rang as I wasn’t expecting anything, but after the recent surprise of my daughter at the door, I hurried to see who or what was there…

it was a parcel with my name on it;-)…

opened it to discover a Walker’s Shortbread Advent Calendar, woohoo…

the kids in Ottawa had sent it and I was very excited to receive it…

I’d never seen an advent calendar by them before and just recently my friends and I had been discussing how much we all liked their shortbread cookies…

I can hardly wait for December 1st when I can open the first flap on the calendar;-)…

what a delightful treat…

I was thinking about what a world we live in where you can see something, buy it online, and have it sent directly to someone in another city;-)…

plastic…

15 Friday Nov 2024

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made a grilled cheese sandwich for supper…

I like to use packaged sliced cheese and put two on the first piece of bread to see if I needed three… the two were perfect, so I put the other one away…

next I got an onion, peeled and sliced it on top of the cheese… I added butter to the second slice of sourdough, topped the first and buttered the outside…

put the sandwich in the frying pan and cooked it slowly before turning it over…

came out beautifully…

because the bread was large I proceeded to cut it into four and was irritated that it wasn’t cutting well…

at which point I realized the plastic was still on the cheese, omg…

took a while to squeeze the cheese out of the plastic and add another piece of cheese (without the plastic) to make up for the cheese that didn’t make it out, lol…

too funny…

crumble…

28 Monday Oct 2024

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met up with friends to celebrate a birthday…

we went to the Park Cafe and my meal was very tasty…

my Reuben sandwich came with a garden salad and I really enjoyed it… it was just the right size, not too hard to eat, which I appreciated… I ate all of the salad and half of the sandwich…

packed up the second half and the pickle for my supper…

and then I had the apple crumble with caramel sauce and ice cream…

it was delicious, and to my credit, I only ate half of it🤪…

always fun to spend time together…

focaccia…

22 Tuesday Oct 2024

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our most recent visit to Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar at The Leaf was great…

we had a bit of a giggle because we were seated exactly where we were the last time we were there, lol…

it is a nice spot as you can people watch as everyone is entering and leaving The Leaf…

I had mussels, which were tasty… we shared some focaccia bread, and my grandson had the beef short rib ragu…

always a treat ;-)…

wondered…

21 Monday Oct 2024

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yesterday, I gathered up most of the bird feeders, filled them with the last of the birdseed, and hung them onto the front pole…

wondered how long it will take the birds to find it here and hoping the deer won’t be coming by;-)…

well, by this morning, the chickadees, nuthatches, and sparrows had found it…

was excited to see that I caught two of the nuthatches snacking at the same time…

pedestrian…

15 Tuesday Oct 2024

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the other day, I drove to the pedestrian bridge and walked over to the Park Café where I met a birthday buddy for breakfast and a visit…

I would usually walk but one of my feet was a tad unhappy, so only walking partway made sense…

I even wore running shoes😳…

usually we meet between our birthdays, but this year got a bit hectic, lol…

I had falafel with red pepper hummus and we talked the entire time…

then I had a quick walk through the English and Leo Mol Gardens before making my way back to the car and driving home…

and, my foot didn’t bother me;-)…

cheated…

13 Sunday Oct 2024

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for Thanksgiving dinner we had steak and lobster… enjoyed setting the table a little fancier than normal..

a fun change, and happy to have the steak grilled..

and it was delicious…

as was the cute little half pumpkin pie for dessert, lol…

even cheated and used canned whipped cream, which saved time and energy;-)…