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dripped…

26 Friday Dec 2025

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on Wednesday I made waffles to have on Christmas morning…

of course a few were too filled and the batter dripped out around the edges, lol…

most went into the freezer, but two stayed out for the morning…

fresh strawberries were sliced into a jar and a teaspoon of sugar went in as well…

in the morning, the cream was whipped with the immersion blender and one waffle went onto a baking tray to warm in the oven…

then, everything was combined for a delicious breakfast;-)…

famous…

24 Wednesday Dec 2025

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had a bit of a giggle this morning when I went to make my ‘famous’ spinach dip…

I haven’t made it in ages and decided to check the recipe to be sure I remembered it correctly… took me ages to find where that particularly recipe was located… NOT in the recipe book I’d prepared a few years ago…

eventually I remembered that it was in the Baton cookbook that I’d help prepare when the girls were maybe ten and twelve🤪…

hadn’t forgotten anything and it turned out great 😊…

looking at that cookbook now reminds me how much things have changed in thirty years… at the time it was very well done… now I think it looks rather dreadful… although the recipes are excellent, lol…

onions…

06 Saturday Dec 2025

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after aquasize, my adventure buddy and I did some Christmas shopping…

then we had lunch out…

we chose Silver Heights Restaurant and had a great meal…

she had fish and chips and I was so happy to have liver and onions in gravy with mashed potatoes…

meals that we had each been craving;-)…

it was delicious and we are planning another lunch there as there were a few other items on the menu that were calling to us…

widowhood…

04 Thursday Dec 2025

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as I sit here quietly in the living room I am thinking of two big events that took place in the last few days…

the first was a congratulatory note from WordPress… on December 1st, 2012 I began writing about my journey into widowhood… and have continued that since then, moving into commenting on my life…

the second was today, which would have been my beloved’s 77th birthday… this year we had burgers here, one of his favourite foods, while the kids in Ottawa had an apple galette… he loved apple pie… we had a video visit between the burgers and galette, lol…

my grandson is going to use his Christmas stocking for the first time…

I sure do miss him🤗…

craving…

18 Tuesday Nov 2025

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the other day when I was talking with my daughter, she mentioned they were having zucchini basil soup for their supper…

made me realize that I hadn’t made it for ages, so then I was craving it, lol…

yesterday morning I started it… it is a simple recipe with just a few ingredients…

after cooking it, it was blended and made a delicious smooth soup…

cooked some chicken thighs to add to it…

so tasty…

numerous…

27 Monday Oct 2025

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had a delicious dinner last night…

our company chose Chinese food, so I tried to order from our favourite spot, around 5:30…

it took at least ten minutes and numerous attempts to get through… apparently everyone in the city wanted Chinese food too…

and then, the pick up time was an hour and a half, yikes…

but, when we got it, it was as always, delicious 🤤…

dawdle…

24 Friday Oct 2025

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went to The Park Cafe and met up with two friends…

we had a lovely breakfast and then a couple of us took a quick walk through the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

it was cool out so we didn’t dawdle… still a few beautiful colours out there…

then I walked across the bridge to where I’d parked the car…

short…

23 Thursday Oct 2025

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had a wonderful, but short, visit with my Ottawa daughter over the last few days…

she had been to Calgary for an event and stopped here on her way home…

lots of time together as we caught up in person… late nights and early mornings while she was here… and lots of laughter…

always cake from Baked Expectations when she arrives;-)…

we spent a lovely morning at The Leaf noticing the growth since she was last here and counting cacao pods…

she also spotted the first chileo on the second tree… made me laugh cause I’ve been looking for ages trying to spot one on that tree…

we visited the butterflies although they weren’t very active as it was cool and overcast but it was fun to see them together… the Canadian Museum of Nature, in Ottawa, currently has a butterfly display as well so we often compare which butterflies we each see, lol…

we worked on a plan for our next trip together and did lots of research on the computer…

dinners in and out as we ate some of her favourites and then we were headed back to the airport for her flight home…

always a treat;-)…