19 Saturday Apr 2025
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, family, food, moments, rolls, supper, sushi, Technology, treat, widow
my birthday week continued;-)…
went out for sushi on Wednesday and then took a drive to pick up a computer part for my grandson…
hadn’t had sushi for quite a while and the food was excellent… only had a few leftover rolls to bring home which is good because sometimes we order way too much, lol…
23 Sunday Mar 2025
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19 Wednesday Mar 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, carbs, family, food, meatballs, moments, remembering, sauce, spaghetti, supper, widow
this morning I dug meatballs out from the freezer…
then I made a sauce to go with them and decided to add the spaghetti to cook in the sauce…
once it was cooked, it went into the fridge to cool down which helps reduce the carbs…
when I reheated half of it for my supper, it was delicious;-)…
03 Monday Mar 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, food, happy, health, information, made in Canada, moments, parmesan cheese, product, raspberries, shopping, Technology, widow
went to Costco on Wednesday morning and clearly picked a great time as parking was easy and the store wasn’t too busy…
I was very happy that the frozen raspberries I use were not a product of the USA, and neither was the Parmesan cheese…
it is kind of difficult on most packaging to find the information that tells you clearly where it comes from 😬…
25 Tuesday Feb 2025
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big girl pants, burner, cooking, element, family, moments, mother-in-law, repair, stove, Technology, widow
my favourite, and most used, burner on the stove stopped working all of a sudden…
I called Hameed Appliances, was sent a form to complete, and got an appointment the next day…
Ron, who has been here previously, arrived and had a look… to replace the piece with a new element was going to cost $500, so I am waiting to see if they might have access to a used element…
otherwise, I am going to leave it, thinking of my mother-in-law, who used to cook on a little stove that only had two usable burners… she could produce a meal with 3 vegetables, potatoes, and a roast, without any problem, lol…
we will see what I can do;-)…
24 Monday Feb 2025
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big girl pants, bins, blessed, deadline, deals, delivery, efficient, food, grandson, groceries, moments, plastic bags, read, Save-On-Foods, shopping, Technology, widow
my housemate has been picking up groceries for me so I haven’t ordered from Save-on-Foods for quite a while, but on Thursday I put an order in for delivery…
I had received an email advising of a $25 refund if I spent $75, so I went ahead and ordered some regular items on my shopping list, lol…
I made sure to call their info line because one item was buy-one-get-one-free, and I couldn’t remember if I should put two, or one, on the order…
the phone was answered quickly and the customer service person had the answer right away…
I also appreciate that they no longer use plastic bags, except for produce… I put out my own boxes and the driver transfers from their bins to mine…
when my order arrived, there wasn’t a credit so I went back to the email, only to discover that the deadline had just passed… by a few days, lol… apparently I should have read it better or put the order in sooner…
but, I did get the free item;-)…
19 Wednesday Feb 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, Eggs Benedict, food, happy, hash browns, moments, Park Cafe, server, service, stellar, tip, widow
went to the Park Cafe for breakfast and had a very nice time…
Richard was our waitperson and he did a wonderful job…
I had tea as we waited for our breakfast and it did seem to be taking a bit longer than usual, but not horribly…
when it came, Richard advised that they cooked my poached eggs to medium and he remembered that I had asked for very soft, so he had them redo them, which was why it took a bit longer…
he also mentioned at the end that I could have requested a grilled tomato instead of the hash browns which he saw that I hadn’t eaten…
it was the first time in ages that I felt we’d received stellar service at a restaurant…
he got a big tip;-)…
15 Saturday Feb 2025
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Banff, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, buddies, card, clothing, family, friends, hearts, moments, pizza, red, Valentine's Day, widow
yesterday, for Valentine’s Day, I wore a lovely red pullover that my beloved got me in Banff, many, many, years ago;-)… it is one of the few pieces of red clothing that I own…
a lovely reminder of him and how romantic he was, particularly at Valentine’s…
I received an early phone call from my daughter and had my breakfast in a heart-shaped bowl…
lunch was a heart-shaped pizza, yum…
all of which was quite lovely…
ended the day with a hand-delivered card from my little buddies next door;-)… what a treat;-)…
11 Tuesday Feb 2025
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had wonton soup for supper…
seemed like just the thing as I haven’t felt particularly hungry…
I’ve been eating yellow peppers and vitamin C throughout the day in an effort to stop a cold from giving me grief…
the only thing I’ve been feeling is tired… I slept for eight hours straight overnight, which is not my usual pattern, and was still tired all day…
made mashed potatoes for tomorrow’s supper to go along with a roasted chicken and some type of salad…
then took a few naps and read a bit…
a quiet and restful day…
27 Monday Jan 2025
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all-the-things, big girl pants, blessed, family, happy, making memories, moments, time, week, widow
began Saturday morning with my usual cup of tea in the living room…
the house was very quiet after all the activity over the week…
Monday, my group attended The Leaf and Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar to celebrate a birthday and view the Fleurs de Villes display, so that was a busy day…
it was nearly midnight when we picked up my daughter at the airport and we stayed up late (early!) catching up and eating Baked Expectations deadly chocolate mousse…
Tuesday we went for pedicures, stopped for lunch at a local coffee shop, picked up a few groceries and then returned home… I also learned the ins-and-outs of Uber… my housemate made us a delicious supper and lots of visiting happened…
Wednesday, we went to The Leaf and spent the entire day there doing all-the-things as she would say… in the evening she went to MTC with a friend while I took it easy, lol…
Thursday, after a quiet morning, she headed to The Forks for coffee with other family and later my middle grandson arrived for a visit and supper;-)…
Friday, we started our morning at Stella’s on Portage for breakfast and then spent four hours wandering through the WAG/Quamajuq… it was my first visit since the new addition and I was impressed with how great it turned out…
every day she brought out gifts for me🤗, what a treat…
it was a wonderful week and I enjoyed every single minute…
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