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trauma…

14 Wednesday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, blessed, difficulties, family, friends, happy, moments, struggles, thoughts, trauma, widow

have had a few conversations recently with individuals who are going through some big struggles…

some are missing loved ones… seems like November can be an especially difficult month… maybe it is the cold and dark… for me it has to do with family birthdays and colder weather…

some are going through family trauma… could be issues with children or partners or parents…

some are dealing with difficulties at work… too much, not enough…

lots going on for many… need to spend a bit of time sending love and healing thoughts their way…

but happy to have had the moments to connect with these special individuals…

popcorn…

13 Tuesday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, food, measuring cup, popcorn, silicone, treat, widow

today I managed my food exceptionally well, so had a bowl of popcorn and a Kind bar tonight…

I’m now popping the popcorn in a glass measuring bowl and using a silicone cover… still trying to get just the right number of kernels into the bowl before putting it into the microwave…

lovely treat…

worthwhile…

12 Monday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, cabinets, happy, kitchen, out-of-date, purge, tidy, widow, worthwhile

well, that was a worthwhile day…

got up late, had breakfast, watched some tv, and then spent the remainder of the day purging some kitchen cabinets…

there was some really old stuff up there, lol… filled a garbage can with out-of-date items and things that I haven’t used for years…

the final result made me happy…

now to see if I can keep it that tidy and not fill it up with things I am not going to use…

anticipated…

11 Sunday Nov 2018

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anticipated, big girl pants, ceremony, chocolate, family, moments, nap, quiet, remembering, Remembrance Day, sky, snow, widow

anticipated a quiet day… no plans to go out or anyone coming over… I would watch the Remembrance Day service on Parliament Hill and read and watch tv…

woke up to blue sky out the window… haven’t had much of that recently, so it was a great treat…

I did a few little jobs around the house and settled in to watch the service…

received a message that someone was going to drop off some chocolate within the hour, so I responded saying as long as it wasn’t while the service was on…

then my son-in-law called and said he was on the way over for tea… he and the youngest arrived just as the moment of silence was taking place…

we watched together and a few minutes later there was a loud noise coming from the driveway… the person who is going to clear my snow had come over and was blowing the little bit of snow on the ground with a strong leaf blower… I wrote out cheques while we were watching the tv and then waited for him to knock on the door… eventually I realized he had left…

about then the kids left…

didn’t really get to watch much of the ceremony, lol…

decided not to nap in case either the snow blower person or the chocolate person turned up…

the snow clearing person arrived a bit later and I gave him the cheques…

wasn’t until I was making supper that the chocolate person arrived…

much busier day than expected…

statue…

10 Saturday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, heart, monument, pilgrimage, poppy, snow, statue, war, widow

today I made a pilgrimage to the statue that represents the women who served in World War I and II… it is located close to many other war memorials down by the legislature…

it was very cold out and my fingers were frozen by the time I was finished taking photos…

it was heartwarming to see that someone had drawn a heart in the snow right beside the monument…

my mom was part of the organization that made sure this reminder of women’s place in the wars was visible…

my final action before leaving was to remove my poppy and leave it at the foot of the monument…

a moving and emotional moment…

calendar…

09 Friday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, calendar, Chihuly, garden, glass, installations, memories, moments, special places, widow

really can’t believe how fast time is going by…

seems like it was just yesterday that I turned the page to November on my Chihuly calendar…

rather like this picture…

looking forward to getting a 2019 Chihuly calendar and wondering what spectacular photos will be included…

whenever I look at the calendar I remember the amazing places I have been to see Chihuly installations…

the mind blowing Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle…

the gorgeous installations at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens…

the chandeliers at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau…

wonder where I might see some next;-)…

paper doll…

08 Thursday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, clothes, memories, paper doll, play, tabs, widow

recently I was looking at photos on a website and came across this picture…

it reminded me of paper dolls when I was small…

it was fun dressing them… doesn’t it look like the little tabs used to hold the clothes on the doll…

of course that was a while ago, lol…

lemon…

07 Wednesday Nov 2018

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. soup, big girl pants, bread, chocolate, La Belle Baguette, lemon, shrimp, snow, tart, widow

started my day at La Belle Baguette to pick up some bread for lunch… found a few lemon tarts and a couple of chocolate bars to go along with it…

went nicely with the zucchini basil soup at lunch…

snow… not exactly how I wanted to arrive home at the end of the day although they’ve been threatening it for a few days, lol… you will notice that I gave in and actually had socks on;-)…

ended the day with a large bowl of Thai shrimp soup… lovely as all I had to do was warm it up…

down…

06 Tuesday Nov 2018

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recently have had conversations with a few people about being down, feeling sad, being depressed… seems like many in my circles are struggling this month…

November doesn’t seem to be a particularly good month for me… not sure if it is the time change, gray days, cold weather or what… seems like many have similar feelings…

my dad’s birthday was in November… he was a great guy and I miss him…

I like to remember that where there are downs, there will be ups…

today I bought some orchids to brighten my space which always perks me up…

then I made a lovely pot of Thai shrimp soup which was delicious and a wonderful treat…

feeder…

05 Monday Nov 2018

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big girl pants, bird feeder, blessed, feeder, garden, grandson, moments, plants, shopping, supper, widow

yesterday my oldest grandson came over and we cleaned up all the pots and planters in the garden…

well, he did most of the cleaning up while I worked on a few things in the house…

we did work together to get the bird feeder hooked up so that it won’t lean over…

we ran out for groceries and then had ribs, baked potatoes and Brussels sprouts for dinner…

when he was picked up I went to bed, lol… fun, but long, day…

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