21 Friday Feb 2020
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appointment, big girl pants, blessed, diabetes, doctor, moments, route, stroll, walk, weather, widow
had a lovely walk this morning…
exactly a week since I took the same route on a freezing morning… quite a difference today…
today I parked much further down the street and enjoyed the stroll to and from my appointment, where my doctor was pleased with my blood pressure, A1C and heart…
looking forward to more walks in nicer weather…
20 Thursday Feb 2020
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today I finally made it to Total Wrapture for a pedicure…
I’ve been waiting for a while but things hadn’t fallen into place until today…
it was time to give my nails a rest, so I kept my socks on while I waited for my appointment as I wouldn’t be having them painted…
the last few times when I’d had the paraffin treatment, it seemed that the polish came off sooner so I haven’t had it for ages… since I wasn’t having polish I decided to have the paraffin treatment…
it was lovely and my feet felt so soft afterwards… also nice to leave without worrying about smudging toes, lol…
they will have a good break without polish and will be ready for colour when I start to wear sandals again…
17 Monday Feb 2020
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13 Thursday Feb 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, cookies, family, food, friends, fun, heart, memories, sugar cookies, treat, Valentine, widow
a few days ago I dug out my sugar cookie recipe…
I’d had a conversation with a friend about how great my sugar cookies tasted… I’ve made thousands of them over the years, mainly when the girls were in school… I would produce cookies for their classrooms for each and every holiday that occurred…
she suggested I might like to make some for Valentine‘s Day;-)… and also volunteered to lend me a heart-shaped cookie cutter…
I thought I had one so didn’t take her up on the offer…
on Sunday I decided to make them and discovered that I did not have the appropriate cutter…
I went online, found a few different sized heart templates and made a cardboard heart-shaped template…
then I made the recipe and laughed throughout the whole process because it didn’t seem familiar at all…
it took a while as I used a knife to outline each one, but they came out pretty good…
I’d given away all the food colouring and sprinkles a while ago, thinking I wouldn’t need them…
the cookies look rather plain… but taste delicious…
then I had some fun packaging them up for a few gifts…
and enjoyed some with my kids and BS buddies;-)…
12 Wednesday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, fun, happy, light, memories, moments, nature, orchid, Shadow, sitting, sky, sun, sunshine, weather, widow
today I had a lovely time sitting in the sunshine in the living room…
I started a new book by one of my favourite writers and soaked up the warmth… of course, it was -40 outside, lol… so it really was a treat…
have had numerous conversations recently about our lack of sun… cold weather is much easier to accept when the sky is blue and a big yellow ball is in it… we are not getting the amount of sunshine that we used to…
I spent time taking photos of the light and shadows around the house as the sun shone in various areas…
fun…
10 Monday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, happy, knee, lunch, memories, moments, pain-free, sky, snow, treat, trees, walk, weather, widow
today, I walked to the Park, had lunch with friends, and walked home without any pain in my knee…
it is the furthest I’ve walked in months…
the weather was cool, a bit breezy, and snow fell gently as I walked… I left in lots of time for my lunch date so I didn’t have to rush… I’m finding that as long as I don’t try to walk too quickly I am good…
and what a treat to have lunch and a visit with two wonderful women…
good to get out and move… was very happy and pleased that the sidewalks were clear and not icy/slippery…
looking forward to more pain-free walks…
04 Tuesday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, crocus, flowers, happiness, happy, hyacinth, moments, nature, orchids, pictures, purple, tulips, widow
had some fun taking flower pictures yesterday…
the crocus and hyacinth are doing very well and enjoying the light in the living room… also some tulips at the grocery store…
orchid blooms are looking lovely and I picked up an orchid on sale at Save-On-Foods that is now living in the bedroom…
31 Friday Jan 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, cleaning, cluttered, fun, hearts, memories, moments, Valentines, widow
had some fun when I was tidying up the tv/guest room… the cleaners are coming on Monday and it was a bit cluttered in there…
put many things away and in the process found some valentine hearts and other items and put them out;-)…
love is in the air;-)…
28 Tuesday Jan 2020
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big girl pants, containers, crockpot, cupboards, dinner, experimenting, Instant Pot, mashed potatoes, moments, testing, widow
spent some time reorganizing the container area in the kitchen cupboards…
still trying to figure out the best system, lol… thought I had a perfect plan…
also made a few things in the Instant Pot… mashed potatoes worked well…
sadly, the pork hocks and cabbage didn’t turn out, but then I used the crockpot feature and got it done;-)…
more learning and experimenting required…
27 Monday Jan 2020
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one of the reasons I went shopping on Sunday was to get flowers…
it is that season again when I really need them to brighten the atmosphere in the house… it is also a time when I particularly miss my beloved…
he always made sure I had flowers all the time during these cold and dreary months… and all over the house…
I can see and smell them in every room;-)…
I hope you have something in your life that brings you happiness…
