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dull…

23 Friday Oct 2015

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yesterday morning the sun was shining on us as we drove to work…

  
this morning I headed to work early for a dentist appointment… it was dark and raining… proceeded to rain for most of the day… very dull and on top of that the dentist found a cavity…

had a rough day with flashbacks to the day George died… three and a half years later and it still stabs at my heart… not really what I want to be remembering and certainly drains my energy…

had a wonderful gabfest with a couple of my dear friends last evening… great to have the opportunity to catch up and spend time together…

  
I was given this amazing glass spoon, with a tiny bit of purple and turquoise on it… plan to make it my tea spoon so it will get lots of use… it feels amazing…

  

together…

22 Thursday Oct 2015

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was recently reminded of how your life can change in an instant… one minute someone is here with you, and the next they are gone, sigh…

  
was a beautiful sunny day as we arrived at the office… the light was shining on this tree at the corner of the building… lovely colour and the highlights where the sun was shining on it were wonderful…

  
walking by these piles of leaves on my way home reminded me of some fun times with George and the little boys… they spent lots of time raking leaves and jumping and hiding in them…

I particularly think of a day we were at the park and the boys were very little… they decided to gather leaves and spent ages collecting them with grandpa’s help and then getting covered up and popping out of them, to our surprise, lol…

they were so small when he died… the littlest one barely remembers him… 

I heard his voice in a short video on Facebook the other day, and was brought to tears… how quickly we forget… it was really a treat to hear him, even if it was painful…

such excellent memories… I have been blessed… we had an amazingly wonderful life together…

sky…

21 Wednesday Oct 2015

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the sky was lovely yesterday morning…

   

luckily I was able to take a few pictures as I was the passenger in the car… the colours were very pretty…

  
a beautiful sky makes me very happy…

when I got home I slept for an hour while my supper was cooking… then, after I ate, I slept through a number of shows and woke up in time to go to bed… and I slept all night… apparently I was really tired…

  
this orchid is so gorgeous… makes me smile every time I look at it…

 

tropical…

20 Tuesday Oct 2015

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on Sunday the kids and I went for dimsum at our favourite place…

  
it was really busy and we had to wait about half an hour to be seated…

but they have a beautiful salt water tank so we all spent time admiring and checking out the tropical fish…

  
hard to keep the youngest from putting his fingers on the glass…

  
the fish are wonderful colours… there are bright blue, yellow, striped, even some purple ones…

  
this little creature looks like it is made up of feathers…

  
the neon green ends on these are so pretty…

the time flew by as we took turns pointing out different discoveries to one other…

what a wonderful way to spend time together…

squash…

19 Monday Oct 2015

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had a wonderful day… I am really enjoying these every other Mondays off…

keep tripping over the bag full of acorn, spaghetti and delicata squash that we picked up on Sunday…

  
going to put them into a basket downstairs where it is a little cooler… and I won’t trip over them, lol…

  
had a wonderful time with this marvellous group of women… meatloaf, bean salad, broccoli, bread and brownies for supper… lots of laughter, sharing and warmth… 

as well as reading, thinking and talking about Life is Like a Pot of Soup, we kept checking on the election results and baseball scores, lol…
when I arrived home there was a light waiting to guide me to the back door…

  
nice to have that welcoming beacon…

and just now, a cute little friend landed beside me…

  
need to be careful not to squash it…

honking…

18 Sunday Oct 2015

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the Canada geese are gathering and preparing to head south…

yesterday they were everywhere when I was at the Park…

  
these ones were at the Duck Pond… this is the most I’ve seen here all year…

as I was watching the game I would hear the geese honking and look up in most any direction and see them leaving in droves…

   
to the north…

 and the south…

a seagull was on the move as well…

  
there were a lot of them, possibly because there were food tents… they like to be around food, lol…

last picture of the day were these three geese heading out to find their buddies, calling all the way…

  
there is just something about the sound of geese that compels me to look up, smile, and listen to the glorious sound…

Ultimate…

17 Saturday Oct 2015

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don’t think I’d heard of Ultimate until a few years ago when a colleague mentioned it…

since then I’ve seen people playing it in the Park by the Lyric, but I’ve never actually watched…

today I was at my first game… my friend let me know she and her daughter were at Assiniboine Park for a tournament…

usually on Saturday I spend the day vegging out and watching tv…

great way to get me up and moving, lol… I got ready and walked over to the Park… had a visit with my friend and learned some of the finer points of the sport while we watched her daughter play…


there aren’t any referees and lots of support from the sidelines… the rule book is very long so having individuals like my friend, who has played for twenty years, around who know the rules is a great benefit… had to giggle as one of the coaches went to the rules online from their phone for a bit of clarity…

this is a mixed league and being a good sport is very important… and there is no body contact…
  
always so happy to see that the kids treat one another well… the handshake at the end of the game is just the same as my boys have with their soccer and volleyball games…

 
teams for this tournament played with four males and three females on the field… 

there was a great deal of terminology to learn… not sure that I got it all, lol…

excellent way to spend a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon… don’t think this will be the last time I watch Ultimate…

  

meditation…

16 Friday Oct 2015

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wonderful start to my day…

  
beautiful flowers, bunnies, bluejays and squirrels…   all within a few minutes… the wonder of having the moment to enjoy this lovely treat…


at yoga today we sat up against a wall and meditated for a while… especially liked being able to lean against something… apparently any comfortable position works, except laying down, lol… 

over the next weeks we are going to try different meditation methods… I am looking forward to it because I have always found meditating difficult… when I close my eyes all I see is black…

 

good to get back to my yoga practice… 

amazing…

15 Thursday Oct 2015

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started the day with a picture of these tiny flowers in the barrel which has the water plants in it…

  
on the drive to work I got this shot of the sky… it was stunning, although a bit ominous in one direction…

  
at some point in the day the sun came out, which was great while it lasted…

the temperature didn’t go up much and by the time we left the office it was still chilly… and the sky had that gray look that makes you think of snow…

  
with the frosty nights and the chilly day this little flower was blooming at the front door, even as the plant looks half dead…

then I headed out for a wonderful dinner with my good friends… we were celebrating two birthdays… had a great time together and an excellent meal at the Peasant Cookery… 

these amazing women have been been with me through good and bad times…

  
wishing you this kind of friendship at some point in your life…

food…

13 Tuesday Oct 2015

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feel like I haven’t been as good as I should have about eating lately…

yesterday, besides a lovely turkey dinner, I ate three cookies, sigh…

took the rest of them to the office this morning so I wouldn’t be tempted to eat any more of them…

my new doctor has advised that he doesn’t want me to take any blood sugar readings, because they can cause additional stress… I wonder if it causes more stress for me when I don’t know what my levels are…

today I got back on track… had a smoothie for breakfast… with berries, yogurt and spinach…

  
doesn’t look that great, but tastes good and is healthy…

for lunch I had some salmon with wild rice, and fresh veggies…

  
for my supper I had turkey leftovers, with reheated mashed potatoes and cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and turnip… instead of gravy, I decided on stuffing…

  

been doing some research and have discovered that reheated potatoes have a resistant starch when consumed… also using Pro-Activ margarine which helps lower cholesterol…

hope I can stay on track…