07 Tuesday Jan 2025
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had fun with flowers Monday morning…
picked up the bouquet on December 29th when we were out grocery shopping;-)…
as there were already flowers in the living room, the bouquet went into the den…
the living room flowers were done, so I rearranged the newer flowers into three little vases…
playing with flowers makes me so happy;-)…
06 Monday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, comforters, flowers, moments, purple, shopping, Technology, treat, widow
I’ve been looking at comforters for the last while and decided to order one for a January treat, but waited in case I got one for Christmas…
it arrived a few days ago in a tiny package which happily swelled up considerably when the plastic was removed…
once everything was laundered it was put on the bed…
I am very happy with how it looks;-)…
04 Saturday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, dinner, family, food, happy, memories, moments, New Year’s dinner, prime rib, process, widow
for New Year’s dinner we tried something new…
we had prime rib… for many years we would have steak and lobster with twice-stuffed potatoes…
so this was fun to try… cooking the prime rib was interesting… first, it had to sit on the counter for six hours to reach room temperature, then it went into the oven at 500°F for half an hour, and finally the oven was turned off and it sat inside it for two hours…
quite the process, but it came out perfect for those of us who enjoy rare meat;-)…
there were mashed potatoes, mushrooms, Brussels sprouts with carrots, little Yorkshire puddings, and gravy…
delicious…
03 Friday Jan 2025
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avocado, big girl pants, blessed, food, lobster, memories, moments, prime, remembering, salad, serendipitous, ten years, widow
ten years ago today, this was my lunch… which included lobster, steak, and avocado…
and this was my lunch today… which included prime rib and avocado… no lobster though…
can’t decide if I am that boring, or if it was serendipitous;-)…
01 Wednesday Jan 2025
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31 Tuesday Dec 2024
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last sunset of the year…
lots of pink…
what a beauty;-)…
30 Monday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, decorations, dismantling, moments, ornaments, tree, widow
started the dismantling on Sunday…
so far the ornaments on the mandevilla were removed…
the ornaments came off the tree and it went downstairs…
next the chair returned to its spot by the window…
that was it for the day, lol…
29 Sunday Dec 2024
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27 Friday Dec 2024
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seems like we were busy today…
took a trip to Canadian Tire to find a new hookup for the hose… we weren’t sure if it was the actual hose or the valve… happily it was the valve, which was much more economical than a new hose, lol…
the new one turns much easier so the old pliers can make it back into the toolbox…
then, the hot tub was topped up… it was rather low… and the cold tub was dumped and refilled…
finally, the new saucepan and small frying pan got added to the kitchen wall;-)…
25 Wednesday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, food, friends, gathering, moments, photo, presents, Skip the Dishes, snowflakes, stress-free, Technology, treats, widow
had a lovely time on Sunday getting ready for a Christmas gathering with my friends on Monday…
dug out a snowflake tablecloth and discovered some stains on it so soaked, washed, and dried it before placing it on the table…
then I brought down Christmas plates to put on the table…
snowflake napkins and silverware, along with chopsticks finished the setup…
a bouquet of red and white flowers went into a low vase to finish off the display;-)…
we met on Monday and had a delicious lunch via Skip the Dishes… such a great way to share a meal together stress–free for everyone, lol…
before we ate, we took our annual Christmas photo, once I remembered which particular button to press on the camera, lol…
once we’d eaten, we moved to the living room to open our gifts to one another… always great fun and thoughtful presents…
such a special group of women…
