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reinvent…

30 Saturday Sep 2017

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today marks eight years at my current place of employment…

while the girls were small I was able to stay home… it was a special time and we were very lucky to make that work…

so I’ve worked outside the home for the last twenty years or so…

most of that time it has been in the not-for-profit environment…

joining this organization in September of 2009 was a great fit…

over the years I have been allowed to reinvent my position and focus on the things that I enjoy and have the skills and interest in…

this doesn’t always happen in the workplace…

I work with an amazing group of people and consider myself very lucky…

pressure…

29 Friday Sep 2017

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had some fun with my photos this morning…

needed to get my blood work done for my next doctor’s appointment and took a few pictures of the sunrise as I parked the car…

I always park a good distance from wherever I am going and then get some extra walking in so there is less pressure to get enough exercise…

spotted this lovely tree changing colour as I walked along…

the walk to and from the clinic was very nice on this beautiful day…

the final reminder of my day was this bruise from the blood work…

the technicians suggest that the longer you keep pressure on the spot where the needle was inserted, the smaller the bruise will be…

same…

28 Thursday Sep 2017

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the sky was filled with clouds at the start and at the end of the day…

although they were the same, they were also completely different…

last night there was a sun dog in the sky as we headed to a volleyball game…

it was quite spectacular and very odd as usually we see sun dogs in cold weather…

so much to see when you look up;-)…

spoiled…

27 Wednesday Sep 2017

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well, talk about being spoiled…

this morning a colleague brought me homemade Rice Krispie squares… she remembered, from one of our conversations, that this is one of my favourite treats… I had shared how my sister-in-law made a 25 with Rice Krispie cake and those little silver dragees for our twenty fifth anniversary…

my grandson picked me up after work and took me home to their house, where my son-in-law had prepared a lovely dinner…

it is such a treat to have dinner all ready when you get home…

while I was doing the dishes with my middle grandson he asked if I missed grandpa… this was particularly interesting because early in the day I had dissolved into tears after reading a comment that my daughter had put onto social media where she mentioned how much she missed her dad…

I sure do miss my beloved… every day,..

ended the day watching the oldest grandson playing volleyball where I discovered that another colleague’s niece goes to school with my grandson… too funny;-)…

sighting…

26 Tuesday Sep 2017

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first thing this morning I got a few pictures of the flowers blooming in the garden… happy to see the dahlia amongst the other blooms even in the cooler weather…

and was so excited when I drove up to the house at the end of the day to spot half a dozen flickers searching the front yard for snacks…

pretty good sightings for September 26th…

impressive…

25 Monday Sep 2017

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been thinking about the various bits of technology I use…

now that it is darker in the morning I am using my BeeWi SmartPad… it is an app that works with a bulb in the lamp in the bedroom…

it means I can turn the light on and off from my phone… very handy when going into or out of the bedroom in the dark…

attended a workshop on Saturday on learning to code… during the session, over a thousand people across the country were all trying to work in a single document… although it was planned for, unfortunately, this jammed up the system… it was very impressive to watch the facilitator and mentors problem solve on the fly, never giving up as they tried idea after idea and worked together to overcome the problem…

texts and emails were flying across the country and around the room as they worked…

technology can be such a wonderful addition to our daily lives, but can also be disruptive… always fun to figure out which it will be on any particular day, lol…

rainy…

24 Sunday Sep 2017

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mostly a quiet day, except when I went out to grocery shop and run a few errands…

it rained on and off the whole day…

was chilly too… the late blooming hibiscus doesn’t seem to be minding the colder weather…

had been planning to pick up some flowers but instead picked up this water bottle which jumped right off the shelf into my cart:-)… and it was on sale, so I really had no choice, lol…

my grandsons came for dinner and we had a good time… dad was working and mom was home sick… they helped get supper ready and with clean up…

a minute ago the oldest was being born… now the three of them come and visit on their own… time flies crazy fast;-)…

purple…

23 Saturday Sep 2017

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purple was top of mind all day yesterday…

spotted a number of purple things during my walk in the Gardens… as well as my little buddy, who had a lovely purple top and socks, lol…

after lunch with my friend and her sweetie I headed out to get my hair purpled… I noticed there is a lot of purple in my hairdresser’s studio as I took a last shot of the before, lol…

it hasn’t had any purple in it since before I went away, and a number of people have pointed it out, so I am very happy to have it done…

then it was off to watch some volleyball… apparently last year at the same time I was at the same tournament… the school has lots of purple in the halls, which is fun…

the boys played well and my grandson did a particularly great job with his serves… he is graduating this year, so likely we won’t be attending this tournament again… and I finally figured out how to get there, lol…

happy to be able to participate in special times, whether with friends or family…

spectacular…

22 Friday Sep 2017

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had a spectacular Friday off…

woke up later than normal (which in itself, is a treat) to sunshine and warm temperatures…

and lots of blooming flowers… what a treat…

out for a walk around the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

must have spent ten minutes watching all the painted ladies flitting about in the sunlight…

then lunch at The Park Cafe with a special friend and her baby…

and that was just the morning;-)…

irritated…

21 Thursday Sep 2017

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first thing this morning the sky was amazing…

then I went out and took a quick spin around the garden… got a few shots of flowers, although they are getting a bit irritated with the cold temperatures early in the morning…

and tonight, the same view out the back window…

pretty…