popcorn…

12 Wednesday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, ChefsPlate, Day of Pink, Easter, grocery shopping, ki'xocolatl, Mazatlan, popcorn, treat, widow

was planning to go grocery shopping tonight but was just too tired…

guess I will be going on Saturday morning for the Easter dinner ingredients…

went shopping with my sister-in-law the other day… we picked up a few of her favourite things… one was a mini mozzarella in a herb-based oil… rather tasty…

really enjoy wandering through a grocery store with someone else… you get such great ideas of different things and ways to eat them…

it is especially good when you have fallen into that eating rut… you know, buying and cooking the same things over and over…

think that’s partly why I am enjoying the ChefsPlate meals… it’s an opportunity to consider and try different things… and without having to go to the store…

must find some others to hit the grocery store with…

today I wore a pink shirt for International Day of Pink… happened across the reminder while checking out my social media feed… had to run back upstairs and change, lol…

this was my treat tonight on my new tray which was sitting on the shirt… popcorn and the last two pieces of the ki’xocolatl bar that we picked up at the Mazatlan airport… yummy…

brainstorming…

12 Wednesday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, brainstorming, friend, hot tub, imperial cheese, meeting, spoiled, Technology, treats, widow

excellent day at work… fabulous brainstorming session followed by fun with technology in preparation for the evening’s training session…

when I arrived home I found this treat in the mailbox…

one of my favourite cookies… imperial cheese cookies made with Rice Krispies… just like a breakfast cookie…

friend came over for a visit, glass of wine and hot tub… couldn’t get much better;-)…

I have the best friends…

specialist…

10 Monday Apr 2017

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seemed like a long day today… probably because I had a late afternoon specialist appointment…

I think I’m fine but will wait for the report to arrive to confirm that…

things moved along fairly quickly but there was certainly waiting involved…

waiting to get in to see the doctor… happily my daughter was able to come with me so that really helped pass the time… visiting keeps your mind occupied… and we got in fairly quickly…

then, once in the office, waiting for the doctor to arrive… we spent some of the time looking at Excel and figuring out how to do things on a Mac… so different than a PC…

the final, and longest, wait was for blood work… although there were only four people in front of me, we sat for over half an hour… not exactly sure what was going on there…

took a lot of vials… wonder what they do with all the leftovers, lol…

when I got home I made supper, worked on a social media project, and then rested before my BS buddies arrived…

after the busy weekend and slightly stressful day, I think I am going to sleep well tonight:-)…

weekend…

09 Sunday Apr 2017

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I should be completely worn out because it’s been such a busy weekend… but I’m not…

up and out for an early morning hot tub and took a picture of the garden before I came in…

it needs the spring cleanup…

was picked up and met the rest of the family for dimsum… this is one of our traditions when my sister-in-law comes to town… and we all love it… well most of the time… sometimes the younger ones don’t want to have anything, but another time they eat everything in sight…

that black blob on the bottom right is the youngest not participating, lol… but he did eat…

my oldest grandson came home with me and did some cleanup in the garden, although it was rather cold… he raked and swept and moved furniture and took dead plants to the composting barrels… then we sat down at his suggestion, and made a list of projects for the garden this summer…

we didn’t get everything we wanted done today, but it looks much more ready to be in…

I am so blessed to have this young man help me with the garden maintenance… and of course my son-in-law does lots of the work with the ponds;-)…

looking forward to warm days and hours spent by the pond…

play…

08 Saturday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, Clementine Cafe, family, food, fun, play, PTE, team, widow

another fun, full day…

quiet relaxing morning and then off for lunch with my play-buddy before we headed to the last one of the season…

lunch was at Clementine’s in the Exchange District… had a very tasty Braised Bacon Benedict (Maple Sabayon, Dill, Poached Eggs, Cheddar Biscuit) and we shared a Braman’s Greens, Sweet Cayenne Walnuts, Smoked Dates, Apples, Mimolette Cheese, House Dressing salad…

the biscuit brought a light feel to the dish and the maple sabayon was delicious… the salad was like dessert to end the meal… yummy…

then we moved on to PTE for our final play of the season… it was very funny… while we were there we signed up for next year;-)…

I am always impressed with the sets and how they convey so much more than is actually there…

got home and my sister-in-law and nephew picked me up and we went to his place for supper… got to meet the team… fifteen sled dogs… these are just a few of them…

and here is Aiko, the leader…

we had a wonderful dinner of BBQ steak, baby potatoes and onions, mushrooms asparagus, and a caprese salad… what a treat to just sit back and enjoy as others did the work…

left just as the sky burst into this…

plan…

07 Friday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, calla, family, friend, geese, lunch, plan, pond, purple, visit, widow

what a wonderful day off… not exactly as planned…

started with a walk around the pond at the Birchwood Automotive Group to see the geese… at first there were two and then three others arrived… little bit of discussion amongst them before they became friends…

from there I headed off to lunch with a great friend who is having a birthday tomorrow… excellent meal and fun to be together…

always have lots to talk about, lol…

came home to find my sister-in-law had arrived from Calgary… it is always special when we have time together… before she moved to Calgary, besides spending family time, we also worked with one another…

we ran out and did a bit of grocery shopping… she found this cute tray for me…

back home we had a snack and waited for my nephew to pick her up… once they left I had a nap and made dinner…

picked up a beautiful purple calla lily…

shopping…

06 Thursday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, CityPlace, Farmers Market, Home and Garden Show, late supper, loot, shopping, treasures, weekend, widow, women

been a long full week…

did have some fun at lunch when a few of us went shopping at the final Farmers Market at CityPlace…

picked up a gift, Aschenti chocolate, peach and ginger tea, and a cooling neckband…

at the end of the day I was exhausted, but my daughter called and wanted to meet and take a wander through the Home and Garden Show…

so, after work I met her and a friend and we walked over to the Convention Centre and toured the show…

found a few treasures… delicious fudge, very similar to what my dad would make… cool hooks that appear to be invisible… and some neat containers that flatten when not in use… and we ran into a number of people we knew…

on our way back to the cars we stopped at Boston Pizza for wings and nachos…

a very late supper… but a fun time with these young women…

here’s the loot;-)…

good thing I don’t get out much, lol… no longer tired and a great start to my weekend…

momentous…

05 Wednesday Apr 2017

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been thinking of the momentous moments in one’s life… and how they change everything…

for me those moments have included…

the moment I met my beloved… he walked into my parents’ house with a friend who was staying with us… from that instant my life changed forever…we were inseparable from that day forward…

the moment we got married… and began our life together… although we were young it felt like the perfect step and started a lifetime of great happiness…

the moment we became parents, both times... and how our lives changed again in the most amazing and wonderful way…

the moment we became grandparents… and how life changing that has been as each one of our grandchildren has come into the world and added joy to our lives…

the moment we became the seniors in our family…when we returned from the hospital after his mom (our last parent) died and our children began looking after us…

the moment my beloved left me…

favourites…

04 Tuesday Apr 2017

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big girl pants, camera, Chihuly, favourites, hibiscus, ladybug, shells, tree, widow

in my camera app you can save favourites…

when I like a picture for some reason or other, I put it into the favourites folder and wait for the right time to use it…

today I have a few that I’ve been saving and thought I would share…

on one of our walks on vacation I took this picture of a lovely hibiscus…

this shot of the new shell additions to the living room table… one square has the purchased ones and the other all of the ones we found along the beach…

newest page on my Chihuly calendar…