12 Tuesday Mar 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, licence plates, moments, plates, vanity, widow
a few days ago as I was driving home from work, I came across three different cars with vanity plates…
made me think of my beloved… whenever we would spot a vanity plate he would usually be the one to figure out what it said…
of course I couldn’t take photos of the plates, but this morning as I was walking down the street by the office I came across this plate;-)…
I figured this one out, lol…
11 Monday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, boxes, organizations, pass me over, sharing, steps, widow
this morning I remembered to put out the three boxes of pass-me-overs onto the front steps before I left for work…
different places call and check to see if I have anything and then I have to remember how to mark the boxes because each place has particular initials they want on them, lol…
10 Sunday Mar 2019
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automated, big girl pants, flowers, plants, Spring, springing, time, time change, widow
the time changed last night as we sprang forward…
for the longest time today I wasn’t exactly sure what time it really was because so many of my devices change themselves…
the tv, the phone, my Fitbit…
finally confirmed the time when putting something into the microwave which isn’t automated…
I like springing forward because it is much easier to change the devices that still need it by moving them forward an hour… going backwards always seems much more difficult, lol…
microwave, stove, car and grandfather clock all updated…
flowers are my attempt at springing;-)…
09 Saturday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, friends, fun, homemade, homemade cookies, laughed, lunch, Pho Hoang, PTE, walk, widow
great day…
slept in and watched some tv…
picked up by a friend and we went out for lunch at Pho Hoang… shared some tofu spring rolls and I had seafood chow mein…
great catch-up and delicious lunch… we giggled because we both tried something other than our usual menu choices…
from there we headed to PTE and saw Mom’s the Word: Nest 1/2 Empty…
it was sooooo funny… we laughed all the way through it… brought home 2 delicious homemade gingerbread bars after I ate a tasty fancy almond covered cookie that had homemade jam in it… cannot remember the exact name of either of them, lol…
walked from Portage without any gloves… didn’t realize that they weren’t in my pocket… good thing it was quite warm, lol… and then found them on the sofa;-)…
08 Friday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, friends, great times, International Women's Day, memories, moments, time, treat, visits, widow, women
over the last few days I’ve had the opportunity to spend a bit of time with some of the wonderful women who’ve been part of my life, but I haven’t seen much of recently…
had a great time on Wednesday evening with a very special woman in my life…
and was happy to find a young friend who has been connected to our family for many, many years… she spotted me at an event and came over for a few minutes to visit… how lovely to catch up on her life and family… one of many young women who has called me mom for years…
yesterday, at another event, spent a few minutes with a dear woman… it was just great to be in the same place and see her, even if we didn’t have much time together… I still melt when I recall her introducing me to someone as the mother of her heart...
later, another young friend stopped by the house for a few minutes… can’t even think of when we last spent time together…
reminders of how blessed I am and of the amazing women who are part of my circles, even when I don’t connect with them often…
great memories on this International Women’s Day…
feels as though this bouquet symbolizes the variety of women in my life… all beautiful, all different, and all making me happy…
07 Thursday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, conversations, lift up, memories, reverberate, things, widow
recently been part of a number of conversations about seeing the little things… lifting up everyone you come in contact with… and seeing the good in each and every person and thing…
interesting how the conversations reverberate again and again…
06 Wednesday Mar 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, complicated, finances, funds, money, pensions, widow
spent some time with my finance guy recently… the funny thing is that his name is George, lol… first time I told someone I was talking to George about money, they gave me a very odd look…
as I get older it feels like dealing with RRSPs, Tax-Free Saving Accounts, and various pensions gets more complicated…
there are always papers to sign, numbers to calculate and things to consider…
as time has gone on I think that I understand the ins and outs of the funds, but you never know…
05 Tuesday Mar 2019
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anniversary, beloved, big girl pants, colleagues, flowers, lunch, memories, orchid, potato pancakes, Safeway, samosas, Shrove Tuesday, widow
on this seventh anniversary of losing my beloved, I started the day by going to Safeway and buying flowers and an orchid for work… flowers for the front of the office and some for my space…
was very happy that they had orchids because the last few times I’ve been there haven’t been any…
my beloved always bought me flowers and orchids, particularly in the winter which has often been a difficult time for me…
at noon, I ran out and picked up samosas to share for our lunch… this was something he would do every now and then… seemed like a lovely way to remember him and what made him so special…
it was a great meal, with salad, veggies, hummus, cheese and grapes added by my colleagues…
as it is Shrove Tuesday, pancakes were on the menu for supper and I made potato pancakes, a nod to the world’s best hash brown patties that he would make…
a good day with many lovely memories…
04 Monday Mar 2019
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555, 7 years, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, gone, hoarfrost, memories, moments, nature, Park, pictures, remember, widow
tomorrow marks 7 years since my beloved left this earth…
Google tells me that it is 2,555 days since that day…
I’ve been remembering some of the fun things we did during those last weeks…
you would think after seven years it would get easier…
but it doesn’t …
this is the last picture I took with him… it was Sunday, March 4, 2012… we had taken a drive around the Park so I could get some photos of the beautiful hoarfrost… this tree is on the drive to the Park… he had to stop in the middle of the road so that I could get the shot I wanted;-)…
03 Sunday Mar 2019
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yesterday I ordered groceries from Save-On-Foods… I think, lol…
they were to be delivered today around noon…
got an email this morning, confirming they were coming and just before they were to arrive the driver called to be sure I was home…
had the coolest boxes to bring them in… I was so excited that I didn’t take any pictures, lol…
reviewed the list, showed some ID and away he went…
I put everything away and was pleased with the whole process…
a good option…
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