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transformation…

25 Monday Jun 2018

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yesterday I picked up flowers from Safeway for an event this evening…

I gave them to the clerk to wrap without putting them in a plastic sleeve and assumed she would put them in one before wrapping them…

she didn’t so the package was soaking wet at the bottom and the stems were sticking out before I even got home…

I took them out and put them into a container of water so they would be in good shape for today…

this morning I put them in a plastic bag filled with water so they wouldn’t suffer on the way to work… tucked them into the seatbelt and away we went…

at the office, our resident flower guru cut and placed them in fresh water, and then arranged them beautifully…

they spent most of the day at the front of the office and then moved into the meeting space for the evening…

quite the transformation…

board…

24 Sunday Jun 2018

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productive day… up early and out by eight for a walk to the Park…

it was overcast and cool… nice for walking… the English and Leo Mol Gardens were empty except for a few gardeners and me…

by the time I left there were runners, dog walkers and families flooding the space…

music was coming from the Lyric as I headed along the path and I wondered what was happening today… as I crossed the bridge and saw everyone with at least one dog, it came to me that it was PawsInMotion, lol…

once home, I finished my grocery list and went to Safeway to pick up a few things for tonight and the coming week…

my son-in-law and youngest grandson arrived for supper and a visit… everyone else in the family was busy…

after dinner my son-in-law cut down the piece he had found to make my new cutting board… the one I’ve been using had come out of their house when they moved in and remodeled their kitchen nearly three years ago… it was a bit narrow and short… my previous one, which George had made, had gone into the garbage as it was completely worn out…

this new one fits perfectly… it is quite dark so likely it is going to take a while for me to get used to it;-)…

but I am very happy because a new board has been on my what I would like list since at least two years ago Christmas, lol…

can’t rush a good thing…

twice…

23 Saturday Jun 2018

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been a week filled with soccer…

first game for me this year was last Sunday… celebrated Father’s Day in Charleswood with the middle grandson…

then we went to a game on his 13th birthday on Thursday… he only has one left so I don’t expect to see him play again this year…

this afternoon I went to two games for the youngest… over the games he scored three goals…

between the games they did some speed and accuracy drills, had their team photo taken and ate pizza…

it was a beautiful day to be outside… the sun shone and a gentle wind blew most of the time we were there…

happily made it out twice for each of them, lol…

think that’s it for soccer this year…

quality…

22 Friday Jun 2018

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had the most wonderful day…

walked over to the “A” and met my oldest grandson for breakfast…

on the way I came across a bunny having a snack and a goose looking for its friends…

after breakfast we went to Superstore and picked up a bunch of baskets to put in the front flowerbed…

we weeded… a lot… I cut back all the daisies so we can actually walk on the path up to the bridge over the pond…

we saw a butterfly on one of the chairs, found some jewellery for him to take home, got all the pots filled, and then washed the windows in the living and dining room while a thunderstorm rolled over…

he worked so hard in the side garden…

not perfect yet, but we are on the way… we redesigned how it is going to look and have a plan for once he gets back from his grad trip…

we ran out to the Outlet Mall and Polo Park and had leftover Chinese food for lunch…

sure do enjoy spend quality time with this young man…

thirteen…

21 Thursday Jun 2018

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today the middle grandson turned thirteen…

it is also the first day of summer…

took pictures in a circle in the garden this morning…

the daisies looked amazing..

once they finish blooming I will cut them back because they are in the middle of the path, lol…

tonight’s game was great fun and the birthday boy scored two goals…

my son-in-law had to use a wrench to get the lock off the nets so they could get them into place on the field so the game could begin…

game ended with a win and cupcakes for his teammates…

pretty great way to spend the first day of Spring…

office…

20 Wednesday Jun 2018

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today my dear colleague, who has done a ton of work to help get my office organized, brought in the last piece…

it is a wall hanging that started its life as a table runner for my dining room…

she had it steamed, sewed up the edges, picked up a dowel and some hangers for it…

it fills the final spot on the wall perfectly…

I had a lovely orchid in the space, but a few days ago when I got to work it had dropped all of its blossoms…

just on the weekend, I had picked up another beautiful plant, so this morning, I strapped it into the seatbelt in the back of the car and brought it to work… made the trip perfectly and looks great in the space, although it has a white pot, not purple…

but it looks wonderful… and has a special feel about it…

foot…

19 Tuesday Jun 2018

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before the soccer game on Sunday night we had our own tailgate party with ribs, carrots, potato and Caesar salad…

as I was filling my plate two of the travelling chairs that were leaning against the back of the vehicle fell onto my foot…

it hurt, but after a couple of minutes I went and ate my dinner… then the game started… I was happy to make it to a game that actually happened, lol…

about half way through my foot started to be uncomfortable… took off my shoe and realized that it had swelled up with a huge bump along the side…

iced it when I got home but it was sore…

spent yesterday at home with it raised up on a pillow…

this morning it felt and looked fine, so I headed in to work… by the afternoon it was a bit uncomfortable…

now that I’m home it is raised up again on a pillow..

going to be a great shade of purple tomorrow I think…

grad…

18 Monday Jun 2018

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this is a crazy busy few weeks for our family…

the oldest grandson is graduating from grade 12 next week so we’ve been deciding on gifts and doing some shopping… it’s taken a while but eventually he and I agreed on a leather briefcase/computer bag… he’s planning many more years of schooling so that seems like a great idea…

that same day is the dad’s birthday…

Thursday the middle one turns 13…

a few days after grad, the mom, dad and graduate are heading off on a trip to the east coast…

so there has been lots of collecting and shopping for that as well…

yesterday we picked up a sleeping mat for the grownups and then went in search of the bag for the graduate…

we found a number of options at Bentley and the one he chose is beautiful and had everything he wanted in it… much like his mom, he has expensive taste, lol…

but this will last him for many years, and hopefully he will remember the fun we had picking it out;-)…

then it was off to find a catfish rod for the soon to be thirteen year old… he got to pick a nice one, they added the line to it and we got a few other basics that he will need…

while we were there I got my fishing license… looking forward to time with the boys in the boat or on the dock;-)…

welcome…

17 Sunday Jun 2018

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spent some time this morning thinking about my dad…

he really raised us as mother and father as my mom spent so much time in hospital during my early years…

he would have loved the garden and did get to sit on the main deck a few times… his dad was a master gardener, but I don’t remember dad doing much in the garden, but he loved seeing beautiful well tended flower beds…

he always welcomed others into our home and we often had people staying with us as they were going through difficult times…

he was a great cook… I can remember one night when he was draining the spaghetti over a sink full of dishwater and the strainer fell into the water… he picked it up, rinsed the spaghetti off and continued with the meal prep… we couldn’t afford to throw it out… it was served with his famous meatballs and homemade sauce… one of our guests went on and on about it being the best he’d ever had… Dad and I laughed about that for years…

he always had candy in his pockets… maybe that’s why I always have candy on my desk, and chocolate inside it, lol…

he loved athletics and we went to events whenever we could manage… he cheered for everyone and taught me that a good job deserved praise… it didn’t matter if it was your team or the other team…

he looked forward to parades and we sat on the curb at Portage and Strathcona for every single one that went by…

in his later years he would take me grocery shopping for my family and would treat us to a lovely roast or steak… took me a while to accept without protesting… I realized that he was no longer able to do physical things to help us due to his health, but he could treat us to groceries…

he taught me to be kind, treat everyone equally, work hard, and do my best…

thanks Dad…

geraniums…

16 Saturday Jun 2018

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still thinking about those poppies…

when we were walking around the English Garden yesterday these poppies popped out at me…

a few weeks ago, one of the baskets we picked up had geraniums in it amongst the purple and white flowers…

I wasn’t sure I wanted to buy it because I am not fond of the scent of geraniums… my daughter suggested I remove them, but I decided to leave them in the container… a few died, but some have survived…

I’m finding now that the pop of red reminds me of the poppies, which remind me of my beloved… it also reminds me of my mother-in-law who planted geraniums alongside her driveway and overwintered them in the basement each year…

each time I walk by the window I see them from a distance and think of my beloved…