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eight…

05 Thursday Mar 2020

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today commemorates eight years since my beloved left me… he walked with me longer than I walked alone before and since his death…

I miss him… every day and in every way… I have grown so much since that day… and continue to as I move forward…

I’ve been thinking of many of the fun things that we did during our forty-plus years together… from camping in tents and pop-up trailers, to zip lining and riding up a mountain in a chairlift (for 2 people afraid of heights)… from Grand Beach to Goose Spit… from gardening to bathroom renovations… from family meals on the deck to dimsum in restaurants…

this morning I received a parcel from the kids in Ottawa… 3 cute plants in a wooden box… a great addition to the forest, lol…

the outdoors looked stunning after a night of snow, but the delivery person had to make a path to get to the door…

also received some earbuds in the mail that I had ordered from our AirMiles account, so it was like a gift from my beloved… took me a while to figure out how to connect them…

made steak, potatoes and mushrooms for my dinner… he would have grilled it, but I cooked it in the oven, lol…

trim…

02 Monday Mar 2020

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finished tidying the house this morning and then spent time reading while I waited for my cleaners…

once they arrived I got dressed and walked over to the hairdresser to get a trim… we both noticed that my hair seems to be growing a bit more quickly right now… once it was cut there was still a tiny bit of purple remaining…

it was a nice stroll there, a bit breezy, but on the way back big snowflakes were coming down and the wind was blowing sideways… happily my son-in-law picked me up part way home…

cleaners had gone, I made tea and we had a visit before he was off to his next activity…

finished the afternoon reading;-)…

snow finally stopped and it looked so quiet and peaceful out there…

friends came by for coffee and a visit, and when they left it was snowing again;-(…

bend…

01 Sunday Mar 2020

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part of the reason I shopped at Safeway yesterday was to be able to get some flowers… they almost always have something I like;-)…

I picked up tulips and a few carnations…

instead of making one arrangement, I divided them… one for the living room, one for the dining room, one for the bathroom and one for the bedroom…

the photos above were from yesterday… tulips move in their vase on a regular basis so they are fun to watch throughout the day…

so far today they have opened up and started to bend over in the light…

I’ve enjoyed watching them as I was reading, particularly as it was a bit overcast and very windy out today…

bevels…

26 Wednesday Feb 2020

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recently I was checking out the rainbows on the kitchen floor… there has been lots of sun;-)…

thought they were coming through the patio door, but then I figured out they were coming from the back door window which has a number of bevels on it…

brought back memories of our time in Maui where there were rainbows all the time…

one day there were seven different rainbows within about an hour… it was amazing…

I do love rainbows…

route…

21 Friday Feb 2020

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had a lovely walk this morning…

exactly a week since I took the same route on a freezing morning… quite a difference today…

today I parked much further down the street and enjoyed the stroll to and from my appointment, where my doctor was pleased with my blood pressure, A1C and heart…

looking forward to more walks in nicer weather…

grateful…

19 Wednesday Feb 2020

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this morning my Seize the Day calendar reminded me to start each day with a grateful heart... it was a good reminder…

I am grateful for the birdseed in the feeders in the front and back yards… thanks to my middle grandson who filled them all on Saturday…

so far only the squirrel has found the one in the front, I had a quiet time watching for the birds through the window as I sat in the sunshine…

both birds and squirrels have found the one in the garden…

I am grateful for an early morning rainbow on the kitchen floor, new leaves on the Japanese Maple, and sunlight shining on orchids…

I am grateful for time to read, food to eat, a comfortable home to live in, and wonderful memories…

sometimes a reminder is just what’s needed…

blown…

14 Friday Feb 2020

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went out in the very cold weather this morning and was nearly blown into a fence… put on my warmest jacket but didn’t realize that the hood wasn’t attached… yikes…

spent the remainder of the day remembering my beloved and how we enjoyed this particular holiday… found this photo from our last Valentine’s Day…

besides the rose, he gave me a beautiful purple jacket which I put on this morning;-)…

sitting…

12 Wednesday Feb 2020

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today I had a lovely time sitting in the sunshine in the living room…

I started a new book by one of my favourite writers and soaked up the warmth… of course, it was -40 outside, lol… so it really was a treat…

have had numerous conversations recently about our lack of sun… cold weather is much easier to accept when the sky is blue and a big yellow ball is in it… we are not getting the amount of sunshine that we used to…

I spent time taking photos of the light and shadows around the house as the sun shone in various areas…

fun…

pain-free…

10 Monday Feb 2020

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today, I walked to the Park, had lunch with friends, and walked home without any pain in my knee…

it is the furthest I’ve walked in months…

the weather was cool, a bit breezy, and snow fell gently as I walked… I left in lots of time for my lunch date so I didn’t have to rush… I’m finding that as long as I don’t try to walk too quickly I am good…

and what a treat to have lunch and a visit with two wonderful women…

good to get out and move… was very happy and pleased that the sidewalks were clear and not icy/slippery…

looking forward to more pain-free walks…

vase…

09 Sunday Feb 2020

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been enjoying the beautiful vase that my colleagues presented to me to commemorate my retirement…

it is now living on the top of the credenza in the living room… when the light is on, it shines through the design beautifully…

when I had flowers in it, I put them into a plastic bag so they wouldn’t mess up the inside, lol…

the flowers from the Board would have gone nicely in it;-)…