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snow…

10 Tuesday Feb 2015

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this morning there was a light dusting of snow on the ground… made me take this picture of one of the cute cushions I purchased this year…

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throughout the day whenever I looked outside it was snowing…

when it was time to leave the office there was lots of snow to shovel off the car… the temperature was quite warm and the roads were very sloppy…

we stopped at the grocery store and picked up a few staples which was great because I hadn’t shopped on the weekend and had run out of veggies…

it is beautiful out… the world is white… it isn’t snowing right now but there is supposed to be more overnight…

only yesterday we had been talking about the amazing quiet after a snowfall… looking forward to that quiet when I get up in the morning…

depths…

09 Monday Feb 2015

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what a wonderful re-energizing evening with my ReImagining friends…

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had chicken pot pie from Costco and it was delicious… with broccoli salad and Greek salad… topped it off with a small piece of lovely light cheesecake for dessert…

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then a great conversation about the goodness in the depths of the darkness of winter…

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exhausted when I got there, but filled with peace and contentment when I left…

once home had a lovely hot tub to top off the evening…

fabulous way to start the week…

comfortable…

07 Saturday Feb 2015

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this morning I put a few extra layers on and walked over to the “A” to meet a friend for breakfast…

they have a great inexpensive breakfast special which George and I would often have on the weekend… I’d walk and he would meet me there after driving the car over… he had trouble walking so it usually worked well… we’d often take a drive after breakfast… sometimes when it was nice out and he was feeling good we would walk over together….

whenever we walked anywhere we always held hands… when the girls were younger they thought it was embarrassing, but as they got older they thought it was cute, lol…

my usual breakfast is softly poached eggs, which I have on a piece of the rye toast, and bacon… of course these days I shouldn’t have the bacon but it was a bit of a treat this morning… final treat was half a slice of remaining toast with a tiny bit of strawberry jam…

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sitting there waiting for my friend reminded me of the day I had breakfast there all by myself… it was only the second time in my life that I ate on my own in a restaurant… even though I felt like everyone was watching me it also felt comfortable because we had been there so many times…

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when I walked through the doors at the hotel I had to take a picture of the worn handle… it makes me think of all the people who have opened the door over the years… that seems comfortable too…

snow…

06 Friday Feb 2015

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woke up to a bit of snow this morning…

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it was fairly dark when I took this picture first thing…

cold out, but not horrible… we were surprised at how fast many drivers were going… apparently driving like a maniac was a Friday morning style…

got to spend time with my grandson when he came to shovel… tonight we had chicken wings and kale and Brussel sprout salad for dinner… I ate nine and he had twenty one, lol…

after dinner he worked on homework while I had a little nap on the couch…

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just before he was picked up he went out and shovelled the sidewalk again because it has snowed while we were having our dinner…

savour…

05 Thursday Feb 2015

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recently someone was talking about how their parent was driving them crazy… made me think of the wonderful last months I spent with my mother as she was dying of esophageal cancer… it was a special time and I was able to savour each of the good, bad and unforgettable moments…

often when I hear people who are struggling with aging parents I think about the days to come when their loved one will be gone and they will be wishing they could hear the complaining or whatever it is that is making them crazy now, lol…

was chatting with someone who was a bit ticked at their partner… I could only think about how I would be so happy to have George here to get ticked at…

I do remember when he would make me a bit grumpy… part of being a couple I think…

it is exactly two years and eleven months today since my life changed forever…

I miss my beloved…

the moon tonight…

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sunshine…

01 Sunday Feb 2015

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this morning the sunlight was streaming through the window onto the new pictures on the wall…

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later in the day I basked in the sunshine in the living room…

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the moon will be full tomorrow and tonight when I was in the hot tub, I noticed a circle around it… not sure I’ve seen this before…

did a little research and discovered it is a lunar halo and isn’t that uncommon…

it can be a harbinger of bad weather…

glad I got to enjoy the wonderful sunshine, lol…

art…

31 Saturday Jan 2015

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had a wonderful day with a friend who came over and hung 15 framed water lily pictures on the stairway wall… we had a great time…

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makes me a bit proud to have my art up on a wall… a bit odd to think of my photos as art, lol…

part way through the process we had a lovely snack/lunch…

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happily there was no broken glass… a few close calls when the frames were on the hallway floor, lol…

but we realized that we needed more pictures… I have to find thirteen more photos and we have to pick up more frames…

we have already put in the nails so that piece is done… going to get sticky stuff to make sure the pictures stay square on the wall…

we also got the orchid to sit in the pot better… it was a bit tippy…

after she left I had a good nap… silly me, woke up at 7:15 this morning and didn’t go back to sleep…

it’s very cold outside so I have a yoga jacket on to stay comfy, rather than turning up the heat and being too hot at bedtime… I have always liked it to be cool in the bedroom and have the windows open at night… used to make George crazy…

there’s one good thing about being on my own, no one complains when I leave a window open, lol…

damn big girl pants…

orchid…

29 Thursday Jan 2015

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got a lovely surprise today…

my friend brought me a gorgeous purple orchid…

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it was a thank you for using my car… I’m happy to lend it to her… it always comes back filled with gas and freshly washed… I still don’t like to take it to the car wash…

during the winter I don’t take it out much so it is always happy to get a drive in, lol…

I was so happy because I’ve been trying to get out and pick an orchid up for the house… they are wonderful because they flower for a long time…

I do tend to treat flowering plants like cut flowers… enjoy them until they die off…

was particularly lovely, as I had spent the day at home… still wasn’t feeling well so gave in and climbed back into bed this morning…

had a hot tub in the afternoon and watched the squirrel come down through the trees like they were stairs… didn’t see any birds even though the sun was shining… it shone for a good portion of the day which was also very nice as it has been dull for ages…

hoping to feel much better in the morning…

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faces…

28 Wednesday Jan 2015

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I have a similar picture to this on my computer sign in screen at work…

orchid... do you see a face...

orchid… do you see a face…

recently a colleague had been at my desk and took a few moments to admire the picture and advised me that she felt it looked just like a face…

made me think of George, who was always bringing me orchids… for home and the office…

I was missing him tonight as I was sitting in the hot tub… not feeling that great and remembering how well he took care of me when I was sick…

I always felt I was a much better patient than he was, lol…

he nearly always knew what I would like to eat and would organize it… often fried egg sandwiches would be on the menu… he really made the very best ones…

this picture is from 2011… around this time that year a couple of us took a photography class… we had such fun… it is great to go back and remember some of the great things we have done…

snow on the deck in January 2011...

snow on the deck in January 2011…

a reminder of how blessed I am and have been…

daffodils…

27 Tuesday Jan 2015

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spent some time this morning getting a few shots of the daffodils I picked up on Sunday when Jeff and I went grocery shopping…

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so happy to have fresh flowers in the house… even took a few to the office today… brightened up my desk nicely…

had a wonderful call with a friend tonight… haven’t connected for a while so it was lovely to have the opportunity to catch up…

both of the kids here called me tonight to let me know about the boil water advisory in the city… made me think that they consider me fragile… and maybe I am, sigh… have heard from other friends by email and Facebook…

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bought this gorgeous cup when I went looking for a cream and sugar I had seen on Facebook… sadly they weren’t the correct colour but I was excited to see this cup… had first seen these pieces when we were at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over Christmas…

usually I gravitate toward blues and purples, but this earthy tone took my fancy…

I find that drinking water out of pottery makes it taste better… still not that fond of water for drinking, but I am working at it and getting more down…