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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…

frames…

25 Sunday Jan 2015

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mostly a quiet day…

watched tv and then worked on the picture frames to go on the staircase wall…

been planning and thinking about these frames for a number of months…

purchased the frames from IKEA and they have been sitting on a shelf waiting…

while the kids were here at Christmas, we decided to use water lily pictures which I have taken over the years… took quite a while to come to that decision because I have taken many flower pictures and couldn’t decide which ones to choose…

in the end the water lilies called to me as they are in water – one of my favourite things, and have beautiful flowers…

then I had to choose fifteen… well I think I ended up with about twenty five, lol…

was going to have them printed at Staples but decided a few days ago to print a few at home and see how they looked…

this morning I finally dug out the pliers so that I could open the back of the frames and put a couple in…

slow process, as I had to move each picture around to see the best view… then I had to print them a few at a time…

eventually I chose five pink, five white and five purple…

finished them just before the kids arrived…

next step will be to hang them…

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hope that doesn’t take as long as the previous part of the process…

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maybe one day I will put this one up on the wall…

water…

24 Saturday Jan 2015

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lovely day… woke up fairly early and watched a bit of TV…

did some chores around the house and then was picked up by my daughter and a friend and went to Thermea (a Scandinavian-type spa)… it just opened this month and we wanted to check it out… packed a bag with robes, flip flops and a toque…

one of my favourite places is the Kingfisher, on Vancouver Island…this spa reminded me a bit of their hydropath…

one nice thing about Thermea is that you can spend the whole day moving from the saunas to the hot tub and cool tub and the cold pool and waterfall…

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there were dry and wet saunas (a eucalyptus one and an orange one)… usually I don’t last long in them, but found it much easier today… must be those big girl pants…

even encouraged the girls to try the polarer pool… name kind of says it all… the temperature in that one is 10 C… just a bit refreshing…

we had a lovely snack and even had a mimosa before we hit the water…

the relaxation spaces were lovely… one had heated marble benches which were very nice… we also sat around a fire in a roofless log cabin… my hair still smells like a campfire, lol…

hardest part of the day was not talking… all the sauna and relaxation areas are quiet zones… after a while hearing people talking was a little irritating:-)… we did pretty well…

I do love the water… it was a lovely treat…

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glad I was talked into going…

sky…

23 Friday Jan 2015

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the sky has been outstanding the last few weeks…

tonight, as we left the office, it was so pink and blue that it was hard to take my eyes off it…

when I got home I dropped my stuff at the front door, turned and got this shot…

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just stood and enjoyed the beauty… it was also ridiculously warm so it was easy to stand and watch the sky…

then, when I got upstairs and looked out the window, I had to take another picture…

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to top off the day I brought home my beautiful flowers and put them on the coffee table…

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think the fish like them as well…

life is good…

presents…

22 Thursday Jan 2015

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I love presents… I’ve always loved them which anyone who knows me knows, lol… George would always be bringing them home…

yesterday I received the beautiful bouquet of white hydrangeas and purple mums…

today I got two presents…

a friend gave me a gorgeous scarf…

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it was from she and her sister to thank me for something I had given them, which they are both enjoying…

the second was supper from my swimming buddy…

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not sure what the official name was but it was a stew of chicken with chickpeas and potatoes and it was delicious…

it was perfect as I had struggled with a sad tummy all day and was wondering what I might make for dinner…

should have gone to Aquasize but just wasn’t up to it…

went out for a hot tub… it is plus 3 right now… bizarre for the third week in January… but lovely…

the final treat was to discover my solar dragonflies were lit for a few hours… they haven’t been on for a couple of months and I was thinking maybe they were broken…

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this is a sure sign that the sun is shining longer and stronger every day and that it shone today… we have really been suffering from lack of sun this winter…

I really am blessed…

flowers…

21 Wednesday Jan 2015

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had a rather hectic day…

in amongst all the activity these beautiful flowers arrived…

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they were a surprise from my colleague, who is admiring them in the picture…

I love flowers and have been missing them the last few weeks… George always made sure I had live flowers during January and February to help make the winter easier… so far I haven’t been able to pick any up as it has been too cold to have them in the car… he would warm the car up and then pop the flowers in and rush home, lol…

on our way out of the office I had to stop and take a picture of the gorgeous sky…

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it was still light at 5:03… that is very exciting…

made dinner, had a nap and then walked on the treadmill for 45 minutes…

warm…

17 Saturday Jan 2015

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a nice warm day today…

before it was even light, I went out for a hot tub… lovely and quiet, although I had to wear a toque and a baseball cap because snow was coming down… didn’t see or hear one bird the whole time I was out…

loving my new Turkish towels…

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warm and light and very absorbent…

when I went out to put the chemicals in the hot tub, I didn’t need so much as a sweater and listened to the dripping as the ice was melting… hopefully everything doesn’t ice over…

did a few chores around the house and forced myself to walk on the treadmill as I spent a good part of the day struggling with a stomach ache… it is finally gone…

and I walked for 35 minutes, yay…

company…

16 Friday Jan 2015

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this morning as I was waiting for my ride I topped up the water in the fish tank… it’s been low for a week or so and every time I am leaving the house I remember that it needs water…

when it is low, the running water is very loud…

took a number of trips back and forth to the sink but other than the one time I poured the water all over myself and the floor there were no issues… got it all done in time…

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the fish like it when it’s full too… they are good company for me… next will be giving the front of the tank a cleaning… algae is starting to take over, lol…

been a very long week…

had a lovely treat tonight when I got to have dinner with my grandson after he came over and shovelled the driveway…

we ordered beef bones, baked potatoes and Caesar salad from Tony Roma’s… I just love Mobile Maitre D and Skip the Dishes… by the time I get home I do not want to go out again to fetch dinner so these are great ways to get the food I want delivered to the house… picking up our dinner was George’s job…

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it is nice to have company…

daylight…

15 Thursday Jan 2015

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the days have been getting just a little bit longer…

tonight I took this picture at 5:08… the sky is still light…

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this is very exciting…

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I was also happy to see the lights shining through the snow… they are solar so the sun must be getting stronger…

a few days ago the lights were still shining in the morning…

just thinking about it makes me happy…

saw the bunny running in the front street this morning… so cute… I do love seeing them…

been using my SAD light in the mornings on weekdays… think it has made a difference, but really, there is nothing like daylight and sunshine…

soup…

14 Wednesday Jan 2015

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tomorrow is my soup day…

seemed to have trouble deciding what to make… been thinking about it for at least a week and didn’t make a final decision until today…

had everything at home so didn’t have to run out to the store which was great because we’ve had a bit of snow and my shoveler hasn’t made it over just yet…

had a good time preparing… cooked up carrots, celery, onion and garlic… first time I’ve used this new purple pot, lol…

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put in spices, broth and tomatoes and simmered it for a long time…

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just finished using my purple immersion blender to complete it… once it cools down it will go into the fridge and be ready for tomorrow’s lunch…