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dinner…

28 Tuesday Oct 2014

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been a long day… hard to get out of bed as I felt very tired…

on top of that it snowed today… thankfully it melted as it hit the ground…

usually we get our first snow on Halloween…

dark and overcast all day… bit of a downer…

really thought about putting the meat in the crockpot, although I wasn’t sure how long it would take so I decided not to…

when I got home I got the pot with my dinner in it all organized, but didn’t turn it on… still not sure of the new stove so I didn’t want to be worrying about whether the liquid might be evaporating and burning up…

after aquasize I put it on and then watched some tv while it was cooking…

should really have simmered a bit longer, but after an hour or so I had some and it was good…

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Sunday…

26 Sunday Oct 2014

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early morning hot tubs are becoming a Sunday pattern…

this morning I took out my phone and took a few pictures right from the tub…

IMG_8997.JPGit was lovely… for the first five minutes the jets weren’t going so I could hear the quiet and watch the squirrel make his rounds to collect peanuts…

ran out to do a few errands and picked up a pastry for my lunch… it was delicious…

IMG_8999.JPGthe sky was beautiful…

IMG_8998.JPGsun shone for the majority of the day although the clouds filled the sky in the early evening but it didn’t rain, so that was good…

a young friend stopped by so that I could get some baby snuggles… she has twins, but only brought the little guy… the little girl had gone out with her daddy…

IMG_9001.JPGnothing like baby snuggles to make your day… it was great fun to watch the boys take turns holding him as well…

good times…

blink…

24 Friday Oct 2014

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this morning as I was taking out the garbage and recycling to the lane, the pond sounded funny… walked over and realized the strange sound was the pump sucking air… couldn’t really see it because it was still very dark, but I unplugged it to be sure it didn’t burn out…

tonight I took a picture of the pond…

IMG_8966-1.JPGhard to tell how low the water is with all the leaves in it, but it is low… also got a shot of these flowers which just keep blooming…

IMG_8967-0.JPGwas reminded again today that our lives can change in the blink of an eye…

hug those you care about… tell them you love them… take the time to do what you want to do…

every moment is precious… don’t waste a single one…

treat…

23 Thursday Oct 2014

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beautiful day… sunny and plus 18 Celsius… what a treat…

luckily I had two meetings away from the office, so got an opportunity to be outside… another treat…

was picked up by my daughter and we seemed to fly to my grandson’s volleyball game… it was a few minutes away from where my doctor’s appointment was…

IMG_8956.JPGgreat to see him play… third treat of the day…

after the appointment I was in a cab and on my way home by 6:20 pm…

made a bit of supper, tidied the kitchen and vegged in front of the TV…

wonderful day…

attention…

22 Wednesday Oct 2014

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today’s events in Ottawa are a reminder that we never know what is going to take place…

felt disconnected all day…

need to pay attention to what is going on around me and enjoy each special piece of life that comes along… stop and smell the roses…

got dropped off by the high school and had a good walk home and took the time to enjoy that walk…

IMG_8946.JPGa few leaves are still on some trees and these ones were a lovely colour…

IMG_8948.JPGmany of the trees are dressing as skeletons for Halloween…

IMG_8949.JPGthe sky had been overcast all day and it seemed to mirror my feelings… not long after I got home it started to rain and it has continued for quite a while…

smile…

19 Sunday Oct 2014

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early this morning I went out for a hot tub… the sun was brilliant… made me smile…

IMG_8913-0.JPGhard to tell, but there is a bit of frost in this picture so I wore sandals…

IMG_8914-2.JPGlater I headed over to the kids’ place… we were spending some time having family pictures done… we went to a number of places and walked a long way, and there were many smiles…

IMG_8917.JPGlooking forward to seeing the finished pics…

here’s one of Crystal and I on a warehouse ledge…

IMG_8915.JPGJeff may have broken something getting me up and then down from the spot…

watched a soccer practice for one of the boys and then headed home… drove over the Disraeli both ways… a big girl pants moment for me as I really dislike that bridge…

IMG_8918-1.JPGvery excited when I walked into the yard and saw the water falling beautifully… this is strange because usually within a few hours of my pond guy being here the water starts to get clumpy, with algae obstructing the flow…maybe it is too cold for algae, lol…

outside…

18 Saturday Oct 2014

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had a great sleep last night and as I was heading downstairs saw this lovely view outside…

IMG_8886.JPGthe leaves were a beautiful shade of yellow…

spent most of the day resting but I did work on some chicken soup…

IMG_8889.JPGnot quite done yet…

this afternoon my pond guy came by and put in a new pump…

IMG_8888.JPGit looks good, so far… we’ve decided to take out the uv filter and try putting a skimmer in beside the pond to collect algae and other debris… the thought is that it will be outside of the pond where I can get to it easily… this likely won’t happen until the spring… the fish are still happy outside but soon they will need to come in to their winter condo…

while out there I got a few pictures of some flowers that are still hanging on.. sadly we’ve already had a few frosts…

IMG_8887.JPGno sun today, maybe tomorrow…

sky…

16 Thursday Oct 2014

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started the day very early and the moon was bright…

IMG_8857-0.JPGtonight as I was heading to aquasize I took this shot of the sky… very nice…

IMG_8858.JPGwas very careful not to do any twisting there after last week… from Friday to Sunday my back was in bad shape… if I sat for any length of time I could barely walk… laying down helped a bit but then when I got up it would still bother me… luckily I was able to take it easy and by Sunday evening it was much better…

so I was extra careful tonight to not twist…

hope it works out okay… guess I will see tomorrow…

walk…

15 Wednesday Oct 2014

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got dropped off a little further from home than normal…

so I had a lovely walk in the sunshine…not sure what the temperature was, but right now it is 15 Celsius…

IMG_8843.JPGmany of the trees on the street are nearly bare…

IMG_8847.JPGthe tree next door still has some leaves on it…

IMG_8845.JPGit is the one I see from the hot tub…

IMG_8844.JPGsome of the bushes still have quite a few leaves… this one had lots of birds flitting in and out… I guess they can still hide here…

spent some time in the hot tub, watching the stars through the trees… now to bed…

traditions…

13 Monday Oct 2014

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for the last few days I’ve been preparing for tonight’s dinner…

this year I made two new things… the first was the dressing that my grandson wanted… apparently there wasn’t enough sausage in it so he didn’t like it…

the second was a turnip puff… a friend wrote about it in a blog and it sounded interesting so I checked it out on Pinterest, liked the look of it, and made some… two of us really liked it, the other not so much… my mom and dad felt that gravy just wasn’t great without turnip water in it, so I’ve cooked turnips as part of our celebration dinners for at least thirty years…

had a good time setting the table… included plates and bowls from our elders…

IMG_8816-1.JPGduring dinner we talked about the various items and where they came from…

had also put one of the candelabras from Crystal and Jeff’s wedding on the table… during dinner we thought of people who were missing – those who’ve moved on from this world and those who are just not close by – and we lit the candles as we thought of them…

before dinner the boys went out to find some leaves to go on the plate with the pumpkin… then they spent some time tree climbing…

IMG_8819.JPGlovely day and great dinner… so much to be thankful for…