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Mazatlan Day 2…

19 Sunday Mar 2017

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up and out of the hotel for a 6:15 am pick up to go deep sea fishing…

from the time we left the marina we saw a school of catfish, pelicans, a huge iguana way out on the limb of a tree, a beautiful blue heron, seagulls riding on turtles, a pair of dolphins and more turtles than I can count… a marlin and a sailfish, which did not want to bite on any of the hooks we had in the water… 

and to top it all off a whale spouting and then showing us its full tail…

a glorious day on the water… 

there was blue sky, fog, sun and gentle seas… 

technology wherever you go…

sun starting to peak through the fog…

we all love being on the water but had hoped that my son-in-law would have had the fun of catching a marlin…

 here fishy, fishy, fishy…

waiting with my son-in-law… and getting sunburned feet, sigh…

as I was taking pictures of a very calm pelican, at the back of the boat the boys were throwing the leftover bait to a huge crowd of waiting pelicans, lol…

we ended up walking for a while on our way back to the hotel and came across some sunning iguanas…

how blessed to be able to spend an unforgettable time with family…

Mazatlan Day 1…

17 Friday Mar 2017

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left the house at 3:30 am in two cabs to get us to the airport in time for our departure…

the flight was uneventful and the four hours went by quickly… a few of us slept and others read, watched movies and snacked…

it was fun to watch the sun rise on one side of the plane while it was still dark on the other…

saw some cool mountains as we flew over… no idea where they were…

and, eventually we saw the sun rising on our side of the plane…

arrived at the airport and went through customs without a problem… the palm trees are such a welcome sight once exiting the building…

the system at the hotel left a little to be desired… had to stand in line on three separate occasions before eventually getting to our rooms…

but while we were waiting we found a cafe with free wifi and a fishing connection…

we had a shrimp party there… apparently, Mazatlan is known for its shrimp…

my favourite was the coconut crusted ones which were delicious… 

and then spent the afternoon at the pool… this was the view as we headed in to eat dinner…

we are going to pay for a week of wifi so I can post this and the next six blogs without searching for free spots all the time, lol…

now to bed, been a long day and we have an early start tomorrow… which also happens to be my girl’s birthday;-)…

marathon…

16 Thursday Mar 2017

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had to run across to CityPlace this morning and I caught the income tax mascot having a rest…

so cute…

as I left the office – for the next ten days – it was raining… the good part about that is that maybe most of the snow will melt away…

sure hope there’s going to be sunshine where I land…

always a bit of a marathon to get everything done and the space ready for someone else to use while you are away…

now to finish packing my carry on/purse…

underneath…

15 Wednesday Mar 2017

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have six books packed for holiday reading…

two 3-book series from Nora Roberts… she is one of my favourite authors but I haven’t been reading for quite a while…

underneath all those shoes and clothes the books are in the bag…

looking forward to the opportunity to spend time just relaxing and reading…

sounds glorious;-)…

reminders…

14 Tuesday Mar 2017

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every time I wring out my facecloth in the bathroom I think of my beloved…

he had the strongest hands and would often wring out things for me and get out tons of additional liquid…

at the end of the day at the office, one of us turns on the dishwasher… each time I do that I am reminded of a colleague who has died… she prepared a label which is located just above the equipment with the directions on which buttons to push…

little things, but these reminders of times with special people are everywhere if you care to see them…

binder…

13 Monday Mar 2017

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a week or so ago I went to Staples and picked up a binder to save my ChefsPlate recipes in…

just happened to be purple…

then I punched holes in the recipe cards and divided them by food type… decided to go with beef, chicken, seafood, and vegetarian…

this shot shows my favourite recipe…

will be making this one again very soon…

yesterday I made this portobello and orzo recipe… really enjoyed it…

rather enjoy taking photos with the recipe card… for this one I had to make a few adjustments as the lettuce for the salad and basil had been touched by cold so I used some romaine from my fridge and freeze dried cilantro from the pantry…

pleased to have the recipes organized and easy to find…

gadgets…

12 Sunday Mar 2017

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for the last month or so I have been having trouble working the garlic press… for whatever reason the press piece hasn’t been fitting properly into the bottom section… thought I was just getting weak or something… 

just yesterday I had a good look at it and realized that it has been bent out of shape… no idea how that happened but very happy that the mystery is solved…

went to the Dollar Store today for something else, and picked up a few gadgets…  hoping this one works…

also picked up a zester… hope it is the right size, lol… I have about three now as I keep searching to find one the right size for zesting lemons…

looking forward to trying both of these out…

packing…

11 Saturday Mar 2017

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today I spent time preparing for our trip…

went through my closet and tried on the various bits and pieces of summer clothing…

chose black, white and gray as my colour scheme… with a few pops of purple;-)…

went to the mall and bought new sandals, runners and flip flops… 

came home and did loads of laundry so that everything was ready for packing… 

started with a small suitcase and then changed to a large one, lol… 

I know I have too much stuff, but I want a few options… last time I travelled I felt I didn’t have enough things to wear…

now the trick will be to have it weigh less than 50 pounds…

still have a few days to add things… which could be the problem, lol… 

George was particularly good at adding things at the end so we would always need another bag at the last minute… but he also had an amazing ability to fit everything into a tiny space… was fun to watch…

crisis…

10 Friday Mar 2017

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been feeling up and down lately… made me remember the importance of feeling well…

reminded me of five years ago today at George’s memorial service when I had a serious health crisis… 

from that event the doctors were able to discover the cancer in my uterus… once again, my beloved saved me…

many friends are dealing with health problems – colds, flu, chronic issues – to name a few…

wishing all of them health and wellness…

sunshine streaming into the garden…

pyjamas…

09 Thursday Mar 2017

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bought some new pyjamas on the weekend when I was shopping with the boys…

they are very comfortable… only problem is that the bottoms are about six inches too long, lol…

thought about just chopping them off but after checking the idea out with a sewer realized that wasn’t such a good plan…

today I took them to City Place to get shortened… will be ready tomorrow afternoon… just in time for the packing plan…

have all of the summer clothes out but haven’t had time to try them on to be sure they fit and decide on which pieces to pack… a Saturday job…

need to decide whether I need a new pair of walking sandals… guess I better make up my mind soon…