07 Monday Oct 2019
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the sky has been doing some quite lovely things…
last night I got a great shot out the front window and the daylight this morning was amazing…
the colours came out exactly as I saw them… that doesn’t always happen…
02 Wednesday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, ear, health, helpful, photos, Technology, widow
well, my ear is doing much better… so far the meds are working with no side effects…
my technique is to take a photo of the box just before or after I use the drops so that I can remember what time I need to take them next, lol…
took the shot in a hurry this morning…
helpful, though…
25 Wednesday Sep 2019
Posted in garden, health, moments, nature, Photography
I have learned to appreciate the little moments in my life…
this morning I got this shot of the hibiscus…
one flower was fully open and the second flower was just unfurling…
I was home a bit early at the end of the day as I had to get my ear checked out at the doctor’s office… I spent a few minutes enjoying the hibiscus…
the second flower had unfurled as well…
I get to walk past the hibiscus, morning glories and mandevilla on my way to and from the garage…
so blessed to have such a special garden…
24 Tuesday Sep 2019
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amazing, atmosphere, big girl pants, blessed, moments, sky, widow
the sky was absolutely amazing tonight…
so happy that I looked outside at just the right moment…
22 Sunday Sep 2019
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berries, big girl pants, birds, cane, Fall, flicker, nature, virginia creeper, widow, window, woodpeckers
for the last few days I’ve been watching the flickers on the roof of the garage enjoying the berries on the Virginia creeper… it has been a nice distraction as I go up and down the stairs, still using the cane…
they seem to gather around this time of year to fill up on ants and berries before heading south…
the other interesting thing about them is although they are woodpeckers, usually I see them on the ground, or in this case, on the garage roof…
19 Thursday Sep 2019
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2500, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, blogs, Life, memories, missing, moments, moving forward, one step at a time, time, widow
today marks my 2,500th blog post…
seems like an amazing accomplishment for me…
hard to believe that on December 1st, 2012, I started writing this blog so that I could share about the changes to my life and the things I’ve had to do following the death of my beloved…
there was such a learning curve about all the issues I have had to deal with as a widow…
it has morphed into more of a daily journal of my life and what I see around me…
it is also hard to realize that my beloved has been gone for 7 1/2 years – that’s 90 months – 2,751 days… an instant… forever…
although I am truly blessed, I sure do miss him…
14 Saturday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, moments, morning glory, opening, watch, widow
pictures of a morning glory… nice to be here to see it…
starting at 11:38 am… next at 2:07 pm… finally at 5:15 pm…
fun to watch the opening…
12 Thursday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, garden, grateful, moments, morning glory, nature, simple, time, widow
been thinking of all I am grateful for in my life…
things as simple as my beautiful morning glories…
the option to take a cab somewhere if that makes the most sense…
the ability to make whatever I would like for my dinner…
opportunities to visit with friends…
being able to thank special people…
having time…
11 Wednesday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, bird, Downy Woodpecker, feeder, phone, photos, pole, widow
my daughter called yesterday morning and while we were chatting I looked out the window and spotted this downy woodpecker…
it first landed on the metal pole and I was very worried it might try to drill into the metal and hurt itself, lol…
while we were on the phone I took quite a few photos as it moved over and gathered sunflower seeds…
not sure I’ve ever seen one of these guys at the feeder…
10 Tuesday Sep 2019
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back to it, big girl pants, dark, early, Google Home, share, widow
so… all summer I woke up in the morning and the light from outside was enough to start my day…
now I am talking to Google so she can turn on the lights, advise the temperature in the house, share information about the weather and the drive to work…
as I leave the house I have to remember to tell her I am out of here so she turns everything off, or down, for the day…
feels too soon to be back into this practice…
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