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necklace…

16 Thursday May 2019

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so happy to discover my necklace last night…

it is the first of only one hundred pieces which my daughter made recently…

I took it to Maui and when we moved from our first hotel to the Airbnb I thought I put it away, but couldn’t find it… even called the hotel in case it had been turned in to Lost and Found… sadly it had not…

when I got home I searched every nook and cranny during the unpacking… nothing…

felt bad because I was so sure I had packed it, but it just wasn’t there, sigh…

recently mentioned to my daughter that I would need to order another necklace to replace the lost one…

and then… last night I was charging my camera and slid my finger into the little pocket of the Coach bag that holds the charger…

and found it;-)…

brave…

10 Friday May 2019

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was recently talking with someone about being brave…

made me think back to our trip to Mexico when we went down to the ocean floor wearing these 60 pound helmets… we were there to see the stingrays…

we told the team that I was claustrophobic, just in case I couldn’t stay down in the water… I hung onto the rail for dear life, lol… I thought that the divers came by a few times, but apparently they came by every minute or so to be sure I was okay…

but I did it… and have the photo to prove it…

while we were on Maui I tried stand up paddle boarding… and I did it, well, for about five minutes, lol… of course my daughter did hold the board while I got on…

this afternoon I went to the Zoo with friends… we spent some time checking out the new stingray exhibit… this was what had instigated the conversation around bravery… what fun…

the volunteers shared all kinds of information about the display… there are two varieties and twenty-five in total… looking forward to visiting them again;-)… no fear at all for this visit;-)…

took me back to those moments of being so scared, but doing it anyway…

favourite…

03 Friday May 2019

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I’ve been asked by a number of people to share my favourite thing about Maui…

so I’ve been thinking about it… and I can’t come up with just one thing…

over the last week I’ve printed a group of my favourite photos… and have been looking them over and remembering the particular moments each one represents…

there were so many special times… the ocean, the beaches, the rainbows, the trees, the turtles, the vegetation, the orchids, the flowers, snorkelling, the waterfalls, the food, the helicopter flight, the cacao trees, and on and on…

it really was two weeks of bliss;-)…

mailbox…

30 Tuesday Apr 2019

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started the day admiring a few of the flowers from my birthday bouquet… yesterday morning I removed a few and returned the remainder to the office…

when I got home and checked the mailbox I was very happy…

there was a parcel and a postcard from Hawaii;-)…

the parcel was from one of my “girls” who lives in Vancouver now… she sent me some lovely black currant loose tea… what a sweet girl…

the postcard was from my daughter… she is always sending postcards and while we were on Maui she found one with orchids on it and sent it to me;-)…

just made a cup of the tea… it is lovely…

rejuvenated…

28 Sunday Apr 2019

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I’ve been reflecting on my time on Maui…

I have blepharitis and have to clean my eyes every morning with a soapy towelette… for the last couple of months one eye has been inflamed… it takes ages for these inflammations to resolve… I’ve been using a special ointment every day which also affects my vision a bit… I stopped about a week before we left so that I would be able to wear my contacts while we were there…

I realize that my eye is almost back to normal, even with wearing my contacts all day, every day while we were there…

the other thing I noticed was that I didn’t need to wear deodorant, even though it was very hot the whole time we were away…

was it the ocean, the temperate climate, the air….

don’t know but am feeling rejuvenated;-)…

view from our first hotel room…

jealous…

27 Saturday Apr 2019

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little bit jealous this afternoon…

walked by the window and noticed this cat laying in the sun on the back deck…

was wishing I could have been there but the yard hasn’t been raked or the furniture moved and cleaned…

and it wasn’t quite warm enough for me to get out there and clean it up…

missed…

26 Friday Apr 2019

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been away from the office for sixteen days…

today when I returned there were notes and presents at my desk, and hugs from colleagues… nice to feel missed…

shortly after I went into a meeting I was called into another meeting at which point there was singing, flowers and a card… I was surprised as I was thinking that my birthday celebration would be on Monday…

sure is great to be appreciated;-)…

souvenirs…

25 Thursday Apr 2019

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had a lovely day…

woke up at nine and had a relaxing morning…

in the afternoon grocery shopped with my grandson and did loads of laundry… basically all the clothes I took got washed, although I didn’t wear everything, lol…

in the process of emptying the suitcases I gathered up my souvenirs and decided where they will live;-)…

picked up a heart-shaped amethyst and two rocks…

they have all gone into the coffee table for now and fit in nicely with the shells that are currently on display… I did find a few shells, but decided to take pictures and not bring any home…

picked up a cute little bag and a hand towel…

just possibly I have a problem with sarongs… got four all together, but I do use them all the time…

cooked chicken and potatoes for my dinner, with enough leftovers for a lunch, and made a batch of zucchini-basil soup…

bit of tv and then early to bed as I am back at the office tomorrow;-)…

returning…

24 Wednesday Apr 2019

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at the airport in Kahului by eight pm…

returned the car, after driving around the airport a few times, lol..

waited with many others for the check-in to open… then discovered that both of our checked bags were overweight so had to reorganize right there at the front of the line…

got on our plane just before midnight and my daughter got this shot of the sunrise…

and then as the day progressed we got a few different pictures out the airplane windows…

landed in Vancouver, went through customs and were driven by shuttle to the connecting gate… just got there in time for our flight to Winnipeg…

arrived just before 2, glad to be home… my daughter hopped back on a plane around six pm and after a stopover in Toronto will be home after midnight…

been one long day… gonna get some rest… good to be home…

Maui, day fourteen…

24 Wednesday Apr 2019

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great final day on the island… after breakfast and a song by the chickens and rooster, we went snorkelling at a lovely beach where I saw lots of fish, although no turtles… I did have a little issue with the rocks as I came out of the water and have a small cut and bruise on a finger;-(…

got a final photo of our car which got us around splendidly…

from there we checked out of the hotel and went and had lunch under the banyan tree… it was lovely…

we drove across the island to the heliport close to the airport and finally had our helicopter ride… such beautiful views everywhere we looked…

picked up some chocolate and headed to the airport where we are now waiting to board our flight…