Rosenort…

13 Tuesday May 2025

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today we celebrated two birthdays with a drive out to Rosenort and High Tea at Lilystone Cafe;-)… it is becoming an annual tradition as this was our third visit…

and to top it off, we were there on this exact day last year… how cool is that…

this photo was from our last visit…

today we enjoyed the items on the menu and had a variety of delicious teas to go with the tasty treats… I had one of everything, lol…

my tea was Peach Apricot which I just love…

we’ve always found the staff happy to deal with our food issues, and eager to please…

even though it was 38°C, (crazy weather we are experiencing) the room we were in was very comfortable…

such a lovely way to spend an afternoon with this amazing group of women;-)…

accomplish…

27 Sunday Apr 2025

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had a bit of a giggle when this photo came up in my Facebook memories…

it was from 14 years ago when I was visiting my daughter in Courtenay and we had spent the day at Kingfisher Resort and Spa…

and yesterday, my own gardener was here;-)… just took a few years to accomplish…

and, of course, she isn’t here every day, or just my gardener, lol…

but, still…

all-the-things…

27 Monday Jan 2025

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began Saturday morning with my usual cup of tea in the living room…

the house was very quiet after all the activity over the week…

Monday, my group attended The Leaf and Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar to celebrate a birthday and view the Fleurs de Villes display, so that was a busy day…

it was nearly midnight when we picked up my daughter at the airport and we stayed up late (early!) catching up and eating Baked Expectations deadly chocolate mousse…

Tuesday we went for pedicures, stopped for lunch at a local coffee shop, picked up a few groceries and then returned home… I also learned the ins-and-outs of Uber… my housemate made us a delicious supper and lots of visiting happened…

Wednesday, we went to The Leaf and spent the entire day there doing all-the-things as she would say… in the evening she went to MTC with a friend while I took it easy, lol…

Thursday, after a quiet morning, she headed to The Forks for coffee with other family and later my middle grandson arrived for a visit and supper;-)…

Friday, we started our morning at Stella’s on Portage for breakfast and then spent four hours wandering through the WAG/Quamajuq… it was my first visit since the new addition and I was impressed with how great it turned out…

every day she brought out gifts for me🤗, what a treat…

it was a wonderful week and I enjoyed every single minute…

WAG…

26 Sunday Jan 2025

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Friday, we started our day at Stella’s on Portage, before visiting the Winnipeg Art Gallery…

after avocado toast with poached eggs and hashbrowns, I finished my meal with a haystack (or fiddle diddle), and I even shared, lol… yum…

once at the WAG, we left our jackets in lockers and explored… so much art to see… my favourite was this carving…

we had a snack in the Katita cafe and wandered around the vault…

it was spectacular;-)…

from there we hurried home, grabbed her bag, and dropped her at the airport for her flight home…

what a wonderful way to end our time together;-)…

FDV…

25 Saturday Jan 2025

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on Wednesday, my daughter and I spent six hours at The Leaf…

upon arrival we were surprised and delighted to discover a coat check for members… my coat was free and we paid $2 for my guest…

we were a bit early and shared a Rice Krispies square and hot chocolate while we waited for our entry time to the Biomes…

we had a great time in the Tropical Biome where we came across the head gardener and had an excellent conversation about the cacao trees and chocolate…

we visited the Mediterranean Biome to see the Fleurs de Villes displays and met and talked with at least four of the designers…

lunch at Gather was a delicious tomato bisque and grilled cheese focaccia for me, and duck poutine for my daughter…

for dessert she had the honey cake and I enjoyed the squash creme brûlée, which was delicious, lol…

back to visit both biomes where we learned about orchids from a regular gardener talk in the Tropical Biome, talked with two of the zoo staff who shared lots of information about the butterflies and the 52 koi in the pond…

we also got to hear a few violin pieces by Gwen Hoebig, who was one of the models for the FDV displays… my daughter took this photo…

it was hard to pick a favourite, but this time I chose the hoop dancer…

Uber…

23 Thursday Jan 2025

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had my first Uber rides in Winnipeg…

went from home to Total Wrapture spa for pedicures, then on to San Vito for lunch, followed by a return trip home from Foodfare…

it was the perfect day for it as it was very cold, snowy, and windy…

one of the vehicles had automatic sliding doors, which was kind of fun…

after being trained in the process of ordering the ride, and other information on the app, I tried to sign up for it, but it was using my old email address, so we have to get that sorted out and then I will try it on my own…

a great experience, particularly with how quickly they pick you up after contacting them…

floating…

04 Wednesday Sep 2024

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ten years ago I was floating over Gatineau in a hot air balloon… along with dozens of other balloons;-)…

I’d been waiting over twenty years for this experience… for my fortieth my beloved bought us tickets to fly at home, but the company ran away with the money…