27 Monday Oct 2014
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started the morning following a boat that was motoring down Portage Avenue…
ran a few errands on my way home and picked up a Swanson’s TV Turkey dinner for my supper as I was running a bit late… haven’t had one for years, but it is one of those comfort things, lol…
had a nap, tidied the kitchen and spent good time with my BS buds…
important conversations tonight… great to be together…
had to eat the last two Girl Guide cookies after everyone left…
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…
it 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…
the sky was beautiful…
sun 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…
nothing like baby snuggles to make your day… it was great fun to watch the boys take turns holding him as well…
good times…
25 Saturday Oct 2014
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spent my Saturday in my new normal… a quiet day to recharge my batteries…
a few chores – watering the plants, putting chemicals in the hot tub, laundry… chatting with my girls on the phone or by text…
the garden needs work before the weather changes, but this Fall I am not motivated at all to get the work done…
George loved to putter around on Saturdays… cleaning the garage, working in the garden… going for bike rides… he liked TV as well…
watched some skating and a few cooking shows…
made coleslaw and used up a few frozen wieners which I cooked with brussel sprouts and a baked potato…
pleased that I’ve been using up things in the freezer…
used to run around and do shopping and errands and use Sunday to relax…
missing my beloved… don’t really love my new normal…
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…
hard 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…
was 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…
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…
great 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…
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…
a few leaves are still on some trees and these ones were a lovely colour…
many of the trees are dressing as skeletons for Halloween…
the 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…
21 Tuesday Oct 2014
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I started to make chicken soup on Saturday from the carcass of the chicken we had for Thanksgiving…
so far the broth is made and the chicken is shredded and in it…
the plan was to finish adding potatoes and vegetables and package it up…
but I forgot that I was going to aquasize tonight…
way too tired after that to do any soup cooking…
going to bed…
20 Monday Oct 2014
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tonight we celebrated one of our birthdays at our BS gathering…
the birthday person chooses what we will do, and/or where we will go…
we are way behind in our celebrating… we still have two more to catch up on before the next birthday, which is in January, lol…
the birthday woman advised she would like to have a cheese fondue… we decided to meet a little earlier than usual and assigned the needed components…
fresh home-made bread and great wine, salad, cheese, apples, pears and a fondue pot…
great times and conversation…
coffee, tea and chocolate mint Girl Guide cookies with more chat, finished our wonderful celebration…
we even found a date for the next birthday celebration… seemed way too easy to find one that worked for everyone…
how blessed I am to have such an amazing and caring group of women in my life…
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…
hard to tell, but there is a bit of frost in this picture so I wore sandals…
later 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…
looking forward to seeing the finished pics…
here’s one of Crystal and I on a warehouse ledge…
Jeff 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…
very 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…
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…
the leaves were a beautiful shade of yellow…
spent most of the day resting but I did work on some chicken soup…
not quite done yet…
this afternoon my pond guy came by and put in a new pump…
it 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…
no sun today, maybe tomorrow…
