15 Friday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, cold, colours, cool, Friday, overcast, SkipTheDishes, sky, virginia creeper, widow
this morning the sky was overcast and dull…
and it was rather cool…
got a few pictures of the Virginia creeper growing up the fireplace chimney at the front of the house…
the colours sure are cool…
very happy that it is Friday… seems like it has been a long week…
I am getting the start of a cold, which is not cool, sigh, so I treated myself to a lovely Thali dinner via SkipTheDishes…
14 Thursday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, changing, flowers, garden, George, leaves, moments, purple, sky, sun, virginia creeper, widow
enjoyed the Virginia creeper this morning…
it is changing everyday and starting to look quite lovely, but unfortunately this also means that fall is coming…
the pergola that George built looks spectacular right now…
of course there were flowers blooming…
lots of purple today…
the sun was trying to make it through the smoky sky as we were driving downtown…
strange, but beautiful…
13 Wednesday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, chocolate, flowers, garden, morning glories, odd, pictures, purple, sky, sun, walk, widow
one of my favourites from the garden this morning… I do love purple, and morning glories…
as I was leaving the office took a few shots of the sky… it had been looking very odd for a good portion of the afternoon… possibly from the smoke from fires…
as I was walking towards the house took the picture of the sun…
it was international chocolate day I decided on chips and chocolate for a snack after work;-)…
12 Tuesday Sep 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, bugs, flowers, garden, memories, morning glories, nature, pictures, purple, remembering, widow
very early this morning I came across this… in the bedroom… right by my bed…
but, I put my big girl pants on, and dealt with it…
then I was out in the garden admiring the flowers when I spotted this bug…
maybe it is the one that’s been eating my flowers… hmmmm…
did get a few shots of the morning glories;-)…
really been missing my beloved over the last few days… can’t put my finger on a reason…
but I sure do…
11 Monday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, dahlia, dots, elm tree, flowers, garden, ladybugs, moon, moonflower, morning glories, removal, sunflower, widow
early morning in the garden…
saw lots of flowers…
dahlia, morning glories, moonflower (maybe), and one of the two sunflowers…
while I was waiting for my ride I got this shot of the pretty moon…
and some ladybugs…
on my way home tonight I took a shot of the dot on this elm tree which has been tagged for removal…
reminded me of the early morning ladybugs…
10 Sunday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, family, flowers, fun, garden, grandson, hibiscus, lunch, many, morning glories, shopping, widow
flight arrived around 4:15 yesterday and my son-in-law picked me up and brought me home…
was contemplating a nap, but my daughter texted wanting to know if I wanted to go to ManyFest with her, the younger boys, and a friend’s three year old twins… said yes, thinking it would be a bit later in the day… they arrived about half an hour later… no nap for me, lol…
had fun with all the kids and stood in many lines for food… we were quite the little parade as we travelled around the site… there are always many people…
managed to get this picture of the Golden guy as we were walking around…
I don’t remember turning off the tv, but it was off this morning… apparently I was tired…
happy to wander around the garden this morning and check on all my flowers…
the morning glories were blooming and I took a few pictures because I really missed them… the hibiscus had many flowers and buds…
usually the kids come for dinner on Sunday, but today lunch worked better for them… my grandson picked me up and we went downtown to meet the others and have crepes…
only the second time I’ve been to Kawai Crepes and it was delicious…
and then we went to see The Emoji Movie… it was very cute… I ate nearly a whole bag of popcorn…
they headed to their place… I stopped and picked up a few groceries, came home, watered the garden and did many loads of laundry… roasted a chicken for lunches this week and watched a bit of tv…
been a busy few days… had imagined that I would have time to rest up before heading back to work, lol…
going to bed…
09 Saturday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 10, big girl pants, blessed, family, homemade, Lug, macaroni and cheese, moments, Ottawa, paddleboard, pictures, shopping, sky, vacation, widow
up early and prepared homemade macaroni and cheese… one of my daughter’s favourites…
packed up all my stuff, including a new Lug bag that my daughter got for me a few months ago…
then we headed to the Mall for a little bit of shopping… in the end she found a jacket and shorts and I got a new phone case…
we spent a fun hour at a cool kitchen store checking out all types of gadgets…
home to pick up the luggage, load the paddleboard on the roof and make our way to the airport…
had a snack and I headed through security to catch my flight…
from goodbye to Ottawa, the WestJet Connect app showing we were over Winnipeg, to coming in over the river and touchdown…
I had a great visit and enjoyed every minute…
as I was walking down the ramp to the airplane I was thinking of how blessed I have been… travelling by air has become old hat and having the resources, both financial and time, that allow me to visit my kids…
08 Friday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 9, beauty, big girl pants, breakfast, chocolate, family, fun, Gatineau Park, hike, massage, memories, nature, Nordik, Ottawa, Pink Lake, spa, water, widow
had a sleep in and then gathered everything we would need for the day and headed out…
stopped at McDonald’s for breakfast and sat next to a fireplace… getting pretty fancy there… then drove to Gatineau Park for a 2.1 km hike around Pink Lake… which is not pink at all (named after the Pink family, apparently)… it is actually very green…
started out with chocolate and ended with a selfie to show we were still alive and well, lol…
then it was over to Nordik for a day at the spa… a spectacular spot to relax and regenerate… we dipped in pools, heated up in steamy saunas, ate delicious food, had massages, and sat around fires…
started the day beside a fireplace and ended it beside one… pretty cool…
all in all a wonderFULL day…
07 Thursday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 8, afternoon tea, big girl pants, family, nature, orchid, Ottawa, pictures, purple, rain, rainbows, sky, treat, vacation, Vanitea Room, widow
lazed around the house for the morning while my daughter was at work… basically did nothing…
once she got home we went out for afternoon tea at Vanitea Room…
it was a lovely treat, although my daughter doesn’t often drink tea, lol… today she had steamed macadamia milk and I had a blend that had orchid in it;-)… the food was not your usual afternoon tea fare, but very tasty… the savoury scones with onion butter and clotted cream were especially delicious…
it rained off and on all afternoon and we saw two different double rainbows… one as we were driving home and the second as we were looking out at the dark clouds on the street…
the one by home was quite delightful and lasted for over twenty minutes during which we took a lot of pictures… rarely do you see the purple colouring, but it was really bright…
06 Wednesday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 7, Bier Markt, bus, chocolate, Kontinuum, leaves, light, Ottawa, oysters, Parliament, Technology, tourist, vacation, walk
took the bus, on my own, to meet my daughter after she got off work…
we had lunch at Bier Markt... and I tried oysters again… they were yummy, who knew…
then we went to see Kontinuum… it is a free light show in the new subway… it was quite neat…
afterwards we walked over to the Parliament buildings and took a few tourist-y shots…
the bus from her house to downtown was just an ordinary one, but on our way home we got on a bendy bus… yay…
took a few pictures of trees and leaves on our walk from the bus to the house… the maple leaves are beginning to change colour… very pretty…
after supper we did a small 100% cacao chocolate tasting…
and ended with the cutest little Brix bar which is made to slide over a wine bottle…
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