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WWTB day 9…

07 Saturday Jul 2018

Posted by sulis303 in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

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"A", Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, celebration, day 9, hot, pool, rod and reel, The Forks, Trolley, uncle, widow, winner, WWTB

started our day with breakfast at the “A”…

while we were there we decided to take the new Assiniboine Park Trolley down to The Forks and back for an adventure…

we hurried home, watered, took out steak and lobster to thaw for dinner, loaded up the backpack and headed to the Park…

we circled the Riley Family Duck Pond, counting varieties of ducks and numbers of babies… we waited for the Trolley at the entrance to the English Garden and rode it around the park five or six times before heading downtown…

once we got to The Forks we took part in the Winnipeg Fishing Festival… well two of us did, one was not being very cooperative…

we completed a booklet and entered both boys into the draw… the first name drawn was the youngest… the one who didn’t participate, lol… he won a rod and reel and a tackle box… very generously he gave his brother the rod…

home on the Trolley, stopped at the grocery store for butter and garlic and back to the house to make our celebratory dinner…

it was delicious… the boys are excited to be going to their Uncle’s tomorrow… he has a pool… I am excited to have my house back to myself;-)…

police…

04 Friday May 2018

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this morning I went for breakfast at the “A” with my grandson which was a lovely treat…

as we walked there he mentioned something about my having an opportunity to ride in a police car…

it reminded me that I had ridden in the back of a police car when they came to the door and drove me to the hospital when George died…

I don’t really want to do that again;-(…

there are still many days when the loss seems so fresh…

later in the day I spent some time in the garden… first opportunity to enjoy the warmth and sunlight… starting to look pretty good after the work done this week…

a squirrel came right up beside me while I was quietly reading in the sunshine…

still need the pond cleaned, the pump installed and the beds tidied…

much to do…

pills…

10 Sunday Mar 2013

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"A", 100th blog, breakfast out, dinners, lovely day, pills, put the kettle on, short drive/walk from home, sun shining, Sunday dinner, The Park Cafe

amazingly, this is my one hundredth blog post…

the counting thing reminded me of my morning routine, BGG (before George gone)…

I would get up, put the kettle on for tea and set out George’s pills…  we had these cute little pottery containers that his morning and evening pills would go into…  this was to be sure we/he didn’t forget to take them…

now, my morning routine is to get out my pills, take them and then make something for my breakfast, usually a smoothie, before heading out the door to work… I only put the kettle on and make tea on weekends…

little things, but quite the change…

and Sunday mornings we nearly always went out for breakfast… our two favourite spots were the “A” (Assiniboine Gordon Inn on the Park)

family breakfast at the "A"...

family breakfast at the “A”…

and The Park Cafe in the Qualico Family Centre at Assiniboine Park…

The Park Cafe...

The Park Cafe in the Qualico Family Centre…

both of these spots are a short drive/walk from home…  usually I would walk over and meet George there, and after breakfast, depending on the weather, we would take a walk through the English Gardens, or drive through the park…

often the kids would meet up with us…

breakfast at The Park Cafe...

breakfast at The Park Cafe…

I miss going out for breakfast…

currently I am taking an antibiotic with my evening meal… haven’t been doing such a great job of my dinners lately… need to get back to being organized so that there is something ready to make when I get home from work…

but Sunday dinner is always organized… tonight we are having country-style spare ribs, with little potatoes, asparagus and a salad… even have something for dessert…

looks like it is going to be a lovely day, the sun is shining and it is only -14…

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