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20 Saturday Jul 2019

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

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barbecue, Barbie, big girl pants, dinner, family, fish, garden, goldfish, grandson, pond, quickly, small, widow

last night my grandson came over for dinner…

I cooked a roast, as well as a combination of potatoes, onions and mushrooms on Barbie, the barbecue;-)…

came out perfect and delicious…

after supper we sat in the garden and my grandson decided he should catch the goldfish that we had popped into the top of the pond hoping they would grow a bit before joining the other fish as they were very small… they have grown quite nicely so we thought they could move to the other section of the pond…

those little fish move very quickly we discovered… he was able to catch and move two… rest of them are going to stay there until they get bigger, and possibly easier to catch…

spawn…

29 Monday Apr 2019

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barbecue, big girl pants, croaking, frogs, garden, grandson, pond, Sargent Sundae, son-in-law, spawn, steak, walk, widow

yesterday my son-in-law and youngest grandson came over…

we ran out and got a few errands done and then made a late lunch…

my son-in-law barbecued steaks and my grandson sliced mushrooms and chopped lettuce for our salad…

first barbecue of the year and it was delicious…

while the steaks were cooking my son-in-law cleaned up a bit of the yard and the pond… and he found three clumps of frog spawn…

been listening to frogs croaking since I’ve been home, so very excited and hopeful that we will have lots of tadpoles and frogs…

then we walked over to Sargent Sundae for ice cream, although it was a bit chilly, lol…

Barbie…

27 Sunday May 2018

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barbecue, Barbie, baskets, big girl pants, cushions, flowers, garden, groceries, mandevilla, reading, relaxed, widow

much more relaxed day today…

started the day with a hot tub in the mist… while I was sitting there, looked over to see I had left cushions on one of the chairs, lol… luckily that chair was under one of the cedars…

happy to find a white mandevilla along with a couple of pretty baskets when I was out shopping…

picked up a few groceries, came home and had a short nap… spent the remainder of the day in the shade reading…

because it was so lovely out, I chose a steak for dinner… and I brought Barbie out of the garage to make it… usually I don’t bother unless the kids are over and they do the barbecuing, but did a great job of the meat and the asparagus… even cooked the mushrooms out there… forgot to take a picture of them on Barbie, lol…

delicious dinner…

covers…

25 Sunday Mar 2018

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barbecue, big girl pants, covers, geese, ice, JUNOs, Shadow, skein, Spring, wedge, wheel covers, widow

been waiting to go to Canadian Tire to pick up new wheel covers for Shadow… this is the final piece following her accident, although I have to be back in touch with MPI to be reimbursed…

wasn’t 100% sure what I needed so I waited for a day when my son-in-law was available… today we ran over and found just the right covers, and when we got home he installed them…

as we arrived home a group of Canada geese flew over the house… can’t decide if it was a skein, a wedge or a team, lol… very exciting… made the dull overcast seem less oppressive… a sure sign of Spring…

ended the day with barbecued steak for our dinner…

the last bit of ice in the covered entryway to the backyard has also been removed which makes me happy…

now to watch the Junos…

barbecue…

06 Saturday May 2017

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barbecue, big girl pants, car, chair, craving, Outlet Collection Mall, plates, purple, red, shopping, Teen burger, widow

great luck with shopping… met the kids out Kenaston and my grandson headed off in my car and my daughter and I went searching for a few things on my list…

got the cutest little red barbecue that is being put together at the store and delivered sometime this week…

had to download this picture from the internet because I didn’t take one while we were in the store, lol… it has two burners, with shelves on both sides that fold down so it won’t take up too much room in the garage… and it has four wheels which will make moving it around much simpler…

then we found a purple sports chair… had seen one last summer and been on the lookout since then… it’s purple after all…  it has a little table and containers for snacks and drinks… will be great for soccer games and camping…

at the same place found two pretty plates… been feeling like my plain white with black on them are getting boring…

went to the new Outlet Collection Mall and I picked up a better quality garlic press from Think Kitchen… the Mall was a big space with many stores, some of them new to the city, but only appeared to have a few actual outlets…

had a teen burger for lunch… not exactly the best meal for me but I’ve been craving one, so adjusted the rest of my meals for the day… it is much better for me to have the food I’m craving rather than end up eating all kinds of things I don’t really want…

got dropped at home, had a nap and then made a ChefsPlate dinner… 

feels odd not to have the car, but my grandson will bring it back at supper time tomorrow…

busy, but productive day…

super…

14 Monday Nov 2016

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apple crisp, barbecue, big girl pants, dinner, kids, moon, Park, Pokémon Go, quiet, super, widow

yesterday morning the sky was lovely…

a quiet day with a few chores around the house…

kids came over for supper and we had barbecued pork chops… tasty…

my daughter made a very nice apple crisp for our dessert…

then we drove over to the Park and did some Pokémon Go hunting… lovely walk in the dark around the Riley Duck Pond and by the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden…

the super moon was so big and beautiful… happy that we had lots of time to admire it because tonight the sky doesn’t have a single visible star in it… lots of others out Pokémoning too…

a large buck ran right past us as we were circling the Pond… amazing…

lots of spectacular views…

peaceful…

01 Friday Jul 2016

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barbecue, big girl pants, book, Canada Day, garden, goldfinches, hibiscus, peaceful, planting, squirrels, widow

been a quiet Canada Day for me… 

spent the day in the garden and did some final planting, a tiny bit of weeding and lots of reading and relaxing…

watched at least three squirrels at the feeders… they were the only wildlife in the garden for a good portion of the day… quite entertaining as they fought over who would be at the feeder… one was literally tossed off by another…


the hibiscus has a ton of buds and this lovely bloom early in the day…


sitting in the shade reading and enjoying the peaceful sound of the waterfall…

then I spotted this little beauty as it came in for a drink…

the next thing I knew the couple were at the feeder…


a bit later a chickadee stopped by for a snack too, and as I was cooking my dinner they were all taking turns, although they weren’t pleased that I kept going into the garage…


decided to barbecue my dinner… went well, other than the fact I over cooked the steak, lol… tasted good anyway…

the burners are rusted through so I may need to watch for a small barbecue on sale to replace this one…

off and on throughout the day the music from the celebrations at the Park have wafted over…

well, back to my book…

busy…

03 Saturday Oct 2015

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barbecue, basil, big girl pants, busy, fire, fire pit, IKEA, table, volleyball

worn right out…

worked on a project first thing…

  
my daughter picked me up and we went to IKEA to purchase a table and chairs for their new house…

  
it is a housewarming, anniversary and Christmas gift… 

rushed over to the other side of the city for a volleyball game…

  
had to get reacquainted with the rules, but enjoyed watching it… bonus was that they won this one…

stopped off for a few groceries after the game and picked up a basil plant… going to keep this one in the house… the ones that were on the deck didn’t do well with the frost last week…

  
had a lovely barbecued steak for dinner at the new table…

  
I don’t get much cooked on the barbecue these days, so really enjoyed it…

after dinner we sat around their new fire pit… beautiful end to a very busy day…

  
my son-in-law drove me home and I am headed to bed…

  

dragonfly…

19 Saturday Jul 2014

Posted by sulis303 in life, nature, Uncategorized

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barbecue, beloved, big girl pants, dragonfly, garden, goldfish, nature

spent a good portion of the day in the garden…

20140719-200950-72590820.jpgit was lovely and not too hot… another batch of plants are blooming… they could be the same as the purple ones, only smaller… dark pink/red, not sure how I feel about the colour…

first thing this morning a dragonfly landed on the screen and posed for a few pictures…

20140719-201526-72926223.jpgmoved my chair so I was sitting right beside the pond… saw lots of babies… white and red, white and black, and gold ones, which look black in the pond… sadly I’m having issues with algae, not sure the fancy uv filter is doing its job… frustrating because putting it in caused the waterfall flow to be less powerful…

did a bit of weeding and had a lovely nap…

read most of a paper book and also put on my big girl pants and barbecued steak and zucchini, with potatoes, onions and mushrooms…

20140719-202300-73380961.jpgrestful day, but missing my beloved…

inside…

18 Sunday May 2014

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barbecue, big girl pants, grocery shopping, inside, steak

spent the day inside…

went grocery shopping this morning… ended up with so much that they had to use a second cart to put the last of the bags in…

once I got home it took a while to get everything put away… but eventually it all found a home…

had wanted to go out for a walk but it was quite cool so I had a nap instead…

spent a few minutes with a tiny friend and did some laundry…

for my dinner I barbecued a steak…

20140518-204127-74487579.jpgrarely do I barbecue but I’ve been craving a steak for a while, so I put on the big girl pants and did it myself… baked a potato, cooked up some mushrooms, and made a tomato/Bocochini/basil salad…

it was excellent…

put the car back into the garage just as it began to spit…

a quiet evening of tv and then early to bed…

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