07 Sunday Jan 2018
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lots of beauty last Friday…
caught the sunrise out the bedroom window… frigid out there but it looked beautiful…
took a nice shot of it out the patio door a bit later…
finally got a shot of a sun dog… which once again demonstrated how cold it was…
we were out and about and as we returned home got this lovely shot of a bit of hoarfrost on the Virginia creeper…
haven’t seen much hoarfrost this winter…
the kids have returned home now but this is a lovely memory of our time together…
09 Friday Jun 2017
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went to close the curtains in the dining room this morning and was surprised and so excited to see the wild roses blooming…
we brought home a root that we dug out of a ditch around Hillside Beach decades ago…
nothing happened for a few years and then it took off…
ever since we’ve been pulling it out of flower beds, borders, and even the grass…
but it is beautiful and reminds me of fun times with my beloved…
17 Friday Feb 2017
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the sky was absolutely stunning this morning on my drive to work… from the moment I turned east until I turned into the parking lot it kept changing…
from pink and gold to blue and mauve the entire time… didn’t have a good spot anywhere along the way to take a picture and I don’t think I could have taken one that would show the actual beauty…
it was a lovely start to Friday…
I’ve been giggling since I got home and discovered that the reason the love sign in the window hasn’t looked right is the fact that the o was backwards…
was a great chuckle for me and a good start to the long weekend…
23 Monday Jan 2017
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got out to the car around 7:15 pm and there were huge fluffy snowflakes on it… not tons, but enough that I needed to brush them off…
was in a hurry to get home as my Monday night friends arrive between 7:30 and 8 and I wanted to have the coffee going when they turn up…
got out the brush and then had to go back into my purse and get out the camera so I could take a few pictures…
luckily my spot is right by a light so I could get some good shots…
this was the best one…
snowflakes are so beautiful… glad I took the time to check them out…
29 Thursday Dec 2016
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stopped in at The Stoneware Gallery this afternoon…
my, oh my… what fun I had…
came home with three beautiful pieces…
this small plate was my first pick… the colour is such a wonderful shade of purple… and it looks like it has a spiral pattern…
then I found a small shallow bowl with a purple dragonfly…
the final piece was this large stunning bowl in various shades of mauve…
haven’t purchased any pottery for ages, so felt like I hit the jackpot…
now to reorganize the shelves to make room for them…
06 Tuesday Dec 2016
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woke up to this…
it had snowed all night and snow was sticking to everything… couldn’t see through the windows…
it looked different when I got home… it was still snowing a bit but was all cleaned up… very happy that I was able to get up the driveway and into the garage…
the Advent Elf came by and shovelled as my grandson wasn’t able to make it over… there was a lot of snow, and it isn’t done yet…
a pain to clean up and travel through but so beautiful…
23 Wednesday Nov 2016
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last night on my way home I stopped and picked up some beautiful flowers…
divided them up and took half to the office this morning…
have a new technique when I take flowers in the car… put them in one of the cloth/fabric grocery bags and then strap them into the car seat…
works great to keep them from getting crushed and they stay upright on the trip…
enjoyed them all day;-)…
the others are in the bedroom where I can enjoy them all evening…
21 Friday Oct 2016
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the sky has been phenomenal lately…
this morning it was breathtaking again…
the right side looking out the upstairs stairwell window…
the left side right after that…
as I stepped out of the house heading to the garage…
at a stoplight driving downtown…
the seagulls were everywhere this morning… I’ve heard that if you see a bunch of them it is going to rain… and it did rain a number of times throughout the day… happily every time I was out, the sky had just cleared up from one of the downpours, lol…
miss carpooling because, as a passenger, I could always get pictures along the way when I saw something special… now, it is rare when I have the chance to take a photo…
17 Monday Oct 2016
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tonight I gathered with a wonderful group of women…
we had a lovely dinner of sweet potato and bison chili with a salad and lovely fresh bread…
during our meal we checked in with one another and when we finished we spent a wonderful hour colouring mandalas…
we talked about everything as we coloured…
same picture, same coloured pencils, completely different outcomes… all beautiful…
12 Wednesday Oct 2016
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been running up and down the stairs as I work on my soup for Souper Thursday tomorrow at work…
I made the broth on Monday and tonight I’ve been adding vegetables and barley and turkey…
it smells divine… and all that running up and down is adding to my step count, lol…
I always enjoy making my offering because the entire time I am prepping I am thinking of my colleagues and how much they will enjoy the soup…
we all look forward to Souper Thursday as it means someone else has organized our lunch… nearly everyone brings items to go along with the soup so there is always something tasty for lunch…
as I was going up and down I spotted this sky… nearly missed it… so beautiful…
working really hard these days to spot and savour those special moments…
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