06 Friday Nov 2026
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I remind myself often how blessed I am…
Wednesday was a reminder of that as a cleaner was in the house, doing all the things I don’t like to do😬…
when I went into the bathroom I discovered this cute bow on the shower door…
a lovely surprise… and again, a reminder of how fortunate I am…
I did laugh when I went to dry my hands and because I didn’t want to spoil the arrangement, had to find another towel😂…
20 Sunday Sep 2026
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, daughter, family, moments, mountains, new friends, train, trip, VIA Rail, widow
we booked a train trip from Winnipeg to Vancouver on VIA rail… these trips are so popular, you have to book (and pay for the entire trip) nine months ahead…
the start of the trip was a bit stressful as we were expecting to leave at 9:30 pm and ended up leaving the city at 5:11 am…
it was amazing to see how every inch of space was used… during the day we had two chairs to look out the window and at night the space turned into an upper and lower berth… I got the bottom one, lol…
we found guests from all over and loved hearing laughter and voices speaking numerous languages throughout the days…
we’ve discovered that train travel is completely different here than across Europe, for example… and not necessarily to the good🤪…
the food was delicious and we enjoyed meeting new friends at mealtimes…
we spent a lot of time in the observation car and the morning the mountains came into view, I took two pictures and then just sat and soaked up the beauty😊…
and then we were there😳…
it has been a fun learning opportunity for me, and I see my beloved more and more every day in my daughter, who makes friends wherever she sits, or stands, or, just is🤗… what a delight…
14 Monday Sep 2026
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beloved, big girl pants, family, memories, moments, on the road again, road trip, travel, widow
one of my favourite songs is by Willie Nelson – On the Road Again…
for years and years we would play it when we finally got into the car (after getting everything and everyone packed) for a trip…
before we left the driveway, my beloved would turn this song on…
I still play it when we are headed out on a road trip🙂…
it just means travel, snacks, and good times to me…
19 Wednesday Aug 2026
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beloved, big girl pants, deck, family, garden, grandson, moments, pond, snoopervise, widow
while I was away for a few days, the back deck got replaced…
it was interesting how nervous I felt, not being there to snoopervise, lol…
luckily, I received photos and was able to check some of the work with the garden camera🤪…
once that deck was finished, they moved on to the stairs and small deck which leads into the side garden…
when I got home, I checked both spots out and am very happy with the final product…
one single board needs to be screwed in on the stairs by the side deck…
I am feeling a bit melancholy as these are the last of the decks that my beloved built… all the rest have been redone…
even when I had the pond rebuilt, I had them leave that deck just as it was…
time moves on…
02 Sunday Aug 2026
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anniversary, apartment, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, Chevelle, friends, memories, widow
yesterday marked fifty-six years since my beloved and I were married…
unbelievable that I have spent the last fourteen without him…
just last week I discovered that a young friend has moved into the apartment building where I lived with my parents at that time…
I can still remember looking down from the balcony and seeing our brown Chevelle, as the guys dropped it off that morning…
and bursting into tears of excitement;-)…
yesterday, I got this photograph looking down from their apartment balcony to where our car would have been that morning…
I spent some time looking for a photo that I was sure I had, of the decorated car from the balcony of our apartment, but could not find it, lol…
amazing that they are living there now😊…
11 Saturday Apr 2026
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cleaning the pumps in the fishtanks is not one of my favourite things to do… my beloved took care of this job… then for a number of years, my son-in-law looked after the task, lol…
now, it is up to me…
once I get started it isn’t that big a deal and doesn’t really take that long…
and to top it off this week, I scrubbed the algae from the glass front…
always happy when all the cleaning is complete…
and I think the fish like it as well;-)…
06 Friday Mar 2026
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, burgers, family, floats, food, fourteen, grandson, memories, moments, Technology, time, widow
last night we celebrated my beloved who departed fourteen years ago…
as always, some days it seems like yesterday, and others so long ago…
hamburgers and floats were eaten here and via the internet…
so thankful to have family around for these celebrations;-)…
02 Monday Mar 2026
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always with me, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, family, memories, moments, passed, remembering, widow
it is the beginning of March and I realized I hadn’t remembered that this week marks 14 years since my beloved passed…
at first I felt bad because I hadn’t remembered, but then I realized how often I think of him during each and every day and no longer focus on the day he died…
10 Tuesday Feb 2026
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, food, hearts, memories, moments, romantic, time, treat, Valentine decorations, while, widow
yesterday morning, I spent a little while wandering around the house and adding in Valentine decorations…
in the living room (adding to the table which I did a few days ago), on the stairs…
in the bathroom, and the den…
on Valentine’s Day, I will make something special for my dinner, not sure what yet… my beloved and I would maybe have had steak and lobster or some special treat…
he was very romantic and always got me a rose and some little present to celebrate the day…
I’m always happy to do a bit of decorating around the house, and then spend time thinking about him on Valentine’s Day… I have been so blessed;-)…
15 Thursday Jan 2026
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apples, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, crisp, family, food, housemate, moments, snow, vacuum sealer, widow
my housemate decided to make apple crisp with all the apples he purchased and then forgot to eat, lol…
I found a recipe and we peeled, cored, and sliced what felt like a ton of apples before they went bad…
next he mixed in the sauce and then used the vacuum sealer to package two bags of the apples…
when he decided to make the apple crisp, he gathered the ingredients for the crisp portion, put everything together and baked it in the oven…
it came out delicious… reminded me of my beloved whose favourite thing to bake was apple pie;-)…
