I was surprised this morning when I looked out the window and spotted the hoarfrost on the trees…
it is such a gift of nature and looks so delicate (apparently like feathers)… I spent some time researching the difference between rime ice and hoarfrost, once I came across the term, lol… still not a hundred percent sure I understand…
hoarfrost always reminds me of my last drive with my beloved… he drove me around the Park and a few neighbourhoods so that I could take pictures of the beautiful designs that morning…
it was just a few days before his death…
but now, the sight of hoarfrost on the trees reminds me of wonderful times together;-)… I truly am blessed…
this morning I watched a couple of bunnies on the deck looking for something to eat, so I tossed out a few carrots that I broke up for them…
I checked back a bit later and discovered one enjoying the treat…
reminded me of the bunny in the den… it is one of those Build-A-Bear animals that the boys and I had made when my beloved had his heart surgery…
the staff in the cardiology unit had recommended a pillow for him to hold against his chest when he coughed and we thought the bunny would be great… it worked well and he liked it;-)…
it wears scrubs, although a few pieces of the clothing have gone missing, lol…
it is a sweet reminder of a difficult, but special, time…
as the day has gotten closer I have felt less myself and more out of sorts…
when he died, I felt as though I didn’t love him enough, because why did I keep living without him…
now, this anniversary has come and I miss him so much… oddly, I know I will start to feel better now the day is here…
spent time recently going through and shredding documents from the weeks following his death… it was a treat to see his handwriting on pieces of paper… gave me a warm hug…
of course going through the reminders of all that happened during that time was difficult…
I know there are a few things in my life that would make him sad, but many others that would make him proud of me…
recently I was asked for information on the picture hangers used in the living and dining rooms…
pieces of trim board are attached at the top of the ceiling or under the crown moulding that is already there… they are a bit like cove moulding as there is a little space behind the top of the rail…
we have S hooks that fit over the lip and hold up the fishing line that is attached to the artwork…
we found it works very well and means pieces can be moved around without marking up the walls… I even attach two pictures to the same hook…
my grandson moved on the weekend… he went from one apartment to another…
it reminded me of our move from our only apartment to our house… moving into the apartment had been an easier time as we were both coming from our parents’ homes and all of the furniture was delivered directly from the stores..
when we left the apartment, we didn’t have that much stuff and had friends to help us with the big things…
we arrived at the house eagerly around 9 am and discovered the elderly couple having tea at the kitchen table… they didn’t appear to be packed and may have forgotten they were leaving that day… yikes, it made for a stressful morning as we waited at the basically empty apartment, hoping they were going to be out in time for us to get in…
we had to be out of the apartment at the end of the day, so it did feel as though the clock was ticking…
when we turned up again at 3 pm they were gone and the house was empty…what a relief…
I have not moved since then… now there is a lot of stuff, lol…
got up at 5:30 am to watch the Olympics closing ceremony…
while I was cozied up in the bed, I could hear the furnace turn on and then off, and on and off, and on and off… I knew immediately what the issue was…
for the last three days we have been under a blizzard warning… I hadn’t thought that much snow had fallen, but I was wrong…
put on leggings, socks and my outer gear and went out the front door with a shovel and a straightened coat hanger… over the last years I have learned how to clean out the vents and be sure there is no snow inside them…
the snow was knee-deep in many places and I didn’t shovel, I just climbed through…
the vents weren’t visible except for a small hole where the exhaust vent was still blowing out air… the intake was under about eight inches of snow…
only took about ten minutes to dig them out… the snow was tossed into the middle of the driveway because there isn’t anywhere else to put it… did a quick swipe with the hanger and headed back in…
once I was in the house I could hear the furnace working… yay…
climbed back under the covers and watched the rest of the show, although about half an hour later my legs started to feel cold…
today I wore a red sweatshirt that my beloved bought for me many years ago on a trip to Banff…
I also wore my leggings that have maple leaves down the side for our team members…
I’ve enjoyed a few treats over the last few days and for lunch finished the charcuterie board that came on Saturday… the board itself is lovely…
for supper I made a steak using a method my daughter recommended… no barbecuing as I haven’t cleaned the path to the garage yet and there is a big drift in front of the door, lol… baked a potato earlier in the day and heated that up to go with it… finished with a cucumber salad… a nice treat as I haven’t had steak for a while…
missing my beloved, but as I sat in the sun, listening to Michael Bublé, enjoyed lots of wonderful memories…
I’ve always loved Valentine’s Day… from getting flowers from my beloved, to making heart shaped sugar cookies for the girls’ classrooms for years, to taking roses to my colleagues…
in later years, once the girls had flown the nest, we would have a special dinner… often steak and lobster…
this year I ordered a charcuterie board from Oak Hammock Marsh, one of our local not-for-profits, for my dinner tonight…
it was delivered to my door and looked festive…
there were cheeses, olives, crackers, cold cuts, fruit, nuts, herbs, even a bit of chocolate… and it came on a nice wooden board…
tonight I enjoyed half of it, and will finish it either tomorrow or Monday…
was thinking of my beloved as I enjoyed this treat…
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