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excellent…

29 Tuesday Mar 2016

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had an excellent day yesterday…

early in the morning got this great shot of the garage roof which glittered with a thin blanket of fresh snow…


took a few pictures of the buds on the Japanese Maple, which is a sure sign of Spring for me…

  
then it was off to help with the set up for a special event…

a good friend picked me up and we went to Peasant Cookery for a lovely early birthday lunch… delightful…

from there we stopped at UN Luggage where I found a rain jacket… my current one is on the large size and I heard that I should have one in New York…

  

bit of a colour departure for me but the magenta leans towards purple, lol…

our last stop was a walk through the Gardens at Assiniboine Park… it was a gorgeous day…

  

this goose seemed to be looking for the water, lol…

spent some time playing with my Olympus camera as my Nikon is still at the hospital…

rather pleased with this shot…

  

  

traditions…

03 Thursday Dec 2015

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drinking a cup of tea and thinking about our family traditions over the years… I like to celebrate everything I can, lol… holidays, birthdays, special events in our lives… usually with a family dinner…

  
one tradition has been around birthdays… on your birthday you get to choose what to have for dinner, and the family gathers to celebrate… on the day and always with gifts of course… 

used to involve making the favourite food – roast chicken, mashed potatoes and stuffing; homemade macaroni and cheese; all the way to steak and lobster…  but over the years we have also brought in favourites, or even gone out for dinner… 

  
tomorrow marks the fourth birthday celebration for George since he died…

the tradition for his birthday now involves burgers from a local joint topped off with milkshakes and apple pie… all of which were his favourite foods… the kids who aren’t here join us by skype or FaceTime and we share memories over dinner…

you’d think after nearly four years that it would be easier, but I have felt myself moving into a sad place over the last few days… I make sure to focus on the good times as much as I can, but I still miss him so much and have moments of deep sadness… I embrace them as well as the good ones…

tonight both of my girls have checked in to see what our plan is and to let me know, in their own way, that they know it is hard for me… and I know it is hard for them…

  

project…

28 Saturday Nov 2015

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out for breakfast and did a bit of shopping with my daughter…

had a nap and watched some figure skating and skiing on tv…

ordered supper in with the kids and saw the Snowbirds out the front window… they were here as part of the Grey Cup celebration I think…

  
watched my grandson find all the purple rocks in the coffee table… “there are a lot Grandma”…

  
he told me all about the birthday party he had been at this afternoon where they got to hold frogs and lizards and snakes… got the bed ready and our project done…

  
hardest part was getting the cardboard off the chocolate covered raisin container…

we worked very well together and had fun counting and talking about nice things we could do for others during Advent…

  
project complete and one of us is in bed watching tv… 

not me this time as I am waiting for his brother to arrive from a different birthday party… 

fancy…

21 Thursday May 2015

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what a wonderful afternoon and evening…

left work at 2:30 as I’d put in a couple of extra hours since yesterday…

  
had a bit of fun at the mall… got some fancy tea, fancy soap, fancy underwear and a pair of fancy shorts (or culottes)…

got home and booked a flight to Ottawa… sat out in the garden for a short time and then headed out for a BS birthday dinner in a convertible…

  
enjoyed a delicious dinner, lots of laughs and good conversation… two hours flew by…

  
fabulous group of women… we have been through a lifetime together… 

I couldn’t have better friends…

more…

19 Sunday Apr 2015

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more birthday fun continued today…

once the boys woke up (after 8), we drove to the “A” for breakfast as it was chilly and rainy… the whole purpose of breakfast out was so we could walk, lol…

downtown for lunch and a Habitat for Humanity Garden Party and Fashion show…  

on to IKEA where I picked up two utensil holders… they were not the ones I really wanted but they will work fine… the last bit of red has now left the kitchen…

 

home to put the finishing touches on supper… all excited about the reheated mashed potatoes which will not affect my blood sugar the way freshly cooked ones do…

  

been looking forward to this dinner for over a week… our tradition is to have the birthday person choose their favourite meal and that is what we have… 

roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and stuffing are one of my favourite meals… haven’t had normal mashed potatoes since Christmas dinner because of the diabetes issues… 

usually you don’t have to make your own birthday supper and my son-in-law was really against me making the dinner, but it was what I wanted…

  

it was delicious and I certainly enjoyed every mouthful…

lots of eating today…

gratitude…

17 Friday Apr 2015

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a pre-birthday treat this morning when the African Violet had flowers opening…

  

headed downtown early as I had a dental appointment to have my teeth cleaned… beautiful walk… and no cavities… 

brought in nuts, chocolate and fruit for the office to celebrate my birthday… find it such fun to treat my colleagues…

  

others brought in cookies as well…

treated to lunch out and when we got back was surprised with a rendition of Happy Birthday, a cute purple chrysanthemum plant in a bag for presentation, along with chips and a card signed by everyone…

  

when I got home the sun blasted into the living room and shone right on my collection of flowers and cards…

  

spoke with both of my girls, planned some of tomorrow’s celebrations and talked about our week…

I am filled with gratitude for another year where I have been surrounded with great colleagues, friends and family…

waiting…

15 Wednesday Apr 2015

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yesterday a parcel arrived at the office with my name on it…

it’s from my daughter in Ottawa… she said I couldn’t open it until my birthday on Saturday… seems fair because I won’t have many presents…

now I’m waiting…

today when I got home there was a cute purple orchid on the table with a note saying Happy Almost Birthday… my Winnipeg daughter had dropped it off sometime during the day…  

and in the mail was a card from another friend… 

beside the card you can just see the edge of the parcel…

I am indeed blessed… even if I do have to wait…

sand dollars…

19 Thursday Mar 2015

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as we were driving to the office this morning we saw three geese circling and then landing in a creek…

Spring is really coming…

the pile of snow in the backyard that I thought was going to need shovelling is almost gone…

took out the recycling and garbage tonight after work… didn’t need a jacket and my feet were fine in sandals as the ground is drying up beautifully…

finally connected with yesterday’s birthday child by text and she will be home tomorrow night…

took a picture of my sand dollar wreath which has been trying to come apart… plan to get some glue and fix it on the weekend…



  

footsteps…

18 Wednesday Mar 2015

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early this morning, on the way to work, the sky had beautiful pink streaks of clouds… wonderful start to the day…



had an eye appointment at the end of the day… good report, my eyes are in great shape…

walked across to my credit union and put some cheques in… one was for three cents… really, what a waste of time and resources to send someone a cheque for a piddly amount like that… considered not cashing it so it would stay on their books, lol…

last thing I did while I was there was close the Estate account for George… bit of a strange feeling, even though nothing had gone into it for at least a year… another one of those ending pieces…

next, I walked to Polo Park… sunny and fairly warm, with a bit of wind… fair amount of dust blowing around… 

took a cab the rest of the way home…

this is my youngest daughter’s 35th birthday… wasn’t able to talk with her as she is away on vacation and doesn’t have access to any technology… very strange feeling not to be able to spend some time with her on this special day… touch unsettling actually…

over seven thousand footsteps today…

fondue…

20 Monday Oct 2014

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tonight we celebrated one of our birthdays at our BS gathering…

the birthday person chooses what we will do, and/or where we will go…

we are way behind in our celebrating… we still have two more to catch up on before the next birthday, which is in January, lol…

the birthday woman advised she would like to have a cheese fondue… we decided to meet a little earlier than usual and assigned the needed components…

fresh home-made bread and great wine, salad, cheese, apples, pears and a fondue pot…

great times and conversation…

coffee, tea and chocolate mint Girl Guide cookies with more chat, finished our wonderful celebration…

IMG_8923.JPGwe even found a date for the next birthday celebration… seemed way too easy to find one that worked for everyone…

how blessed I am to have such an amazing and caring group of women in my life…