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faces…

28 Wednesday Jan 2015

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I have a similar picture to this on my computer sign in screen at work…

orchid... do you see a face...

orchid… do you see a face…

recently a colleague had been at my desk and took a few moments to admire the picture and advised me that she felt it looked just like a face…

made me think of George, who was always bringing me orchids… for home and the office…

I was missing him tonight as I was sitting in the hot tub… not feeling that great and remembering how well he took care of me when I was sick…

I always felt I was a much better patient than he was, lol…

he nearly always knew what I would like to eat and would organize it… often fried egg sandwiches would be on the menu… he really made the very best ones…

this picture is from 2011… around this time that year a couple of us took a photography class… we had such fun… it is great to go back and remember some of the great things we have done…

snow on the deck in January 2011...

snow on the deck in January 2011…

a reminder of how blessed I am and have been…

presents…

22 Thursday Jan 2015

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I love presents… I’ve always loved them which anyone who knows me knows, lol… George would always be bringing them home…

yesterday I received the beautiful bouquet of white hydrangeas and purple mums…

today I got two presents…

a friend gave me a gorgeous scarf…

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it was from she and her sister to thank me for something I had given them, which they are both enjoying…

the second was supper from my swimming buddy…

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not sure what the official name was but it was a stew of chicken with chickpeas and potatoes and it was delicious…

it was perfect as I had struggled with a sad tummy all day and was wondering what I might make for dinner…

should have gone to Aquasize but just wasn’t up to it…

went out for a hot tub… it is plus 3 right now… bizarre for the third week in January… but lovely…

the final treat was to discover my solar dragonflies were lit for a few hours… they haven’t been on for a couple of months and I was thinking maybe they were broken…

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this is a sure sign that the sun is shining longer and stronger every day and that it shone today… we have really been suffering from lack of sun this winter…

I really am blessed…

suspicious…

04 Tuesday Nov 2014

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not long after we got to the office this morning I heard sirens and two fire trucks pulled up beside our building…

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they sat there with lights flashing for a long time…

my daughter called to tell us they had evacuated the hotel that is about a block away from our building as there was a suspicious parcel and the bomb squad was on the way…

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the streets were blocked all around us as traffic was re-routed through morning rush hour… we kept working and staff dribbled in as they made it through the snarled streets…

eventually the fire trucks left and the streets were opened… it was after lunch before people were able to return to the hotel…

we laughed and joked about it, but it was a dramatic reminder of how a day can change and things can turn upside down in a flash…

spending time with these amazing colleagues is also a reminder of what a blessed life I lead…

a wonderful family, lifelong friends, and colleagues who make me want to go to work every morning…

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…

thanks…

11 Saturday Oct 2014

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spent a quiet day doing things around the house…

realized again how blessed I am… able to do whatever I want…

IMG_8765.JPGenjoying the beautiful flowers as I was working on the dining room table for Monday’s dinner…

able to have all the food we want for our Thanksgiving celebration… dug out a chicken from the freezer, got turnip, potatoes and squash in the last few days…

have the time and items to make the table special… pulled out dishes that had belonged to our elders to bring them to the dinner…

tonight I made myself a steak… cooked it in a frying pan with help from Gordon Ramsey… well a video online, lol… it was delicious…

IMG_8766.JPGit is good to take the time for thanks…

plenty…

19 Tuesday Aug 2014

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I am so blessed… I have an abundance of everything I need…

tonight I was in the garden pulling rhubarb and thinking about how fortunate I am…

I could see the flowers in bloom, hear the sound of the waterfall, watch the school of fish swimming in the pond, feel the warm air on my skin…

I have food to eat, a place over my head, work that I enjoy, and a group of friends and family to love…

plenty… of everything I need…

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treats…

31 Thursday Jul 2014

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lovely treats today…

over the noon hour went to the Farmers’ Market located downtown with a colleague and enjoyed our time together… and all the great produce we found…

I picked up baby potatoes, dill, yellow and green beans, baby cucumbers, some fun breads, bison meat and peas… I was so happy about the peas because I was thinking they might already be finished… I love peas…

last thing was a bouquet of yellow lilies which I picked up for my daughter…

20140731-234254-85374172.jpgon my way home stopped in at my daughter’s new office with the flowers and some peas for her family…

was picked up by my friend and we went to aquasize which was another treat…

went out for supper and another friend who I haven’t seen for ages met us there…

20140731-234547-85547512.jpgtasted a tofu dish that was delicious, lol… who knew…

as we were getting into the car spotted a cute little bunny… then home for tea and a visit…

20140731-234909-85749258.jpghuge and delicate looking moth in the concrete jungle…

treats all day long… my life is filled with blessings…

struggles…

11 Saturday Jan 2014

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thinking about how life changes in the blink of an eye…

interesting as I had been thinking of my dear friend Ellen earlier today as I watched hours of skating on television… she lived next door but was as much family as any…

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remember…

I still remember how she would take the girls when they were babies… they always wanted attention when we were sitting down to eat, whether is was 4:30 or 7… they just knew… she would come and take them over to her house quite often so that we could eat our dinner in peace… for a number of years she and her husband would have dinner with us one night a week and then babysit while we went off to our bowling league… when the girls got older she made them each a cookbook with her special recipes…

we both loved skating and would call one another when something was on to be sure the other didn’t miss it… George was very happy when we got a second television so that he wasn’t stuck watching, lol…

a number of people I know have been struggling with family health issues over the last month or so and it has reminded me of how lucky I am to just have a cold…

I have a warm home – well, now that the furnace people came again this morning and fixed whatever wasn’t quite right from yesterday’s job… I can manage financially and I have my health… I have my kids, friends and colleagues…

truly I am blessed… sending healing thoughts to those who continue to struggle…

another new year…

31 Tuesday Dec 2013

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tonight, I have a glass of Baileys and a fiddle diddle cookie by my bed… if I am awake at midnight I will toast a new year…

no hot tub as it is bitterly cold and I don’t have the energy to go out…

the kids are off at a sleepover party just outside of the city and I won’t see them until some time later tomorrow…

it has been a full year…two wonderful trips and time with all my kids… some down times missing my beloved, but also lots of great opportunities to reminisce with others…

I truly have been blessed… looking forward to 2014 with a goal to enjoy each moment…

to the new year...

to the new year…

family fun…

26 Saturday Oct 2013

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went to a dog park with the kids this afternoon for some family photos… I had never been to this particular place before, but did find my way… wearing the new blue jeans and hoodie…

there were lots of trees to climb… everyone listened very well and lots of photos were taken… even I climbed a tree, although could not make it far enough out on the trunk to be in the group shot, lol…

boys standing on a stump...

boys standing on a stump…

took my camera and got a few shots behind the scenes as the fun was being had… Jamie Noordman Photography did a great job…

nice shot of Jeff and Crystal...

nice shot of Jeff and Crystal…

there were lots and lots and lots of dogs there… most of them loose… one nearly knocked me over, but on the whole they were very well behaved… including the two with us…

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watching the group…

things went very well, until one of those other dogs grabbed the special stick that one of the little guys had found, right out of his hand…

Jeff and Phoenix while Browny looks on...

Jeff and Phoenix while Browny looks on…

that doesn’t sound like that big a deal, but it was the end of cooperation for picture taking… even Grandma’s Skittle treats couldn’t save the day…

on our way home we stopped for hot chocolate at Starbucks and then went our separate ways… sadly I got a little lost, but then found the right road…

ended up stopping at Henry’s to buy a new charger for my phone because the old one has vanished…

stunning sky tonight, caught with my iPhone...

stunning sky tonight, caught with my iPhone…

watched some tv and caught this absolutely gorgeous sky when I happened to look out the window…

eventful day filled with lots of fun and special moments… I am truly blessed…