20 Thursday Jun 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, delicious, dinner, eaten, eaten out, food, happy, lunch, widow
I can’t think of a week that I’ve eaten out more…
Monday was an amazing catered dinner at the office…
Tuesday was lunch out with a good friend…
Wednesday, it was breakfast out, followed by pizza brought in for lunch…
today, had delicious homemade muffins and scones, wth fruit and cheese for breakfast, and went for lunch at Smith…
don’t have any plans for tomorrow, lol… how sad is that…
08 Tuesday Jan 2019
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purple-y kind of day…
a few days ago I had a nice pedicure with my daughter and most of the cost was covered by a points program so that was a treat…
later on we stopped at Polo Park and I was able to get my cute Purdys mug replaced…
the one I had before said “I believe in chocolate for breakfast” (which is something my eldest daughter says often) but this new one has less gold on it and the purple paint feels a bit thicker, so maybe it won’t flake off like the first one did… the salesperson said she had this particular mug and hadn’t had any problems with it…
pretty purple-y day…
30 Sunday Dec 2018
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big girl pants, breakfast, cake, Christmas, Facebook, family, grandsons, hot tub, lonely, memories, missing, snow, tasty, widow
I’ve been a bit lonely over the last week or so… most Christmases my older daughter and her husband have come home… it didn’t work out this year…
was out in the hot tub this morning, first time in ages… a bit later these two pictures came up in my Facebook memories…
the first is deadly chocolate mousse cake, her favourite… I always make sure to have it in the house when she comes… in fact whenever I go to visit her, I take some as well… we always have the cake for breakfast, which the grandsons think is amazing;-)…
the second is of our water boots from last Christmas… she loves the hot tub and our usual pattern is a late night dip before bed…
it was my other son-in-law who suggested water boots many years ago… they work perfectly so that my feet never get cold or snowy…
today I spent some time cooking… turkey and dumplings, and mashed potato and garlic soup…
they both came out pretty tasty, although I am not going to be able to have the potato soup for work lunches because it reeks of garlic, lol…
27 Thursday Dec 2018
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Best Buy, big girl pants, breakfast, cleanup, computer, Freshii, Google Home, grandson, music, pictures, rest, shopping, Technology, trash, widow
another wonderful day…
grandson slept over… we made breakfast and then spent a few hours doing a cleanup in the computer room… filled bags of garbage, recycling and a few boxes of giveaways…
my grandson figured out how to get my 500 plus songs onto Google Play… it took about four hours… I am so happy to have them available…
he took out all the trash and then we ran over to Best Buy to pick up a few more plugs for my Google Home… had lunch at Freshii and then back home to connect one of the plugs…
the Himalayan Salt Lamp is now able to turn on and off by voice…
then my work computer person came over and moved computers, drives, pictures and got Outlook working for me… I am very pleased…
now to rest;-)…
25 Sunday Nov 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, devices, family, grandsons, movie, popcorn, shopping, snow, steak, supper, Technology, time, walk, widow
well, what a busy and fun day with my boys…
they came over after an early soccer game and we met for breakfast at the “A“… first time I’ve walked over there in ages…
from there we went shopping and then to the movies… saw Fantastic Beasts, which was great… then back to the mall…
on our way home we stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few final ingredients for our supper…
the oldest grandson arrived just before our meal…
great dinner, the boys tidied up and everyone spent some time on their devices before they headed home…
19 Monday Nov 2018
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banana, big girl pants, bourguignon, breakfast, carrot cake, dessert, dinner, food, friends, Kitchen Sync, lunch, Modern Plate Catering, salad, shortbread, widow
pretty darn fine eating day…
started out with Rice Krispies, almond milk and half a banana… still giggle when I hear the snap, crackle, pop…
was at Kitchen Sync at lunch and had a delicious salad, beautifully plated with a large slice of cheese, and the most amazing beef bourguignon with bacon… food was by Modern Plate Catering…
then to end the day on a good note, was treated to supper at Yafa Cafe… shared some hummus and pita and had red lentil soup… ordered some falafel but ended up bringing them home…
thought that was the end of it, but at our BS gathering shortbread turned up and a super delicious carrot cake…
yummy day;-)…
26 Friday Oct 2018
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adapt, appointment, big girl pants, breakfast, buddy, English Garden, friend, geese, halloween, honking, insurance, Leo Mol Garden, neighbours, widow
this morning I started my day at the clinic doing bloodwork before my next appointment…
on my way back to the car I kept having to stop and watch the geese flying overhead… I cannot keep from looking up when I hear them honking…
then I met up with my walking buddy… we had breakfast at The Park Cafe, and noticed that all the geese that usually spend time in the pond were off filling up somewhere else, lol… afterward we wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens which are rather sad just now but it was great to be outside…
I dropped her off and we checked out her newly renovated garden… as I was leaving I got this pic of a neighbour’s Halloween decorations;-)…
when I arrived home, had a lovely visit with one of my neighbours… haven’t been outside at the same time for ages so it was great to catch-up… they usually spend a few months at their property in Arizona but with health issues they can’t get insurance so will be selling… they do have a winterized cottage just outside the city, so will spend time there…
seems like we have to adapt quite a bit as we get older…
14 Tuesday Aug 2018
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big girl pants, boat, breakfast, campfire, camping, cranking, day five, grandsons, Jack fish, s'mores, son-in-law, widow
I was up a bit late and all the boys slept in… we eventually had a wonderful breakfast around eleven… it was cooked on the propane stove and the campfire…
there was intermittent rain until around one at which time we headed out in the boat to fish, with a cooler filled with snacks… it was cool so there was no swimming or tubing in the plans…
we spent four and a half hours on the water… it was glorious… we caught four fish in total – my son-in-law caught two, I brought in one, and the older grandson got one… all Jack fish so we had to throw them back, lol… everyone enjoyed themselves…
the sun danced in and out of the clouds and we spotted loons, ducks, maybe a few muskrats and many seagulls…
when we returned to the boat launch the older grandson brought the boat up onto the trailer, which involves a lot of cranking, lol…
once we were back at the campsite we had supper and sat around the campfire roasting marshmallows for s’mores…
29 Sunday Jul 2018
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, duck, family, Friday, garden, pond, treat, visit, walk, widow
Friday morning got to spend time with my sister-in-law who was in from Calgary for the weekend…
picked her up at the airport and headed over to the Park Cafe for breakfast and a wander around the Duck Pond and Gardens…
was able to see the new island in the Duck Pond… it will filter the water in the pond and help with algae control… looks really neat… a duck or two came up to us as we were admiring the pond…
had a wonderful visit as we checked out the Gardens… got a fun shot of three wheelbarrows lined up as a crew of gardeners were weeding a bed at the entrance to the Leo Mol Garden…
haven’t seen my sister-in-law for ages so it was a real treat to spend time with her… she was married to my brother and when they divorced we kept her and let him go;-)…
13 Sunday May 2018
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big girl pants, breakfast, cushion, datura, daughter, family, fiddle diddle, hot tub, Mother's Day, photos, plants, restaurant, stepped, treat, widow
had a lovely Mother’s Day…
was up early, as usual, lol, and went out to have a hot tub… spent a little while sorting out how to get a shot of me in the tub… it has been nine years since I stepped into this hot tub for the first time, on Mother’s Day in 2009… what fun to figure out how to get the shot…
met up with my daughter and family for breakfast out… usually we would have supper at home, but the younger boys have soccer practice at 6… there was a long line as we waited but the salmon benedict I ordered was delicious… it has a spinach sauce and is served on a scone, yum…
at the end of the meal she and I received a chocolate treat… when I ate it a little while ago it reminded me of a fiddle diddle cookie my friend Lisa makes… delicious…
had a text and call from my older daughter while I was waiting to be picked up after breakfast…
then my son-in-law took us moms to a number of plant stores where we wandered around and picked up a few goodies…
I was particularly happy to find a purple datura and a pretty dahlia… my plan is to leave the plants on the dining room table for a few weeks rather than put them out and bring them in, depending on the weather…
besides the plants, I got a pretty outdoor cushion, a blue-y purple pot, and purple morning glory seeds…
had planned to make roast chicken with stuffing for my dinner, but after all that running around, decided that ordering in would be a nice treat, lol…
and it was;-)…
