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25 Tuesday Apr 2017

Posted by sulis303 in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

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big girl pants, colleague, computers, fabric, feel, friend, lunch, nightie, problems, purple, shopping, widow

more fun today…

got to shop right in the office when a client brought in some nighties and pyjamas… she had a lot of purple and mauve, lol…

lovely colours and beautiful work… 

the most important thing for me is the feel of fabric… I have been known to feel an article of clothing on someone else without asking… 

chose a very soft nightie with little purple hearts… it is being shortened for me… seems like my favourite sleepwear is soft like a worn t-shirt but a bit longer… 

then it was off to Nick’s on Broadway…

have heard about this spot before but today was my first visit… been craving grilled cheese so ordered one which came with coleslaw and a pickle… it was okay, but not something I would order again…

great visit with a friend and former colleague… we’ve gone through some very complicated and stressful times together… always a treat to spend time with her…

back at the office had some success with computers and solved a few problems…

a good day…

celebrate…

29 Thursday Sep 2016

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anniversary, big girl pants, cards, celebrate, colleague, flowers, Gerber's, photographs, Technology, treat, widow

this morning I took gerbers to the office to celebrate my seven year anniversary…

I’d picked them up last night and stood them up in a reusable grocery bag… even put the seat belt on to keep them from falling over…

I had spent some time last week making cards with some of my photographs and writing a note for every person…

had a few issues with the technology of getting the note and the picture in the right place, lol… but eventually they were all prepared…

it is always a treat to do something that makes others happy… one colleague commented how she loved when I had special events happening in my life because the rest of the team always get to celebrate as well… another suggested I was confused, as on your special day you are supposed to get the treats, not give them, lol… she’s new to the office;-)…

had a bit of a laugh when I realized that I hadn’t taken a picture of the flowers and vases in the kitchen before everyone started to come and choose theirs… usually I am on top of getting pictures, but the early birds were so excited that I got distracted… don’t have a single picture of the set up or even of any of the flowers in everyone’s space…

then just after lunch I found this at my desk…

in it was this beautiful rose and a lovely note from my colleague, who also happens to be my supervisor…

what a lovely treat…

it is wonderful to be appreciated… whether it is your special event, or someone else’s…

orchids…

21 Wednesday Sep 2016

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beloved, big girl pants, blooms, colleague, flowers, heater, IKEA, orchids, widow

this morning before I left home I took some pictures of the October orchid… the one I got from IKEA last October… which has been blooming since I brought it home… except for a few weeks… it has been amazing… 

it almost looked artificial as the blooms stayed perfect for months at a time… when it finally dropped the last blossom, a new branch emerged and these blossoms have been open for months as well…

my beloved brought me orchids on a fairly regular basis… some for home and some for my work space as well…

he also picked them up for some of my colleagues…

one of my colleagues is away this week and I am orchid-sitting… can’t remember if this is one that he picked up for her… anyway it has seven blossoms on it…

have made sure the light is on in the office and the blinds open… even put the heater on for a while…

it has been so long since it bloomed that we can’t remember what colour it is going to be…

very exciting, although I do hope it waits until her return before opening…

lilac…

31 Tuesday May 2016

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big girl pants, colleague, flowers, fragrance, lilacs, roses, thoughtful, treat, widow

lilacs are one of my favourite flowers… and they have such a beautiful fragrance…


this morning a new colleague brought some in for another colleague and I…

she took a picture of the two of us with them…


such a lovely treat… what a thoughtful thing to do… great start to the day…


there were also some amazing roses…

flowers all day long…

hmmm…

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

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big girl pants, colleague, electrical, hmmm, kitchen sink, landscape, mow the lawn, plumbing, purple finch

first thing this morning I spotted a purple finch at the front bird feeder… from there the day went downhill a bit…

Purple Finch...

Purple Finch…

the kitchen sink appeared to be blocked, even though I thought I had unblocked it on Sunday, what with the big girl pants and all…  my son-in-law came over to check it out and discovered it was actually broken and leaking when the tap was running… he found George’s plumbing supplies and picked up a few things and thought he had it fixed, but not so… so he contacted a plumber friend of his to stop by and see if he can sort it out… now the plumber needs to come back in the next few days to fix it, sigh…

Jeff couldn’t even mow the grass while he waited, because the pond guys were busily working and had blocked the entrance to the shed where the lawnmower lives…

trying to sort out the landscaping for the new pond area seems to be a bit difficult as well… not sure exactly what plantings are included so look forward to getting this sorted out…

and their electrical guy is very busy so I am trying to connect with my guy to see if we can get this piece done in the next few days…

feels like the money is flying out the doors and windows, lol…

good news is that my colleague is back from a few days away and another colleague who has been off for a few months has also returned…

massages…

12 Friday Apr 2013

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colleague, massages, MTAM, poignant

sitting at the Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba AGM with one of my colleagues… we have chatted with numerous people, had a quick supper and are listening to awards and reports… we’ve tried out a number of lotions and will shortly be packing up and heading home…

this is particularly poignant as George was into massage therapy and loved to give massages… he looked into training but it never worked out…

many in our family miss his strong and healing hands…

looking forward to a quiet day tomorrow to recuperate from an extremely busy week… not just at work but out three evenings in a row… could be a record, lol…

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Forgot…

08 Friday Feb 2013

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Burton Cummings, colleague, disconnected, exhausted, made me laugh, phones, Technology

was so exhausted last night from the busy last few days at work and home that I forgot to write a post…

I can’t think of the last time I was too tired to even bring the house phone downstairs and put it on the charger…

my link to the world...

my link to the world…

maybe it had to do with leaving my smart phone at work and being without it until a colleague kingly dropped it off on their way home from a late shift a work…  she told me it was beeping and chatting the whole time she had it…

it was quite amazing how disconnected I felt without it… which really made me laugh this morning when I read a post by Burton Cummings about how much he disliked his cell phone…

and my kids...

and my kids…

technology, and how we make use of it, is quite funny, actually…

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