21 Friday Jul 2023
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band, big girl pants, blessed, candles, concert, family, moments, music, Planetarium, quartet, queen, Technology, widow
the other night we went to a Candlelight Concert at the Planetarium… fun to get out…
a string quartet played music from Queen as well as a few opera pieces…
it was lovely and we enjoyed it…
we also decided we’d like to attend one of the actual planetarium shows, lol…
31 Thursday May 2018
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band, big girl pants, concert, grandparents, grandson, growth, memories, moments, widow
tonight I attended my eldest grandson’s final band concert…
when I think back to his first few performances it is amazing how far he has come…
what a treat to be able to participate in these memory-making moments…
watching these kids grow and hone their skills in music, sports and life has been such a gift…
grandparenting is one of the best jobs ever…
29 Sunday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, BS, concert, Connie Kaldor, friends, fun, hilarious, talent, treat, widow
last night I went to a concert with my BS buddies… can’t even think when I was last at one… it was fun to spend time out with these wonderful women… we also shared a bit of chocolate, lol…
it was amazing to see the variety of talent in this family… besides being a great singer, Connie Kaldor is also hilarious…
and Heather Bishop joined in for the last song…
what a treat…
20 Wednesday Dec 2017
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big girl pants, concert, Decadence Chocolates, delicious, family, grandson, local, Poco Inspired, shopping, widow
we were busy today…
slept in a bit and I walked to the “A” and met the kids there for breakfast… one of my son-in-law’s favourite places to eat…
it was lovely to get outside for some exercise… after we ate it was off to the youngest grandson’s Christmas concert… he’d been sick but did a great job anyway…
from there we drove downtown to do some local shopping… picked up some chocolate postcards at Little Sister Coffee Maker, a couple of kitchen goodies from The Happy Cooker and cake from Baked Expectations…
didn’t even get a shot of the slices of cake we picked up, lol…
then it was over to Decadence Chocolates on Sherbrook… had some fun there as we enjoyed complimentary hot chocolate…
last stop was Poco Inspired where we discovered beads, findings, tools, and stones – my personal favourite…
made me think of the Johnny Cash song “I’ve been everywhere”… although I might change the next few words, lol…
12 Monday Dec 2016
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was picked up at the office and got this shot of the moon which is going to be full tomorrow…
had a delicious supper at my daughter’s and then we headed to my grandson’s band concert… sat between the two little boys and had lots of fun, sharing chocolate and almonds…
the concert was great and certainly brings home the season…
what a gift to be able to attend special events like this…
01 Wednesday Jun 2016
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worked a bit late and while I was still there got a call from my oldest grandson…
he wondered if I wanted to go to his band concert tonight…
we figured it out, they picked me up from the office, and off we went…
they are very good… this is the grade 10-12 band…
here is the grade 9-10 jazz band… the music was excellent… their director tells a story/joke when she introduces each piece… they are always very funny… although we never get them because she tells them in French, lol… tonight I think the person beside me was translating for the person on the other side of her…
always so pleased when I can fit this type of thing in… he is growing up so fast and when you look at him now you see a young man, not a kid anymore…
very happy he called and we were able to make it work…
15 Tuesday Dec 2015
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last school concert of the season… this one at the little boys’ school…
this one looked so cute all dressed up… this is his last concert at this school as he will be moving to middle school next year…
where does the time go…
every time the little one saw our cameras, he posed, lol…
great performance with the chimes… kids were very focused to come in at the correct time… this guy likes music but is planning to focus on his art at the next school…
lovely shot of big brother and youngest focused on the performance…
we’ve never landed such great seats where we could actually see our kids without a zoom lens… the school had a great raffle and the winner got front row seats with assigned parking… too bad I didn’t know about that beforehand… maybe next year…
got a shot of all the gifts under the trees… looks lovely…
09 Wednesday Dec 2015
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another beautiful sky this morning…
kind of tired because for some reason I woke up at 4:15 and didn’t get back to sleep…
had Subway for dinner with the kids and the day ended with a band concert with the oldest grandson… he plays in both regular band and jazz band…
seemed a bit long, likely because I was tired, but it was enjoyable… now to bed…
04 Wednesday Jun 2014
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started out the day by planting a cherry tomato before I headed off to work…
it was a gorgeous morning and I was happy to have the few minutes to get my hands in the dirt and water everything…
planned to come home and do more planting, but got a call around 3 advising of a band concert…
in the end, went to a soccer game for the youngest grandson, for about five minutes, then on to the band concert, where during a jazz band performance our guy played a super solo…
then we flew out of the concert to get to the second half of a soccer game…
the sky was amazing and just as the game ended, the raindrops started… happily we were safely in the car when the five minute downpour let loose…
busy day…
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