arrive…

18 Friday Nov 2022

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the Advent calendar has made its way back into the living room… it looks so great in that spot…

last year it was filled with yummy bonbons from Decadence Chocolates…

this year it will be filled with bits and pieces from Canadian Chocoholic’s stash…

now I just have to to wait for the parcel to arrive with the chocolate to go into it😊…

seventy-first…

18 Monday Apr 2022

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today, for my seventy-first birthday, I’ve been treated to phone calls, texts, and messages on social media…

I’ve also received a gift of a flower bouquet subscription, an actual bouquet of flowers, and chocolates… these people know me well, lol…

my buddies also came by and sang to me on the sidewalk…

our birthday bag has travelled many a mile from one house to the next and has been repaired a number of times… it has even gone missing for a year or two, but always turns back up…

just before they surprised me, I had been listening to music released in 1951… much of it seems very old, lol…

first thing this morning, I went out and shovelled the steps and sidewalk after more snow over the last few days… it was a treat to have blue sky, sunshine, and weather warm enough to wear a spring jacket… and the snow on the trees was pretty…

I also did some yoga, had a nap, took flower photos, got some reading done in the sunshine, attended a Zoom meeting and possibly ate a bonbon or two with some tea…

pretty fine way to spend a birthday…

bonbons…

02 Thursday Dec 2021

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last year I had a great advent calendar and when it was finished I saved the wooden box it came in…

Canadian Chocoholic made inserts for it and mine came last week… it took me a good portion of an afternoon to construct the paper drawers… lots of folding and bending, lol…

my grandson took the calendar to Decadence Chocolates and Helen filled it with her bonbons…

got it back yesterday and had my first bonbon… yum…

what a lovely treat;-),,,

roses…

14 Wednesday Feb 2018

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last night I picked up roses for my colleagues and was touched when my florist advised she had added an extra one to be sure that I got one…

on the weekend I made valentines for everyone using my pictures, an app to put words on them, and wireless printing… lots of fun… currently I have one as the wallpaper on my phone…

always enjoyable to treat them…

my beloved really loved Valentine’s Day… he always got me roses and chocolates and made sure that both of the girls received a rose too…

I still send roses to the girls…

often we’d have our favourite steak and lobster for dinner;-)…

been feeling a little sorry for myself without him, so preparing treats for others helps me overcome that feeling…

had a lovely day at work… wore red, had snacks and decided I would order a heart shaped pizza for supper as a treat for me…

it was the spicy perogy, which I really like… made a salad to complete my meal…

maybe I will finish off a small piece of sugar-free Berrylicious from Decadence Chocolates as a final treat…

thanks to Victoria for sending me a couple of photos from the office;-)…

hoping that you had a day filled with kindness…

buddy…

03 Saturday Feb 2018

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had a wonderful afternoon…

picked up by my play buddy and we headed downtown…

excited to make it to Sleepy Owl Bread to purchase some Chocolate Babka…

stopped in at Decadence Chocolates and got a few bars and had a visit with Helen… she is in the process of making some amazing chocolate shoes for Valentine’s… usually all the photos are taken by me, but the shoe picture below is one that she put onto Instagram (@decadence_chocolates) this afternoon…

from there we went down the street to the Sherbrook Street Delicatessen for lunch… had a delicious chopped liver sandwich, with kettle chips and coleslaw…

then we were off to PTE to watch Salt-Water Moon… we park underground so don’t have to wear our bulky coats which makes for a much more comfortable time at the theatre…

today we even had time for a drink before the play began…

finally home for a nap and quiet evening…

vibes…

26 Friday Jan 2018

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tonight I had a piece of Decadence chocolate with strawberries and blueberries with one of the last shortbread cookies that a dear friend gave me at Christmas…

she recently lost her mom and I have been thinking of her over the last few days so it was nice to remember her as I ate the snack…

many in my circle are struggling with health and family difficulties… it is good to spend a bit of time thinking of them and sending healing vibes through the air…

life is unpredictable and it’s good to make the most of every moment… today I had the opportunity to connect with a few wonderful women who I haven’t seen for a while… what a gift…

I truly am blessed…

local…

20 Wednesday Dec 2017

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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…