21 Tuesday Apr 2026
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was treated to a blizzard to celebrate my birthday…
was kind of funny, because I was cold after getting chilled in an air conditioned restaurant…
so I sat there eating the blizzard in my winter coat, with the seat warmer going, and gloves on…
but it was a wonderful treat… and half of it did go into the freezer for another day, lol…
20 Monday Apr 2026
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beef tartare, big girl pants, birthday eve dinner, blessed, brioche, delicious, dinner, family, food, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, happy, moments, new menu, The Leaf, widow
had dinner at Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar on Friday after my volunteer shift to celebrate my birthday eve…
the new menu looks great and we enjoyed everything we had…
we shared the brioche with butter and honey… the bread was warm and the butter soft… delicious… the look on my grandson’s face reminded me of the cartoon dog Snuffles, that rose into the air after eating something tasty…
then we had the potato paillassons, which were also delicious… yum…
I had the beef tartare… really enjoyed it with the bread…
my grandson had the grilled octopus, with paella rice, saffron aioli, and chervil, and noted how nicely it was cooked…
every bite was delightful… and I am looking forward to the next visit to try some of the other items…
23 Monday Mar 2026
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big girl pants, bite, blessed, delicious, dinner, errands, family, food, jammed, moments, sushi, Sushi Cushi, widow
planned to start our errands with lunch at Sushi Cushi, only to discover that they open at 4 on Sundays;-(…
so, we decided to have dinner there instead…
the parking lot was jammed with cars and we wondered if we would get in, but happily, there were tables available…
sometimes we order and pick it up, but eating in is a treat;-)…
as always our food was delicious and we enjoyed every bite…
12 Thursday Mar 2026
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aquasize, big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, friend, lunch, moments, onion rings, Silver Heights Restaurant, widow, Yorkie
had lunch at Silver Heights Restaurant again today…
we had seen an item on the menu the last time we were there and wanted to come back and try it…
today there was no aquasize so we decided to go for lunch instead…
we had a Duke of Yorkie – shaved baron of beef, fried carmelized onion, mozzarella, horseradish mayo, on a giant Yorkshire pudding, served with au jus… with a shared side of onion rings…
it was delicious;-)…
23 Friday Jan 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, friends, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, lunch, moments, pasta, prawn, widow
had a delicious lunch at Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar on Wednesday…
my main was:
it was delicious and I ate every bit of it…
and for dessert I had:
also delicious, although I didn’t eat it all…
just enough to enjoy it, yum…
and, to top it all off, my friends treated me to lunch;-)…
09 Friday Jan 2026
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big girl pants, delicious, devoured, food, friends, maple pecan stuffed French toast, moments, Park Cafe, Technology, widow
was picked up by a friend and we headed to the Park Cafe for brunch…
I had seen a new January offering they had, and wanted to try it out…
the place was jumping when we arrived, but we had a great visit while we waited to be seated, which took less than ten minutes;-)…
we both ordered the special – maple pecan stuffed french toast – and hoped it would look as good as the picture, lol… and it did…
aaaaand… it was delicious and we both devoured the whole thing;-)… what a lovely treat…
if you have a chance this month, you should go and check it out…
18 Tuesday Nov 2025
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the other day when I was talking with my daughter, she mentioned they were having zucchini basil soup for their supper…
made me realize that I hadn’t made it for ages, so then I was craving it, lol…
yesterday morning I started it… it is a simple recipe with just a few ingredients…
after cooking it, it was blended and made a delicious smooth soup…
cooked some chicken thighs to add to it…
so tasty…
27 Monday Oct 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, busy, Chinese food, company, delicious, family, grandsons, happy, moments, numerous, supper, treat, widow
had a delicious dinner last night…
our company chose Chinese food, so I tried to order from our favourite spot, around 5:30…
it took at least ten minutes and numerous attempts to get through… apparently everyone in the city wanted Chinese food too…
and then, the pick up time was an hour and a half, yikes…
but, when we got it, it was as always, delicious 🤤…
11 Friday Jul 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, garden, happy, moments, nature, peas, pick, shelling, step stool, treat, weather, widow
this morning I picked the peas from the side garden;-)…
had to use the step stool to get the higher ones and my housemate picked the last couple that I couldn’t reach…
I spent a lovely fifteen minutes shelling them…
then boiled and ate them for lunch…
yum, what a treat;-)…
15 Sunday Jun 2025
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Friday was a delightful day… the sun shone and the temperature rose to 25°C…
throughout the day, I prepped for a dinner party… between organizing and setting the table on the deck, there were plenty of opportunities to sit, read, and relax…
preparing a space or food for special people is always enjoyable for me as I think about those who I am doing this work for and how important they are to me…
for this gathering, it was mainly about making the space comfortable and considering what dishes we would need as the food was being picked up from a Charleswood Rotary fundraiser…
they provided a whole lobster, baked potato, fresh bun, coleslaw, brownie, small bottle of wine, with a bib and a lobster fork;-)… each person received a shopping bag with all of the goodies in it… I added a few fixings for the potatoes, warm facecloths with lemon for our fingers, and garlic butter in warmers…
once the food was warmed up, we had a lesson in how to eat the whole crustacean… I was a bit slow, lol, so had to keep having information repeated…
the weather was perfect, well, except that the wind kept blowing out some of the butter warmers… lots of conversation and story telling kept us busy throughout the meal…
my housemate took the requisite group photo which he was happy to do (and not be in) before we spent time around the pond…
happily, the fish came out for a short visit before returning to their favourite spot under the bridge…
and before you knew it, everyone headed off into the sunset;-)…
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