08 Wednesday Mar 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, bouquet, difficult, family, flowers, foam, moments, photos, treat, vase, water, widow
dug out an old watering jug so that I could set the vase of flowers into it and fill it with water so the floral foam inside the vase could soak up all the water it needed…
took a while, but after half an hour or so I was able to get it out with a bit of finagling…
it is amazingly difficult to add fresh water to the container every day, lol…
06 Monday Mar 2023
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anniversary, beloved, big girl pants, difficult, eleven, family, grandson, loss, memories, moments, remembering, struggling, time, widow, writing
this anniversary of my beloved’s death has been harder than usual…
not sure if it is having someone else in the house, going through so many boxes and letting go of things… maybe it’s been seeing his writing on papers as I’ve sorted through files… maybe it is realizing I’ve been without him for a quarter of the time we were together…
you’d think after eleven years it would be less difficult…
whatever the reason, I’ve been struggling…
08 Sunday Jan 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, difficult, flowers, growing, happy, moments, nature, orchid, orchids, plants, setting buds, widow
great excitement as I have discovered three orchids that are setting buds;-)…
this makes me very happy as January and February can be difficult months – usually cold and dull…
the one orchid which is blooming is sitting on the middle of the living room table and doing very well…
21 Monday Jun 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, difficult, family, Father's Day, guy, happy, love, memories, moments, remembering, widow
I’ve been thinking of many special Father’s Days and missing this great guy…
interesting how difficult holidays can be sometimes… used to be such a wonderful time… pleased that most years I am able to focus on the special times that have taken place…
still happy that the day is over…
08 Wednesday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, difficult, Floret, flowers, garden, learning, moments, pinching, plants, purple, video course, widow
so, I signed up for a 3-part video course on flowers in the garden… it is from @floretflower on Instagram… they are located in Washington State and have a flower farm and seed business…
yesterday I finally got around to watching the first of the two that I have received so far…
it was all about pinching the plants… this morning I decided to give it a try and it was difficult, because it does feel counter-productive to trim back a plant that is growing nicely… but I did it, and I also removed the flowers on the dahlias and put them into a vase…
it will be interesting to see if it really does double the number of blooms produced…
I will watch and see…
14 Thursday Feb 2019
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bannock, big girl pants, blubbered, difficult, flowers, heart, La Belle Baguette, loss, missing, sadness, tears, The Stoneware Gallery, widow
what a difficult day… i never know when one of these days will come along…
I’m a bit worn out from recent events so that may have exacerbated the feelings…
anyway, I blubbered throughout the morning at the office… my colleagues were all so kind…
I left after lunch and went to The Stoneware Gallery and found the cutest heart shaped bowls…
picked up bannock and rye bread from La Belle Baguette, which made me happy because they’ve been out of the bannock every time I’d stopped by previously…
filled up the car and got home in time to have a lovely afternoon nap…
looking forward to my first Friday off in many weeks…
05 Wednesday Dec 2018
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12 Monday Feb 2018
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big girl pants, cake, difficult, half pipe, reimagine, thoughtful, vegan, widow, women
had a lovely evening with some women who I haven’t seen for months…
what a treat… delicious dinner – a meat stew and a vegan one as well – and thoughtful conversation…
there was cake for dessert, but I waited till I got home and had some dark chocolate and almonds while watching the men’s half pipe;-)…
we talked about the many difficult things happening in the world and how we might reimagine ways to deal with them… what we might do in our small corner…
a lot to think about…
11 Wednesday Jan 2017
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been thinking of a number of people in my circles who are going through difficult times…
as I drove to work this morning I was behind a Cube car, which brought back lots of memories of a former colleague and friend…
so many friends are dealing with their own or their family members’ health problems… busyness has kept me from giving them the attention I would like to…
a number of folk I know are trying to figure out their working conditions…
and still others are contemplating their living situations…
so much to be thinking about…
13 Tuesday Dec 2016
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big girl pants, difficult, focussing, loss, memories, moments, struggling, widow
been thinking a lot of friends and those in my circles who are struggling with various life situations…
this time of year is difficult for so many… nearly everyone has memories of those who might be gone for the first time this year, or they might be thinking of past celebrations with loved ones… there are those who don’t have anyone to spend time with, whether it is because of family being away or estranged or just not having anyone… it can make for difficult moments…
recently someone pointed out the importance of listening, not focussing on what you want to add to a conversation…
trying hard to focus and celebrate the special moments and let the not-so-special ones go…
today I was treated to rice rolls which I love… a lovely moment… had them for my dinner…
didn’t put them in the fridge so they wouldn’t be cold when I ate them… yummy…
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