11 Wednesday Oct 2017
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early mornings when the sky is just starting to lighten…
sure sign that Fall has arrived when leaving for work a bit early and it is still dark…
the moon was very bright over the neighbour’s tree…
I like how the house looks warm and inviting…
06 Friday Oct 2017
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big girl pants, early, heavens, hot tub, light, moments, moon, nature, Orion’s Belt, pictures, sky, stars, widow
of course, on a day off I woke up at 5:30, so I headed out for a hot tub…
the heavens were amazing and the moon was huge… the stars were very bright and I was able to get a picture of Orion’s Belt…
considering it was on my phone it came out pretty good, lol…
the streetlight shining on the lawn furniture was also lovely…
as I was driving toward my appointment this morning the moon looked like it was close enough to touch…
happy I stopped and took a few photos, because by the time I got out of the car, it was gone…
had a nap this afternoon;-)…
17 Friday Mar 2017
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big girl pants, birthday, early, family, flight, Mazatlan Day 1, pool, shrimp, sun, system, widow, wifi
left the house at 3:30 am in two cabs to get us to the airport in time for our departure…
the flight was uneventful and the four hours went by quickly… a few of us slept and others read, watched movies and snacked…
it was fun to watch the sun rise on one side of the plane while it was still dark on the other…
saw some cool mountains as we flew over… no idea where they were…
and, eventually we saw the sun rising on our side of the plane…
arrived at the airport and went through customs without a problem… the palm trees are such a welcome sight once exiting the building…
the system at the hotel left a little to be desired… had to stand in line on three separate occasions before eventually getting to our rooms…
but while we were waiting we found a cafe with free wifi and a fishing connection…
we had a shrimp party there… apparently, Mazatlan is known for its shrimp…
my favourite was the coconut crusted ones which were delicious…
and then spent the afternoon at the pool… this was the view as we headed in to eat dinner…
we are going to pay for a week of wifi so I can post this and the next six blogs without searching for free spots all the time, lol…
now to bed, been a long day and we have an early start tomorrow… which also happens to be my girl’s birthday;-)…
15 Tuesday Nov 2016
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big girl pants, early, leaves, moon, super moon, tree, widow
got up a bit early so I could spend some time in the front yard taking pictures of the last of the super moon…
really happy with this one… too bad the leaves left on the tree were dead, lol…
06 Sunday Nov 2016
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big girl pants, clock, early, fall back, son-in-law, time, timers, watch, widow
sun came up early even though the time turned back an hour…
much of the technology in my house changes by itself… even the bedside clock…
still have to change the microwave and my watch…
no problem with the microwave…
the watch, on the other hand, was a big problem… tried everything… even going online looking for a manual, but no luck…
it is the correct time now… because my son-in-law stopped by on his way home from work… he showed me what he did… we’ll see if I can remember next time it changes, lol…
he also changed the timers on the various lights so they come on at the right time…
all set…
13 Thursday Oct 2016
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. soup, big girl pants, ChefsPlate, dark, early, meatballs, moment, moon, widow
up and out very early this morning for a work event… it was really dark…
no birds out and about at this hour, lol…
the parking lot was empty but I got a nice shot of the church steeple…
we all enjoyed the turkey vegetable soup at lunchtime… there was a single bowl left… always a good sign…
when I arrived home the ChefsPlate box was at the garage door… was really tired but decided I would make one of the meals…
chose smokey pork meatballs over cracked wheat with sautéed Brussels sprouts and peppers… really appreciate the clear directions…
took about thirty minutes to pull it together… it was delicious and I have lunch for tomorrow…
as I lay watching some PVRed shows I am enjoying the beautiful moon through the window… didn’t even bother to take a photo…
enjoying the moment;-)…
24 Tuesday May 2016
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woke up early and started my day with a smoothie and a walk on the treadmill…
then I got to spend a short time in the garden…and took a few pictures of some purple flowers…
these are looking very nice with the white alyssum in the planter boxes around the deck…
there is something about calla lilies that just grabs my heart…
these beauties are on the front steps…
for many years in the summer I would start my day with a walk all around the garden… that was when George was weeding, lol…
the side garden is overgrown so I couldn’t make it around there, but I did get to take a wander around the rest of the space…
certainly gets one into a peaceful state of mind…
11 Wednesday May 2016
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airplants, big girl pants, early, flowers, overcast, rose, sky, transition, widow
the sky was overcast and it was spitting this morning, but the lovely mini roses on the kitchen counter looked gorgeous…
took this just before leaving the house at seven…
there are lots of plants with flowers on them all over the house because it isn’t warm enough to put them outside… sure do make me happy…
a young friend is working on some containers with airplants so I took a picture of mine… think I might search out some moss to put in the bottom of them…
the sky caught my eye around 6 tonight… rather foreboding…
and by 8 it looked like this…
nice transition… sadly, it has gone back to the dark overcast…
was up and out early, so I am heading to bed as I’m tired… another early day tomorrow…
night…
15 Friday Jan 2016
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today I was up very early to attend an all day event with 750 others… mostly women…
from the beautifully presented breakfast for staff…
to the inspiring presentations by the eclectic group of women speakers…
to the cool headshot lounge where hundreds of pictures were taken…
it was an inspirational day…
great opportunity to reconnect with so many people who I haven’t seen in a while…
I particularly resonated with the comment suck it up buttercup and put on your big girl panties, lol…
the focus of the event was to believe in yourself and your abilities… and encouragement to move forward…
seems like a reminder for my life as I continue along this path of widowhood…
every forward step is a good one…
08 Thursday Oct 2015
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big girl pants, dark, early, overcast, sad, thanksgiving, traffic
first thing this morning when I went out to the car it was dark…
really dark… it was extra early as we had an event first thing…
found the darkness a bit sad… a reminder that soon it will be cold and dark so much of the time…
the good part of it all was that the traffic was light, lol…
couldn’t tell what the weather was going to be like… did have the heat on in the car which was nice…
was thinking it was going to rain but it didn’t during the day…
on the drive home it was overcast and did spit a bit…
the traffic was light again, as I got to leave early…
excellent start to my long Thanksgiving weekend…
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