17 Thursday Sep 2026
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16 Wednesday Sep 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, family, Finest, fish and chips, moments, treat, widow
today, after a three day wait, I had haddock and chips from Finest at Sea… my daughter had the salmon tacos…
we couldn’t fit this spot in before this, as we’ve been very busy…
everything was delicious;-)… what a delightful treat…
the weather had been wonderful all day, so we took a lovely stroll, to wear off the calories, lol…
14 Monday Sep 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, bumblebees, family, garden parties, guide, moments, monarch butterflies, nature, The Leaf, water terrace, widow
started the garden parties with a visit to The Leaf…
after a private tour of the Biomes, with me as the tour guide, we had lunch at Gather…
we shared these…
I’d never had burrata before so was eager to taste it… it went nicely with the peaches and pistachios, but unfortunately, the peaches were under ripe… would likely have been delicious otherwise…
we had them put the blueberries on the side as neither of us really like them, lol, and I quite enjoyed this salad, which was different from what I had had on previous visits…
then it was outside to check out the Water Terrace and the Outdoor Gardens… had a lovely stroll and found monarch butterflies and happy bees everywhere…
had some fun picture taking… by this time it was getting rather hot, so we headed home…
next garden will be on Vancouver Island 😁…
14 Monday Sep 2026
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one of my favourite songs is by Willie Nelson – On the Road Again…
for years and years we would play it when we finally got into the car (after getting everything and everyone packed) for a trip…
before we left the driveway, my beloved would turn this song on…
I still play it when we are headed out on a road trip🙂…
it just means travel, snacks, and good times to me…
12 Saturday Sep 2026
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got a new toy😊…
it is a mini printer (Ivy, by Canon) that connects to the phone and produces a cute little 2 by 3 photo sticker… what a clever idea my daughter had…
we’ve started a little journal and have chosen a few favourites each day…we print them, collaborate on the wording, and then she hand prints a little story for each photo…
my main job is to get the sticky paper off each one and place them in our little book, lol… and let me say, it takes work🤪…
what fun 🤩…
11 Friday Sep 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, daughter, family, moments, pampered, pedicure, sparkles, time, toes, widow
my daughter arrived from Ottawa recently…
one of the things we try to do when we are together is get a pedicure, and I was able to arrange one the day after she arrived…
we went to a local spot and had fun while we were being pampered… I hardly twitched or giggled through the process… she was proud…
I chose purple for my colour and she chose orange… we may be a bit boring, as we almost always choose those colours 😊… but I did get sparkles on mine, thanks to her suggestion…
and now we have pretty toes…
10 Thursday Sep 2026
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family, big girl pants, widow, moments, tripod, search, monopod, pretending
wandered around the house looking for my monopod which my grandson gave me for Christmas a few years ago…
searched high and low and finally spotted it hanging right at the front door, lol…
I think it was pretending to be an umbrella, lol…
going to try it with my camera to see if it might be better than my tripod, lol…
although it doesn’t let the camera move at all…
we shall see…
09 Wednesday Sep 2026
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set the den up for company and was able to accomplish it in a much simpler manner…
rather than bring out the sofa table and turn the couch, I was able to set it up so the bed could be closed, but left in the same spot… often we bring down a mattress to put on top of the pullout, but this is a shorter trip so decided not to do that… the only thing that came out was a small roller cabinet…
once you are in the room and close the door the bed opens up nicely…
but I didn’t think about leaving the room in the middle of the night 😳… luckily, she was able to slip through the space between the door and edge of the bed, lol…
06 Sunday Sep 2026
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ran out and picked up sushi for supper last night…
usually we go to our favourite place or order from different places as they don’t deliver…
it was delicious and still hot… happy we went and picked it up…
we also did a great job of ordering as there were just two little rolls left over… often we over-order and have too many leftovers…
and really, sushi is not as good the second day😋…
a lovely treat…
03 Thursday Sep 2026
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I am so excited…
today I received a 2027 Chihuly calendar…
I have loved his work for many years and during a good portion of that time would have his calendar on my wall…
for the last few years I haven’t had one and have had a variety of bird ones…
I know I will enjoy this one when 2027 begins;-)…
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