21 Monday Sep 2026
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my daughter brought tulips for our trip, as it was all about gardens and flowers…
we had them on the train…
at the AirBnb…
and in our hotel… as well as some fresh ones…
currently they are residing in the bathroom where I can see them every day and be reminded of the spectacular time we had together 😊…
20 Sunday Sep 2026
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, daughter, family, moments, mountains, new friends, train, trip, VIA Rail, widow
we booked a train trip from Winnipeg to Vancouver on VIA rail… these trips are so popular, you have to book (and pay for the entire trip) nine months ahead…
the start of the trip was a bit stressful as we were expecting to leave at 9:30 pm and ended up leaving the city at 5:11 am…
it was amazing to see how every inch of space was used… during the day we had two chairs to look out the window and at night the space turned into an upper and lower berth… I got the bottom one, lol…
we found guests from all over and loved hearing laughter and voices speaking numerous languages throughout the days…
we’ve discovered that train travel is completely different here than across Europe, for example… and not necessarily to the good🤪…
the food was delicious and we enjoyed meeting new friends at mealtimes…
we spent a lot of time in the observation car and the morning the mountains came into view, I took two pictures and then just sat and soaked up the beauty😊…
and then we were there😳…
it has been a fun learning opportunity for me, and I see my beloved more and more every day in my daughter, who makes friends wherever she sits, or stands, or, just is🤗… what a delight…
18 Friday Sep 2026
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big girl pants, family, flights, help, moments, run, Technology, travel, widow
yesterday I listed a bunch of transportation methods…
today we ended with Ubers, planes, and vans… and home😊…
we started out in the dark with a lovely Uber driver who got us to the airport right on time…
we waited a while for our flight and when we arrived for our connecting flight we literally ran from one end of the airport to the other… yikes… not too thrilled with the help I received from WestJet online when I booked it…
happy to make it home…
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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beloved, big girl pants, family, memories, moments, on the road again, road trip, travel, widow
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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big girl pants, family, moments, monopod, pretending, search, tripod, widow
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…
