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20 Sunday Mar 2022

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spent time watching Track and Field this weekend and it brought back memories of time with my dad…

he was an excellent athlete in his youth and we often attended track meets at the old Arena to watch and enjoy the skill of those participating…

for much of my life he was ill and unable to do most physical things, but in my early teens we had fun watching other athletes…

he was the one who taught me to appreciate every person’s performance… it didn’t matter who they were, a good performance was always applauded…

I wonder if it was partly due to the fact that he appreciated anyone who could still perform…

he was the same with people… every single person he met had great value…

some precious lessons…

rime…

18 Friday Mar 2022

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I was surprised this morning when I looked out the window and spotted the hoarfrost on the trees…

it is such a gift of nature and looks so delicate (apparently like feathers)… I spent some time researching the difference between rime ice and hoarfrost, once I came across the term, lol… still not a hundred percent sure I understand…

hoarfrost always reminds me of my last drive with my beloved… he drove me around the Park and a few neighbourhoods so that I could take pictures of the beautiful designs that morning…

it was just a few days before his death…

but now, the sight of hoarfrost on the trees reminds me of wonderful times together;-)… I truly am blessed…

Build-A-Bear…

10 Thursday Mar 2022

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this morning I watched a couple of bunnies on the deck looking for something to eat, so I tossed out a few carrots that I broke up for them…

I checked back a bit later and discovered one enjoying the treat…

reminded me of the bunny in the den… it is one of those Build-A-Bear animals that the boys and I had made when my beloved had his heart surgery…

the staff in the cardiology unit had recommended a pillow for him to hold against his chest when he coughed and we thought the bunny would be great… it worked well and he liked it;-)…

it wears scrubs, although a few pieces of the clothing have gone missing, lol…

it is a sweet reminder of a difficult, but special, time…

backed…

06 Sunday Mar 2022

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today the kids came to drop off the car… and shovel the driveway… it was sunny and a balmy -16C…

there was a lot of snow because it hadn’t been cleared for at least two big snows…

didn’t take them very long and then they backed Indi in so it will be easy for me to get out tomorrow… seems strange to see her in the driveway, lol…

and, they brought me flowers… what a delightful treat…

we had a short visit in the house before they headed off for the rest of their busy day…

ticking…

02 Wednesday Mar 2022

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my grandson moved on the weekend… he went from one apartment to another…

it reminded me of our move from our only apartment to our house… moving into the apartment had been an easier time as we were both coming from our parents’ homes and all of the furniture was delivered directly from the stores..

when we left the apartment, we didn’t have that much stuff and had friends to help us with the big things…

we arrived at the house eagerly around 9 am and discovered the elderly couple having tea at the kitchen table… they didn’t appear to be packed and may have forgotten they were leaving that day… yikes, it made for a stressful morning as we waited at the basically empty apartment, hoping they were going to be out in time for us to get in…

we had to be out of the apartment at the end of the day, so it did feel as though the clock was ticking…

when we turned up again at 3 pm they were gone and the house was empty…what a relief…

I have not moved since then… now there is a lot of stuff, lol…

goosebumps…

17 Thursday Feb 2022

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got a message today from someone who I had given a recommendation of places to visit on Vancouver island…

I had suggested Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park… they thought it was amazing…

it is one of my favourite places ever…

within steps of the highway all traffic noises are gone and the walk through the giant trees is meditative and soul filling…

these pictures are from a visit with my beloved in the summer of 2011…

still gives me goosebumps when I remember what a special place it was…

red…

14 Monday Feb 2022

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today I wore a red sweatshirt that my beloved bought for me many years ago on a trip to Banff…

I also wore my leggings that have maple leaves down the side for our team members…

I’ve enjoyed a few treats over the last few days and for lunch finished the charcuterie board that came on Saturday… the board itself is lovely…

for supper I made a steak using a method my daughter recommended… no barbecuing as I haven’t cleaned the path to the garage yet and there is a big drift in front of the door, lol… baked a potato earlier in the day and heated that up to go with it… finished with a cucumber salad… a nice treat as I haven’t had steak for a while…

missing my beloved, but as I sat in the sun, listening to Michael Bublé, enjoyed lots of wonderful memories…

what a great guy;-)…

miles…

29 Saturday Jan 2022

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these days I get my steps walking the figure eight in the living and dining rooms…

I was wondering how many trips have been made around these two rooms…

they started when my beloved returned home from his heart surgery, and were short and slow as he regained his strength…

then there were the walks I took as I slowly regained my strength following my cancer surgery just months after he had gone… again, the steps were slow and difficult… took a long time before I could climb the stairs or go out onto the deck…

I walked on the treadmill in the basement before work since being diagnosed with diabetes… I overdid it for a while and my hips and knees can get a bit grumpy if I walk too fast, or too long, so I spend less time on it now…

during the cold weather over the last few years this has been my track… I find walking in the light is a positive encouragement to get the steps in…

how many miles has it been… maybe it is good that it is hardwood and not a carpet that might have ended up with a path in it, lol…

toss…

28 Friday Jan 2022

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the kids came over on Tuesday to do some shovelling…

I am usually able to do the sidewalks and decks, but there is so much snow out there now that I can’t toss the snow high enough to get over the drifts, lol…

the driveway got cleared, which was nice, although as I don’t go anywhere, that isn’t so important these days…

part of the job was to level the tops of some of the piles in the back so I can manage again without the snow sliding back to where I had moved it from…

they were also able to widen the space where the windrow was at the front… it is much easier to walk to the front door now…

blessed to have the help;-)…

sharpened…

09 Sunday Jan 2022

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a while ago my grandson took a few of my knives to sharpen for me…

they were from the WearEver collection that had belonged to my parents…

recently he dropped them back off… he had sharpened them and cleaned and oiled the one with a wooden handle…

today, I finally used a couple of them…

they were so sharp and cut beautifully… reminded me how good sharp knives are, lol…