Tag Archives: family

comfort…

14 Saturday Mar 2020

Posted by in family, food, life, moments, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , ,

after yesterday’s odd day, I decided to make some comfort food…

things that have always made us feel good, or remind me of special moments;-)…

the first thing I made was a batch of cornmeal muffins… I’ve never made them before, but the idea of a tasty – bread-type – food sounded good… they were delicious and went well with the Thai Shrimp Soup that I had for lunch…

then I made macaroni and cheese… this has been a family favourite since the girls were small… I packaged it up into containers and will bake it when I want to eat it…

finally I made bacon, mushrooms and croutons… I remember my mom and dad making this for supper… it was usually served on toast, but I’ve adjusted the recipe and add croutons at the end as I don’t usually have bread in the house… the crunch is a perfect accompaniment to the soft bacon and mushrooms…

it really was comforting to spend the day in the kitchen, making these reminders of family times…

noticed…

12 Thursday Mar 2020

Posted by in family, life, loss, moments, retirement, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

had a bit of a giggle on Monday night…

while I was having a visit with my BS buddies, one of them noticed that I had a dryer sheet attached to the back of my shirt… when she took it off, there was a second one as well…

what made it particularly funny was that I had removed two sheets from the sleeves of the shirt in the morning when I got dressed… apparently that particular shirt likes to collect stuff…

I rip the sheets in half and reuse them a number of times which means that there could be a number of them in a load of laundry…

I also went out for lunch… there were no diners behind me and luckily my friend didn’t notice, I hope, lol…

the next day I put on a pair of Spring-looking leggings which I thought I’d worn before… at the end of the day I discovered they had the plastic size information still on the leg…

lucky for me, I spent the day at home;-)…

my beloved would have noticed these things…

smile…

11 Wednesday Mar 2020

Posted by in business, family, life, moments, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , ,

recently read a quote on my Seize the Day calendar that said “Peace begins with a smile”…

brought a few things to mind…

a woman who I worked with for a number of years always smiled before answering the telephone… she felt, and I think it was true, that the smile made her sound more friendly and caring to the person on the other end of the phone… she credited her mother with the reminder;-)…

my daughter used peace love and happiness as her logo for many years and when I would see it, it always made me smile… found this on one of her old greeting cards…

it is hard to be angry with someone who is smiling…

eight…

05 Thursday Mar 2020

Posted by in family, food, life, loss, moments, nature, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

today commemorates eight years since my beloved left me… he walked with me longer than I walked alone before and since his death…

I miss him… every day and in every way… I have grown so much since that day… and continue to as I move forward…

I’ve been thinking of many of the fun things that we did during our forty-plus years together… from camping in tents and pop-up trailers, to zip lining and riding up a mountain in a chairlift (for 2 people afraid of heights)… from Grand Beach to Goose Spit… from gardening to bathroom renovations… from family meals on the deck to dimsum in restaurants…

this morning I received a parcel from the kids in Ottawa… 3 cute plants in a wooden box… a great addition to the forest, lol…

the outdoors looked stunning after a night of snow, but the delivery person had to make a path to get to the door…

also received some earbuds in the mail that I had ordered from our AirMiles account, so it was like a gift from my beloved… took me a while to figure out how to connect them…

made steak, potatoes and mushrooms for my dinner… he would have grilled it, but I cooked it in the oven, lol…

poppyseed…

04 Wednesday Mar 2020

Posted by in family, food, life, moments, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , ,

was recently enjoying a Sweet Kale salad… I’d picked up a large bag at Costco and had been eating it over a week or so…

it comes with a poppyseed dressing and reminded me of the first time I had poppyseeds…

my beloved and I had announced our engagement and his best friend’s parents invited us over for a special dinner…

the first course was a poppyseed soup… it was the only item I remember from the entire meal… can’t even remember if it was cold or hot, lol…

my taste buds did not enjoy it at all and I can remember struggling to get it down, because in those days, when someone made you something special you ate it, lol…

I don’t think I’ve eaten anything else with poppyseeds in it until this particular salad, which I’ve been eating for a few years and quite enjoy…

package…

03 Tuesday Mar 2020

Posted by in business, life, technology, Uncategorized

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

got some treats in the mail…

the first was a package from my daughter… another of my Advent All Year gifts…

it held the cutest zippered bag with sea turtles on it… I think it might be the perfect size for my travelling technology…

and the package from Amazon with the two items I ordered just four days before… I had tried to purchase both items at local stores but wasn’t able to find them so went online and ordered them…

fun to get stuff, lol…

I also ordered a cube for the kitchen so that the pot lights can be connected all the time, and using one of the Kasa plugs we can turn them on and off as needed… it will also offer the option of plugging in a USB cord if necessary…

slowly but surely, the house is getting smarter…

a person could just live by ordering things online and never leaving the house, lol…

trim…

02 Monday Mar 2020

Posted by in family, health, life, nature, Uncategorized

≈ Comments Off on trim…

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

finished tidying the house this morning and then spent time reading while I waited for my cleaners…

once they arrived I got dressed and walked over to the hairdresser to get a trim… we both noticed that my hair seems to be growing a bit more quickly right now… once it was cut there was still a tiny bit of purple remaining…

it was a nice stroll there, a bit breezy, but on the way back big snowflakes were coming down and the wind was blowing sideways… happily my son-in-law picked me up part way home…

cleaners had gone, I made tea and we had a visit before he was off to his next activity…

finished the afternoon reading;-)…

snow finally stopped and it looked so quiet and peaceful out there…

friends came by for coffee and a visit, and when they left it was snowing again;-(…

watercolour…

29 Saturday Feb 2020

Posted by in family, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

over the last week or so I’ve been collecting things so that I can do some watercolour painting…

yesterday I gathered up all the equipment and sat down to paint…

when I did some of this at Christmas in Ottawa it was more difficult than I’d imagined it would be…

here at home I think it was even more difficult without my daughter’s mentorship, lol…

it was a fun hour, although I need to practice more;-)…

relish…

25 Tuesday Feb 2020

Posted by in family, food, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , ,

had a lovely day…

my son-in-law arrived and we had breakfast at the “A” before we headed to Costco…

I really enjoy spending time with him and relish every moment… lots of great conversation as we talked about their upcoming vacation…

off to Costco where we picked up a few things and renewed my membership as well as used my annual refund towards paying the bill… this time when the renewal notice arrived, the cheque was on the first page, lol… last time it was on the second page and I didn’t see it… maybe I wasn’t the only one who didn’t see it…

I always appreciate when one of the kids come shopping with me… once we were back home, he helped put everything away and we had a cup of tea before he left to get his errands done…

sipping…

16 Sunday Feb 2020

Posted by in family, food, life, moments, Uncategorized

≈ Comments Off on sipping…

Tags

, , , , , , , , , , , ,

this morning I had some leftover popcorn from yesterday’s movie…

reminded me of what a wonderful day I had with the boys yesterday…

and today I spent time with my oldest grandson… we shopped, made spaghetti and meatballs for our supper, and watched some tv shows before he headed off with the car…

also had a surprise visit from a dear friend… lovely catch-up from a busy week…

had hoped to pick up fresh flowers but the options weren’t great so I didn’t being any home… but there are still a few blooms floating around the house…

sipping tea and realizing how blessed I am…