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23 Friday Nov 2018

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this morning I got a message from my son-in-law advising that TVs were on sale for Black Friday…

he had spotted a few that were a great price as he knew I was wanting a smart TV that would connect with my Google Home…

and my TV has been misbehaving for a few weeks now…

I went to the place he recommended on my way home just after noon… the streets around the mall were crazy… got into the parking lot of the store but there wasn’t a single spot to park… waited a bit but still no spots… drove out of the lot and went home…

later my son-in-law texted to say he and the younger boys would come over and we could try again, lol…

there were spots in the lot and lots of TVs in the store… took a while, but eventually we got our smart TV… on the way home we picked up Chinese food for our supper…

then there was the process to get it on the wall and hooked up…

so… now I have two remotes that both need to be used to watch programs… but, I can tell the TV to turn itself off;-)…

and, although the TV is smart it doesn’t want to play with Google Home…

maybe tomorrow it will want to play nice…

redesigned…

16 Friday Nov 2018

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on the weekend I had a bit of fun as I redesigned the drawer in the living room table…

in the summer I usually fill it with sea shells and rocks…

in the fall I’ve used scarves or photographs…

for the holiday season there have been a few versions of Christmas ornaments… one year silver and blue and purple… another year there were red balls too…

this year I used silver, blue and purple and included some framed pictures of family and friends…

kind of enjoy thinking up new ways to fill it…

and it looks lovely… now to figure out the rest of the Christmas decorations…

this year I am hoping to do some serious decluttering of excess decorations… not that I have too many, lol…

trauma…

14 Wednesday Nov 2018

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have had a few conversations recently with individuals who are going through some big struggles…

some are missing loved ones… seems like November can be an especially difficult month… maybe it is the cold and dark… for me it has to do with family birthdays and colder weather…

some are going through family trauma… could be issues with children or partners or parents…

some are dealing with difficulties at work… too much, not enough…

lots going on for many… need to spend a bit of time sending love and healing thoughts their way…

but happy to have had the moments to connect with these special individuals…

anticipated…

11 Sunday Nov 2018

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anticipated a quiet day… no plans to go out or anyone coming over… I would watch the Remembrance Day service on Parliament Hill and read and watch tv…

woke up to blue sky out the window… haven’t had much of that recently, so it was a great treat…

I did a few little jobs around the house and settled in to watch the service…

received a message that someone was going to drop off some chocolate within the hour, so I responded saying as long as it wasn’t while the service was on…

then my son-in-law called and said he was on the way over for tea… he and the youngest arrived just as the moment of silence was taking place…

we watched together and a few minutes later there was a loud noise coming from the driveway… the person who is going to clear my snow had come over and was blowing the little bit of snow on the ground with a strong leaf blower… I wrote out cheques while we were watching the tv and then waited for him to knock on the door… eventually I realized he had left…

about then the kids left…

didn’t really get to watch much of the ceremony, lol…

decided not to nap in case either the snow blower person or the chocolate person turned up…

the snow clearing person arrived a bit later and I gave him the cheques…

wasn’t until I was making supper that the chocolate person arrived…

much busier day than expected…

show…

28 Sunday Oct 2018

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the kids came for supper tonight… we had a delicious beef roast with roasted potatoes and carrots, and a Caesar salad…

then we jumped in the cars and went to try out Rollesque Roll Up Ice Cream… it is right beside my favourite Vietnamese restaurant;-)…

it was quite a show… they chop up the main ingredient, then they pour cream onto the cold metal tray… they move it around, flatten it and then roll it into fat tubes… pop it into a container, add whipped cream, a few toppings, and voila… a delicious treat;-)…

I chose coconut bliss which had coconut cream, teddy grahams, couple of rolled cookies and some chocolate sauce…

and my daughter treated us all…

playground…

21 Sunday Oct 2018

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early this morning I walked to and from La Belle Baguette to pick up some bread…

the sun was in my eyes on the way there as I walked past the park between Amherst and Sackville at Ness…

on my way home I stopped and got a few pictures of the construction… no changes have happened in this playground for thirty years or so that I can remember…

it is going to be exciting to see what the final area is going to look like…

craving…

15 Monday Oct 2018

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yesterday my son-in-law and middle grandson came over and we went to Costco to pick up a few things…

they carted stuff in and put it away while I prepared the meat for tacos… serendipitous as my grandson mentioned he’d been craving them for a few days…

the boys use both hard and soft shells, but I like to make salad with mine…

after supper we jumped in the car and drove to Boon Burger for some vegan pumpkin pie ice cream… my son-in-law is having to watch his dairy intake and was very excited to learn that they have this particular ice cream and that he could eat it…

it was snowing a bit as we left with our treats, lol…

thanks…

08 Monday Oct 2018

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had fun setting the table over the last few days for Thanksgiving dinner…

spent some time printing pictures of things that I am thankful for… then had some fun making word art…

had a lovely afternoon and delicious dinner with family and a new friend…

everyone has gone, dishwasher is going, soup is on, and I am resting;-)…

won…

07 Sunday Oct 2018

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last week I won two tickets from the CTV Morning show to see Cirque du Soleil Crystal…

was very excited as I don’t often win things… picked them up and then checked to see if my daughter would like to go with me…

today we met for lunch at Brown’s Social House before the performance…

she ordered their corned beef hash… our neighbour, Buzz, made the world’s best hash and she has tried it many places but never found one as good as what he made… she’s pretty much given up trying but thought she’d give it one last shot…

we also talked about how Ellen, his wife, made the best Kraft Dinner… when I would make it they would always comment it was not as good as Auntie Ellen’s, lol…

the hash wasn’t bad, but not up to the Buzz standard…

we walked back to the car to leave the second half of my fish and chips before heading into BellMTS Place… had to save room for popcorn during the show…

loved the trees in the opening sequence…

it was interesting to watch the ushers ensure that no one was taking videos during the performance…

stuffing…

06 Saturday Oct 2018

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my family loves the stuffing that I make…

it is a simple recipe… butter, onions, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, water and torn up bread…

while the butter was melting I used the mandolin to dice up the onion… while they cooked I added the poultry seasoning, salt and pepper… once the onions were soft I added in the water and let it simmer for a few minutes…

once the liquid is poured over the bread, I stir it in… then I put it into the bread bags and it goes into the fridge…

I make a lot because it is so popular, lol…

some goes into the turkey, some goes into muffin pans, and if there is any left it will go into a casserole dish with the turkey neck, or some other poultry part…

the kids really like the stuffing muffins;-)…

I made it today so there is less to do on Monday for dinner…

also made fresh cranberry sauce…

some of the family prefer the kind that comes in a can so I have that available as well…

really enjoy getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner… reminds me of all the times that my beloved and I prepared for special meals…