21 Wednesday Feb 2018
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23 Thursday Nov 2017
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big girl pants, fish, hot tub, moments, pictures, planting, plants, problems, surrounded, tv, widow
last night I took a few pictures of the paper whites and the amaryllis… they are all starting to really move as they stretch up to the light…
hopeful that they will produce some flowers close to the holidays… am trying to take time every day to enjoy their growth…
tonight I took a few pictures… the plants, the fish, and the view from my seat on the couch…
this is not my usual spot but the tv in the bedroom is behaving very badly so I am watching in the main floor tv/guest room, lol…
seems like a lot is going on around me these days… dealing with the car accident and driving a rental car that has amazingly touchy brakes… issues with the hot tub not working properly after being repaired… trying to find a reasonably priced mattress… and now the silly tv…
the good news is that I am surrounded by flowers;-)…
09 Monday Oct 2017
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appreciate, big girl pants, colour, dinner, family, fish, memories, Mexico, pond, pumpkins, thanksgiving, time, vacation, weather, widow
what a lovely day… kids arrived and we decided to head out to get a few pumpkins… on our way we FaceTimed with the kids in Ottawa… good to see them and share Thanksgiving greetings…
we’ve been trying to get to Schwabe Pumpkins for a few weeks… it was chilly and rain came down a few times while we were there, but fun, and we really enjoyed the colours as we drove there and back…
when we got home the boys caught the fish, cleaned and got the aquarium going, and moved the fish into their condo…
the youngest two reorganized the sea shells as we talked about the fun we had in Mexico in March…
dinner was delicious and cleanup was quick with all the help… leftovers for here and there were packed up and they headed home…
I certainly appreciated having their company for the day… now to bed…
20 Wednesday Sep 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, fish, flowers, George, memories, missing, orchid, pictures, pond, widow
still thinking of my beloved…
took this shot of the fish in the pond this morning…
the pond looks different now, but he loved working in all of them… through winter he would make sure the fish were cozy in their condo in the house, and it was always exciting when it was time to move out to the pond… often he would have little helpers to assist with the transfer…
over the last while one of my colleagues has been sharing updates on her orchids… this morning she brought the small one to my desk to show me the newest blossom…
George often brought orchids into the office … one of his colleagues who worked in the seasonal area would let him know when a new batch of orchids had arrived and say you better get some for your wife…
and he would, and bring them to the office as well… this is one of those he brought in and my colleague has looked after it beautifully… think this is the third time since he died that it has bloomed… another larger one is nearly ready to bloom under her amazing orchid fingers…
usually I only use my own photos, but tonight another colleague sent me two of the above shots that show the bloom…
what wonderful memories… I have been truly blessed…
07 Friday Jul 2017
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big girl pants, blessed, bunny, critters, dragonflies, fish, flowers, friends, garden, grandson, ladybug, light, moments, peaceful, pond, widow, wings
seemed like there were lots of critters around and about today…
many with wings..
over the last few days I’ve noticed tons of dragonflies around… this morning when I came out to the garden there was a tiny one by the back door and then when I was sitting by the pond this one stopped by…
and posed rather nicely for me…
later in the day I caught this ladybug on one of the peppers in my daughter’s garden…
just a few minutes later this four legged turned up…
pretty little and my middle grandson thinks there might be a nest of them under the bushes…
a friend came by for a visit in the garden this morning and it reminded me of why I love it out here… even when it isn’t perfect it is welcoming and has a special feeling of peacefulness…
for the last half hour or so I’ve been watching the fish swim around in the pond… they haven’t been out much when I’ve been in the garden today, so it is a lovely treat to see them…
as I sit writing this, the solar lights are coming on one by one as it gets a tiny bit darker around the garden…
but, the bad news…. just spotted the first mosquito of the season;-(… not the type of critter I am happy to see…
02 Sunday Jul 2017
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, English Garden, exercise, fish, flowers, garbage, garden, littering, moments, pond, water lilies, widow
was a bit behind this morning but eventually headed over to the Park for my weekend visit…
spotted this flag on the sandbar in the river by the walking bridge to the Park…
there were likely thousands of people in the Park last night for the fireworks and during the day for all the Canada Day activities and they hadn’t yet got it cleaned up… garbage bags were piled around the garbage cans but there was also lots of trash along the paths… I should have taken a bag and collected as I walked because I am a bit crazy about not littering, just ask my kids, lol…
happy to see water lily flowers in the Arbour Pond…
the main lily pond is not doing nearly as well… only spotted one bud where usually by now there would be dozens of blooms…
once I got home I spent a few minutes admiring the clematis… it has exploded…
finally spent some time in the garden reading and watching the fish in the pond…
28 Wednesday Jun 2017
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excited to see the fish swimming around in the pond tonight…
they’ve been outside for a few months now, but have spent all their time hiding under the bridge…
when I went out to take a photo tonight they were swimming around in the open area… yay…
as I was looking for a title for this blog, I came across this pic of the pond near the end of the construction…
still makes me laugh a bit when I think back to having the pond reconstructed… it had been leaking for a few years so I thought having it redone would be a bit of a memorial for George… he loved the ponds…
so happy the fish are finally getting more comfortable… it is quite amazing how much I miss them when they move out to the pond, lol…
02 Friday Jun 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, dandelions, fish, frog, garden, neighbours, overwhelmed, planting, struggle, widow
not sure what is going on but I am really struggling with getting the garden planted and cleaned up…
feeling bad for the new neighbours who appear to be gardeners… at this point my yard is the bad one, sigh…
the front looks like a dandelion forest… got some feelers out to find someone to come and mow and whippersnip on a regular basis…
I’ve got all these lovely plants and have had to force myself to get them into the appropriate pot…
this is all I managed today… still have a number that need to be dealt with in the garden and haven’t even picked up plants for the front beds…
was nice to have my frog friend show up…
and tonight the fish even came out of hiding for a while…
feeling overwhelmed and missing my beloved… five years and it feels like yesterday…
27 Saturday May 2017
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big girl pants, dandelions, fish, garden, mowimg, plants, read, shopping, widow
spent some time in the garden this morning… the dandelions were so tall that I couldn’t bear to sit outside looking at them so I mowed the grass…
then I pulled weeds and set out the cushions before I sat and read for quite a while…
this robin came to visit a few times while I was reading… didn’t mind my being in the garden at all, lol…
the most exciting thing was that I saw the fish for the first time since they moved outside… the water is so high in the pond that I can’t look under the bridge and that is where they usually hang out… been worried that something had got them because I haven’t seen a single one of them for weeks… all of a sudden, there they were at the base of the waterfall searching for something to eat… and then they were gone again…
it was lovely… and then it started to spit so I ran around putting everything back into the garage… by the time I’d done all that, the rain had stopped but I went in and had a nap, lol… seemed like the thing to do…
got up and went plant shopping with my daughter… we went to a few places and found a couple of plants…
hung the baskets, had supper on the deck and finished my book…
planning on doing some planting in the morning… not supposed to be too warm or sunny but will set up in the garage and work on pots and planters…
14 Sunday May 2017
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big girl pants, condo, conversation, family, fish, hot tub, kids, Mother's Day, Ottawa, Park, relaxing, retail therapy, walk, widow, Winnipeg
been a full, but good Mother’s Day…
up fairly early, had breakfast and headed over to the Park to check out the daffodils and tulips…
there were lots of tulips blooming and I’m glad I went today because by next weekend they may be finished…
had a few minutes on our bench while I chatted with my Ottawa girl…
early morning is the best time to wander through the Gardens on the weekend because it is still quiet…
home and then out to pick up groceries and flowers – tulips, then back for lunch and a nap…
sat out in the garden until the kids came… they mowed and whipper snipped and moved the fish from their condo to their summer residence…
always an exciting process..
excellent dinner cooked on Barbie the BBQ, lol…
then some online retail therapy with my Winnipeg daughter… ordered a purple metal bracelet for my Fitbit…
planning a hot tub a bit later, but now spending a few minutes by the pond before heading in…
