05 Sunday May 2024
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started the morning yesterday with changing out the birthday bouquet…
took the last of the flowers and distributed them into four small posies…
one went on the kitchen shelf, one into the bathroom, one sat on the stairs waiting to go to the bedroom, and the last went into the den;-)…
I do love to have flowers everywhere;-)…
26 Friday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, dragged, flowers, garden, moments, nature, planters, plants, purple, ready, soil, weather, white, widow
Wednesday was a beautiful day in the garden…
went under the top deck and dragged out the planters that fit around it…
loosened the soil and got them ready for planting at the end of May;-)…
that seems like a long time to wait… they were all completely thawed out, but I was happy to get them into the sun…
this year I am going to have more white in the garden and a bit less purple… can you believe it🤪…
23 Tuesday Apr 2024
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this morning I had some fun with the bouquet I purchased last Wednesday for my birthday…
I divided it into five small containers…
they went into the bathroom, kitchen, den, and bedroom…
it is always such fun to be able to make new arrangements and then take photos of them;-)…
20 Saturday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, family, few, flowers, food, groceries, moments, plants, Safeway, seniors, shopping, treat, widow
on Wednesday we went for a quick visit to Safeway to pick up a few items…
I got flowers and a plant with two types of hyacinth, tulips am daffodils…
seemed like a lovely birthday treat;-)…
and it was seniors’ day so the saving was the same amount as the bouquet…
that was a treat…
the few items did end up filling two bags, lol…
18 Thursday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, bliss, cards, dinner, family, flowers, food, friends, happy, hot tub, moments, nature, pedicure, Technology, treats, weather, widow
what a lovely day…
had a pedicure, which was a real treat as I haven’t had one since covid… the massage portion was bliss…
received cards, gifts, texts, and numerous phone calls… my kids were trying to see how many times they could sing happy birthday to me throughout the day, lol…
enjoyed the technology that let the Ottawa kids send me presents via Amazon…
treats turned up throughout the day, and a gorgeous bouquet arrived in the afternoon;-)…
dinner was barbecued steak and lobster with asparagus, mushrooms and tiny potatoes prepared by my housemate…
and considering the crazy weather – rain, snow, and bits of sunshine – barbecuing was a gift…
a final touch was a small portion of chocolate mousse;-)…
ended the night with a hot tub…
I am truly blessed…
07 Sunday Apr 2024
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well, yesterday I gathered up all of the tulips which had clearly come to their end…
as I was carrying one of the vases, the petals flew all over the carpet… for the rest of them I removed the petals before carrying them anywhere, lol…
they lasted since March 30th…
30 Saturday Mar 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, buns, Easter, family, flowers, hot cross buns, moments, treat, tulips, vases, widow
so excited tonight when my grandson arrived with hot cross buns, which we have been looking for over the last week or so…
going to enjoy some of those for breakfast tomorrow;-)…
and he brought me tulips…
I filled five vases: one went downstairs in his space, one went into the den, one went into the living room and a final one for the bedroom…
what a lovely Easter treat…
23 Saturday Mar 2024
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Ali’i Kula Lavender, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, happy, lavender, Maui, memories, moments, nature, pictures, plants, purple, remembering, vacation, widow
recently I saw something on Instagram which reminded me of our wonderful visit to Ali’i Kula Lavender on Maui…
it was a beautiful place, with nice lavender fields, but also amazing gardens filled with stunning flowers…
I found a few photos from that day…
this hand towel usually hangs in the bathroom as a lovely reminder of that wonderful day and trip…
so nice when something comes along and reminds you of special moments…
21 Thursday Mar 2024
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this morning I spent time with the flowers from March 5th…
last week I took out the carnations and today I divided the remaining mums into three containers…
one went into a glass vessel and made its way onto one of the kitchen counters…
the second container held two and went into the bathroom…
the final batch went into a purple mug on the living room table…
I also added a bunny, a glass egg, a candle, and chocolate mini eggs… Easter is coming after all;-)…
such fun to create something new from a single bouquet…
11 Monday Mar 2024
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, bouquet, cut, family, flowers, happy, hyacinth, moments, nature, plants, purple, scent, widow
yesterday I received a beautiful bouquet of hyacinths… I’ve never had them as cut flowers, always in soil…
what a lovely treat…
they are in a vase on the living room table and I am looking forward to them opening and scenting the house…
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