03 Monday Dec 2018
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big girl pants, blooms, fast, flowers, growing, paper, paper whites, widow
I planted these paper whites on Friday, November 23rd…
the second photo was taken a week later, on Friday, November 30th…
the third on Saturday, December 1st…
I just took the last one this evening…
growing like crazy and it hasn’t even been that sunny…
looking forward to the blooms… wonder when that will be…
06 Tuesday Nov 2018
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. soup, big girl pants, dad, down, flowers, friends, happy, memories, November, orchids, sad, widow
recently have had conversations with a few people about being down, feeling sad, being depressed… seems like many in my circles are struggling this month…
November doesn’t seem to be a particularly good month for me… not sure if it is the time change, gray days, cold weather or what… seems like many have similar feelings…
my dad’s birthday was in November… he was a great guy and I miss him…
I like to remember that where there are downs, there will be ups…
today I bought some orchids to brighten my space which always perks me up…
then I made a lovely pot of Thai shrimp soup which was delicious and a wonderful treat…
01 Thursday Nov 2018
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yesterday I picked up flowers and never got around to taking any pictures…
today I stopped and took a few moments to snap a few…
still getting used to the new camera but enjoying the opportunities to practice with it…
and my African violet is blooming again;-)…
27 Saturday Oct 2018
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bench, big girl pants, camera, empty, English Garden, Fall, flowers, friends, Leo Mol Garden, moments, photos, pond, scaffolding, walk, widow
our walk through the English and Leo Mol Gardens was lovely…
it was cool and overcast but it was nearly empty… hardly anyone else in the entire space…
fabulous to get a bit of exercise and spend time catching up…
it looked like one of the statues was holding up the scaffolding, lol… had to work a bit to get a photo that wasn’t too risqué… looking forward to seeing what changes will be made…
easy to spot our bench, but it looks a bit dull… well, the whole place looks that way…
fun to take pictures with my new camera and see how the plants are preparing for winter…
pleased to finally make it to the Gardens… sorry that it has been so long and I have missed all the Fall beauty…
very happy that we got through the walk without any mist…
02 Tuesday Oct 2018
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, cards, flowers, Kings Florist, moments, nine, widow, work
Sunday marked nine years that I have been at my current work…
it is a great place to work and I have enjoyed being there since day one…
over the last few weeks I prepared thank you cards and ordered flowers…
they arrived on Monday morning… beautiful…
it is always a treat to see how much everyone enjoys receiving a note and choosing a flower…
ordered enough so we could put a few at the front desk;-)…
Kings Florist do a great job and even sent a few extras… I sure am blessed…
25 Tuesday Sep 2018
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anniversary, beloved, big girl pants, bittersweet, blessed, daughter, family, flowers, memories, moments, morning glories, sick, wedding, widow
today is my daughter and son-in-law’s wedding anniversary…
I remember what a great day it was, but also the weeks that led up to it…
the day went off without a hitch… our daughter looked amazing… picture taking was great fun… the sky was blue for their outdoor service… the limo stopped at Starbucks so they could get coffee… the reception was very classy and everyone had a wonderful time…
but just prior to that I had been in the hospital for six weeks, followed by weeks at home with a drainage tube which was removed just a few days before the wedding…
that was probably the sickest I have ever been and recovery was slow and difficult…
I also remember what a gem my beloved was as he visited me in the hospital and brought me daily pictures of the morning glories as they bloomed…
he took such good care of me, always…
I can only wish that kind of love for my children as they move forward in their life together…
bittersweet memories…
15 Saturday Sep 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, computer, flowers, moments, morning glories, pjs, relaxed, widow
a most lovely relaxing day…
watched tv, did some work in the computer room, checked out the flowers and made meals…
stayed in my pjs all day;-)…
13 Thursday Sep 2018
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angry, big girl pants, flowers, garden, moments, morning glories, pictures, sky, stash, storm, Technology, treats, widow
two storms during the night and the power was off… not sure for how long, but it came back on at 6 am… I know that because I heard what sounded like a car not starting… after a few minutes I realized it was the printer coming on line…
the sky was still quite angry…
when I got home had a beautiful view as I came out of the garage into the garden… even after an all-day overcast sky, the morning glories were smiling at me…
ended the very long week with a delicious treat… a bit of chocolate, almonds and two shortbread cookies from my stash, lol… 
happy weekend;-)…
09 Sunday Sep 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, cooking, dad, dinner, family, flowers, memories, missing, morning glories, pasta, rain, raindrops, remembering, rummaged, sunshine, tomato, treat, weather, widow
odd weather today… went from cloudy to sunny, to rainy, and back again a number of times… ended with sun shining through the clouds…
the poor morning glories took a beating early on… nearly every time it rained the drops were huge…
thinking of my dad today as I took hours to make fresh tomato sauce to go with some spaghetti for supper… I keep buying grape tomatoes to make caprese salad and then never use them all up… he would add all kinds of condiments to add flavour and it always ended up delicious… as I rummaged through the cupboard, I remembered watching him do the same thing, lol…
it turned out great and was a lovely treat as I don’t often have pasta… made some homemade coleslaw to go along with it and have a bit of both for lunch tomorrow;-)…
06 Thursday Sep 2018
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haven’t had any morning glories bloom for the last week…
so this morning I was happy to see two buds, although they weren’t open… I love how they unfurl from a tightly twisted centre…
I figured that they would open and then close before I got home after work…
was very pleased to discover eight blooms in the garden that were still open…
what a lovely surprise…
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