09 Tuesday Jan 2018
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27 Wednesday Dec 2017
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enjoyed some beautiful flowers today…
was at the office for a few hours and the African violet was still blooming and looked so nice…
I was laughing when I got home to see that the hibiscus was blooming again… the buds started opening when my daughter arrived in the city… she and my son-in-law have been house-sitting for a friend and while she’s been gone it has not bloomed… she arrived home about five minutes before I took this shot…
finally, while I was out today, I picked up this cute little tree that was on sale at Safeway… I bought it instead of flowers;-)…
a lovely addition to my tree collection;-)…
08 Friday Dec 2017
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had some fun with flowers over the last couple of days…
on Wednesday, when I was at Safeway, I spotted these cute little poinsettias… they were the perfect addition to the table settings for our Holiday Celebration… the florist packaged them up for me and once I got them home and slightly unwrapped, they sat on the dining room table for a day…
this morning I wrapped them back up and took them over to Boston Pizza… had to wait outside the door for a while before someone let me in… apparently they don’t have many people at their doorstep at 7:45 am…
and finally tonight they brightened up the tables and acted as prizes for the event…
certainly remind me of the beauty of the holidays;-)…
27 Monday Nov 2017
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yesterday my hibiscus started to bloom…
when it moved into the house in late September it lost some of its leaves…
it didn’t bloom outside until really late in the season, so I was very happy when the buds started to form in the house…
it always takes a long time from the first bud to the blossom so I was surprised when I found it open yesterday and this morning the second bloom opened…
sure does brighten up the living room;-)…
a touch of red for the season…
24 Friday Nov 2017
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18 Saturday Nov 2017
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been doing a bit of reading on taking better photos with my iPhone…
today I spent some time working on a reflection picture… here’s one of the pictures that came out fairly well… maybe not as dark as it should have been…
then it was out and about for lunch and our play at PTE…
lunch was a lovely treat…salad rolls and a noodle bowl at Nhu Quynh on Ellice… delicious, and I even managed to bring some home for tomorrow…
the Christmas decorations at Portage Place were pretty, so I took a few pictures… then on to the play… the set was made up of suitcases… very cool…
had some of a dark chocolate Callebaut bar... delicious…
then home for a nap… was up very early this morning…
16 Thursday Nov 2017
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amaryllis, big girl pants, flowers, growing, hot tub, Krevco, moments, paper whites, widow
took a few shots of the amaryllis and paper whites tonight…
they are both starting to sprout and grow up… will be interesting to see if they actually bloom…
also enjoyed a few minutes with the flowers…
then I headed outside for a late night hot tub… Krevco came and replaced the heater on Friday… when I opened the cover the temperature was 90… rather disappointing, sigh…
guess I’ll be giving them a call tomorrow…
14 Tuesday Nov 2017
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over the last while I have heard so many stories of struggles…
friends and acquaintances are dealing with family health issues all around them, as well as their own…
have been spending time thinking of each of them over the last week…
on a more positive side, I am starting to feel better, which is wonderful news…
11 Saturday Nov 2017
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big girl pants, buds, flowers, happy, hibiscus, paper whites, perk, perk me up, planting, widow
great time with plants…
yesterday I potted some paper whites…
set them in the living room hoping to get flowers at some point…
also saw some lovely flowers when we were out for lunch…
really is quite amazing how flowers can perk me up;-)…
this morning I spotted buds on the hibiscus…
10 Friday Nov 2017
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big girl pants, birthday, BS, Cafe Ce Soir, computer, delicious, flowers, happy, hot tub, in & out, lunch, nap, repair, widow
excellent day…
this morning the service person arrived and fixed the hot tub… hurray…
not sure if it will be up to temp tonight or tomorrow so that I can get in it…
bit of time playing on the computer and then lunch out with my BS buddies to celebrate a birthday…
wonderful time at Cafe Ce Soir… I had asparagus and shrimp soup; chicken liver pate with peppercorn white wine aspic; and pecan pie… the birthday girl had fun…
it is a lovely spot… small with fresh flowers on every table, attentive staff and delicious food… can’t get much better than that…
we had a nice chat with the owner/chef… those are his birkenstocks in the picture, lol…
and then, home for a nap;-)…
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