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09 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by sulis303 in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, travel, Uncategorized

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beloved, big girl pants, camping, clematis, family, flowers, George, grandsons, memories, moments, Palomino, pop-up, purple, trailer, widow

we’ve been searching for a trailer for camping for the last while… looked at a few options but they weren’t just what we were wanting…

on Friday I went with my son-in-law and the younger grandsons to look at a pop-up trailer just outside the city…

we found the place rather easily, lol…

there was the most beautiful clematis in the driveway, and I had to take some pictures…

we had a look at the trailer which was set up in the garage…

although it is bigger, it reminded me of the trailer that we had for many years and the great camping trips we enjoyed with it… 

we decided to buy it… it was a bit of a process, but between my credit union and the one in the town, we managed to get the funds so we wouldn’t have to make another trip to pick up the trailer…

when we got back to the house where it was, I was chatting with the woman who was selling it, as her dad and my son-in-law were taking it down…

she was talking about how her dad was such a support for her and I said something about my husband being the same for my daughters… then I mentioned he had died five years ago… she looked at me oddly and said George… at which point we realized that she had worked with my beloved… she had thought I looked familiar but was confused when my son-in-law had the same name, lol…

makes the trailer even more special…

the final giggle for me was the brand name on it… anyone who knows my son-in-law will see the connection…

he worked at the Palomino Club for years… we didn’t even notice this until we got it home…

looking forward to family fun and memories with this new addition….

clearly this was meant to be… serendipity…

wings…

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…

littering…

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…

space…

27 Tuesday Jun 2017

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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, English Garden, flowers, garden, hostas, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, moments, pond, space, The Park Cafe, walk, widow

in an effort to keep up my exercise program I try to walk to the Park at least once on the weekend…

Sunday I got up and walked over fairly early…

the sun was shining down through the trees on the path… nice, considering the rain and dull skies we’ve been dealing with…

I decided to stop at The Park Cafe for breakfast… they have a delicious Black Bean Benedict where the beans are used as the muffin… nice treat… and I enjoyed eating by myself… yay for those big girl pants, lol…

the Boy with the Boot looked very nice in a circle of red and white, all ready for Canada Day…

the water lilies in the Arbour Pond have started to bloom, unlike the tropical ones in the main pond which are struggling with the chilly weather…

the peonies are doing beautifully by “our” bench… but I didn’t sit because this piece of equipment was buzzing loudly…

this bed of hostas is so beautiful… and the water drops just added to my delight in the view…

every time I walk through the Gardens I see something else growing or changing or for the first time…

so blessed for the good health and opportunity to enjoy this great space…

arrangements…

26 Monday Jun 2017

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arrangements, big girl pants, florist, flowers, fun, office, Safeway, widow

had such fun getting ready for our AGM…

had planned to have a friend prepare the flowers for the event but that fell through… luckily she gave me some great pointers…

yesterday I went to the floral area at Safeway and hoped to get some design help from Michelle, the florist on duty…

I showed her one of the vases that we were planning to use and the basic design I’d been given… once we chose the flowers she was able to make me a sample… helped with how tall to cut the flowers, where to add the greenery, etc… she was amazing and put everything into a bucket for me and boxed up the sample…

filled the back of the car with flowers and it smelled like a flower shop as I drove home…

when I got home I sent a picture to my friend to see if the arrangement looked similar to what she had planned…

she thought it looked great, which helped make me feel better about the whole thing, lol…

packed up the bucket and box and took everything to the office this morning…

spent a lovely time putting together the arrangements… and they came out great, thanks to a colleague who finished them off with ribbons…

they looked great on the tables… simple but pretty…

afterwards I put a bouquet in each of the helpers’ offices;-)…

flowers make me happy…

bandage…

23 Friday Jun 2017

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bandage, beloved, big girl pants, colleague, flowers, garden, George, grandson, moments, organizing, rain, widow

bright spots in my day…

I took a few photos of the flowers that a colleague brought me yesterday from the Farmers Market... a lovely treat… particularly love delphiniums and calla lilies…

brought them home with me…

a colleague got this beautiful rose in such a sweet vase today… had to take a picture…

my gardener grandson came by to do some yard work… when it was raining he did some organizing in the basement…

some say he looks like George and today he reminded me of him as he came in a few times with injuries and needed a bandage… 

laughed because the bandaid package has lasted much longer without my beloved being around… he always had a bandaid somewhere on his body, lol… 

so many special moments in the day…

nothing…

17 Saturday Jun 2017

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beloved, big girl pants, bunny, flowers, garden, morning glories, nothing, overgrown, planting, plants, tree, walk, weeding, widow

had decided to do nothing today… just rest up…

but, I headed into the garden and filled three more pots with the last of the plants I bought weeks ago…

the darn squirrels have already dug out one of the lobelias… shoved it back in, so hope it grows… 

pleased with the morning glories that I planted around the deck… looks like the majority are growing… sadly most of the alyssum did not make it, so will need to replace it…

the garden is a bit overgrown but looks beautiful in pictures, lol…

still plan on trimming the daisies soon…

been having trouble getting into gardening this year… missing my beloved and not enjoying my time in the garden so much… 

think I need to find a gardener to come and get some of the major weeding done as my grandson is not going to be available nearly as much as last year… I like to do a bit of weeding but am feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work required now…

walked to the grocery store and got some shots of a tree down the street which had blown over… bunny stopped by as I was taking my pictures, lol…

so apparently I did stuff most of the day… even made potato salad for tomorrow’s dinner…

now to get to that do nothing place;-)… tv, a snack and bed…

photo…

16 Friday Jun 2017

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big girl pants, clematis, flowers, Friday, garden, goldfinch, moon, photos, widow

woke up just before 5 to go to the bathroom and when I put on my glasses saw this beautiful moon out the window…

usually I see the moon out the window between 10:30 and 11:30 pm… seemed odd to see it so early in the morning, and was happy to get a great photo…

almost forgot to put out the garbage and recycling on my way to the garage… then I took a few pictures of the clematis… was surprised at how many flowers were open…

there are tons of blooms on it and more opening every day… starting the day looking at flowers is the best…

to top off the day, as I was making my supper I looked out and saw this goldfinch at the feeder…

haven’t seen many so far this year… got the best photo from upstairs…

sure am happy it is Friday…

cuteness…

15 Thursday Jun 2017

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babies, big girl pants, bunny, cuteness, flowers, garden, happy, moments, pansy, snuggles, widow

started the day by seeing a cute bunny as I was backing out of the driveway…

stopped and spent a moment savouring the wonderfulness around us…

then, mid morning, a former colleague and her sweet baby stopped by for a visit… more cuteness…

she is a bit shy so was happiest in mommy’s arms, lol…

around noon another colleague came for a visit with her adorable cutie pie… thanks MikeF for the great photo…

when babies arrive in the office it is as though a silent alarm has gone off… before you know it most of the staff turn up, lol… today was no exception;-)… 

nothing like baby snuggles to brighten a person’s day… 

many things make me happy, but babies are pretty much at the top of the list…

and then, when I arrived home, this pansy smiled directly at me;-)…

cuteness overload…

overgrown…

13 Tuesday Jun 2017

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big girl pants, daisies, flowers, garden, overgrown, pond, widow

the daisies are blooming now…

they are making the path along the pond look overgrown but once they are finished blooming I will cut them right down to the ground…

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