23 Wednesday Apr 2014
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had some fun today with a picture of tulips that I had taken a while ago at the office…
put it into name tags for an event tomorrow…
still trying to figure out how to make the picture stay in one place… did some research and still couldn’t sort it out…
technology is so great when it works, but such a pain when it doesn’t, lol…
19 Saturday Apr 2014
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this afternoon I was wishing I had some flowers for tomorrow’s Easter dinner…
not an hour later my nephew stopped by with a lovely orchid for my birthday from he and his mom…
she and I had a lovely conversation earlier in the day… we don’t see each other often as she is living in the West…
got to sit on the deck for a while before the sun went behind the clouds and spent time preparing for tomorrow’s dinner… stuffing is done and the potatoes are peeled…
tried to find a pedometer online and over the phone, as we are starting a walking contest at work on Tuesday… no luck yet, but hope to get one on Monday…
took care of a few chores around the house and watched tv…
more melting outside…
sure hope the Easter bunny stops by before the kids arrive tomorrow, lol…
was always George’s job to make sure the bunny had been… last year I wasn’t able to deal with it, but this year I will check in the morning to see if the bunny came… hope we get mini eggs…
27 Thursday Mar 2014
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last night I spent some time in the hot tub…
was thinking about the conversations that George and I used to have there late in the evening, in the dark…
we’d talk about work, the house, the kids, everything…
went through the day missing him… we had a few jobs at the office that he would have helped sort out…
had problems with some technology during the day and this evening as well…
feel a bit like spring will never come… reminded me of a card I received from a former colleague, a number of years ago… came across it when I was working on the shelves in the hall… it mentioned that spring always comes…
trying to hold onto that… need to get some more flowers I think… they often help…
these crocuses have all died off now…
25 Tuesday Feb 2014
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first thing got a great shot of the moon with a star or planet off to the side…
lovely view to start the day… and it is lighter in the morning…
not sure if it is let down following the Olympics or just too much extreme cold over this winter but nearly everyone I talk with is exhausted…
people are walking around yawning or their brains don’t seem to be working up-to-par…
thank goodness for the flowers at work and home…
every time I see the crocus and hyacinth they appear to be growing right in front of my eyes… and they make me happy…
the hyacinth is starting to smell so nice…
24 Monday Feb 2014
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crocus, flowers, hyacinth, in the moment, Lung Association, moon, serendipity, tulips
this morning I vacillated between bringing either the crocus or hyacinth to the office so that I could have some flowers and spring-ness…
but I decided not to bother today as it was so cold…
on my way to work I spent a few minutes enjoying the beautiful quarter moon in the sky…
mid-morning the Lung Association dropped off tulips which we had ordered…
I chose some off white and pink ones…
how serendipitous…
for the rest of the day I had the beauty of flowers right at my desk and when I got home the crocuses were opening up…
flowers make me so happy…
22 Saturday Feb 2014
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big girl pants, crocus, flowers, hyacinth, raised spirits, Spring
was out doing errands late this afternoon, after spending the majority of the day watching the Olympics…
had the hot tub water checked and it is doing great… yay…
at Safeway came across hyacinth and crocus in little pots… couldn’t help myself, had to bring them home…
they even smell a little spring-y…
amazing what a little fresh growth makes to my spirits…
13 Friday Dec 2013
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big girl pants, festive celebration, flowers, ouch, sore arm, yoga
my arm has been a little sore for a week or so…
today at yoga I must have overdone it because right now I can hardly move it…
was at a lovely festive celebration tonight with colleagues and board members…
below is a photo of the six floral arrangements that one of our colleagues put together…
15 Friday Nov 2013
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big girl pants, bloomimg, cactus, flowers, over-watered, pond
this morning I took out the garbage and recycling… wasn’t sure if I would be able to get them out to the back lane because the pond guys had over seeded a good portion of the area and I didn’t want to drive the bins through the dirt, or soil as my mom would say…
then I discover that it has rained/snowed overnight and the lids are frozen shut… took quite an effort to get them open…
once I got back inside I took a few pictures of the cactus as it was blooming… very interesting because it looks very miserable… can’t decide if it is over- or under- watered…
nice to start the day enjoying a few moments with flowers…
10 Thursday Oct 2013
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last night I got dropped off at the end of the street and walked the rest of the way… it was gorgeous and I was happy to spend a few minutes in the fresh air…
was thinking about the bunnies that I have been seeing lately and looked up to see one sitting in the road, right in front of the house…
bunny from a few months ago,,,
I think they are very cute and enjoy having them on the street and in the garden… apparently I don’t plant anything that they think is yummy so I haven’t felt any desire to get rid of them…
I do have friends though who have a big problem with bunnies eating their vegetables and flowers…
but, for now, I just think they are cute…
as the light left the sky I stood still and watched the little fellow as it watched me… finally a car came down the street and away went the bunny…
27 Friday Sep 2013
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big girl pants, buds, CancerCare, diverticulitis, drugs, flowers, health issues, morning glory, out of sorts, trouble swallowing pills, unhealthy
been taking a number of drugs lately as I am dealing with a few health issues… had quite a scare at my CancerCare check-up the other day and it turned out to be just a little thing but it did mean taking some drugs…
then a couple of days ago I started to experience abdominal pain, which might have been a side effect of one of the drugs I was taking, but it moved to my side and made me think that possibly my diverticulitis was acting up… hasn’t bothered me for nearly four years… saw the doctor and he agreed so now I am on more drugs…
I don’t like drugs, and often they don’t like me… I am always leary about taking a new one as I don’t know how my body is going to accept it…
pills…
usually I would prefer to deal with pain rather than drugs, but sometimes you just can’t get around it, sigh… hopefully I won’t be on these for long and they will do the trick…
besides not dealing well with drugs, I have difficulty swallowing pills… not nearly as bad now as it used to be…
one of the meds that was prescribed was 8 quite large tablets that I had to take all at once with food… after lunch yesterday, two of my colleagues tidied up the kitchen and chatted while I worked at getting these pills down… it was quite wonderful to just have them there supporting me and I was able to get the job done… not sure I could have done it at home, on my own…
today I felt out of sorts, cold, slight headache, just not myself… think it was my body responding to that large dose of antibiotics yesterday… finally tonight I am starting to feel better… and I realized that my side had not bothered me at all today, yay…
morning glory buds…
there was one morning glory blooming today but there were many buds as well… looking forward to more blooms…
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