23 Sunday Aug 2026
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bad taste, big girl pants, cherry tomatoes, food, garden, moments, ripe, spit, tiny, widow
I took this photo on Wednesday…
I can’t remember what these tiny tomatoes are called but they are very cute…
today I took one off the plant and bit into it…
it clearly isn’t ripe because I spit it out almost immediately after biting into it…
hope they taste better when they are fully ripe…
although I’m not sure how to tell that😂…
06 Thursday Aug 2026
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beans, big girl pants, coffee grounds, flowers, food, garden, growing, moments, nature, nitrogen, tomato plants, tomatoes, widow
great excitement the other day when I checked the giant tomato plants in the side garden…
I’d read that beans provide nitrogen, which tomatoes like so I planted them between the 3 tomatoes… then I also read that coffee grounds are good for tomatoes, so I dumped the weekly coffee grounds in there as well…
I think the tomatoes loved all of that, because they have grown huge… but, not a single flower was seen…
and then, I discovered numerous flowers on each of the plants… and even two marble sized tomatoes…
very happy, although there are very few beans coming along, lol…
19 Friday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, food, friends, lunch, moments, Park Cafe, renovated, time together, widow
celebrated a birthday lunch for one of our group…
we went to the newly renovated Park Cafe…
it is always fun to figure out a time that works for everyone, even though we are all retired, lol…
the restaurant was very busy and after a short wait we made it onto the patio… the birthday girl’s choice…
a bit overcast, and cool, and it did spit for a few minutes, but we were protected by the large umbrellas over the tables…
there were burgers eaten and the new spinach salad, with falafel, was devoured…
dessert included banana pudding and the berry good sundae;-)…
we always have a great time together;-)…
09 Tuesday Jun 2026
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bbq, big girl pants, blessed, family, food, garden, Glowy, grandson, hamburgers, lobster, moments, pre-made, sear, widow
since our new bbq – Glowy – arrived in April, we (my housemate!) have been barbecuing much more often…
recently we had hamburgers which were delicious… I’ve gotten a bit more lazy and have been buying premade patties, but they are much tastier than previous versions…
this bbq has extra btu, so it is easy to get good heat for searing and lovely grill marks;-)…
we’ve also done chicken, steak, lobster, sausage, and lamb, as well as zucchini, potatoes, and onions…
wondering what we might try next;-)…
05 Friday Jun 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, French toast, friends, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, moments, mushroom toast, toast, widow
had a lovely lunch at Gather with my adventure buddy… our server, Nicky, was very helpful…
I had the French toast, with a side of bacon…
my buddy enjoyed the mushroom toast…
she also enjoyed the Basque Cheescake
with Strawberry, mint, delivered by Brian, the new GM…
after the delicious lunch, we had a wander through the Gardens at The Leaf…
always happy to find another view of The Leaf;-)…
20 Wednesday May 2026
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. soup, bbq, big girl pants, blessed, chicken, family, food, Glowy, grandson, homemade, moments, spatchcocked, widow
on Sunday we (well, my housemate) cooked a spatchcocked chicken on Glowy for dinner…
afterwards I took the leftover bones and meat and started chicken soup…
finished it in the morning and had a delicious cup of soup for lunch;-)…
07 Thursday May 2026
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big girl pants, blessed, dinner out, food, lunch, moments, over-order, sushi, widow
had a bit of a laugh tonight…
we went out for sushi and I reminded us that we shouldn’t over-order, lol… cause we always do…
here is what we ordered, and it was delicious…
and, of course, it was too much, lol…
we brought home enough for lunch tomorrow 🤪…
21 Tuesday Apr 2026
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big girl pants, birthday treat, blessed, blizzard, chilled, Dairy Queen, delicious, family, food, gloves, grandson, moments, weather, widow
was treated to a blizzard to celebrate my birthday…
was kind of funny, because I was cold after getting chilled in an air conditioned restaurant…
so I sat there eating the blizzard in my winter coat, with the seat warmer going, and gloves on…
but it was a wonderful treat… and half of it did go into the freezer for another day, lol…
20 Monday Apr 2026
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beef tartare, big girl pants, birthday eve dinner, blessed, brioche, delicious, dinner, family, food, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, happy, moments, new menu, The Leaf, widow
had dinner at Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar on Friday after my volunteer shift to celebrate my birthday eve…
the new menu looks great and we enjoyed everything we had…
we shared the brioche with butter and honey… the bread was warm and the butter soft… delicious… the look on my grandson’s face reminded me of the cartoon dog Snuffles, that rose into the air after eating something tasty…
then we had the potato paillassons, which were also delicious… yum…
I had the beef tartare… really enjoyed it with the bread…
my grandson had the grilled octopus, with paella rice, saffron aioli, and chervil, and noted how nicely it was cooked…
every bite was delightful… and I am looking forward to the next visit to try some of the other items…
23 Monday Mar 2026
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big girl pants, bite, blessed, delicious, dinner, errands, family, food, jammed, moments, sushi, Sushi Cushi, widow
planned to start our errands with lunch at Sushi Cushi, only to discover that they open at 4 on Sundays;-(…
so, we decided to have dinner there instead…
the parking lot was jammed with cars and we wondered if we would get in, but happily, there were tables available…
sometimes we order and pick it up, but eating in is a treat;-)…
as always our food was delicious and we enjoyed every bite…
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