26 Sunday Mar 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, happy, moments, PTE, set, Space Girl, Technology, unique, widow
went to PTE with my theatre buddy and another friend to see Space Girl…
the show was terrific and the set was quite unique… there was a great deal of technology used, which made it even more fun…
ordered a water and paid using technology for the payment system as well…
amazing how this type of technology has improved over the last few years… seems like it is everywhere now;-)…
25 Saturday Mar 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, fish, friends, goldfish, koi, moments, moving, pond, request, tank, widow
recently a friend messaged me asking if I might take some of their fish… they were looking for homes for three goldfish and a koi as they are going to focus on guppies and tetras…
I thought about it and agreed to take the goldfish, but not the koi… they have different requirements and also grow very large…
they started to look for a place that would take the koi and eventually were able to find a home for it and the largest goldfish at a city college which has a number of ponds…
they brought the two remaining goldfish over on Friday…
they have now joined the fish in the large tank and seem quite happy…
I think they will enjoy the pond when they get to move out there;-)…
18 Saturday Feb 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, disaster, family, friends, moments, moving, nature, pizza, snowing, stuff, thanks, vehicles, weather, widow
Tuesday was a very busy and rather exciting day…
around 5:30 vehicles began to arrive with boxes and furniture, as my grandson moved into the basement for the next while… of course, by that time it was snowing and blowing…
the empty space was all of a sudden filled up with stuff again, in a very messy way… yikes…
after all the stuff was brought in, we had pizza and wings to thank the helpers and celebrate the move being completed…
I was happy because I got a heart-shaped one, ate half of it, and saved the rest for lunch the next day…
14 Tuesday Feb 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, BS buddies, chocolate, coffee, friends, moments, someone, Technology, time together, treat, Valentines, widow
had a great visit with my BS friends…
there were candy hearts, chocolates, nuts, and cards… oh yes, and coffee…
one of us is away and joined via FaceTime…
she is mixed in amongst the orchids, lol…
remember to let someone know you love them today and every day🥰…
10 Friday Feb 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, bonsai, French fries, friend, friends, garden, greenhouse, McDonalds, moments, nature, photo, plants, Shelmerdine, shopping, snack, succulents, widow
had a tasty snack on our way to Shelmerdine… haven’t had fresh McDonald’s French fries in I don’t know how long… had a couple of nuggets to go with them, but it was the fries that made my day;-)…
had fun wandering amongst the plants… it was surprising how many varieties of succulents were available…
here’s a photo my friend sent of the two that she picked up and transplanted;-)…
got a few photos of some of their bonsais to share with my grandson…
lovely to spend a bit of time enjoying the greenhouse and I even left without purchasing anything…
when I was searching the internet for a link to their website, I came across this great information on plant care;-)…
fries and gardens… doesn’t get much better than that…
28 Saturday Jan 2023
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adventure, aquasize, big girl pants, blessed, coconut cream, doughnut, food, friends, moments, Nanaimo bar, Oh Doughnuts, treat, widow
Thursday’s adventure after aquasize was a trip to Oh Doughnuts…
it was close to the pool and had a buy one, get one sale…
not that I should have had any, but I chose a coconut cream and Nanaimo bar…
ate the entire coconut cream after a very healthy lunch;-)…
on Friday, I cut the Nanaimo bar doughnut and had half with lunch and the final half with dinner…
also got extra steps in after each meal…
they were both very tasty;-)…
17 Tuesday Jan 2023
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, food, friends, group, lunch, moments, order, pickup, spice, Spice Circle, time, treat, widow
had lunch with my buddies on Monday to celebrate a couple of birthdays…
ordered from Spice Circle the day before and we picked it up… we always need to check because many restaurants are closed on Mondays, which we have learned the hard way, lol…
we had a variety of items and found the food hot and tasty… my goat thali was very nice… the one thing I might change was the packaging as it didn’t all fit into one container…
but there were leftovers for another meal for everyone;-)…
31 Saturday Dec 2022
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beginnings, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, endings, enjoy, friends, Life, memories, moments, remember, struggles, widow
been thinking of those in my circle who are struggling… sometimes it is hard to remember that not everyone finds joy at this time of year…
holidays are often a time filled with grief and pain for many… and often it comes out of the blue…
maybe the rush to get everything done and perfect adds to the stress that then can bring on ill health or sad memories…
as one year is ending and another beginning let’s all sit in the moments and enjoy as many as we can;-)…
blessings to all…
25 Sunday Dec 2022
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banging, banging pots, big girl pants, blessed, chocolate, Christmas, Christmas Day, dinner, early start, family, food, friends, gifts, grandson, kids, moments, purple, reading, relaxing, special day, Technology, treats, tree, visits, widow
I wasn’t expecting to get up early, but apparently my body remembers previous Christmas mornings, lol… although it was 6:47 am when I woke up, for many years it was often around 4… and I would eventually start banging pots in the kitchen to encourage all of the sleepers to wake up…
around 7:30 I got up, made breakfast and then read for a while in the living room enjoying the tree lights…
there were matching pyjamas, calls, texts, visits and naps throughout the day… the naps may have had something to do with the 6:47 wake-up, lol…
spaced amongst all of that were relaxing dinner preparations… beautiful mashed potatoes, delicious stuffing and tasty gravy went perfectly with chicken, turnip, ham, and previously homemade cranberry sauce…
I was absolutely spoiled with a myriad of wonderful gifts…
a lovely day… amazingly blessed, as always…
23 Friday Dec 2022
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aquasize, big girl pants, blessed, Captain's Table, Christmas music, cold, fabulous, Falafel Place, food, friends, gifts, lunch out, moments, nature, special people, time, treat, visit, weather, widow
had a busy day yesterday… makes me laugh, because usually my days are quietly spent at home reading and watching tv…
started with our aquasize class in the morning… even though it was very cold outside… lots of fun as the session was filled with holiday music that many sang along to…
from there we were off for lunch at the Falafel Place… perfect timing as most people were nearly done as we arrived… had falafel with hummus and salad… it was yummy…
home to spend time listening to Christmas music and reading…
then, a dear friend came by with fish and chips for our dinner… and brought Christmas presents;-)…
I was so excited to spend time with them that I completely forgot to take a photo of my meal, lol…
after we finished our dinner we had cookies and a wonderful visit…
I am so blessed with fabulous friends 🥹…
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