22 Saturday Feb 2020
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I was recently reminded how important it is to hear that you are valued…
if others only point out negative things, even if they aren’t true, it is easy to fall into the trap of believing them and forgetting your best qualities…
don’t let the negativity make you forget your own value;-)…
remember your worth, because you have many excellent talents…
17 Monday Feb 2020
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13 Thursday Feb 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, cookies, family, food, friends, fun, heart, memories, sugar cookies, treat, Valentine, widow
a few days ago I dug out my sugar cookie recipe…
I’d had a conversation with a friend about how great my sugar cookies tasted… I’ve made thousands of them over the years, mainly when the girls were in school… I would produce cookies for their classrooms for each and every holiday that occurred…
she suggested I might like to make some for Valentine‘s Day;-)… and also volunteered to lend me a heart-shaped cookie cutter…
I thought I had one so didn’t take her up on the offer…
on Sunday I decided to make them and discovered that I did not have the appropriate cutter…
I went online, found a few different sized heart templates and made a cardboard heart-shaped template…
then I made the recipe and laughed throughout the whole process because it didn’t seem familiar at all…
it took a while as I used a knife to outline each one, but they came out pretty good…
I’d given away all the food colouring and sprinkles a while ago, thinking I wouldn’t need them…
the cookies look rather plain… but taste delicious…
then I had some fun packaging them up for a few gifts…
and enjoyed some with my kids and BS buddies;-)…
10 Monday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, happy, knee, lunch, memories, moments, pain-free, sky, snow, treat, trees, walk, weather, widow
today, I walked to the Park, had lunch with friends, and walked home without any pain in my knee…
it is the furthest I’ve walked in months…
the weather was cool, a bit breezy, and snow fell gently as I walked… I left in lots of time for my lunch date so I didn’t have to rush… I’m finding that as long as I don’t try to walk too quickly I am good…
and what a treat to have lunch and a visit with two wonderful women…
good to get out and move… was very happy and pleased that the sidewalks were clear and not icy/slippery…
looking forward to more pain-free walks…
02 Sunday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, dinner, friends, fun, lunch, memories, moments, P.F. Changs, PTE, theatre, time, treat, widow
dinner and the theatre… well, more like lunch and the theatre, lol…
tried out PF Changs before we went to PTE…
it is a nice spot although a bit loud… we were treated to a dynamite shrimp cocktail while we waited for our lunch… it was delicious…
we ordered and shared two items… Crispy Honey Shrimp and Kung Pow Brussels sprouts… both were good…
there was an issue with our bill but the manager was able to sort it out and offered us a dessert the next time we go…
from there it was off to PTE, where we saw Ghost Light… it was very well done with a minimal set… it was both funny and poignant…
I do enjoy our theatre dates;-)…
29 Wednesday Jan 2020
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went out on a shopping expedition today with a friend…
checked out the Fromagerie Bothwell on Provencher… I thought it was just a cheese store, but it isn’t… it has all manner of other locally produced goodies as well… I picked up some De Luca’s pasta sauce, a pepperoni and cheese snack, soft goat cheese, and some of their marble cheese…
from there we went along the street to Chocolatier Constance Popp where I picked up some coconut dark chocolate macaroons (delicious), a sugar-free bar, a coconut and lime bar and finally a Manitobar to send to my daughter… that was fun…
back to St. James to check out Winners/Homesense… found a number of items which had been on my shopping list for a while… a cute little backpack, thermal socks, salt for my grinder, a soap dish, a lemon squeezer and a small container for my bedside table…
great fun…
21 Tuesday Jan 2020
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Monday is our usual night to gather… we have been doing this for years… last week we got to talking about Chinese food and decided to have supper together this week… Monday evenings are already blocked off in everyone’s calendars, lol, so changing the time was fairly simple…
we each offered up our favourite dishes, a menu was circulated by email, adjustments were made and a person chosen to order and pick up the dinner… times were chosen and rides were organized…
we had hoped that my grandson would join us as he was expected to be here to collect Indi to use on Tuesday… unfortunately things changed and he couldn’t join us…
it was wonderful to have the time to prepare for dinner… I had fun digging through my dishes and finding tea pots and cups; a variety of chopsticks and stands; and various trivets to put the food on when it arrived…
we had a lovely dinner and tons of great conversation… it was a wonderful treat to share a meal… finished the evening with more conversation, coffee and a lemon cake…
life is good…
20 Monday Jan 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, frozen, hungry, Instant Pot, laughing, memories, moments, organizing, Technology, widow
a few days ago I cooked chicken thighs from frozen (just took thirty minutes) and then white rice in the Instant Pot… both came out nicely…
had a lovely dinner and visit with a dear friend… good to catch up…
was laughing to myself because I completely forgot to take a picture of my plate as supper was later than expected…
earlier in the day I tidied two drawers in the dining room…
hope this desire for tidying and reorganizing continues…
15 Wednesday Jan 2020
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had a very productive and enjoyable day…
spent time in the morning decluttering, deep-cleaning and reorganizing a rolling cupboard that my beloved built many years ago…
felt very pleased with the outcome… got rid of some stuff and made space for the Instant Pot;-)…
then had a delightful visit and some treats with a dear friend…
followed by some reading and a few phone calls… caught this sun dog as I looked out the window;-)…
enjoying the moments in this new portion of the journey;-)…
23 Monday Dec 2019
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up way too early to get ready for my BS buddies who were coming over for brunch and sharing of Christmas gifts…
everyone brought something for the meal… there were avocados, breads, cheeses, jam and eggs… delicious…
lots of great conversation and some wonderful gifts were shared…
home baking, jam, eco wrap, chocolate, handmade aprons and donations… love throughout…
these women have been an integral part of my life for over 30 years… through all the good and bad times…
what a wonderful time we have together;-)…
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