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Cinderella…

14 Wednesday Aug 2019

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last night my BS buddies and I went to see Cinderella at Rainbow Stage…

they are the most wonderful group of women and anytime we have a chance to get together and take a field trip fun will be had;-)… they picked me up at work and off we went…

had supper at Prairie’s Edge in Kildonan Park before the performance…

we walked over to the theatre and found our seats just in time for the dress rehearsal…

thanks to our driver and selfie taker for this picture before the show;-)…

it was a great performance and we all enjoyed it… they did a splendid job considering this was the first night… the 15 person orchestra was excellent… also appreciated the updated storyline…

even exiting the Park went smoothly… was impressed with the cooperation of all the vehicles as they used the zipper technique…

I really enjoyed it… must be thirty years since I was last there, lol…

juice…

25 Thursday Jul 2019

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for the last few days I’ve been very careful walking on the lower deck…

one of the boards kept flipping up when I stepped down onto it…

nearly tripped a few of my friends yesterday;-(…

tonight my grandson found some screws in the garage and went to drill them in…

apparently, the battery pack needs to be charged, lol… neither the battery on the drill, or the spare, had any juice…

I’ve now got one battery charging and will put the second one on the charger tomorrow…

luckily, he was able to finish screwing it down with my little kitchen screwdriver…

safe to walk out there again;-)…

drugs…

24 Wednesday Jul 2019

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been thinking of illness and recovery lately…

unfortunately many of those I know are dealing with difficult life situations…

today I was reminded that nine years ago I began a 42 day stint in the hospital with pancreatitis…

waking up in the middle of a procedure and remembering how a nurse had said that if that happened they would put me under again quickly and I would be okay… and I was, but it sure was scary…

it really was the worst I have ever felt… medications caused numerous problems and confirmed my own knowledge that drugs do not play well in my body…

trying to convince medical staff of side effects which they had never heard of and hoping that down the road when someone else mentions a similar reaction they will remember my comments and maybe believe that the drug might have different effects on different people…

the difficulty in having the staff not give drugs that made me hallucinate and yank tubes out of my body…

and the amazing nursing staff who believed me and took such great care of me…

I remember how my beloved brought me pictures every day of the morning glories as they opened in the garden…

life can change in an instant… hug your loved ones and tell people you care…

shutter…

16 Tuesday Jul 2019

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last night met with my friends on the deck… although the temperature was in the 30s, there was a gentle breeze blowing which made us very comfortable…

the purple finch family were back at the bird feeder, and chased off a squirrel…

we watched a huge yellow moon rising while we visited;-)… I didn’t get any photos, just enjoyed the view…

later in the evening I spent some time back on the deck with my camera and tripod getting some pictures of the nearly full moon…

I am always amazed at how quickly the moon moves when you are taking pictures…

after all was said and done, this is my favourite photo…

my new camera is supposed to let me use my phone to click the shutter, but for some reason it just won’t work… hoping to find a way to get that option working and maybe take crisper pics…

sprinkled…

30 Sunday Jun 2019

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had a spur-of-the-moment walk and breakfast with a friend…

she texted me early to see if I wanted to go for a wander through the English and Leo Mol Gardens… of course I did;-)…

threw on my clothes, walked over and met her at the Park…

we had a lovely visit as we circled the Gardens being careful not to get sprinkled on as many sections and paths were getting misted, lol…

from there we moved over to the Park Cafe for a great breakfast…

and then we enjoyed a little retail therapy…

lovely treat to start the day…

laughed…

09 Saturday Mar 2019

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great day…

slept in and watched some tv…

picked up by a friend and we went out for lunch at Pho Hoang… shared some tofu spring rolls and I had seafood chow mein…

great catch-up and delicious lunch… we giggled because we both tried something other than our usual menu choices…

from there we headed to PTE and saw Mom’s the Word: Nest 1/2 Empty…

it was sooooo funny… we laughed all the way through it… brought home 2 delicious homemade gingerbread bars after I ate a tasty fancy almond covered cookie that had homemade jam in it… cannot remember the exact name of either of them, lol…

walked from Portage without any gloves… didn’t realize that they weren’t in my pocket… good thing it was quite warm, lol… and then found them on the sofa;-)…

women…

08 Friday Mar 2019

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over the last few days I’ve had the opportunity to spend a bit of time with some of the wonderful women who’ve been part of my life, but I haven’t seen much of recently…

had a great time on Wednesday evening with a very special woman in my life…

and was happy to find a young friend who has been connected to our family for many, many years… she spotted me at an event and came over for a few minutes to visit… how lovely to catch up on her life and family… one of many young women who has called me mom for years…

yesterday, at another event, spent a few minutes with a dear woman… it was just great to be in the same place and see her, even if we didn’t have much time together… I still melt when I recall her introducing me to someone as the mother of her heart...

later, another young friend stopped by the house for a few minutes… can’t even think of when we last spent time together…

reminders of how blessed I am and of the amazing women who are part of my circles, even when I don’t connect with them often…

great memories on this International Women’s Day…

feels as though this bouquet symbolizes the variety of women in my life… all beautiful, all different, and all making me happy…

fumes…

20 Wednesday Feb 2019

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for the last two days there have been big trucks sitting outside of my office window… the noise has been rather stressful and we’ve also been overpowered on occasion by exhaust fumes…

so today when I arrived home, checked the mailbox and discovered a container filled with my favourite homemade shortbread cookies I was so pleased…

I ate three before even making it to the kitchen, lol…

friends are gifts;-)…

quynh…

02 Saturday Feb 2019

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finally had the time to take a photo of the February Chihuly calendar… the piece is called blue frog foot fiore… this installation was at the New York Botanical Garden in 2017…

was picked up by friends, went to the Nhu Quynh for a lovely lunch before we headed to PTE for this month’s show, which was excellent…

nice to spend time with friends…

crafty…

29 Saturday Dec 2018

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time with friends… had a wonderful afternoon with a very crafty group of women…

there was knitting, colouring, collage-ing, crocheting, eating, drinking, and lots of conversation…

my project…

it is going to be a blanket for my bed… I worked on it while I was there and when I got home…

this morning as I was crocheting away I realized that it was way too long, sigh… would have been great for someone seven feet tall, lol…

so I unraveled it and started over…

this time it will be about four feet wide which should work nicely on the bed…

back to crocheting;-)…