18 Friday Oct 2019
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. soup, big girl pants, blessed, enjoyed, flowers, friends, garden, hot tub, moments, pictures, turkey soup, widow
quiet day today…
went and got a hair cut…
topped up the hot tub, trimmed some Virginia creeper and took a few pictures in the garden of the last few blooming plants…
made an appointment for a pedicure with a friend next week and finished the turkey soup…
enjoyed it with some of Mom’s dumplings…
great day…
29 Sunday Sep 2019
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Amaluna, big girl pants, Cirque du Soleil, friends, memories, moments, remembering, tent, treat, widow
last night I had dinner with a trio of special women, two of whom I just met, lol…
I had soup and five mini crab cakes with roasted garlic mayo, apple salad and mixed greens… very tasty… everyone else had scallops…
after a relaxing meal we travelled to the Cirque du Soleil tent on Kenaston to see Amaluna…
it was excellent… I’m always amazed at the flexibility of the performers and what they can make their bodies do… it was also fun to see a performance under the big top, which reminded me again of my first time at Cirque du Soleil in Montreal many years ago;-)…
a wonderful treat…
20 Friday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, friends, healthy, knee, La Belle Baguette, meals, recovery, skip, SkipTheDishes, widow
all in all I think I’ve been making some reasonable choices regarding what goes into my body as I recover from my knee issue;-)…
I am so grateful that we have SkipTheDishes as I haven’t been making many meals over the last week…
I’ve ordered a few times recently… when I do, I always make sure to order enough for a few meals…
last night I ordered from Pho Hoang, a favourite… I ended up with enough for four meals…
I did make a grilled cheese sandwich the other day with some marble rye bread a friend brought from La Belle Baguette…
have really appreciated not having to prepare meals, but planning to actually cook my dinner tomorrow;-)…
17 Tuesday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, drugs, friends, knee, meds, osteoarthritis, reaction, side effects, widow
anyone who knows me, knows that my body does not deal with drugs (medication, lol) at all well…
since I was small taking any prescription drug was difficult as before the time it should be taken until, my body would start to react… usually it would start to burn my body, or make me feel sick…
over the years I have been able to reduce the amount needed or just not take any… the side effects are usually much worse than the pain they might be blocking…
I’ve been taking something for pain and inflammation in my knee since Saturday… I was using pills that I’ve taken a few times and haven’t caused any problems for me…
a friend went looking for a new bottle as this one was nearly empty and I will likely need them for a few more days… and of course I also need something that is small so I can swallow it, lol…
she went to three or four places trying to find them, but couldn’t…
eventually we figured out that I might have picked up this bottle in Hawaii, lol…
I’ve felt like I burnt my tongue drinking my tea since yesterday, and have just come to realize it is a reaction to the drugs…
maybe the ointment she picked up will work sufficiently on its own, sigh…
21 Wednesday Aug 2019
Posted in family, health, life, loss, Uncategorized
was thinking of people I’ve known who always seemed to have a dark cloud hanging over them…
feels like that is happening to a few of those in my circles.. lots of struggles and loss…
missing my beloved… this photo reminds me of a place where we would always find peace and serenity together…
working on how best to be present for those struggling…
17 Saturday Aug 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, gift, moments, pedicure, technician, treat, widow
met a wonderful dear woman for a pedicure recently…
we haven’t had an opportunity to visit for ages, so it was fabulous to have time together… we worked together for a few years and clicked instantly… she made my life so much better…
we both chose shades of purple for our toes and then were treated to excellent service by our technicians…
so blessed to have the opportunity to spend time with special friends… life is good…
14 Wednesday Aug 2019
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≈ Comments Off on Cinderella…
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big girl pants, BS, Cinderella, dress rehearsal, friends, memories, moments, Rainbow Stage, special, supper, time together, widow, zipper
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…
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;-)…
24 Wednesday Jul 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, drugs, friends, health, memories, moments, morning glories, nurses, widow
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…
16 Tuesday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, camera, crisp, feeder, finch, friends, full moon, garden, moon, photos, purple, purple finch, shutter, widow
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…
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