29 Sunday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, BS, concert, Connie Kaldor, friends, fun, hilarious, talent, treat, widow
last night I went to a concert with my BS buddies… can’t even think when I was last at one… it was fun to spend time out with these wonderful women… we also shared a bit of chocolate, lol…
it was amazing to see the variety of talent in this family… besides being a great singer, Connie Kaldor is also hilarious…
and Heather Bishop joined in for the last song…
what a treat…
16 Monday Apr 2018
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arrangement, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, friends, living room, office, talent, widow
so the flowers sure do look better…
these were the ones that went to the office and are sitting on my desk…
these are the lovelies sitting on the table in the living room…
wonderful to be surrounded by such talent;-)…
10 Tuesday Apr 2018
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beloved, big girl pants, deal, drugs, family, friends, health, knee, remembering, surgery, widow
the recent problem with my knee has reminded me of some of the health issues I’ve overcome in the last ten years…
in 2010 I spent six weeks in hospital with pancreatitis and gall bladder surgery… during that time I was constantly throwing up – one of the things I most hate to do… I remember being so scared when we drove away from the hospital, wondering if I would ever feel better… at that time I still had a drainage tube in my side and felt nauseated all the time… but I had my beloved by my side as I slowly recovered…
in 2012 I spent 3 days in hospital when I had a combined hysterectomy and hernia repair… within eight hours of the surgery I had stopped taking any medications… the pain was easier to deal with than the crazy reactions I had to the drugs… this was just a few months after the loss of my beloved… I remember the drive home which was excruciating as we drove over potholes… I couldn’t lift anything for six weeks, had moved into the main floor bedroom and had friends come to stay to look after me… recovery was a slow painful process…
thinking of the events above has pointed out to me that this knee business is really not a big deal, lol…
sometimes looking back can help deal with the present…
what I have learned is that I need to take care of myself when I am not 100%…
02 Monday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, book, coffee, food, friends, house cleaning, lunch, manicure, reading, Tea, treat, widow
had a wonderful day… treated to a manicure and lunch with a very special person…
after our manicures we went a few doors down and had lunch… she started with a fancy cup of coffee and I asked for a cup of tea, but they don’t have tea on the menu… something about doing things well, and just focusing on coffee…
we shared a yummy cauliflower, roasted sweet potato and kale salad… then I had a carbonara pasta topped with shrimp… very tasty… she had a pizza named after a person, lol…
as we ordered our dessert my friend asked for plain coffee and was told they only make the fancy type… so, no regular coffee or tea… odd…
after we finished lunch, I headed home and spent the afternoon deep in a book… another treat as I haven’t done much reading lately…
final treat of the day was having the cleaning crew come and freshen up the house…
very nice end to the Easter weekend…
24 Saturday Mar 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, friends, lunch, manakeesh, moments, skating, street food, sugar, walk, widow
Saturday is usually my do nothing and rest up from the week day…
today I had a lunch date with two lovely women… besides getting me out of the house, it was the first time in weeks that I went for an actual walk to get there and back…
ended up wearing my winter jacket because it was a bit breezy and felt like -13 with the windchill…
I really enjoyed being out in the fresh air…
we had a great time at a new Arab street food restaurant and tried different things… manakeesh with eggplant and cheese was my first pick and then I followed up with Halawa Banana and Pistachio Sweet Manakeesh… I also had a chai tea latte which was delicious and when I checked later, may have had 20 grams, or 4 teaspoons, of sugar in it… yikes… no wonder it tasted so great…
the picture shows my meal and the desserts that my friends had, lol… hadn’t had a visit with them for ages so it was really wonderful to spend time together…
after my walk home, which hopefully dealt with some of that extra sugar, I spent some time watching figure skating…
good day…
05 Monday Mar 2018
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beloved, big girl pants, chocolate, family, flowers, friends, girls, journey, loss, memories, missing, organs, six, step, time, widow, years
two thousand one hundred and ninety-one days since my beloved left me…
you would think that six years would make it easier…
some days it does seem a little easier… many days it doesn’t…
I do things that I’d never done before and I do them well… those big girl pants and all… but I would much rather have him beside me…
I continue to try to remember the good times and focus on them rather than feel sorry for myself… although there are certainly times when I wallow…
I’ve learned to feel those moments and sit in them and not push them aside… I believe that has helped me move forward…
as I write this the tears fall… over the last few weeks I’ve have been reminded of the days when George died and the memorial that followed… it has been very stress-filled as I have been reliving the hours and days immediately following his death…
thinking back to the police arriving at the door and my friends going with me to the hospital… not being told he had died, but walking into the room where his body was… calling my girls, and others… signing a form so that they could harvest his organs… going home to a house without him…
hard days… but today I got chocolate in the mail and bought myself a bouquet of flowers to make me smile;-)…
one step at a time on the journey…
03 Saturday Feb 2018
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babka, big girl pants, buddy, Decadence Chocolates, drink, friends, play, Sherbrook Street Deli, Sleepy Owl Bread, widow
had a wonderful afternoon…
picked up by my play buddy and we headed downtown…
excited to make it to Sleepy Owl Bread to purchase some Chocolate Babka…
stopped in at Decadence Chocolates and got a few bars and had a visit with Helen… she is in the process of making some amazing chocolate shoes for Valentine’s… usually all the photos are taken by me, but the shoe picture below is one that she put onto Instagram (@decadence_chocolates) this afternoon…
from there we went down the street to the Sherbrook Street Delicatessen for lunch… had a delicious chopped liver sandwich, with kettle chips and coleslaw…
then we were off to PTE to watch Salt-Water Moon… we park underground so don’t have to wear our bulky coats which makes for a much more comfortable time at the theatre…
today we even had time for a drink before the play began…
finally home for a nap and quiet evening…
27 Saturday Jan 2018
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away, big girl pants, Come From Away, friends, fun, manicure, moments, pedicure, purple, snowfall, widow
woke up to snow falling… a fair bit came down through the night and it looked beautiful…
as I drove away I realized how big the drifts were…
after lunch I met a young friend at Total Wrapture and we had pedicures… then I decided to have a French manicure and in the end agreed to a shellac one… first time for that, so I will see how long it lasts…
home for a rest and quick supper and then off to see Come From Away with my buddy…
that’s her in the row in front of me and 3 seats over… I am calmly sitting here in the balcony ready for the show to begin, but it will be odd not to be able to chat with her throughout the play;-(… not too fond of heights so we got here in plenty of time to get into our seats while the lights were still on, lol…
wonderful show;-)…
26 Friday Jan 2018
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big girl pants, blew, Decadence Chocolates, friends, healing, moments, shortbread, time, vibes, widow
tonight I had a piece of Decadence chocolate with strawberries and blueberries with one of the last shortbread cookies that a dear friend gave me at Christmas…
she recently lost her mom and I have been thinking of her over the last few days so it was nice to remember her as I ate the snack…
many in my circle are struggling with health and family difficulties… it is good to spend a bit of time thinking of them and sending healing vibes through the air…
life is unpredictable and it’s good to make the most of every moment… today I had the opportunity to connect with a few wonderful women who I haven’t seen for a while… what a gift…
I truly am blessed…
10 Wednesday Jan 2018
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on Monday my BS buddies were over and we were catching up on our recent activities…
everyone drinks decaf coffee while I have tea…
I had my new mugs out and one friend was using the snowflake one…
it looks cool in the light and when it is full you can see the liquid through it…
I took this photo the other day of the light reflected in my tea…
made me reflect on how blessed I am with wonderful friends and so many treasures in my life;-)…
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