buddies…

21 Thursday Dec 2017

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had a holiday celebration with my buddies today…

as I was waiting for my ride, went out and took a few pictures of the greenery and actually cut off the hangers from two of them… been meaning to do that for ages and used the new clippers I picked up yesterday…

we had a wonderful lunch at Cafe Dario… I had the Caribbean lobster tail grilled and smothered with compound butter… yum… others had the beef, duck and chicken… all were delicious…

it was busy and fairly loud but by the time we were finished eating it had emptied out and we traded gifts before heading to our various activities…

here’s the collection that I brought home…

sure am blessed with my friends and treats and special moments…

emptying…

25 Saturday Nov 2017

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busy, busy, busy… spent the morning emptying the bedroom for painting and preparing chicken soup…

friends arrived and two of us went off to do some Craft Show shopping while one stayed behind to do the painting;-)…

four hours later we came home and the room was done… it was already dark by the time I took photos so I am excited to see it in the light of day… the colour is a very pale mauve/pink… or, maybe it will just look like it has been freshened up…

made dumplings to go with the soup, pulled together a Caesar salad and we had supper… George would have called this stoup… a cross between stew and soup…

lovely to have friends over for dinner… been a long time…

struggles…

14 Tuesday Nov 2017

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over the last while I have heard so many stories of struggles…

friends and acquaintances are dealing with family health issues all around them, as well as their own…

have been spending time thinking of each of them over the last week…

on a more positive side, I am starting to feel better, which is wonderful news…

cupboard…

13 Monday Nov 2017

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a while ago my oldest asked why I left the cupboard door to the garbage open…

I think it is so I can have access all the time, but it did make me think back to years ago when one of my best friends always had her drawers and cupboard doors open when she was cooking…

seemed dangerous and made me crazy…

so it was a bit humorous that apparently I have started to leave this one door open…

this morning there was a tiny rainbow in the kitchen as I was taking the picture…

have to think about this a bit more and maybe start closing it …

mothers…

09 Thursday Nov 2017

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been thinking a lot of mothers and daughters lately…

a number of women in my circles are in that difficult place where they are looking after their mothers…

some of them are ill, some just need extra support…

it reminds me of when I looked after my mom as she was dying… and what a gift that time was for me…

it also makes me think of my girls and how they are looking after me now…

seems like what goes around comes around, lol…

feet…

21 Saturday Oct 2017

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this morning my daughter and I went for pedicures… included the paraffin which is always so rejuvenating…

the massage always makes my legs and feet feel wonderful… after we were done, she dropped me off at home and took the car as they needed an extra one for an event tomorrow…

came into the house, changed my clothes and was picked up by a friend to go to the theatre… had to be careful I didn’t smudge my toes as I was changing …

I am always interested in the way the set is used… today we had a drink beforehand and some delicious homemade cookies that my friend brought… yum…

later as I was eating my dinner I listened to the thunder rolling… ran around and took a few pictures of the sky…

this one was out the back… pretty dark out there…

towards the front the sun was shining…

not sure what took place elsewhere in the city, but nothing actually happened here…

spectacular…

22 Friday Sep 2017

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had a spectacular Friday off…

woke up later than normal (which in itself, is a treat) to sunshine and warm temperatures…

and lots of blooming flowers… what a treat…

out for a walk around the English and Leo Mol Gardens…

must have spent ten minutes watching all the painted ladies flitting about in the sunlight…

then lunch at The Park Cafe with a special friend and her baby…

and that was just the morning;-)…

wonderful…

28 Monday Aug 2017

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just spent the evening with the most wonderful women in my life…

we had a short stint in the hot tub and then sat out on the deck and caught up on our summer…

a beautiful evening which ended under the stars…

lovely to have time together…

below are a few shots of the morning glories that began my day…

they have the most wonderful light emanating from their centre… always make me think of my beloved…

kids…

16 Wednesday Aug 2017

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really impressed with the teenagers we spent time with over the last week…

they were polite, helpful, kind and caring…

not what one always thinks of seventeen year olds…

they had such fun together and with our younger boys… clearly most have younger siblings…

they played with the younger kids, had real conversations with the adults, did dishes, cleaned up, ran errands, paid for supplies, and took turns with the fun activities…

the most impressive thing for me was how they encouraged one another, rather than tease or make fun of… jumping off the rocks was quite stressful for some, as was learning some of the water sports, but they only ever encouraged…