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06 Thursday Feb 2025

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had a great time preparing for a visit from a dear friend…

dug out some shortbread from the freezer, a few Russian Mints… and put out the pistachios in their special dish, which hasn’t been out since before covid…

we had a lovely visit and even did some learning with one of our social media platforms…

always fun to learn something new, and spend time with important people in my life;-)…

tour…

29 Wednesday Jan 2025

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on Monday, we had a “tour” of the redone basement when everyone arrived for our weekly gathering…

my housemate had tidied it up the evening before to be sure it was ready for the event, lol…

there is a lot of technology used in the space and it has been fun to watch as each piece has been installed…

it was interesting listening to the comments particularly as no one had been down there in years…

exhibition…

21 Tuesday Jan 2025

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Monday was another delightful day at The Leaf…

our group went to view the Fleurs de Villes display after our birthday lunch at Gather…

as always, a walk through the Tropical Biome is rejuvenating…

we had such fun as each of us shared different points of interest as we wandered through the lush vegetation…

we visited the cacao trees, saw coffee beans, enjoyed new vistas of the fish, chatted about the banyan tree, spotted many heliconias, and got dripped on a few times, lol…

we moved on to the Mediterranean Biome for the Fleurs de Villes exhibition…

all of the mannequins (that represent the arts in the city) were very nicely done… we met two of the designers and spotted things we liked at every display… it was amazing to see the details that had been included…

after we’d been around once, most of us went around one more time, as we each made a decision on our favourite and filled out the ballot which we received as we entered the space…

the Fleurs de Villes exhibition is always stunning and such a delight to have had here two years in a row;-)…

one more visit to the exhibition in a few days…

freshly…

21 Tuesday Jan 2025

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big girl pants, birthday, birthday bag, blessed, food, freshly, friends, Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar, lunch, moments, widow

Monday we celebrated a birthday…

we had lunch at Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar…

the food was tasty and we had an excellent time…

I had:

and vanilla coconut ice cream…

we sang and presented the birthday bag, which was freshly made by one of our crafty group… our last one had completely worn out…

such a fun time…

integral…

16 Thursday Jan 2025

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had a most wonderful visit with a dear friend who I haven’t seen for ages…

one of those people where the conversation just continues as though you’d seen one another the day before…

lots of talk about plants and gardens and how integral they are for both of us…

health and family also were covered…

and I received a container of delicious date squares…

so blessed to have time with special people…

extras…

01 Wednesday Jan 2025

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set up the space for our Monday gathering…

there were lots of extras to celebrate our last gathering of 2024…

what a lovely time we always have together…

stress-free…

25 Wednesday Dec 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, food, friends, gathering, moments, photo, presents, Skip the Dishes, snowflakes, stress-free, Technology, treats, widow

had a lovely time on Sunday getting ready for a Christmas gathering with my friends on Monday…

dug out a snowflake tablecloth and discovered some stains on it so soaked, washed, and dried it before placing it on the table…

then I brought down Christmas plates to put on the table…

snowflake napkins and silverware, along with chopsticks finished the setup…

a bouquet of red and white flowers went into a low vase to finish off the display;-)…

we met on Monday and had a delicious lunch via Skip the Dishes… such a great way to share a meal together stress–free for everyone, lol…

before we ate, we took our annual Christmas photo, once I remembered which particular button to press on the camera, lol…

once we’d eaten, we moved to the living room to open our gifts to one another… always great fun and thoughtful presents…

such a special group of women…

tarts…

16 Monday Dec 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, cookies, dinner, food, friends, gift, homemade, moments, tarts, treat, widow

out for a lovely dinner a few days ago and came home with a box of delicious frozen treats…

there were five or six types of cookies and a few butter tarts, one of my favourites;-)…

what a delightful surprise…

now to eat some and share some too;-)…

efficiently…

15 Sunday Dec 2024

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my goodness, we went to Costco on Friday morning…

the parking seemed fairly full but we got a spot after only a few minutes…

when we got into the store it seemed busy, but just a little more than usual…

then we went down the first few rows and had a bit of trouble getting around the middle section as carts were lined up, but that is fairly usual that close to the checkout lines…

but then we discovered that the line to the checkout area went all the way to the very back of the store, and there were two lines!

it became easier to return to where we had begun in each row rather than attempt to make it through and around the line, lol…

what was most amazing was that not a single person – staff or shopper, grumbled or made negative comments…

once we were in the line, it moved along quickly and efficiently… we were out of the store in a short time…

and I did manage to get the two items which my housemate had requested, lol…

restrained…

11 Wednesday Dec 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, Chapters, Christmas, cold, D. A. Niels, friends, Lee Valley, moments, restrained, shopping, shovelling, Sleepy Owl Bread, snow, treat, weather, widow

fun morning… picked up by a friend after shovelling the sidewalk… my fingers were very cold in my gloves when I put the shovel away, and I discovered that it felt like -40°… no wonder I thought it was cold, lol…

we visited a number of spots and I got some goodies;-)…

a nice loaf of rustic sourdough which made a lovely grilled cheese, with onion and pistachios for my lunch…

we visited Chapters where I found a few fun books for some little friends and got the cutest cloth bags to put them in…

then a wander around Lee Valley where I picked up a couple of things, including this 2 tablespoon silicone freezer tray… leftover pesto and tomato sauce went into it after my lunch…

finally we had a great time at D. A. Niels where I saw many things I would like, but restrained from purchasing anything today, lol…

what a fun way to spend the morning;-)…

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