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17 Thursday Apr 2025

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went to Shelmerdine with friends on Sunday…

after checking out all the plants, we sat in on a workshop about using all your outdoor space…

and I won a prize;-)… because it is almost my birthday… woohoo…

a rain gauge with solar flowers;-)…

lovely to be in a space filled with so much greenery…

and the flowers lit up after a sunny afternoon;-)… gotta find just the right spot for this in the garden…

matting…

06 Thursday Mar 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, framed, friends, fun, installation, matting, memories, moments, nature, photos, pictures, project, remembering, slipped, water lilies, widow

had a fun time remembering the “installation” which a friend helped me install a number of years ago as I was making adjustments to them…

the installation consists of twenty-nine photos of water lilies which I had taken…

over the years a number of the pictures had slipped in the frames and I finally got around to removing them one by one and taping the photos to the matting before reinstalling them on the wall…

there had been wine and a lot of laughter as we worked away to get all the pictures up on the wall, lol…

this time my housemate was able to help with the pieces I couldn’t reach, lol…

happy to have this project completed…

clothing…

15 Saturday Feb 2025

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yesterday, for Valentine’s Day, I wore a lovely red pullover that my beloved got me in Banff, many, many, years ago;-)… it is one of the few pieces of red clothing that I own…

a lovely reminder of him and how romantic he was, particularly at Valentine’s…

I received an early phone call from my daughter and had my breakfast in a heart-shaped bowl…

lunch was a heart-shaped pizza, yum…

all of which was quite lovely…

ended the day with a hand-delivered card from my little buddies next door;-)… what a treat;-)…

platforms…

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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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, details, display, exhibition, Fleurs de Villes, flowers, friends, memories, moments, nature, plants, Technology, The Leaf, treat, widow

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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big girl pants, blessed, date squares, family, friends, garden, health, integral, moments, plants, time, visit, widow

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…

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