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efficiently…

15 Sunday Dec 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, checkout, efficiently, friends, lines, moments, people, rows, shopping, widow

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;-)…

porcelain…

28 Thursday Nov 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, bruschetta, Christmas, donate, dove, food, friends, heart, holly, lumch, moments, ornaments, porcelain, Shelmerdine, special, widow

visited Shelmerdine to pick up their special ornament for this year…

in previous years I had got a beautiful porcelain dove and one year I got the beautiful heart for some of my friends;-)…

the one for this year is holly leaves and berries in silver metal…

a friend had picked me up to go and afterwards we went out for lunch… I had bruschetta and it was very tasty…

then it was home for a nap, lol…

such a lovely treat…

shortbread…

21 Thursday Nov 2024

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Advent, big girl pants, blessed, calendar, family, food, friends, moments, shortbread, Technology, treat, Walker’s, widow, yummy

I was surprised when the doorbell rang as I wasn’t expecting anything, but after the recent surprise of my daughter at the door, I hurried to see who or what was there…

it was a parcel with my name on it;-)…

opened it to discover a Walker’s Shortbread Advent Calendar, woohoo…

the kids in Ottawa had sent it and I was very excited to receive it…

I’d never seen an advent calendar by them before and just recently my friends and I had been discussing how much we all liked their shortbread cookies…

I can hardly wait for December 1st when I can open the first flap on the calendar;-)…

what a delightful treat…

I was thinking about what a world we live in where you can see something, buy it online, and have it sent directly to someone in another city;-)…

crumble…

28 Monday Oct 2024

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apple crumble, big girl pants, blessed, crumble, friends, lunch, moments, Park Cafe, Reuben, sandwich, time, treat, widow

met up with friends to celebrate a birthday…

we went to the Park Cafe and my meal was very tasty…

my Reuben sandwich came with a garden salad and I really enjoyed it… it was just the right size, not too hard to eat, which I appreciated… I ate all of the salad and half of the sandwich…

packed up the second half and the pickle for my supper…

and then I had the apple crumble with caramel sauce and ice cream…

it was delicious, and to my credit, I only ate half of it🤪…

always fun to spend time together…

lifetime…

16 Wednesday Oct 2024

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big girl pants, church, empty, friends, lifetime, memories, moments, struggles, time, widow

walked past the empty lot which used to hold a church where I spent many hours in what feels like a previous lifetime…

thought about all the times I had parked the car alongside it and the satisfaction and struggles that had ensued in it…

and the amazing results… the wonderful friends who have been with me through so many life events…

life is certainly a journey and involved big girl pants, even then…

pedestrian…

15 Tuesday Oct 2024

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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, birthday buddy, blessed, breakfast, bridge, friends, gardens, moments, nature, Park Cafe, pedestrian, running shoes, time, walk, weather, widow

the other day, I drove to the pedestrian bridge and walked over to the Park Café where I met a birthday buddy for breakfast and a visit…

I would usually walk but one of my feet was a tad unhappy, so only walking partway made sense…

I even wore running shoes😳…

usually we meet between our birthdays, but this year got a bit hectic, lol…

I had falafel with red pepper hummus and we talked the entire time…

then I had a quick walk through the English and Leo Mol Gardens before making my way back to the car and driving home…

and, my foot didn’t bother me;-)…

orange…

03 Thursday Oct 2024

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always learning, big girl pants, blessed, family, friends, garden, gathering, grandson, moments, nature, orange, time, TRW, widow

on Monday we gathered at our usual time, all wearing our orange shirts…

before we started, my grandson took a few minutes to take our photo…

we do like to commemorate our gatherings, lol…

during the previous week there had been some interesting TRW lunch and learns which provided some information we hadn’t known before…

it is always good to come together and share our lives and talk about what is going on in the world…

maneuver…

01 Tuesday Oct 2024

Posted by sulis303 in family, health, life, loss, moments, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, changes, family, fireplace, friends, grandson, maneuver, memories, moments, remembering, widow

the fireplace is gone…

in 2019 the chimney came down…

currently my grandson is redoing his space and part of the plan was to remove the fireplace to make a bit more room, as it was a corner unit…

it was quite the job, as they had to saw through the pipe where it went through the wall…

then they recruited some additional muscle and rigged up ropes to help with the weight of the unit… quite a process…

it was touch and go as they maneuvered the stairs and just made it through the doorway…

from the door to the garage was a piece of cake, lol…

now it is waiting for a new home… hopefully someone out there will be able to make use of it;-)…

I don’t remember it being so difficult to bring into the house, but that was years ago when my beloved brought it in😊…

quick…

23 Monday Sep 2024

Posted by sulis303 in garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, change, deck, friends, garden, gathering, moments, nature, quick, raindrops, setup, weather, widow

today I had to make a quick change, lol…

I had set up the deck for our weekly gathering with cushions on the chairs, a table for coffee cups and blankets because it was a bit cool…

once everything was set up, just before everyone was scheduled to arrive, I sat out and was reading…

when big drops began to fall…

brought in the chair with the blankets on it, covered two of the chairs and brought in the cushions…

set up the snacks in the living room and sat down to read just before everyone arrived, lol…

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