example…

17 Tuesday Oct 2017

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been thinking of what a great day we had on Sunday…

this picture is an example of the fun that filled the day… the daddy was photobombing a picture…

it is quite wonderful when the stars align and everyone is happy and cooperative…

the sun shone and our group walked and ran and jumped… who knew how much fun you could have in a skate park without a skateboard, lol…

I was especially happy when we ended up at The Forks because I’d been wanting to have a photo with the Winnipeg sign…

when I was visiting my daughter in Ontario we went and had photos taken at a variety of signs… two different Ottawa ones and then at the Canada 150 sign… in Kingston, we took night shots and daytime ones, at the Kingston sign… over the summer I’d taken a few pics at the Canada 150 sign at Assiniboine Park…

so it really seemed important to get one here…

done…

selfies…

15 Sunday Oct 2017

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been a busy day…

it started with views of the beautiful sky out the window… a bit later met the kids for family photos… what fun we had…

started out pretty chilly but by the end it was beautiful… sun was shining and it was lovely and warm…

got a few selfies with the kids…

as we were leaving, spotted the skeleton arriving, lol…

then it was on to dim sum… while we were eating my daughter mentioned that it was nearly four years to the day when we took pictures with Jamie Noordman Photography at a dog park… laughed about some of the antics from that day and how much better our shoot went today…

son-in-law and I went to Costco for a few things and then I headed home…

the sky at the end of the day was easily as spectacular as the morning…

recipes…

04 Wednesday Oct 2017

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had some fun with recipes the last few days…

got this from a colleague… she makes the best scones and I am always asking for them so the other day she gave me the recipe… it was written on a recipe card by her mom…

had to call her a few times to clarify what to do, lol… pulled out my Purity cookbook to review steps…my BS buddies came by and they were able to provide a few more bits of info… baked them at 450 instead of the 400 noted on the card… they came out great… so busy I never even got a picture of them other than this one which I ate with the amazing chocolate raspberry jam that we picked up when I was in southern Ontario…

we talked about how often those older recipes didn’t provide much direction, lol…

today I made coleslaw from a recipe I received from a matriarch of the church over thirty years ago… the recipe is written for a huge crowd…

it has been reduced down a number of times, and when I make it now it is certainly way smaller…

came out fabulous, as always…

many…

10 Sunday Sep 2017

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flight arrived around 4:15 yesterday and my son-in-law picked me up and brought me home…

was contemplating a nap, but my daughter texted wanting to know if I wanted to go to ManyFest with her, the younger boys, and a friend’s three year old twins… said yes, thinking it would be a bit later in the day… they arrived about half an hour later… no nap for me, lol…

had fun with all the kids and stood in many lines for food… we were quite the little parade as we travelled around the site… there are always many people…

managed to get this picture of the Golden guy as we were walking around…

I don’t remember turning off the tv, but it was off this morning… apparently I was tired…

happy to wander around the garden this morning and check on all my flowers…

the morning glories were blooming and I took a few pictures because I really missed them… the hibiscus had many flowers and buds…

usually the kids come for dinner on Sunday, but today lunch worked better for them… my grandson picked me up and we went downtown to meet the others and have crepes…

only the second time I’ve been to Kawai Crepes and it was delicious…

and then we went to see The Emoji Movie… it was very cute… I ate nearly a whole bag of popcorn…

they headed to their place… I stopped and picked up a few groceries, came home, watered the garden and did many loads of laundry… roasted a chicken for lunches this week and watched a bit of tv…

been a busy few days… had imagined that I would have time to rest up before heading back to work, lol…

going to bed…

2017 Ottawa day 9…

08 Friday Sep 2017

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had a sleep in and then gathered everything we would need for the day and headed out…

stopped at McDonald’s for breakfast and sat next to a fireplace… getting pretty fancy there… then drove to Gatineau Park for a 2.1 km hike around Pink Lake… which is not pink at all (named after the Pink family, apparently)… it is actually very green…

started out with chocolate and ended with a selfie to show we were still alive and well, lol…

then it was over to Nordik for a day at the spa… a spectacular spot to relax and regenerate… we dipped in pools, heated up in steamy saunas, ate delicious food, had massages, and sat around fires…

started the day beside a fireplace and ended it beside one… pretty cool…

all in all a wonderFULL day…

2017 Ottawa day 3…

02 Saturday Sep 2017

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began our day at the Kingston Public Market where we picked up veggies, flowers, and treats to take home…

it is a cute little Market with many food vendors and artisans… found some maple syrup and pottery to bring home…

stopped into a bakery, an Italian grocery store and a butcher shop to finish off the items needed for our dinner…

then it was off to Sydenham Lake to christen the new SUP…

my daughter had a lovely paddle on it and enjoyed every minute…

after her first round she came in and gave me instructions and assistance to give it a try…

my goodness it is difficult… at one point I asked what was making the board wobble so much and she announced it was me, lol… took a short paddle after she helped me onto the board, then did kneeling paddle boarding… rested for a few minutes and did one more round of the standing up version… lots of fun but exhausting;-)…

I would do it again, as long as someone was there to get me up on it…

fabulous steak dinner with beets, fingerling potatoes and green beans…

now for a movie and then to bed…

cloudy…

21 Monday Aug 2017

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seems nearly everyone was talking about the solar eclipse…

since early morning the weather was not looking good… they were projecting rain and cloudy skies for most of the day…

we were sure we wouldn’t get to see anything but decided to go and stand outside just to be part of the excitement…

a colleague arrived back from lunch with the proper eyewear and just for fun we looked up…

and the clouds parted in a tiny circle and we saw the eclipse… it was great fun as we passed the glasses from one to another and even to a few passers by…

less than five minutes and the clouds rolled back in…

now that was a moment;-)…

petting…

20 Sunday Aug 2017

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the daddy and I took the two younger boys to Stonewall Quarry Days…

they had the most fun in the Petting Zoo where they petted, picked up, and fed many animals…

the huge turtle, maybe it was a tortoise, was a big hit… and then the bunnies…

the hens were fun but they ran away a lot, lol…

feeding the goats was very entertaining… we bought two ice cream cones filled with pellets and they really took their time sharing them out amongst all the animals…

wonderful how they are getting more gentle with animals and understanding that they shouldn’t just dump all the food in one place all at once…

they are growing up and it is such a gift to be able to spend time with them on a regular basis…

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…