12 Saturday May 2018
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made the loveliest lunch today…
combined a smoked goldeye with cream cheese for a very tasty spread for the two types of crackers I had in the pantry…
then I started with shredded cucumber, green onion, vinegar and added radishes and cilantro… not only was it delicious when combined, but it also made it prettier with that bit of red added…
out in the garden I set up the chairs and cushions and ate my lunch and read my book…
06 Sunday May 2018
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amazing, Atlanta, big girl pants, blue, calendar, Chihuly, flipped, garden, goddess, installation, memories, next, photos, travel, widow
when I flipped my Chihuly calendar to May, I was reminded of our wonderful visit to the Atlanta Botanical Garden a few years ago to see the Chihuly Installations…
the picture is a tower and reminded me of the tall yellow one where we had a picture taken by some people walking by, lol… my daughter had taken a few pictures for them just before that… it was also one that lit up at night…
I dug through old photos and found a few of my favourites from that trip…
the goddess was the reason for the trip and we spent a fair bit of time at that installation…
of all of Chihuly’s pieces, I am always most drawn to the blues… from the very first ones I saw at Chihuly Garden and Glass… here is a blog I wrote about that amazing experience…
lovely memories… wondering what might be next…
04 Friday May 2018
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this morning I went for breakfast at the “A” with my grandson which was a lovely treat…
as we walked there he mentioned something about my having an opportunity to ride in a police car…
it reminded me that I had ridden in the back of a police car when they came to the door and drove me to the hospital when George died…
I don’t really want to do that again;-(…
there are still many days when the loss seems so fresh…
later in the day I spent some time in the garden… first opportunity to enjoy the warmth and sunlight… starting to look pretty good after the work done this week…
a squirrel came right up beside me while I was quietly reading in the sunshine…
still need the pond cleaned, the pump installed and the beds tidied…
much to do…
23 Monday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, Conservatory, family, flowers, fun, garden, grandson, heron, moments, museum, Ottawa, Ottawa Outing, sunshine, taxi, trees, walk, widow
our plan was to go to the newly opened Science and Technology Museum today as my daughter had to work and it is within walking distance…
this morning, when I checked their hours, I discovered they weren’t open on Mondays, apparently like many of the museums…
eventually we decided to go the Central Experimental Farm… very round about taxi ride finally got us there and we had great fun checking out the animals, especially the sheep…
the babies were very cute…
we visited the other exhibits and had the snack that we’d packed in the backpack…
we then walked over to the conservatory through a big field where we came across this giant tree that was planted 107 years ago…
the conservatory was tiny but had a few flowers blooming…
then we walked to Dow’s Place where we called a taxi and spotted a heron while we were waiting… we saw some cute flowers as we walked…
when we got home computer games and napping took place…
out for burgers on our last evening here…
home for a movie before bed…
15 Sunday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, bird feeder, dinner, flowers, garden, grandsons, hot tub, knee, moments, slippers, treat, widow
so very happy this morning when I was able to step into my slippers without thinking… for days I’ve had to lean on something and concentrate on my knee as I would slide my foot into the slipper…
while grocery shopping I treated myself to some flowers to celebrate my birthday week;-)…
didn’t arrange them that well, but might take some to the office and ask a friend to make them more beautiful… and tomorrow night I will ask another friend to do something with the ones I leave at home…
to top the day off, my grandsons came for dinner and helped with a few jobs around the house, including filling and hanging the feeder in the garden…
if the hot tub ever gets to temperature I will be able to watch the birds, lol…
and after the busyness of the day, my knee is feeling good… yay…
12 Thursday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, canopy, Christmas, flowers, garden, Japanese Maple, rose, shortbread, smoothie, snow, widow
when I opened the door to head to work for an early event today, this is what I saw…
people, it is April 12th, sigh… even wore boots because I didn’t want to slip and twist my knee…
sat in the living room for a few minutes when I got home and enjoyed the full canopy on the Japanese Maple and the lovely little rose which I am hoping to plant in the garden whenever it gets warm enough… what a difference a few weeks have made…
had breakfast while I was out, so for supper I had a smoothie… fancied it up with some 100% chocolate squares… and finished the meal off with the last two Christmas shortbread cookies which I found by accident in a kitchen drawer…
what a treat…
11 Wednesday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, garden, glowing, happy, light, moon, solar light, surprise, widow
this morning I had a happy surprise when I went by the window in the hallway…
it was around six am and the light was still glowing in the garden… the solar light had stayed on all night… surely a sign of warmer days and stronger sunlight…
had to go back to the bedroom to get my phone so I could get a photo of it…
as I drank my smoothie I also noticed the moon out the window…
every day is getting lighter… this makes me very happy…
08 Sunday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, family, garden, grandsons, melting, patterns, snow, Spring, temperature, weather, widow
weather has been rather silly recently…
Thursday afternoon the sun was shining and there were puddles on the streets as I drove home… looked out the window in the evening and snow was falling…
Friday morning I took some pictures of the snow and the cool patterns that have formed as the snow melts…
since then there’s been lots of sunshine but temperatures have been below normal… today when the kids were here for dinner, the boys went down the street to play football in the field…
maybe, just maybe, Spring is coming…
05 Thursday Apr 2018
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took this picture of the April page on my Chihuly calendar…
when I turned to this page it reminded me of the wonderful installation at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and how much fun we had there…
the other place where there was a fabulous installation of the floats was at Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle… many floats were placed inside a row boat, just sitting on the floor in a huge empty room… very cool…
funny where a picture can take you…
11 Monday Dec 2017
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big girl pants, blanket, blessed, footprints, garden, moments, nature, pictures, quiet, snow, tree, white, widow
during the night snow fell and blanketed the neighbourhood…
it is a lovely sight to wake up to such beauty… and it always seems so quiet and peaceful…
here’s the view from the front of the house…
the reflection of the tree in the window is cool… and I like the glass ball in the bottom picture…
the back looks like it has a warm white blanket over everything…
thankfully it wasn’t deep, so I didn’t have any trouble getting out of the garage…
I like to be the first one to make tracks in the snow… although I also like when it is all clear, lol…
and finally this view from the front steps… I actually went outside and left footprints in the snow so I could get this picture…
wonderful start to the week… hope yours was as lovely…
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