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trays…

17 Saturday Dec 2022

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had a lovely visit with my neighbour…

she brought over a cute purple tray filled with delightful homemade goodies…

she makes a number of cookie trays for family and usually puts them on red trays, but had to go out and find a purple one for me😊… what a sweetie…

we usually meet for a little glass of something in the garden, lol, so it was good to get together in the house…

we snacked, chatted and had lots of laughs… and there are still some of the goodies left for me to eat and share🤭…

decluttering…

15 Wednesday Jan 2020

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had a very productive and enjoyable day…

spent time in the morning decluttering, deep-cleaning and reorganizing a rolling cupboard that my beloved built many years ago…

felt very pleased with the outcome… got rid of some stuff and made space for the Instant Pot;-)…

then had a delightful visit and some treats with a dear friend…

followed by some reading and a few phone calls… caught this sun dog as I looked out the window;-)…

enjoying the moments in this new portion of the journey;-)…

classic…

24 Tuesday Jul 2018

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wondering if the reason I’ve been missing my beloved so much lately has to do with the social media reminders of how difficult Julys have been for me…

he was always there to look after me…

eight years ago today I had a procedure which gave me pancreatitis and kept me in hospital for six weeks… my beloved came everyday and often brought photos of the morning glories that were blooming that day… this was by far the most painful health experience of my life and I cannot imagine how I would have managed without him…

six years ago in July I had surgery for cancer and to repair a hernia… he wasn’t there to support me for that one…

but I also remember the wonderful trip we had in July of 2011 when we went to Courtenay to visit the kids… we saw hundreds of classic cars, walked among the huge redwoods, went up the chairlift on Mount Washington and lived to tell the tale… anyone who knows us would know how afraid of heights we both were, and I still am…

a glorious time…

so amongst the dark times there were also some great times…

really, how blessed have I been…

peacock…

03 Monday Jul 2017

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had made a date to go for a walk in the Gardens at Assiniboine Park this afternoon, but we decided to visit the zoo instead…

a beautiful afternoon, an excellent walk and a good visit… couldn’t ask for more…

we saw a few peacocks as we wandered along the paths but none were prepared to show their finery…

at one point I was standing in the shade with the stroller and one of the peacocks walked right beside me and then into the sun… I was shocked but cleverly got this pic…

gorgeous colours even without flaunting its tail feathers…

not three minutes later a gaggle of geese shot past me and around a huge crowd of people who were lined up for ice cream, ignoring everyone as they moved along, clearly with a destination in mind…

so blessed to have opportunities to spend time with friends and enjoy such a fun location…