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lentils…

05 Monday Dec 2016

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my grandson met me at the office and came home to shovel…

he took this picture of the lit trees on our drive…

he shovelled and I made supper… we had the last meal in my ChefsPlate box which was a lentil meatloaf…

tasty, although I would use the processor to get the carrots and onions smaller another time… enough for three meals I think… he liked it although it was a bit heavier than he imagined… we also decided that the BBQ sauce might be better in the mixture instead of on top of it… will have to make it again with the changes and see how it comes out…

enjoy having supper with him on nights when he has time after he finishes with the snow…

always a treat…

sports…

18 Friday Nov 2016

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spent a good portion of the day thinking about my dad… he was born on November 18… took this photo of a page in Then to Now: The History of La Salle, Manitoba…

like so many veterans, Dad never talked about the war… this article is the most I ever learned about his time in the service…

in his youth he was quite an athlete, and although he struggled with lung issues from the time he returned to Canada, he always loved sports…

I remember going to many events at the  arena to watch with him… he encouraged everyone… didn’t matter if they were our team or the other… if someone did something good, he clapped and cheered… and I still do that… what a wonderful life lesson…

a few nights ago I was invited to my grandson’s volleyball game… for the first set he was on the sidelines cheering on his teammates…

later he did a great job serving…

this shot came out kind of cool because he moved so fast, lol… 

my dad would have loved watching his great grandchildren play any sport… 

it is from him that the most important question I always have for the boys is did you have fun?

heart…

16 Sunday Oct 2016

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first thing I saw this morning was this stunning sky…

the colour in this picture is accurate… amazing… brought joy to my heart…

drove to the Formal Gardens at Assiniboine Park to walk and collect poke balls… one side of the garden was filled with parked cars…

there were tons of kids playing everywhere, but it took a while to figure out that an Ultimate tournament was going on… the other side of the Gardens didn’t have any cars, lol…

decided to walk the loop in the opposite direction than I usually do because so many cars were coming into the area…

it was chilly, but not too bad as long as I kept moving… and I had dressed warmly…

as I was taking pictures of the berries on this tree it occurred to me that a dear young friend and her daughters might be somewhere in the Park playing… they were and we found one another and had a visit while the girls played a game… got this shot of geese flying overhead during the game…

she said the sweetest thing when she introduced me to someone… she called me her mom of the heart…

it was a great treat to spend time with her and we stood for an hour or so and I didn’t feel too cold until I left and got back into the car when I realized how cold I was… 

after a few errands it took me quite a while and a few extra blankets to get warm again…

the kids came for dinner and the final surprise was my youngest grandson helping me download and play a new game and giving me a big hug as they were leaving…

day filled with special moments…

visit…

08 Saturday Oct 2016

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the orchids are happy, and of course, that makes me happy…

had a great time with my grandson who came over to do some yard work for me… 

he mowed the grass, cleaned eavestroughs, put away outdoor furniture, treated weeds in the front flower bed, emptied and put away flower pots… such a relief to have his help…

while he was doing all that I got the potatoes, cauliflower, turnip and stuffing ready for tomorrow… we had lunch and a good visit…

after he left I worked on the Halloween goodies…

rocket lolly pops that look like ghosts;-)… have done about 120… haven’t quite decided whether to add black dots for eyes…

lately the ladybugs have been everywhere… the other day my youngest grandson counted 20 at the front door…

tonight one came to visit me… nice to have company throughout the day and evening, lol…

nap…

23 Friday Sep 2016

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Fridays are becoming quite the busy days, lol…

this morning I walked in Bruce Park so I could collect poke balls and then went out for an appointment with my daughter…

inside the entrance of Bruce Park…

leaves are on the ground everywhere…


then it was downtown for lunch at La Roca after we did a little shopping and Pokemon Go-ing…

delicious fish burrito…


great opportunity to take some pictures at the Millennium Library Park…

planters right behind our building…

one of the ponds…


after lunch we picked up my grandson and some teammates and were off to a volleyball tournament…

geese flying over the school…

great shot by my grandson…


home by six and then I had a nap;-)…

done…

26 Friday Aug 2016

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finally… the front flower bed is done…

my grandson, and a friend of his, started work around 10:30… we had planned this for a while and set today as the day to get it done… the weather was cooperative as the sun came and went behind clouds and there was a very nice breeze…

they removed all the pots and the heavy bird bath… made me giggle a bit because it looked like they were wearing a uniform…

they took out the grass, removed all of the mulch, and then levelled the soil…

there were tools and equipment everywhere as they worked… they laid down landscaping cloth and shovelled the mulch back into the bed…

putting the bird bath back was hard work as it is really heavy and I wanted it in just the right spot…

then they placed the pots individually while I stood back and had them move an inch this way or that, lol…

finally they cleaned up the edges and made sure the landscaping cloth was all covered… we will need to pick up a few more bags of mulch to finish it off…

all the tools, containers and garbage were put away by 3… they are teenage boys, so this was rather amazing… it looks great…

once the trim and door are freshly painted it is going to look super, although we need to do a little work on the other side…

I am very happy… 

collecting…

21 Sunday Aug 2016

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maybe, just maybe, I am caught up in the Pokemon Go game…

I have been catching Pokemons from the house for my grandson… apparently there are a few nests around here…

but today I used up the last of the Poke Balls…

my oldest grandson came for dinner and then we went to Bruce Park where there were five PokeStops, which is where one collects the Poke Balls, lol…

we walked around collecting things from them until his bus came… 

then I walked around a few more times collecting more before walking home to watch the Olympic Closing Ceremonies…

did take a few pics of the lovely flower beds while I was there…

butterflies…

19 Friday Aug 2016

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had some fun in the garden…

my grandson came over and worked at cleaning out the side garden… already looking much better…

the canna which over wintered in the house and looked rather sad this spring is blooming beautifully…

the Japanese Maple is very happy behind the waterfall…

caught these two butterflies flitting about…

they landed for an instant…

found two caterpillars and put them in the parsley… hope they are still there tomorrow…

swarm…

13 Saturday Aug 2016

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in the last few days I’ve been to the Gardens three times…

twice I wasn’t able to get to my favourite spot as there were weddings taking place…

but the biggest oddity was the huge number of Pokemon Go hunters who are swarming the area around the tropical lily pond in the Leo Mol Garden…

at one point I counted 36 people sitting on the edge of the pond, and not one of them was looking at the lilies or statues…

did find this a bit sad… such a beautiful place and it seems as though many of those present weren’t even looking… 

although there were many of the hunters, it appears that about half of the people today were there to admire the Gardens… I spent a while waiting for my kids by the Boy with the Boot and was happy to see so many visitors who were excited and taking lots of photos as they entered the English Garden area…

my youngest grandson and I were able to spot a few frogs…

and also had some fun checking out the Duck Pond…

he’s at a phase where he doesn’t want his picture taken but he didn’t know I was taking this one, lol…

and then his daddy gave a little assist for this one…

had a few minutes to focus on some beautiful leaves… the colours were amazing…

the purple waterlilies are still my favourite…

happy that my usual time to visit is early in the morning, when the Gardens are quiet and peaceFULL…

sixteen…

10 Wednesday Aug 2016

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today my oldest grandson turned sixteen…

he is a lovely young man and we’ve been able to spend a portion of our Fridays in the garden over the summer… I have really enjoyed having this time together…


took this shot on Sunday at his birthday party… I’d got him the newest Harry Potter book… he enjoys reading and we’ve both been fans since the first book came out… looking forward to reading it once he’s done…

all of a sudden he looks like a man, not a boy… his grandpa would be so proud of the kind young person he has become… 

the day he was born changed my life… in two ways… 

being a grandparent is by far one of the most amazing things that has happened to me… grandchildren are such a gift to be enjoyed and we’ve been privileged to have our grandkids here and be able to spend time with them on a regular basis since they’ve been born…

it also brought my daughter and I together… before he was born I was not one of her favourite people… we were connected, but her daddy was much more important to her… well, that never changed, lol…

I hadn’t been invited to the hospital as they prepared for the baby’s birth, and was waiting at home with baited breath to hear results of how they were doing and when the baby would be born…

then the phone rang, and my daughter was calling asking me to come to the hospital… from that moment we have had a much better relationship… 

so, this young man has been a gift in more ways than one…

what a wonderful sixteen years it has been… and how lucky am I…