01 Wednesday Apr 2020
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big girl pants, cutting, good job, hair, haircut, purple, strange times, widow
well, I guess all those years of cutting my own hair paid off…
came out great;-)… and there is still a tiny bit of purple in it…
02 Monday Mar 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, cleaners, family, friends, haircut, moments, purple, snow, trim, walk, weather, widow, wind
finished tidying the house this morning and then spent time reading while I waited for my cleaners…
once they arrived I got dressed and walked over to the hairdresser to get a trim… we both noticed that my hair seems to be growing a bit more quickly right now… once it was cut there was still a tiny bit of purple remaining…
it was a nice stroll there, a bit breezy, but on the way back big snowflakes were coming down and the wind was blowing sideways… happily my son-in-law picked me up part way home…
cleaners had gone, I made tea and we had a visit before he was off to his next activity…
finished the afternoon reading;-)…
snow finally stopped and it looked so quiet and peaceful out there…
friends came by for coffee and a visit, and when they left it was snowing again;-(…
01 Sunday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, bikers, cell phone, haircut, motorcycles, posed, purple, walk, widow
walked over to get a trim at Ultracuts after the rain stopped yesterday… came out very nice…
on my walk back home I came across a group of bikers at the gas station… made me giggle to see one person checking out their cell phone as they waited for others to get gas…
I asked if I might take his photo and he said yes and posed, lol… then I asked if he would go back to looking at his phone, because that was the shot I wanted…
12 Friday Jul 2019
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bed, big girl pants, family, garden, haircut, memories, moments, purple, reading, relaxing, resting, routine, St. James Biz, tv, widow
had a good sleep in my own bed and spent a restful day recovering from my camping trip;-)…
back to usual patterns and started my day with a fruit smoothie, thanks to the frozen fruit my grandson had picked up while he was house sitting…
lots of tv, reading and napping…
walked over and got my hair cut…
tiniest bit of purple left in it, lol…
it was a beautiful day and I enjoyed the walk… even got a few flower photos in the process… the St. James Biz have done a great job with the planters…
back home I had lunch and did more resting;-)… enjoyed time in the garden, listening to the waterfall…
cooked some pickerel for dinner…
it is always nice to come home…
20 Thursday Dec 2018
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big girl pants, Christmas, family, haircut, heron, presents, quiet, restful, slippery, walk, widow, wrapping
today I finished wrapping the presents and put them under the tree…
also received a parcel from Ottawa with a few pieces to add to the pile:-)…
it came with a lovely card… it has a heron on it… I love herons…
was going to walk to get my hair cut but after taking out the recycling and garbage decided that it was way too slippery…
enjoying these restful days before the busyness of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day…
22 Thursday Feb 2018
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bakery, big girl pants, bread, delicious, flowers, good day, haircut, La Belle Baguette, Souper Thursday, treats, trimmed, widow
started my day with this lovely shot in the living room… these flowers have been blooming since February 5th when I picked them up…
trimmed them down and tossed a few out but they still look fabulous…
then it was off to La Belle Baguette where I collected two types of bread for today’s Souper Thursday… chose a loaf of French and a Rye Sourdough… and finally three different tarts to share… yum…
this bakery is way too close to home, lol… in the summer I would walk over on Saturday or Sunday to pick up a treat…
on my way home I stopped in and got a hair cut… great to have it trimmed up… still has lots of purple in it…
flowers, tasty treats and fresh hair… pretty good day…
13 Thursday Apr 2017
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looking forward to having the next four days off;-)…
it was beautiful out and the first time this spring I’ve driven with the moonroof open…
ended my week with a trip to have my hair purpled… the process takes a bit of time but I had brought my book… it was nice to have a quiet time with nothing to do except read…
when I was leaving a deer walked right through their yard… how cool… what a treat…
on my way home stopped in at Safeway and got all the fixings for Easter dinner… tomorrow will be a rest and read day…
here’s the result of the evening…
09 Tuesday Feb 2016
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the mornings continue to get lighter, which makes my heart sing…
heading out to the car I took a few moments to take some pictures of the hoarfrost designs on the garage windows… so pretty…
the sun was shining brightly as I drove downtown…the blues in the sky were amazing…
throughout the day the sun cast beautiful designs on the floors and ceiling… makes a person feel warm and cozy…
on my drive home had to use the visor because the sun was still shining so brightly…
stopped in and got a haircut and when I arrived home it was still bright outside…
sunlight makes me happy…
02 Wednesday Sep 2015
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benefits, big girl pants, flowers, garden, haircut, old age security, senior
before leaving this morning I took a few pictures of flowers in the garden…
the mandevilla is filled with blossoms and flowers…
it is just loving its spot in the garden and the weather…
looking toward the pond from the deck, got a nice pic of the canna with the waterfall in the background… happy that it is going through another set of blooms…
stopped on my way home to get my hair cut… bit short, but it will grow…
I always go on Wednesday because that is seniors’ day… today I mentioned that Wednesday is my day because of the savings and the woman gave me back a toonie and said I needed to tell them because she would never have thought I was a senior… should have given her a bigger tip… it did make me feel good, lol…
been talking with different people about reaching senior status… depending where you are, the number can be anywhere from 55 to 65… I have been quick to access the discounts because I am happy to have reached whatever the age is… at Perkins they have a 55 plus menu which has smaller size portions… perfect for me… at a number of attractions when I was in Ottawa, there were discounts for ages 64 and over…
looking forward to collecting Old Age Security when I turn 65… friends have had different reactions when they started collecting it… some were thrilled to be getting some additional funds and others were shocked that their lives were coming to a close, and they wondered what they had done with it…
interesting how we all see things differently… guess that’s what makes us us, lol…
02 Friday May 2014
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didn’t start work until two today as I was working a trade show into the evening, so I had a lovely morning…
started with a hot tub, listening to the birds and enjoying the beauty in the back yard… there is NO snow left…
walked over to get a haircut, picked up a breakfast sandwich, and had a little nap when I got home…
vacation is over… but it was wonderful…
