26 Tuesday Feb 2019
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big girl pants, dad, debilitating, flowers, happy, information, Lung Association, Spring, tulips, widow
we always know when Spring is on the way when we get information about tulips and daffodils circulating around the office…
we always order, and get, the tulips first…
they are a fundraising campaign of the Lung Association…
this is close to my heart as my dad lived his whole adult life with emphysema, a debilitating disease…
it is wonderful to see flowers everywhere in the office;-)…
29 Saturday Dec 2018
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art, big girl pants, blanket, collage, colouring, crafty, crocheting, food, friends, fun, happy, knitting, widow
time with friends… had a wonderful afternoon with a very crafty group of women…
there was knitting, colouring, collage-ing, crocheting, eating, drinking, and lots of conversation…
my project…
it is going to be a blanket for my bed… I worked on it while I was there and when I got home…
this morning as I was crocheting away I realized that it was way too long, sigh… would have been great for someone seven feet tall, lol…
so I unraveled it and started over…
this time it will be about four feet wide which should work nicely on the bed…
back to crocheting;-)…
14 Wednesday Nov 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, difficulties, family, friends, happy, moments, struggles, thoughts, trauma, widow
have had a few conversations recently with individuals who are going through some big struggles…
some are missing loved ones… seems like November can be an especially difficult month… maybe it is the cold and dark… for me it has to do with family birthdays and colder weather…
some are going through family trauma… could be issues with children or partners or parents…
some are dealing with difficulties at work… too much, not enough…
lots going on for many… need to spend a bit of time sending love and healing thoughts their way…
but happy to have had the moments to connect with these special individuals…
12 Monday Nov 2018
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big girl pants, cabinets, happy, kitchen, out-of-date, purge, tidy, widow, worthwhile
well, that was a worthwhile day…
got up late, had breakfast, watched some tv, and then spent the remainder of the day purging some kitchen cabinets…
there was some really old stuff up there, lol… filled a garbage can with out-of-date items and things that I haven’t used for years…
the final result made me happy…
now to see if I can keep it that tidy and not fill it up with things I am not going to use…
06 Tuesday Nov 2018
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. soup, big girl pants, dad, down, flowers, friends, happy, memories, November, orchids, sad, widow
recently have had conversations with a few people about being down, feeling sad, being depressed… seems like many in my circles are struggling this month…
November doesn’t seem to be a particularly good month for me… not sure if it is the time change, gray days, cold weather or what… seems like many have similar feelings…
my dad’s birthday was in November… he was a great guy and I miss him…
I like to remember that where there are downs, there will be ups…
today I bought some orchids to brighten my space which always perks me up…
then I made a lovely pot of Thai shrimp soup which was delicious and a wonderful treat…
26 Sunday Aug 2018
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21 Tuesday Aug 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, blooms, grandson, happy, mandevilla, morning glories, saved, waiting, water, widow
so happy that the morning glories were saved…
while I was away my grandson came by a few times and watered them… they are in small planters so need lots of water…
I’d been waiting for them to flower for weeks and the first bloom only came out the day before I left on vacation…
they are blooming in and amongst the mandevilla which is also blooming like crazy…
flowers sure do make me happy…
17 Tuesday Jul 2018
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big girl pants, cement, family, flowers, garden, happy, mandevilla, moments, pictures, purple, supper, treat, water, widow
started my day watering planters on the deck and getting a shot of the second mandevilla flower…
from there it was off to work, where my colleague replaced the seat on my office chair… so happy and comfortable;-)…
at lunch workers were putting down cement on the Millennium Library ramp and I so wanted to put my footprints into it…
but, I didn’t…
ended the day with the most delicious dinner… summer in a bowl… new potatoes from the local grocery store, with small beets and purple beans from my daughter’s garden… what a wonderful treat… that first meal of fresh vegetables is always memorable… no meat required…
05 Tuesday Jun 2018
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beautiful, big girl pants, bouquets, flowers, fuchsia, garden, happy, moments, pictures, stopped, widow
was able to take pictures of flowers today which always brightens my day…
when I first stepped out of the house this morning the fuchsia was so stunning that it stopped me in my tracks… had to take a some photos…
there are a number of small bouquets in the office and I was able to wander around and get a few shots…
and then I spotted the blooms getting ready to open on one of the African violets in my office…
flowers make me happy and I was pleased to be able to spend a few moments enjoying the ones I came across…
24 Thursday May 2018
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flowers make me happy and I haven’t had any around the house for the last little while…
yesterday I was at the grocery store and picked a bunch up…
I always put them in a seatbelt when I have them in the car… it keeps them upright so they don’t fall over with any sharp turns or quick stops, because we all know I drive like a maniac (not really)…
overnight they were in water and this morning I packed most of them back up to take to work… I did leave a few at home in a vase…
made two bouquets at the office and put mine at my desk…
had to laugh when my colleague came over to see if I was okay, because she knows I like to have flowers around as they help relieve stress… when she saw so many flowers she thought something really big and bad was going on…
she was very happy when I advised that one bunch was a treat for someone else, lol… I was touched that she was worried about me;-)…
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