06 Tuesday Feb 2018
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winter is often a down season for me… I really miss the light…
George always made sure I had lots of flowers throughout these darker months…
yesterday I was at the grocery store and bought flowers to brighten my space…
they will be in the living room and the bedroom at home and on my desk at work…
also noticing that the days are getting longer…
I already feel happier…
31 Wednesday Jan 2018
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got up at six am as I was heading into the office early with a colleague as we were carpooling…
hadn’t planned to get up early to watch the eclipse because it was supposed to be overcast…
when I looked out the window I was so excited to actually see the moon in the midst of the eclipse…
got out my camera and tripod and took a few pictures…
between taking photos and making my lunch I sat and watched the beautiful display out my front window…
what a glorious start to the day…
no spectacular shots but I did have lots of fun…
25 Thursday Jan 2018
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17 Wednesday Jan 2018
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big girl pants, calories, Fitbit, flowers, happy, MyFitnessPal, smell, smile, widow
today I got an email from MyFitnessPal congratulating me on six years of using the app… I started using this one not too long after I started using my first Fitbit…
it is the place where I keep track of my calorie intake… it took a while to figure out how to get the most value from it…
today I also picked up flowers… they make me feel happy and in these darker and busy days put a smile on my face…
and when I got home and walked into the house it smelled wonderful as both of the hyacinth flowers were blooming…
what a treat…
27 Wednesday Dec 2017
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enjoyed some beautiful flowers today…
was at the office for a few hours and the African violet was still blooming and looked so nice…
I was laughing when I got home to see that the hibiscus was blooming again… the buds started opening when my daughter arrived in the city… she and my son-in-law have been house-sitting for a friend and while she’s been gone it has not bloomed… she arrived home about five minutes before I took this shot…
finally, while I was out today, I picked up this cute little tree that was on sale at Safeway… I bought it instead of flowers;-)…
a lovely addition to my tree collection;-)…
11 Saturday Nov 2017
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big girl pants, buds, flowers, happy, hibiscus, paper whites, perk, perk me up, planting, widow
great time with plants…
yesterday I potted some paper whites…
set them in the living room hoping to get flowers at some point…
also saw some lovely flowers when we were out for lunch…
really is quite amazing how flowers can perk me up;-)…
this morning I spotted buds on the hibiscus…
10 Friday Nov 2017
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big girl pants, birthday, BS, Cafe Ce Soir, computer, delicious, flowers, happy, hot tub, in & out, lunch, nap, repair, widow
excellent day…
this morning the service person arrived and fixed the hot tub… hurray…
not sure if it will be up to temp tonight or tomorrow so that I can get in it…
bit of time playing on the computer and then lunch out with my BS buddies to celebrate a birthday…
wonderful time at Cafe Ce Soir… I had asparagus and shrimp soup; chicken liver pate with peppercorn white wine aspic; and pecan pie… the birthday girl had fun…
it is a lovely spot… small with fresh flowers on every table, attentive staff and delicious food… can’t get much better than that…
we had a nice chat with the owner/chef… those are his birkenstocks in the picture, lol…
and then, home for a nap;-)…
16 Monday Oct 2017
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had to stop at the store for a few groceries and found some flowers…
flowers really make me happy and putting them into the cart just seemed like the right thing to do…
I always giggle as I clip the bouquet into the seatbelt but it really is a great way to transport them…
going to take them to the office for my desk… will be a lovely treat to have them brighten my space…
08 Sunday Oct 2017
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big girl pants, family, food, George, happy, holy, memories, Park, preparations, tasks, thanksgiving, walk, widow
yesterday I spent time setting the table for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving dinner with my Winnipeg kids…
doing these small tasks while thinking of so many previous Thanksgivings brought to mind how George and I would work as a team to get the house and dinner ready for friends and family…
his job was to grocery shop and get the house organized… that could be tidying or cleaning or reorganizing the hall closet, depending on what he felt was most important… and often, to make a pie…
my job was to prep and cook the meal…
now I get to shop, tidy and everything else… the good news is that someone comes in now and again to clean so I don’t have to do that piece…
I have worked out a system where I do bits and pieces of the prep work over a few days before the special day so that I don’t feel exhausted…
yesterday I even made an apple pie…
today I started my day with a walk to and around the Park…
it was cool and windy… spent quite a bit of time with the geese… still trying to get some good shots of them taking off and landing…
once home I made stuffing, cranberry sauce, peeled and cooked turnip, prepped potatoes, green beans and cauliflower… also cooked the ham and started pea soup…
sounds like a lot, but fit in naps and tv too;-)… there is something holy about preparing space and food for others…
lots of memories as I moved through the day, but this time they are happy, not sad… a step forward…
23 Saturday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, family, flowers, Friday, garden, grandson, hair, happy, memories, Park, purple, special, tournament, volleyball, widow
purple was top of mind all day yesterday…
spotted a number of purple things during my walk in the Gardens… as well as my little buddy, who had a lovely purple top and socks, lol…
after lunch with my friend and her sweetie I headed out to get my hair purpled… I noticed there is a lot of purple in my hairdresser’s studio as I took a last shot of the before, lol…
it hasn’t had any purple in it since before I went away, and a number of people have pointed it out, so I am very happy to have it done…
then it was off to watch some volleyball… apparently last year at the same time I was at the same tournament… the school has lots of purple in the halls, which is fun…
the boys played well and my grandson did a particularly great job with his serves… he is graduating this year, so likely we won’t be attending this tournament again… and I finally figured out how to get there, lol…
happy to be able to participate in special times, whether with friends or family…
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