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properly…

10 Friday Jan 2025

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big girl pants, blessed, computer room, desktop, happy, moments, properly, tidy, widow

Wednesday I spent time in the computer room…

usually I take time at least once a month to tidy the space…

the desktop gets a bit messy as I am very good at bringing things up, but often leave them on the desk without putting them away properly, lol…

it looks so nice when it is tidied up…

my next project will start shortly as I begin sorting and organizing tax documents to send off to the accounting folks;-)… at that point there may be quite a few pieces of paper all over the place…

cuddles…

08 Wednesday Jan 2025

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what a lovely treat on Saturday evening…

I got to meet a delightful one month old who stopped by for a visit along with her sibling and parents…

she is sweet and agreeable and we had some lovely cuddles before she fell asleep in my arms…

so I just sat there, happy as a clam;-)…

looking forward to more cuddles;-)…

prime rib…

04 Saturday Jan 2025

Posted by sulis303 in food, health, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, dinner, family, food, happy, memories, moments, New Year’s dinner, prime rib, process, widow

for New Year’s dinner we tried something new…

we had prime rib… for many years we would have steak and lobster with twice-stuffed potatoes…

so this was fun to try… cooking the prime rib was interesting… first, it had to sit on the counter for six hours to reach room temperature, then it went into the oven at 500°F for half an hour, and finally the oven was turned off and it sat inside it for two hours…

quite the process, but it came out perfect for those of us who enjoy rare meat;-)…

there were mashed potatoes, mushrooms, Brussels sprouts with carrots, little Yorkshire puddings, and gravy…

delicious…

favourite…

22 Sunday Dec 2024

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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, blessed, bridge, cacao, cacao pods, cacao trees, favourite, happy, koi, moments, nature, plants, The Leaf, tropical biome, two, widow

I have two favourite spots in the Tropical Biome…

I always stop and visit with the cacao trees to see how they are doing, particularly as my daughter loves to visit them when she’s in town, lol…

and then there are the koi… standing on the bridge watching them swim around is such a joyful time for me…

they move much slower at night as many of them as sleeping, but I got a nice picture of this one… it is usually difficult to get good photos because of the light reflecting in the water so I was pleased with this one…

we are truly blessed to have this wonderful spot to visit all year round;-)…

available…

18 Wednesday Dec 2024

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available, big girl pants, blessed, candy canes, Christmas, company, food, happy, moments, nuts, oranges, tradition, treats, widow

picked up candy canes and more oranges…

makes a lovely display on the table in the living room and ensures I have treats available whenever someone stops by…

I also picked up unshelled nuts (much harder to find these days) which have been a long time family tradition;-)…

havoc…

02 Monday Dec 2024

Posted by sulis303 in garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, climate change, happy, havoc, moments, nature, photos, steps, sunshine, walking, weather, widow

Monday morning the sun was shining, woohoo…

I was so excited about it that I did some of my steps in the kitchen, as the sun shone onto me…

I was so happy about the beautiful light that I didn’t even take a photo, lol…

it looked a lot better in the sunshine…

over the last few months there have been so many overcast days, not our usual sunshine…

climate change is certainly creating havoc with our weather…

nearly…

29 Friday Nov 2024

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added more books to my JD Robb collection…

I am very pleased with how many I have now…

which is good because I am nearly out of space, lol…

CDCP…

10 Sunday Nov 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, CDCP, cleaning, dentist, food, goodies, happy, moments, stress, Technology, wait, widow

Friday morning I had an appointment to have my teeth cleaned and only had to wait a few minutes before getting into the chair…

everything went well and I was happy to only pay a tiny piece of the invoice… thanks to the CDCP… I was pleased because previously my dentist had advised they wouldn’t be participating in the program…

I usually don’t eat before my appointment, so on the way home I got a breakfast burrito;-)… yum…

and then I admired my goody bag treats, lol…

I’ve been going to this dentist for years, but still stress before and during the appointment…

switch…

03 Sunday Nov 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, happy, hibiscus, light, mandevilla, moments, monstera, moves, nature, plants, switch, widow

moved a few plants around in the living and dining rooms…

the mandevilla made its way to the dining room…

and the hibiscus moved to the living room and it might still switch with the monstera…

it will be interesting to see if they will be happy in these new spots as the hibiscus has always lived in the dining room…

trick-or-treaters…

01 Friday Nov 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, change, costumes, halloween, happy, harvest, moments, treats, trick-or-treaters, weather, widow

was all ready for trick-or-treaters by about 4… and the weather was excellent, which it hadn’t been for years…

I had found some change, in case there were any UNICEF boxes…

dug out a few non-perishable items, should there be any kids collecting for Harvest…

a book, in case my next door buddy turned up…

and of course, the chocolate…

kids started to come around 5:15 and there were lots of cute costumes, including this little person…

I decided that this year I wouldn’t count how many people arrived at the door but I think there were a few more than last year…

one fun thing was a decorated golf cart with parents in it, going along the street with their ghosts and goblins…

lights went out at 8:30, but there weren’t any visitors after 7:45…

still some leftovers should anyone in the house want them, lol…

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