07 Monday Sep 2020
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baguette, big girl pants, blessed, bread, breakfast, delicious, eggs, food, La Belle Baguette, lunch, pistachios, widow
I picked up a baguette the other day and here’s how I used it…
made scrambled eggs that I put on top of it… then I had Brie and pistachio toast and finished with some French toast…
happy to have used all of it up as bread is not high on the list of things I should eat… the size of the baguette was perfect…
24 Friday Jul 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, burger, carpet, family, garden, helpful, lunch, moments, muggy, treat, walk, weather, widow
yesterday my son-in-law came by and we had a lovely visit and cup of tea on the deck… it was quite cool at that time…
he fixed the chairs I’ve been trying to redo, without any problem, lol… I did learn how to cut through plastic using the clamp on the counter in the garage…
it got really hot and muggy as he cleaned up some bits of carpet that had been dissolving alongside of the garage… after he finished, we walked over to pick up burgers from The Burger Place…
we had lunch in the garden and he headed out to his next activity…
what a treat;-)…
31 Sunday May 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, Chinese food, dredged, family, fish, frog, garden, grandsons, leaves, lunch, moments, mowing, nature, pond, supper, treat, visit, water, widow
sitting by the pond after my visitors have left and enjoying the last bit of sunlight…
my water shoes are on the deck because I went into the pond once again and dredged up another pailful of leaves… the fish are still not coming out, but I did see the frog hop by earlier in the day…
all three of my grandsons came by just after noon… I made them grilled cheese sandwiches with the wonderful La Belle Baguette whole wheat sourdough that was delivered yesterday…
the oldest left, the middle one mowed the grass, front and back, while the youngest watered plants and pulled weeds…
some days it is hard to realize he is eleven and can reach and do more things…
after the work was done, relaxing happened and visiting took place…
this was the first time I’ve had people in the house and the system was they had access to the basement for cooling down and using the washroom and I had the main floor… worked perfectly…
we ordered Chinese food for supper and it arrived just before the daddy, who had been at work all day… afterwards my downspout got fixed, a stair board tightened and then off they went…
it was a treat to see them and I enjoyed every minute… I missed my nap, but plan on making it an early night;-)…
17 Sunday May 2020
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, deck, frog, garden, lunch, memories, moments, nature, pond, supper, waterfall, weather, widow
had a lovely day in the garden…
set out the cushions, tidied a bit, and then read, napped and watched a few birds…
moved from chair to chair as I followed the shade and ate lunch and supper outside…
spotted the frog for a brief minute… it has been calling for days and this was the first time I was able to see it;-)…
16 Monday Mar 2020
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Assiniboine Park Conservancy, big girl pants, blessed, friends, garden, iPhone, leaf, lunch, nature, Park, Technology, widow
this morning I decided to order groceries from Save-On-Foods, which I’ve done a few times…
usually the delivery happens the next day… the first open spots started on Saturday afternoon… apparently many people are using the delivery system;-)…
went to the Park for lunch with a couple of friends… it was very quiet… no one on the path, and they have replaced the usual menus with single sheets of paper which are discarded after being used… the tables have nothing on them and the few people there were seated quite a ways from one another…
as I was leaving I noticed the new Leaf construction is above the trees now… kind of exciting;-)…
I don’t think I will be going out for lunch after this as it is clear that older folks need to be staying at home, away from others…
tonight my BS group met by phone… we are so lucky that we have the technology to allow us to connect this way…
the new normal...
12 Thursday Mar 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, dryer, family, friends, leggings, lunch, noticed, purple, sheets, shirt, Spring, widow
had a bit of a giggle on Monday night…
while I was having a visit with my BS buddies, one of them noticed that I had a dryer sheet attached to the back of my shirt… when she took it off, there was a second one as well…
what made it particularly funny was that I had removed two sheets from the sleeves of the shirt in the morning when I got dressed… apparently that particular shirt likes to collect stuff…
I rip the sheets in half and reuse them a number of times which means that there could be a number of them in a load of laundry…
I also went out for lunch… there were no diners behind me and luckily my friend didn’t notice, I hope, lol…
the next day I put on a pair of Spring-looking leggings which I thought I’d worn before… at the end of the day I discovered they had the plastic size information still on the leg…
lucky for me, I spent the day at home;-)…
my beloved would have noticed these things…
06 Friday Mar 2020
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backup, big girl pants, blessed, friends, Google Photos, happy, helping, iCloud, iPhone, learning, lunch, photos, research, shopping, Staples, teaching, Technology, time, widow, Za Pizza Bistro
spent an hour or so this morning moving pictures in my Google Photos into albums… I really need to do this more often once I’ve got my Albums sorted out so that it doesn’t take so long…
just about the time I finished I got a text from a friend who wanted to do some shopping for an external drive and maybe spend a bit of time learning a few things about her iPhone…
I did some research on best deals and when she picked me up we headed to Staples to purchase the drive… it was a great deal, she got a 2 terabyte backup for the same amount I paid for 1 terabyte in September;-)…
we learned about a new offering they have… $20/month for a year for online support for up to 5 devices… sounds like it might be a great program for those who don’t have access to their own computer geek…
from there we went for lunch at Za Pizza Bistro… delicious, and I had half to bring home for tomorrow’s supper…
once we got home we spent another hour or so going over some tips and tricks for the iPhone… we’ve already scheduled our next time to play together…
after she left I wrote out notes about all the things we covered and sent the info off to her…
helping others with technology makes me very happy…
10 Monday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, happy, knee, lunch, memories, moments, pain-free, sky, snow, treat, trees, walk, weather, widow
today, I walked to the Park, had lunch with friends, and walked home without any pain in my knee…
it is the furthest I’ve walked in months…
the weather was cool, a bit breezy, and snow fell gently as I walked… I left in lots of time for my lunch date so I didn’t have to rush… I’m finding that as long as I don’t try to walk too quickly I am good…
and what a treat to have lunch and a visit with two wonderful women…
good to get out and move… was very happy and pleased that the sidewalks were clear and not icy/slippery…
looking forward to more pain-free walks…
02 Sunday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, dinner, friends, fun, lunch, memories, moments, P.F. Changs, PTE, theatre, time, treat, widow
dinner and the theatre… well, more like lunch and the theatre, lol…
tried out PF Changs before we went to PTE…
it is a nice spot although a bit loud… we were treated to a dynamite shrimp cocktail while we waited for our lunch… it was delicious…
we ordered and shared two items… Crispy Honey Shrimp and Kung Pow Brussels sprouts… both were good…
there was an issue with our bill but the manager was able to sort it out and offered us a dessert the next time we go…
from there it was off to PTE, where we saw Ghost Light… it was very well done with a minimal set… it was both funny and poignant…
I do enjoy our theatre dates;-)…
25 Saturday Jan 2020
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big girl pants, dinner, drought, eating, food, lunch, memories, moments, uninterested, widow
for the last few days I haven’t been eating all that well…
not sure exactly why… there is food available, but I’ve been uninterested in eating it…
I’ve been kind of eating out of the fridge… had leftover spaghetti and meat sauce, made fried rice with leftover chicken, spinach and scrambled eggs…
last night I had bacon and mushrooms… it was a meal that we had when I was young… always on toast… I rarely have bread in the house, but last night I tossed some croutons in… it was a perfect addition;-)…
today I made a lovely wonton and mushroom soup for lunch, and roasted chicken with cauliflower, sweet and baby potatoes for supper…
hopefully I am over the eating drought…
