23 Sunday Mar 2025
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08 Saturday Mar 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, book, cold, deck, feet, fingers, garden, lunch, moments, nature, reading, sunshine, weather, widow
yesterday I had lunch on the deck… in my winter coat and bare feet, lol… I must say, my fingers were cold by the time I was done, lol…
today, I was out without a coat, although I did have a blanket over my legs and slippers on…
I spent hours out there in the sunshine and didn’t come in until the chair was in the shade at which point it was too chilly to stay out…
reading, a lovely lunch, and warm fingers;-)…
25 Saturday Jan 2025
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artists, big girl pants, blessed, butterflies, coat check, designers, displays, family, FDV, Fleurs de Villes, flowers, gardeners, gather, koi, lunch, moments, nature, orchids, The Leaf, violin, widow
on Wednesday, my daughter and I spent six hours at The Leaf…
upon arrival we were surprised and delighted to discover a coat check for members… my coat was free and we paid $2 for my guest…
we were a bit early and shared a Rice Krispies square and hot chocolate while we waited for our entry time to the Biomes…
we had a great time in the Tropical Biome where we came across the head gardener and had an excellent conversation about the cacao trees and chocolate…
we visited the Mediterranean Biome to see the Fleurs de Villes displays and met and talked with at least four of the designers…
lunch at Gather was a delicious tomato bisque and grilled cheese focaccia for me, and duck poutine for my daughter…
for dessert she had the honey cake and I enjoyed the squash creme brûlée, which was delicious, lol…
back to visit both biomes where we learned about orchids from a regular gardener talk in the Tropical Biome, talked with two of the zoo staff who shared lots of information about the butterflies and the 52 koi in the pond…
we also got to hear a few violin pieces by Gwen Hoebig, who was one of the models for the FDV displays… my daughter took this photo…
it was hard to pick a favourite, but this time I chose the hoop dancer…
21 Tuesday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, birthday, birthday bag, blessed, food, freshly, friends, Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar, lunch, moments, widow
Monday we celebrated a birthday…
we had lunch at Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar…
the food was tasty and we had an excellent time…
I had:
and vanilla coconut ice cream…
we sang and presented the birthday bag, which was freshly made by one of our crafty group… our last one had completely worn out…
such a fun time…
19 Thursday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, fish and chips, food, friend, gifts, hugs, lunch, moments, time, treat, widow
had a wonderful lunch date on Tuesday…
a dear friend came by with fish and chips and we had a delightful visit…
it has been a while since we’ve been together and it is always a treat to spend time with her…
we traded gifts and she headed off after some warm hugs;-)…
28 Monday Oct 2024
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apple crumble, big girl pants, blessed, crumble, friends, lunch, moments, Park Cafe, Reuben, sandwich, time, treat, widow
met up with friends to celebrate a birthday…
we went to the Park Cafe and my meal was very tasty…
my Reuben sandwich came with a garden salad and I really enjoyed it… it was just the right size, not too hard to eat, which I appreciated… I ate all of the salad and half of the sandwich…
packed up the second half and the pickle for my supper…
and then I had the apple crumble with caramel sauce and ice cream…
it was delicious, and to my credit, I only ate half of it🤪…
always fun to spend time together…
22 Thursday Aug 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, De Luca's, food, friend, lunch, moments, pizza, vegetarian, widow
went to De Luca’s on Portage Avenue for lunch the other day…
ordered the vegetarian mushroom, spinach, and cheese pizza, along with half of a shared Greek salad…
it was delicious…
and I brought some home which I had for lunch the next day…
so good;-)…
25 Thursday Jul 2024
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adventure, big girl pants, blessed, buddy, delicious, drive, food, friend, fun, lunch, moments, Pineridge, Pineridge Hollow, restaurant, shopping, treat, weather, widow
it was a beautiful day for an adventure yesterday… and we hadn’t been on one for awhile…
my adventure buddy and I drove out to Pineridge Hollow for lunch and a wander around the new shops that are there…
we had a lovely drive out and only got a little lost, lol…
we were just in time for our lunch reservation so we ate first… we shared a number of things…
rosemary and salt beet chips with a goat cheese ranch dipping sauce… my oh my, those were addictive…
next we shared a small Pineridge salad with mixed greens, apples, candied pecans and smoked Gouda tossed in a maple Dijon dressing… I forgot to take a photo before we dived in, lol… the small was more than enough for the two of us… and it was delicious… actually it was my favourite of all we ate…
she had the pulled pork tacos and I had the carpaccio – seared beef tenderloin, pickled rhubarb, strawberry gastrique, fresh herbs, arugula, pistachios, and a garlic scape aoli…
it was fun to try something different;-)…
and because we hadn’t eaten enough, she had schmoo and I had panna cotta with haskap berries…
we could have just had the beet chips and salad, maybe with a bit of chicken in it…
but we enjoyed everything and had leftovers to bring home…
from there we wandered through the shops and picked up a few items before heading home for naps, lol…
23 Tuesday Jul 2024
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beans, big girl pants, blessed, cook, food, garden, green beans, lunch, moments, nature, shopping, summer, supper, trimmed, widow
yesterday a friend brought me a large bag of fresh green beans…
this morning while I was watching a tv show I trimmed them all and put some into two pots…
I cooked the first batch for my lunch…
then the second for supper, with a few leftovers for tomorrow…
they were delicious…
I do love fresh veggies;-)…
16 Sunday Jun 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, cook, dad, family, father, food, light, lunch, memories, moments, scrambled eggs, widow
was thinking of my dad as I was making scrambled eggs recently…
he was a great cook and always used a fork when scrambling eggs… he said it made them fluffier… he always added a touch of milk or water as he prepared them…
it was a lovely memory around Father’s Day;-)…
he was a very special person and I think of him often…
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