08 Wednesday Jan 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, family, Farmers Market, market, memories, moments, Ottawa, scones, vacation, widow
on Sunday we had breakfast out at Stan’s Diner, which seems to be similar to the “A”…
then a trip to pick up mushrooms, maple syrup, bread, a raspberry scone, and squash…
we also tasted truffle butter and truffle ice cream;-)…
then home for a relaxing day…
22 Sunday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, Earth Day, family, Famous Five, food, fun, market, memories, Ottawa, Ottawa Outing, Peace Tower, widow
had another fun day…
up and out by 8:45…. drove downtown to see if we could get tickets to go up the Peace Tower and we did;-)… parked and took photos by the flame and inside… it was a beautiful day so we really enjoyed the 360 degree views…
we went to check out the locks and on our way visited the statues of the Famous Five… had fun taking pictures with each of these amazing trail blazers… clearly, my daughter took most of these…
then it was off to Lansdowne Park for brunch at Cacao 70, a wander around the Farmers Market and time at the park… my son-in-law took this shot…
on our way home we picked up a few groceries… visited for a bit and then took my son-in-law to the train station for his trip back to Kingston…
home, warmed up some leftover macaroni and cheese, along with freshly made salad and bruschetta and had dinner…
a movie and to bed… going to need to rest when I get home, lol…
17 Thursday Aug 2017
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went to the Farmers Market today and picked up a few things…
got tiny cucumbers and potatoes, a cauliflower, peas, two kinds of buns, a chocolate bar and 3 purple glads…
as I walked home with my treasures lots of people commented on the gladioli…
for dinner I had roasted country style spareribs along with new potatoes and dill, beets from last week, and cucumbers in vinegar and water… delicious…
wonderful to have access to fresh food so close to the office…
life is good…
30 Thursday Jun 2016
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big girl pants, brie, delicious, Downtown Farmers Market, fresh, market, supper, veggies, widow
had a great time at the Downtown Farmers Market today…
picked up some lovely small new potatoes; red and white radishes; tiny beets and greens; peas; asparagus and strawberries… also picked up some Thai coconut soup, gluten-free perogies and an adorable purple hat… lots of fun…
and I was only away from the office for thirty minutes…
hadn’t taken any meat out for dinner so cooked the beets with greens, half of the potatoes and some of the peas… added a bit of Brie and some fresh dill…
oh, so yummy… looking forward to more delicious dishes over the weekend…
summer has arrived…
10 Thursday Sep 2015
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big girl pants, corn, dinner, falafel, market, morning glories, tzatziki, whole wheat
laughed out loud this morning when I popped outside to look at the morning glories before leaving for work…
because of course there were four of them opening… not sure how the plant knows which days I will not be home for the day…
at lunch walked over to the Farmers Market with a colleague and brought back some corn on the cob and tzatziki…
had already taken out falafel for my dinner, so decided to add corn to the menu…
made some corn chowder with a whole wheat pita filled with tzatziki, spinach, tomatoes and baked falafel…
delicious… learning to enjoy whole wheat… much better than when I first tried it, lol… continue to eat in a more healthy manner…
multiple colours blooming… I love morning glories…
13 Thursday Aug 2015
so excited this morning because the second batch of morning glories have blooms on them… when I bought them I had no idea what size or colour they would be…
they are huge and purple… I was thinking they would be light blue so I am very happy…
the mandevilla continues to produce more flowers and buds…
ran across to the drugstore before work and picked up some AfterBite to deal with these mosquito bites… not sure if it is working that well…
this afternoon I wandered over to the Farmers Market and picked up some great items…
besides the great veggies I got some amazing tziki, some yummy cheese biscuits and a beautiful purple glass pendant…
ran into a friend on my way… great to spend a few minutes catching up… she and her daughter were just coming from the Market… she is an amazing person and we plan to meet at the hot dog cart on the corner one day soon…
had the eggplant and cucumbers as part of my dinner… tasty…
cleaning up my Contact list, came across a fabulous picture of a recently departed friend… she loved orange, which made me think of this picture I took this morning…
I miss her…
31 Thursday Jul 2014
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lovely treats today…
over the noon hour went to the Farmers’ Market located downtown with a colleague and enjoyed our time together… and all the great produce we found…
I picked up baby potatoes, dill, yellow and green beans, baby cucumbers, some fun breads, bison meat and peas… I was so happy about the peas because I was thinking they might already be finished… I love peas…
last thing was a bouquet of yellow lilies which I picked up for my daughter…
on my way home stopped in at my daughter’s new office with the flowers and some peas for her family…
was picked up by my friend and we went to aquasize which was another treat…
went out for supper and another friend who I haven’t seen for ages met us there…
tasted a tofu dish that was delicious, lol… who knew…
as we were getting into the car spotted a cute little bunny… then home for tea and a visit…
huge and delicate looking moth in the concrete jungle…
treats all day long… my life is filled with blessings…
14 Saturday Sep 2013
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barbecue, flowers, fresh veggies, lovely day, market, moon, more nature, quiet morning, Shelmerdine, star filled sky, storm
had a quiet morning around the house… actually put away all the glass balls from the Champagne Bubble Party…
we had a storm which started with lots of thunder and then the sky opened and it poured for maybe ten minutes… watched some TV and made myself a few things to eat…
waiting to move the car seat…
then Crystal and the little boys came, transferred the car seat to my car and we went for a wander through Shelmerdine’s where we enjoyed some fall flowers and checked out mulch and many pumpkins… came across a colleague who looked stunning, having just been to a wedding out that way…
there weren’t very many folks around so the little people ran about checking out all the pumpkins and the trees and bushes…
we went to the market garden and picked up some lovely fresh veggies… we got corn on the cob, peas, yellow and green beans, green onions, garlic, tiny and medium sized potatoes, cauliflower and radishes…
when we got home we put a little roast on the barbecue and prepared yellow beans, corn, potatoes and a caesar salad for our dinner… it was lovely… sadly the littlest person is going through the no meat phase, although both of his brothers went down that path long before he did… while the roast and potatoes were just finishing the propane ran out on the barbecue so Jeff put a new tank on… should I have the desire to barbecue, there will be fuel, lol…
after supper we read a book and then everyone went home and I had a little nap… when I got up the moon was smiling at me through the tree and I took a couple of pictures…
moon through the tree…
since then I have been in the hot tub and enjoyed watching a beautiful star filled sky…
what a lovely day…
herbiggirlpants 