22 Tuesday Jun 2021
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. soup, big girl pants, blessed, curry, family, flavours, food, lunch, memories, mom, moments, scent, widow
today, as I was eating my cauliflower soup for lunch, I was thinking about my mom…
she loved curry… at that time it was not one of my favourites, but yesterday I popped some into the soup…
tasted pretty good and the smell certainly brought back memories of times with her;-)…
21 Monday Jun 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, difficult, family, Father's Day, guy, happy, love, memories, moments, remembering, widow
I’ve been thinking of many special Father’s Days and missing this great guy…
interesting how difficult holidays can be sometimes… used to be such a wonderful time… pleased that most years I am able to focus on the special times that have taken place…
still happy that the day is over…
20 Sunday Jun 2021
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action, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, elm, elm seeds, flowers, garden, laughing, memories, moments, nature, plants, remembering, weeds, widow
I was thinking of my beloved on this Father’s Day as I wandered around the deck pulling weeds… currently ninety-nine percent are elm seedlings…
I always gave him action for not carrying around a pail to put the debris into and there I was today, pulling weeds and putting them on the ground or deck to be picked up later…
I bet he is laughing now;-)…
19 Saturday Jun 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, clematis, flowers, garden, memories, moments, nature, wall, widow
the clematis seems happy in its spot on the wall along the driveway…
it is showing new growth and is getting bigger each year…
I’ve just read about a way to help it grow even quicker by laying a portion of it down and putting soil over it… think I will give that a try in the fall…
for now, I am making sure to go out and visit it each day;-)…
15 Tuesday Jun 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, garden, memories, moments, nature, overlooking, pond, privilege, widow
as I sit in the garden, overlooking the beautiful sanctuary that it is, I’ve been thinking of my privilege…
I have a safe home, food to eat, and a glorious space to enjoy every day…
this is due in large part to my beloved… he worked for years to make our home comfortable and to put money aside for our retirement… and he never got to see that…
all that allows me to stay home and enjoy life is due to his work, and yes, his death, which has paved the way for my time sitting in the garden…
he worked hard to make it a sanctuary for us and I often think of him mowing the grass or pulling weeds… or cleaning the garage, lol…
I truly am blessed beyond measure…
11 Friday Jun 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, dahlia, flowers, garden, iris, memories, moments, nature, photos, plants, purple, widow
last year I almost missed this little iris… so I was watching for it this year…
it sits right up next to a flower pot which I hope is going to have a dahlia growing in it…although currently there is no sign of said dahlia;-(…
but the iris is beautiful…
09 Wednesday Jun 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, columbine, downpour, flowers, garden, memories, moments, nature, purple, rain barrel, self-seeded, thunderstorm, weather, widow
happy I took a walk around the garden before the thunderstorm…
this is a self-seeded columbine… they have wandered around the shade garden over the years… so far this year I’ve found two…
we really got a good downpour… I watched it pour over the water barrel as it was coming down so hard and fast…
not sure how the flowers faired afterwards, lol…
08 Tuesday Jun 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, goldfish, memories, moments, nature, open, pictures, poppies, widow
woke up to twelve open poppies yesterday…
was quite surprised as they usually open one or two at a time…
they look lovely, particularly with the reflection in the pond…
the goldfish add to the pretty orange colours, lol…
can’t stop taking photos of them…
04 Friday Jun 2021
Posted in business, life, loss, moments, retirement, Uncategorized
the bar on the inside of the shower fell off… as in broke;-(…
it looks like I will have to find a piece to go onto the end of one side…
the doors were put in in 2009, so I am worried as to whether we will be able to find this piece, but I use this bar all the time…
wish me luck…
04 Friday Jun 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, garden, memories, moments, nature, open, poppies, surprise, widow
two days ago the poppies were looking excellent, and fairly close to opening…
often they will open one or two at a time which is great, because their season is very short…
this morning I looked out after the storm and spotted these beauties…
what a delightful treat;-)…
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