31 Friday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, chickadees, giggle, happy, memories, moments, mug, nature, widow
had a bit of a giggle the other day…
as I pulled out my newest mug in the morning – the chickadees – I looked up at the kitchen display and saw that it was showing a photo of the first time I took a photo of the mug;-)…
I particularly enjoy the fact that this mug shows two chickadees, one on each side so that I can see the bird, even as a leftie;-)…
seemed a bit serendipitous…
29 Wednesday Jan 2025
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basement, big girl pants, blessed, family, friends, grandson, housemate, memories, moments, Technology, tidy, tour, widow
on Monday, we had a “tour” of the redone basement when everyone arrived for our weekly gathering…
my housemate had tidied it up the evening before to be sure it was ready for the event, lol…
there is a lot of technology used in the space and it has been fun to watch as each piece has been installed…
it was interesting listening to the comments particularly as no one had been down there in years…
21 Tuesday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, details, display, exhibition, Fleurs de Villes, flowers, friends, memories, moments, nature, plants, Technology, The Leaf, treat, widow
Monday was another delightful day at The Leaf…
our group went to view the Fleurs de Villes display after our birthday lunch at Gather…
as always, a walk through the Tropical Biome is rejuvenating…
we had such fun as each of us shared different points of interest as we wandered through the lush vegetation…
we visited the cacao trees, saw coffee beans, enjoyed new vistas of the fish, chatted about the banyan tree, spotted many heliconias, and got dripped on a few times, lol…
we moved on to the Mediterranean Biome for the Fleurs de Villes exhibition…
all of the mannequins (that represent the arts in the city) were very nicely done… we met two of the designers and spotted things we liked at every display… it was amazing to see the details that had been included…
after we’d been around once, most of us went around one more time, as we each made a decision on our favourite and filled out the ballot which we received as we entered the space…
the Fleurs de Villes exhibition is always stunning and such a delight to have had here two years in a row;-)…
one more visit to the exhibition in a few days…
04 Saturday Jan 2025
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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…
03 Friday Jan 2025
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avocado, big girl pants, blessed, food, lobster, memories, moments, prime, remembering, salad, serendipitous, ten years, widow
ten years ago today, this was my lunch… which included lobster, steak, and avocado…
and this was my lunch today… which included prime rib and avocado… no lobster though…
can’t decide if I am that boring, or if it was serendipitous;-)…
02 Thursday Jan 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, family, first footing, front door, memories, moments, new year, shovelling, snow, tradition, widow
on New Year’s day in the morning, I went out the patio doors and shovelled the decks…
then I walked around to the front and did the sidewalks and steps…
I used the shovel by the back door and it was very noisy, lol… it has a metal piece along the front and makes a scraping noise as it is used…
the one I normally use is plastic and much quieter…
I started at the back because I was waiting for my first-footer to arrive so didn’t use the front door…
twice during the day people commented that I was the only person they knew who followed this tradition, and also that when I was gone, the tradition would probably go with me, lol…
01 Wednesday Jan 2025
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17 Tuesday Dec 2024
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Advent, adventure calendar, big girl pants, blessed, family, heart, heart shaped, memories, moments, shortbread, sixteenth, widow
Monday’s shortbread was heart-shaped and tasty;-)…
when I was looking at memories, I discovered that many years ago I also received something heart-shaped on the sixteenth;-)… and both from the same person, lol…
it is fun to go down memory lane…
13 Friday Dec 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, five years, garden, hermit, last day, memories, moments, retirement, staff, widow, work
hard to believe yesterday marked five years since my last day of work before retirement…
I remember what a special day it was… I did all the things I wanted to do, the way I wanted;-)…
it was always fun to gather the group for a photo, kind of like herding cats, lol…
since then I’ve travelled a bit, enjoyed being a hermit through Covid and beyond, spent hours in the garden, read a ton of books, and enjoyed every minute… I truly am blessed;-)…
it’s a wonderful life…
04 Wednesday Dec 2024
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beloved, big girl pants, birthday, blessed, burgers, family, food, memories, moments, remembering, seventy-six, Technology, time, widow
today would have been my beloved’s seventy-sixth birthday…
I have come across a few lovely memories…
from visiting beaches, playing with grandkids, eating with family, cold weather fun, to barbecuing dinner…
such wonderful memories…
tonight burgers were eaten in Winnipeg and Ottawa to remember a very special person…
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