10 Sunday Nov 2019
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aquasize, beloved, big girl pants, blessed, fish, food, French fries, memories, moments, oil, widow
made fish and chips for my supper recently…
the house smelled of cooking oil… triggered some lovely memories…
on aquasize night when I got home, there would always be fish and chips ready…
and my beloved made the world’s best french fries…
09 Saturday Nov 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, dad, family, father, gentle, memories, picture, remembering, soldier, special, strays, widow, work
been thinking of my dad a lot recently… his birthday was in November and he spent time overseas as a soldier, so during these days of remembrance it just seems right to look back at some lovely memories…
this photo is from Then to Now, the history of La Salle, Manitoba…
a gentle man, in all ways… he spoke quietly but if you were in trouble you knew it… not that you’d be in trouble very often…
he always saw the best in people, which made him particularly suited for his work with Canada Manpower where he helped individuals figure out what type of work they were best suited for, and then found them an appropriate position… in those days you might only have one or two jobs in your career…
at home, he took in strays… not animals, lol, people… we would often have someone staying with us who needed a safe place to regroup for a while…
he was wise and generous… one of those people who always had a thoughtful opinion when you needed it, although, only when asked… and would give you the shirt off his back, or anything else he had, if he felt it would help…
he has been gone for over thirty years but I can still hear his wisdom…
I miss you dad…
04 Monday Nov 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, blog, followers, loss, memories, moments, Technology, widow
just reached 350 followers on WordPress…
laughed the other day when a friend introduced me and said that I had 3000 followers… really made me giggle, lol… 300… 3000… very close;-)…
it has taken six years to reach that number…
had me thinking of the changes over that time… how the blog has gone from information on what to do when you become a widow/widower to my daily life…
my life really has been blessed… as I continue to put on those big girl pants…
31 Thursday Oct 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, halloween, memories, moments, skeleton, treats, widow, Za Pizza
somewhere I have a couple of boxes filled with Halloween decorations…
for the life of me, can’t find them…
so, this year there are two pumpkins, two witches’ hats, a cape and a skeleton to decorate, lol…
but a friend is over… we picked up Za Pizza for supper, and we have goodies to give out…
happy halloween…
30 Wednesday Oct 2019
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backing, big girl pants, family, memories, parents, poppy, remembering, widow
picked up a poppy the other day…
dug around and found a backing piece and put the poppy on my jacket… I hate to lose them…
it feels important to wear this sign of respect for our veterans and those who serve now…
I remember my mom and dad, my father-in-law and my son-in-law…
29 Tuesday Oct 2019
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, family, memories, moments, organized, prepared, review, widow, will
recently I’ve heard a lot about Wills…
today on tv they were discussing the need for one, and how most people don’t get that piece of organization done…
I did mine in July of 2012… and I likely need to update it as they mentioned you should review it every five years or so…
amazingly, it has been over seven years since it was written… it was shortly after my beloved died and I was getting ready to have major surgery… I wanted to have my affairs in order on the chance that I didn’t make it… wanted things to be as easy as possible for the girls…
rather proud that I was able to put my fingers on it right away when I went looking, lol…
21 Monday Oct 2019
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I’m not sure why but I love bendy buses…
I’ve ridden in them in Ottawa, when visiting my daughter and son-in-law… there are lots of them there…
there haven’t been many here until recently…
for whatever reason they’ve been driving down the street by our office and I got a photo the other day…
not sure why, but when I see them they make me smile…
20 Sunday Oct 2019
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AAA Downtown Dental Clinic, big girl pants, blessed, dentist, filling, memories, moments, walk, widow
had to go to the dentist for a couple of fillings… sad face…
I am seriously stressed by dentists, but go regularly so that I don’t have any problems… clearly had a very negative experience as a child and the fear has never left me…
I’ve been going to a specialized dental office for over twenty years and still I am nervous every time I go, lol…
the nerves at this appointment came because many years ago something happened when I was getting the freezing in my upper teeth… I mentioned it, and she changed the type of medication she used and then stood and chatted with me until it was time to start the procedure… clearly an attempt to keep me calm, lol…
got this shot as I was walking back to the office… felt much more relaxed as I passed by the Delta…
17 Thursday Oct 2019
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one of the things I do when I write a blog is check to see if I’ve used that particular title previously…
it is a lovely way to review some of the things I’ve written and I am often surprised with what comes up;-)…
sometimes it is rather difficult to find a new word, so I get to see quite a few previous blogs, lol…
30 Monday Sep 2019
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. soup, 10 years, beloved, big girl pants, family, flowers, memories, milestone, treats, widow, workplace
today marked ten years at my current workplace… a lot has happened in those ten years and these people are part of my family…
a big deal to me… and so I had lots of fun preparing for the day…
I wrote notes, distributed flowers, and made a lovely lunch of Thai Shrimp soup along with salad, fresh bread and tarts from La Belle Baguette for dessert…
not every day you can celebrate such a milestone…
it is such fun to walk around and see flowers everywhere;-)…
my beloved would have enjoyed helping me with this special event… I truly am blessed…
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