17 Monday Feb 2020
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16 Sunday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, friend, grandson, grandsons, memories, moments, popcorn, sipping, Tea, widow
this morning I had some leftover popcorn from yesterday’s movie…
reminded me of what a wonderful day I had with the boys yesterday…
and today I spent time with my oldest grandson… we shopped, made spaghetti and meatballs for our supper, and watched some tv shows before he headed off with the car…
also had a surprise visit from a dear friend… lovely catch-up from a busy week…
had hoped to pick up fresh flowers but the options weren’t great so I didn’t being any home… but there are still a few blooms floating around the house…
sipping tea and realizing how blessed I am…
14 Friday Feb 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, blown, flowers, moments, purple, Valentine, weather, widow, windy
went out in the very cold weather this morning and was nearly blown into a fence… put on my warmest jacket but didn’t realize that the hood wasn’t attached… yikes…
spent the remainder of the day remembering my beloved and how we enjoyed this particular holiday… found this photo from our last Valentine’s Day…
besides the rose, he gave me a beautiful purple jacket which I put on this morning;-)…
12 Wednesday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, fun, happy, light, memories, moments, nature, orchid, Shadow, sitting, sky, sun, sunshine, weather, widow
today I had a lovely time sitting in the sunshine in the living room…
I started a new book by one of my favourite writers and soaked up the warmth… of course, it was -40 outside, lol… so it really was a treat…
have had numerous conversations recently about our lack of sun… cold weather is much easier to accept when the sky is blue and a big yellow ball is in it… we are not getting the amount of sunshine that we used to…
I spent time taking photos of the light and shadows around the house as the sun shone in various areas…
fun…
11 Tuesday Feb 2020
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, celebrate, cleaning, corningware, eraser, hands, memories, moments, Mr. Clean, strength, treat, Valentine's Day, widow
been thinking of my beloved a lot lately… Valentine’s Day is coming up and we always celebrated…
as I was washing dishes I was reminded of his strong hands and how he always dealt with the seriously dirty pots…
he could clean them up in no time, unlike me who used the same items to clean them but they never came out as good as when he did it, lol…
today I was scrubbing one of the Corningware pots that we’ve had since we were first married… it looked terrible so I dug out the Mr. Clean eraser…
I didn’t take any photos before I started, just part way through, and at the end…
with a bit of elbow grease I was able to improve the look a lot… not as good as he would have done, lol…
not sure what is in them, but they are rather amazing and the pot looks excellent…
those big girl pants…
10 Monday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, friends, happy, knee, lunch, memories, moments, pain-free, sky, snow, treat, trees, walk, weather, widow
today, I walked to the Park, had lunch with friends, and walked home without any pain in my knee…
it is the furthest I’ve walked in months…
the weather was cool, a bit breezy, and snow fell gently as I walked… I left in lots of time for my lunch date so I didn’t have to rush… I’m finding that as long as I don’t try to walk too quickly I am good…
and what a treat to have lunch and a visit with two wonderful women…
good to get out and move… was very happy and pleased that the sidewalks were clear and not icy/slippery…
looking forward to more pain-free walks…
08 Saturday Feb 2020
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Advent, Advent All Year, big girl pants, blessed, bonbons, breakfast, chocolate, family, food, memories, moments, Soma Chocolatemaker, taste buds, tasting, treat, widow
a few days ago I received my second Advent All Year parcel from my daughter… (here’s the story of the first one)…
in it were a beautiful handmade card; my favourite Raspberry Chocolate bar (including one for my grandson, who also loves it); and a box of bonbons she chose from a recent visit to Soma chocolatemaker… the box had the coolest extra packing paper as she mentioned she would be mailing it…
one thing I’ve learned from her is that great bonbons need to be eaten quickly before they expire… particularly when they are made with only fresh ingredients…
so, every morning I’ve been choosing one and eating it before I have my breakfast…
such a delicious way to start the day when my taste buds aren’t muddied with other flavours…
I am blessed;-)…
07 Friday Feb 2020
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angle, big girl pants, blessed, memories, moments, read, retirement, sky, sun, sunshine, time, warm, widow
mentioned to someone the other day that I had gone downstairs to the living room to sit in the sun, but it wasn’t shining on the couch…
today I went down earlier expecting to see sun on my spot..
no such luck… apparently the sun doesn’t hit the living room at that angle at this time of the year, lol…
it shines on the other side of the room…
so while the sun was shining, I sat in the chair by the window and then in one of the black chairs…
the sun felt wonderful;-)…
a bit later I got this picture as it was going down…
so blessed to be able to see the movement of the sun at this time of year…
06 Thursday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, cold, family, grandfather clock, memories, moments, parents, plans, ringing, weather, widow
had some plans to head out to get some things done this morning…
but, it was really cold and none of them had to happen, so I decided to stay home…
got dressed, first time in a few days… did some work on the computer and read some of my current book…
also wound the clock which hasn’t been going for a few days…
nice to hear the ringing… reminds me of my mom and dad… this clock came from their apartment…
04 Tuesday Feb 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, crocus, flowers, happiness, happy, hyacinth, moments, nature, orchids, pictures, purple, tulips, widow
had some fun taking flower pictures yesterday…
the crocus and hyacinth are doing very well and enjoying the light in the living room… also some tulips at the grocery store…
orchid blooms are looking lovely and I picked up an orchid on sale at Save-On-Foods that is now living in the bedroom…
