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bend…

01 Sunday Mar 2020

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part of the reason I shopped at Safeway yesterday was to be able to get some flowers… they almost always have something I like;-)…

I picked up tulips and a few carnations…

instead of making one arrangement, I divided them… one for the living room, one for the dining room, one for the bathroom and one for the bedroom…

the photos above were from yesterday… tulips move in their vase on a regular basis so they are fun to watch throughout the day…

so far today they have opened up and started to bend over in the light…

I’ve enjoyed watching them as I was reading, particularly as it was a bit overcast and very windy out today…

watercolour…

29 Saturday Feb 2020

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over the last week or so I’ve been collecting things so that I can do some watercolour painting…

yesterday I gathered up all the equipment and sat down to paint…

when I did some of this at Christmas in Ottawa it was more difficult than I’d imagined it would be…

here at home I think it was even more difficult without my daughter’s mentorship, lol…

it was a fun hour, although I need to practice more;-)…

address…

28 Friday Feb 2020

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on my final day of work I took a selfie with each person on staff…

I’ve since used those photos to update their contact and address information in my phone…

at first I was cropping myself out of the pictures, but then I realized how nice it was to see us together;-)… so I’ve left them as I took them…

it is lovely when I am sending a text or email to see their faces;-)…

sort of…

27 Thursday Feb 2020

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this week was Shrove Tuesday and I decided to make pancakes… I sort of followed my recipe, but cut it back by two-thirds and adapted the ingredients…

took the page from my new cookbook and stuck it up on the message board so I could read it easily…

as I’ve typed the recipes, for many of them I’ve added two sets of quantities so there is less likelihood of messing up the ingredients… I will redo this one with the smaller amount for next time, lol…

I used to make this recipe for the family and would take the last few tablespoons to mix with grated potatoes to make potato pancakes for me…

worked out well with the adjustments and they were delicious…

usually I’d use sour cream, but this time I used Greek yogurt and it worked well…

there were a few pancakes left for breakfast;-)…

relish…

25 Tuesday Feb 2020

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had a lovely day…

my son-in-law arrived and we had breakfast at the “A” before we headed to Costco…

I really enjoy spending time with him and relish every moment… lots of great conversation as we talked about their upcoming vacation…

off to Costco where we picked up a few things and renewed my membership as well as used my annual refund towards paying the bill… this time when the renewal notice arrived, the cheque was on the first page, lol… last time it was on the second page and I didn’t see it… maybe I wasn’t the only one who didn’t see it…

I always appreciate when one of the kids come shopping with me… once we were back home, he helped put everything away and we had a cup of tea before he left to get his errands done…

leftover…

24 Monday Feb 2020

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I’ve used quite a bit of the leftover rice that I made last week…

so far I’ve made a few things with it… combined some of it with shredded Brussels sprouts; mixed it with shrimp and egg for a lovely fried rice; and combined it with meatballs…

but I am getting a little tired of it, particularly as rice isn’t one of my favourites, lol… I would much rather have potatoes…

but I do love rice pudding;-)… so I did some research and then made some…

had some for breakfast… it was delicious…

grow…

23 Sunday Feb 2020

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had a wonderful lunch out the other day…

arrived at the restaurant early and was very relaxed as I had a glass of water and looked around as I waited for my friend…

usually when I am waiting for someone at a restaurant I focus on my phone, lol… today I didn’t feel the need to do that…

what a difference eight years makes… before my beloved died, I had never been in a restaurant on my own…

I continue to grow as time goes by…

valued…

22 Saturday Feb 2020

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I was recently reminded how important it is to hear that you are valued…

if others only point out negative things, even if they aren’t true, it is easy to fall into the trap of believing them and forgetting your best qualities…

don’t let the negativity make you forget your own value;-)…

remember your worth, because you have many excellent talents…

route…

21 Friday Feb 2020

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had a lovely walk this morning…

exactly a week since I took the same route on a freezing morning… quite a difference today…

today I parked much further down the street and enjoyed the stroll to and from my appointment, where my doctor was pleased with my blood pressure, A1C and heart…

looking forward to more walks in nicer weather…

paraffin…

20 Thursday Feb 2020

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today I finally made it to Total Wrapture for a pedicure…

I’ve been waiting for a while but things hadn’t fallen into place until today…

it was time to give my nails a rest, so I kept my socks on while I waited for my appointment as I wouldn’t be having them painted…

the last few times when I’d had the paraffin treatment, it seemed that the polish came off sooner so I haven’t had it for ages… since I wasn’t having polish I decided to have the paraffin treatment…

it was lovely and my feet felt so soft afterwards… also nice to leave without worrying about smudging toes, lol…

they will have a good break without polish and will be ready for colour when I start to wear sandals again…