15 Monday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, flowers, moments, power, ride, thunderstorm, violets, widow, work
as I was waiting for my ride this morning there was a huge thunderstorm and the power went out…
I was in the middle of taking a few pics of the violet that was just starting to open…
at the office I also took some photos of the violet there that is open… and of my orchid…
great start to my time back at the office;-)…
12 Friday Jul 2019
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bed, big girl pants, family, garden, haircut, memories, moments, purple, reading, relaxing, resting, routine, St. James Biz, tv, widow
had a good sleep in my own bed and spent a restful day recovering from my camping trip;-)…
back to usual patterns and started my day with a fruit smoothie, thanks to the frozen fruit my grandson had picked up while he was house sitting…
lots of tv, reading and napping…
walked over and got my hair cut…
tiniest bit of purple left in it, lol…
it was a beautiful day and I enjoyed the walk… even got a few flower photos in the process… the St. James Biz have done a great job with the planters…
back home I had lunch and did more resting;-)… enjoyed time in the garden, listening to the waterfall…
cooked some pickerel for dinner…
it is always nice to come home…
02 Tuesday Jul 2019
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well, what a pleasant surprise…
the cleaners came today… they usually come on the first Monday of the month and I expected they wouldn’t be here until next week as yesterday was a holiday…
luckily, I tidied up this morning before I left for work…
the house just feels better when I walk in and I know right away that they’ve been…
I always giggle when they rearrange the cushions, lol…
I am so blessed…
25 Tuesday Jun 2019
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big girl pants, dropping seed, green, moments, research, stress, trees, walk, widow
saw the most interesting seeds on the ground as I was walking home tonight…
I think they were seeds… looking up the street portions of the sidewalk were green and I couldn’t figure out why…
when I got to those spots the cement was covered in what looked like tiny green leaves… I’ve never seen this before…
clearly it had to do with a particular type of tree, not sure what kind… did a little research but no particular tree jumped out at me…
I did read something about a response to stress causing a huge drop of seeds;-(…
24 Monday Jun 2019
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altered, big girl pants, blessed, daisy, flowers, garden, happy, iPhone, moments, nature, photos, pictures, wasp, widow
this morning I walked around the garden to get a few photos of the daisies that had opened overnight…
and I discovered this wasp (I think)… it was sitting on the daisy and not moving… I took a number of photos and then started to wonder if it was alive…
as I took the last two photos I could see it breathing, so was really happy…
I am rather pleased with this photo because it has not been altered at all;-)…
23 Sunday Jun 2019
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beloved, blessed, clusters, family, loss, Maui, memories, moments, orchids, remembering, shopping, smile, tears, treat
it has been over seven years since my beloved left us…
I still have difficult days… they often come in clusters and I’m in the midst of one right now…
today, when I was grocery shopping, orchids were on sale… so as a lovely reminder of my beloved I picked up two…
they do make me smile when I think of all the ones he brought home for me over the years…
he would have enjoyed the orchid farm on Maui…
I miss him so much…
06 Thursday Jun 2019
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art, big girl pants, change, Chihuly Garden & Glass, Dale Chihuly, glass, influencer, moments, Seattle, widow
this picture reminds me of the rush you get when you meet one of the influential people who have or will change your life in some way…
Dale Chihuly has been one such influence for me… I was introduced to his art a number of years ago and been a fan since that time… wanting to see his art has encouraged me to step out of my box and visit places I couldn’t have imagined and experience things in a new way…
I can still feel the thrill of hearing his voice in the building and realizing that he was there in person and it wasn’t a video or recording…
it was such a pleasure to meet and talk with him at Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle…
30 Thursday May 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, bunnies, dandelions, lawn, moments, pictures, widow
yesterday morning, when I was leaving for work I spotted two bunnies in the grass on the front lawn, but never took any pictures…
I did spend a few minutes sitting and watching them…
I am so blessed in so many ways, and the ability to sit still for a few moments and enjoy a bit of nature is one of them…
this morning another one was in the grass… got a few pics…
do ignore the dandelion filled lawn… it should be getting trimmed on Sunday;-)…
I hear that the bees are really happy to have the flowers from which to gather pollen…
I’m all there for the bees;-)…
26 Sunday May 2019
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big girl pants, blooms, family, flowerbeds, flowers, garden, grandson, moments, poppies, rocks, widow
today my grandson came over to move the rocks out of the flowerbed in an effort to make it easier for when the gardener is able to start work…
while I was over there I checked out the couple of poppies that have come up… we used to have many, many poppies in the garden, but over the last few years there have been fewer and fewer…
looks like there will be a couple of flowers… pretty exciting…
might be the last ones;-(…
15 Wednesday May 2019
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barley, beloved, big girl pants, chicken soup, fried egg, George, lunch, memories, moments, specialties, supper, widow
today we had chicken soup for lunch…
I made it last night and it took most of the evening… my chicken soup has potatoes, carrots, corn and peas… it also has barley in it… George loved barley in soup and so I always use it… I find that noodles can get mushy but the barley stands up to any reheating…
for supper I made a fried egg sandwich… one of my beloved’s specialties…
I imagined how it would taste, but it didn’t turn out quite as planned… was okay, lol…
nice memories…
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