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brave…

17 Thursday Jan 2019

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in 2013 the whole family travelled to Mexico in celebration of my beloved…

we had a great time and did many fun things…

this picture came up in my feed today…

we walked along the bottom of the sea to see stingrays… before we went down we told the staff that I am claustrophobic and might not be able to participate for the whole time…

I was afraid, but went ahead… they help you put on the helmet (that weighs about 60 pounds), and climb down a ladder until you reach the sea floor… then walk alongside a bit of a rail… the water was moving a lot and we had to hang onto the handrail… once we reached a certain spot they had us stop and look beyond the handrail… the staff were swimming around with treats and bringing some of the stingrays over for us to see and touch…

the top of them felt like sandpaper while the bottom was as soft as velvet…

I thought the divers came by to see me once or twice to be sure I was okay, but after we got out of the water the girls told me they were beside me every minute or so, lol…

after we were done I felt very brave and proud that I had actually done it…

those big girl pants…

slides…

14 Monday Jan 2019

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the other day I came across some slides from the 70s…

this first one is from a trip we took with my beloved’s parents to Vancouver in 1978… it was just after our first daughter was born… she travelled in a travel bassinet for the whole trip… times have certainly changed, lol…

at least every second day something bad happened to the car… from blown tires, the muffler falling off at least three times, to windows freezing in the open position, to the engine catching fire… and other things in between…

clearly, a trip to remember…

the second photo is of a camping trip… shows our Chevelle and camper… I purchased that car with my dad in 1968 and we had it for many years… it was a wonderful car… and I have many amazing memories of our times with it…

the camper we have now is very similar to that one… I hope we make as many memories with it;-)…

tidy…

06 Sunday Jan 2019

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spent the day in my pjs…

also un-decorated all of the Christmas bits and pieces… had hoped to have my oldest grandson help me, but he wasn’t available, so I did it all on my own…

worked away at it off and on all day… had given myself a deadline of tonight as the cleaners are coming tomorrow, lol…

not ready to give up the twinkle lights just yet, lol…

redid the living room table… this time with family and Chihuly…

always remember my friend who would clean up before her housekeeper came and I always thought that was so odd…

of course, now that is exactly what I do;-)… well, tidy…

skates…

05 Saturday Jan 2019

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went to Canadian Tire because they had a sale on… I’d decided after my Christmas Eve skate that I’d like to get my own so we could all skate together…

got the cutest ones… they have a C on them and mauve accents;-)… I mean, clearly designed specifically for me…

we went to The Forks, along with what felt like millions of other people, and had fun skating on the River Trail…

I still worry about falling but they had the neatest chairs on skis… it was wonderful to have one to steady me and I was able to relax and get more comfortable… soon I was gliding along… one day I might be able to do that without hanging on to something or someone, lol…

my daughter had a problem with one of her feet so I pushed her for a while… gave the youngest a short ride and then he pushed me for a bit… my son-in-law ended up giving me a very fast ride back to the start;-)…

didn’t skate for long, but it was great fun to be outside with the kids…

maybe next week we will go to the Duck Pond…

groove…

03 Thursday Jan 2019

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been back in the groove of walking on the treadmill every morning… kind of fell off the wagon over the holidays, lol… happy to get back on track…

before I left the house I sat and enjoyed the flowers that I picked up on Monday… a lovely treat to have the moment to focus on the beauty…

when I got into the garage it still smelled delicious… just like barbecued steak… yum… pretty nice after three days… didn’t smell when I got home… will check it out tomorrow, lol…

recliners…

25 Tuesday Dec 2018

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had a lovely day…

up at 5 to FaceTime and exchange gifts with the Ottawa kids…

my son-in-law was working so he left the house around 6… this year it wasn’t nearly as cold as last, lol… which was good… last year when he headed off it was -40 with the windchill… this morning, when I checked a while after he’d gone it was only -18… practically a heat wave…

everyone was up by about 7:30, so I didn’t even have to bang pots…

thoughtful gifts were shared and everyone was pleased with their haul…

one of my gifts was a lovely top with herons on it and another was a Fitbit Charge 3 which I have been eyeing for quite some time;-)…

we had a sausage, potato, spinach and cheese casserole and then headed off to the movies…

went to see The Grinch at Grant Park… the theatre has what appear to be recliners for everyone to sit in and you pick your seat ahead of time (like on planes)… we sat in the wrong ones but eventually got to the right spot…

then it was on to my house where naps were had by many as the dinner cooked…

supper was ready as the daddy arrived just after 7… delicious turkey dinner followed by his presents, a few minutes of device time and away they went…

a bit of time tidying up and now I am relaxing in front of the tv… wondering how long I will stay awake, lol…

icing…

16 Sunday Dec 2018

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tonight after supper we decorated some gingerbread cookies that we’d picked up a few weeks ago at IKEA…

everyone took part… lots of focus and luckily the icing I picked up today worked perfectly…

then we ate them and they were delicious;-)…

we are going to put together the gingerbread house and decorate it on Christmas Eve as we need royal icing to glue it……

developing…

09 Sunday Dec 2018

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was wandering around watering the plants and had a lovely surprise…

usually I water on Saturday but was a bit behind so got to it this morning… was pleased that the paper whites have a couple of buds developing…

was at the mandevilla which has an orchid beside it – usually I keep the orchids for a year or two once they are finished blooming and then end up replacing them…

to my delight, I discovered four buds…

what a wonderful treat…

2191…

01 Saturday Dec 2018

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I wrote my first blog on December 1, 2012… it was nine months since my beloved died and I had gone through many difficult times as I learned what it meant to be a widow…

not really sure if the time has flown by or moved at a snail’s pace…

that day I was just going to see what WordPress was all about, lol…

Google tells me it has been 2191 days and I’ve posted almost every one of those and twice on a few…

that first day I put up this picture… it was of flowers that my colleagues sent me…

it is still one of my favourite shots…

every day when I write a post I check to see if the title has been used before… always interesting to see what I’ve written previously… sometimes I am surprised at what I’ve posted… other times I can remember every word…

life has changed a whole lot in six years… but I am still getting used to the new journey…

I am blessed but miss my beloved every day…

gently…

27 Tuesday Nov 2018

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we haven’t had much snow so far… on Sunday I walked over to meet my family for breakfast…

snow was gently falling and it was beautiful…

stopped along the way and took this shot of snow on a truck which was right by the sidewalk…

then I got my camera out and took some snowflake pictures… enjoyed the chance to spend some time playing with the camera…

reminded me of all the times that my beloved and I would go places so that I could take pictures… I sure do miss him…