16 Monday Oct 2017
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had to stop at the store for a few groceries and found some flowers…
flowers really make me happy and putting them into the cart just seemed like the right thing to do…
I always giggle as I clip the bouquet into the seatbelt but it really is a great way to transport them…
going to take them to the office for my desk… will be a lovely treat to have them brighten my space…
06 Friday Oct 2017
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big girl pants, early, heavens, hot tub, light, moments, moon, nature, Orion’s Belt, pictures, sky, stars, widow
of course, on a day off I woke up at 5:30, so I headed out for a hot tub…
the heavens were amazing and the moon was huge… the stars were very bright and I was able to get a picture of Orion’s Belt…
considering it was on my phone it came out pretty good, lol…
the streetlight shining on the lawn furniture was also lovely…
as I was driving toward my appointment this morning the moon looked like it was close enough to touch…
happy I stopped and took a few photos, because by the time I got out of the car, it was gone…
had a nap this afternoon;-)…
04 Wednesday Oct 2017
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big girl pants, chocolate, coleslaw, colleague, delicious, fun, matriarch, moments, recipes, scones, widow
had some fun with recipes the last few days…
got this from a colleague… she makes the best scones and I am always asking for them so the other day she gave me the recipe… it was written on a recipe card by her mom…
had to call her a few times to clarify what to do, lol… pulled out my Purity cookbook to review steps…my BS buddies came by and they were able to provide a few more bits of info… baked them at 450 instead of the 400 noted on the card… they came out great… so busy I never even got a picture of them other than this one which I ate with the amazing chocolate raspberry jam that we picked up when I was in southern Ontario…
we talked about how often those older recipes didn’t provide much direction, lol…
today I made coleslaw from a recipe I received from a matriarch of the church over thirty years ago… the recipe is written for a huge crowd…
it has been reduced down a number of times, and when I make it now it is certainly way smaller…
came out fabulous, as always…
03 Tuesday Oct 2017
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took a few minutes to enjoy this sunset last night…
feels as though life has been going by so quickly that I haven’t taken the time to enjoy those special moments as they happen…
have had a very intense few days so it felt timely tonight as I spent a few minutes checking out this cool sky…
21 Thursday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, flowers, garden, irritated, moments, morning glories, nature, pictures, sky, sun, weather, widow
first thing this morning the sky was amazing…
then I went out and took a quick spin around the garden… got a few shots of flowers, although they are getting a bit irritated with the cold temperatures early in the morning…
and tonight, the same view out the back window…
pretty…
14 Thursday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, changing, flowers, garden, George, leaves, moments, purple, sky, sun, virginia creeper, widow
enjoyed the Virginia creeper this morning…
it is changing everyday and starting to look quite lovely, but unfortunately this also means that fall is coming…
the pergola that George built looks spectacular right now…
of course there were flowers blooming…
lots of purple today…
the sun was trying to make it through the smoky sky as we were driving downtown…
strange, but beautiful…
09 Saturday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 10, big girl pants, blessed, family, homemade, Lug, macaroni and cheese, moments, Ottawa, paddleboard, pictures, shopping, sky, vacation, widow
up early and prepared homemade macaroni and cheese… one of my daughter’s favourites…
packed up all my stuff, including a new Lug bag that my daughter got for me a few months ago…
then we headed to the Mall for a little bit of shopping… in the end she found a jacket and shorts and I got a new phone case…
we spent a fun hour at a cool kitchen store checking out all types of gadgets…
home to pick up the luggage, load the paddleboard on the roof and make our way to the airport…
had a snack and I headed through security to catch my flight…
from goodbye to Ottawa, the WestJet Connect app showing we were over Winnipeg, to coming in over the river and touchdown…
I had a great visit and enjoyed every minute…
as I was walking down the ramp to the airplane I was thinking of how blessed I have been… travelling by air has become old hat and having the resources, both financial and time, that allow me to visit my kids…
04 Monday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 5, big girl pants, boat, family, Kingston, leaves, locks, memories, moments, paddle boarding, selfie, walk, weather, widow
started our day early in Kingston with a trip to the Base beach to do some stand up paddle boarding… it was a gorgeous morning, warm but breezy…
my daughter got out onto the water but realized it was too windy so we packed the stuff up… it is a lovely beach with many sailboats at the marina…
on our way home we stopped and checked out a couple of trails…
the leaves and acorns were beautiful…
then it was time for lunch, farewells and the drive back to Ottawa… on the way we took a few detours to find some possible paddle boarding sites…
we came across a boat going through the locks at one spot and had fun watching the process…
continue to work on my selfie skills, and as one woman put it while we were trying to get just the right one – it is harder than it looks, lol…
rained for about the last half hour of our drive, then stopped for just long enough to unload the car…
another fun filled day… now I am tired and ready for bed…
02 Saturday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 3, big girl pants, dinner, family, flowers, fun, Kingston, moments, paddle board, pottery, Public Market, shopping, sunshine, SUP, vacation, widow, wobble
began our day at the Kingston Public Market where we picked up veggies, flowers, and treats to take home…
it is a cute little Market with many food vendors and artisans… found some maple syrup and pottery to bring home…
stopped into a bakery, an Italian grocery store and a butcher shop to finish off the items needed for our dinner…
then it was off to Sydenham Lake to christen the new SUP…
my daughter had a lovely paddle on it and enjoyed every minute…
after her first round she came in and gave me instructions and assistance to give it a try…
my goodness it is difficult… at one point I asked what was making the board wobble so much and she announced it was me, lol… took a short paddle after she helped me onto the board, then did kneeling paddle boarding… rested for a few minutes and did one more round of the standing up version… lots of fun but exhausting;-)…
I would do it again, as long as someone was there to get me up on it…
fabulous steak dinner with beets, fingerling potatoes and green beans…
now for a movie and then to bed…
27 Sunday Aug 2017
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big girl pants, campfire, camping, dinner, eggs, family, food, memories, moments, reminder, smell, widow
read a post on a friend’s Facebook page about smelling like a campfire…
made me giggle and think back to our recent camping trip… once I got home I had to wash everything because all of the clothes smelled like the campfire, lol…
when I smell a fire in the neighbourhood or someone’s barbecue, it takes me back to all the delicious meals we ate…
I think my favourite was the morning that my son-in-law produced sunny side up eggs for my breakfast… on the campfire… amazing…
of course, steak and lobster and kebabs were other highlights, lol…
what fun we had and great memories we made;-)… maybe we will be able to fit in one more weekend…
as it happens, the neighbour is barbecuing as I write this, although it smells like it might just be hot dogs…
