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goodies…

30 Friday Jan 2015

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had to take the car to work today so after I got off I decided to stop at the credit union to deposit a cheque and get some cash… traffic along Portage was brutal and I was worried I wasn’t going to make it before they closed at five, but I just snuck in under the wire…

next, went to Home Outfitters where I had a gift card from over a year ago… just found it last month… thought I would check out what type of goodies they had that I might need…

had a lovely wander around and chose a few fun things…

got a silicone oven mitt on sale, a new cookie sheet to replace one of the very stained and bent ones in the cupboard, a cute scarf hanger which might hold the scarves that are currently on three different hangers… and finally a purple mini food processor (on sale too)…

it was great fun…

had shrimp for dinner, went out for a hot tub and watched a bit of TV…

really needed to add some colour to my day so found this shot from the summer… I do love my morning glories…

morning glories...

morning glories…

five years…

30 Tuesday Sep 2014

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it was overcast and cool this morning… the morning glories were struggling with the temperature… not sure how many more blooms there will be…

IMG_8570.JPGthe leaves are falling very quickly and there are less than half of the coloured Virginia creeper ones left along the garage…

IMG_8571.JPG today marked the fifth anniversary at my work…

we each have a box where other staff members can write and put notes of appreciation and thanks… my box used to be purple, but has faded to blue, lol…

so, to celebrate, I wrote a note to each person on staff thanking them for their contribution to these five years… and I brought in some nuts and a lovely chocolate haystack… we do love treats to eat…

we have been through a lot during this time… I have struggled with two serious illnesses/surgeries and my colleagues have been walking this new journey with me since George’s death… they really are amazingly supportive…

one of my colleagues had brought in some flowers from home yesterday, and this morning she shared them with me…

IMG_8572.JPGI have been blessed in all of the positions I have held… from a year at a law office, eight years at Transport Canada, contract work from home while our girls grew up, assisting my sister-in-law with her real estate business, a year at The Faculty of Theology at the U of W, ten years at a theological college, to these last five wonderful years…

IMG_8573.JPGhow many people have a workplace where yoga mats have showers:-)…

autumn…

25 Thursday Sep 2014

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another beautiful day… sun shone the whole time…

IMG_8425.JPGseemed like it was bigger and had moved over in the sky, lol…

always amazes me how morning glories seem to be lit from within…

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IMG_8421-1.JPGthe hibiscus has both a red and a yellow bloom today…

IMG_8423.JPGcolours in the garden are changing every day…

IMG_8424.JPGI do love the myriad of colour that autumn brings…

still…

16 Tuesday Sep 2014

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this morning it was warmer out and the morning glories were trying to open…

IMG_8245.JPGwhen I looked up the clouds in the sky were like a picture…

IMG_8246.JPGas the day went on I felt less and less well… by the time I left the office my throat was very sore and I was coughing more…

I am still sick with this cold and decided to head right to bed…

IMG_8249.JPGphone seemed to ring off the hook, but eventually the calls stopped… made some orange and strawberry juice which usually makes me feel better…

really need to shake this…

look…

11 Thursday Sep 2014

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this morning I was taking a picture of the morning glories… I can’t really go past them without checking to see how many are blooming…

IMG_8181.JPGthis one was particularly beautiful as it looks like the light is glowing from the centre…

IMG_8180.JPGheard the geese and looked up to see them flying by the trees… such a beautiful sight and sound…

IMG_8182.JPGas I drove to work the sky was quite amazing and I was able to get a picture at a stop light…

lovely what you see if you take the time to look…

little…

05 Friday Sep 2014

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yesterday I spent some glorious time with two little persons, had to retake one of the photos today because one didn’t turn out, lol…

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IMG_8034.JPGgot to spend time holding each of them while they had a lovely nap… we had a wonderful lunch and then everyone went home and I had a nap…

IMG_8009.JPGsnuggling babies can be exhausting…

this morning I got a few good shots of raindrops on the hibiscus…

IMG_8055.JPGalso a pic of blue and purple morning glories…

IMG_8054.JPGlovely way to spend the last of my vacation…

power…

21 Thursday Aug 2014

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after I was dressed and ready to leave this morning, the power went out…

called Hydro with my cell because the house phone was dead… then I spent some time trying to decide whether to stay home or go to the office…

decided to head to work… on the way out I took a few pictures of the first morning glories… they seeded themselves from last year…

IMG_7376.JPGand they are purple…

got into the garage and went to push the button to open the garage door… duh… maybe I wasn’t going to work, lol…

called my daughter and while she was on the phone I pulled the cord that released the motor from the door…

opened it and drove the car out… closed it but it wouldn’t lock… didn’t know what to do and it was late, so I left it unlocked…

colleagues suggested it would reset when the power came on…

got a call about noon from Hydro advising that it was back…

when I got home I manually opened it and put the car in… tried the button and the motor came on but the door didn’t do anything… tried opening it higher but that still didn’t work…

went across the lane and asked my neighbour for help… he came over and showed me how to hook the motor back to the door…

if I have to do this again, will likely need to put the ladder in the empty garage to get up high enough, lol…

now, if only I can remember what to do…

blooming continued…

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

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today the African Violet blooms were open…

African Violet blooming...

African Violet blooming…

talked with a friend about how flowers can open so quickly…

thought about the morning glories and how they are all closed up in the morning and then by mid day are all open… hibiscus open in a similar fashion… and they are usually only open for one day…

you have to be paying attention or you can miss the whole thing…

my absolute favourite to watch though are poppies… if you sit quietly and watch you can actually see them open and the cover pop off…

always a wonder to spend the few minutes it takes for them to open…

makes me think about life and how we need to enjoy and celebrate every moment as we don’t know what is in store for us, or for others…

just spent an hour searching for four pictures of George to use for a project… was bittersweet… I miss him so much…

remember to tell the important people in your life that you love them… never know if you will have another opportunity to do that…

glory in the morning…

20 Friday Sep 2013

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got a few pics on my way to the garage this morning… the morning glories are really enjoying this cooler weather and I am enjoying them… they really are one of my favourites…

there were a number of blooms when I left…

love the two-tone quality of this one...

love the two-tone quality of this one…

even four or five when I got home, which is unusual, as they are normally done by about noon… today was quite overcast and cool so that must have encouraged them to bloom longer…

couldn't decide if the lighter coloured one was opening or closing...

couldn’t decide if the lighter coloured one was opening or closing…

the weather people are forecasting frost tonight… I hope they are wrong… but it does encourage me to get out into the garden and do some cleaning up…

being sure to take a moment whenever I go by them to enjoy their beauty as soon they won’t be blooming :-)…

the pond…

01 Sunday Sep 2013

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had a good time with my sleepover friend… we counted morning glories (8)… we walked to the A for “the special” and got the rye toast that Grandpa liked… we worked in the garden, like Grandpa would have… one of us had a hot tub while the other continued with the garden work, like Grandpa would have…

rearranged floating objects in the pond...

rearranged floating objects in the pond…

had a couple of helpers throughout the day and one of them did some work in the pond… got one of the plants to stay upright, trimmed up some dead material, pulled out a broken glass ball and rearranged all the floats and glass balls…

lily pads and floats...

lily pads and floats…

fish were fed and numbers of people tried to find them, although they really hide well under the slate bridge…

got a couple of good shots of the floats and balls…

close up of floats and glass bubbles...

close up of floats and glass bubbles…ad 

went for dimsum and after the kids left, watched some TV and made a lovely dinner of pan seared steak with pan-fried potatoes, mushrooms and onions, and fresh tiny tomatoes from the garden…

a lovely day all around…