bittersweet…

25 Tuesday Sep 2018

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today is my daughter and son-in-law’s wedding anniversary…

I remember what a great day it was, but also the weeks that led up to it…

the day went off without a hitch… our daughter looked amazing… picture taking was great fun… the sky was blue for their outdoor service… the limo stopped at Starbucks so they could get coffee… the reception was very classy and everyone had a wonderful time…

but just prior to that I had been in the hospital for six weeks, followed by weeks at home with a drainage tube which was removed just a few days before the wedding…

that was probably the sickest I have ever been and recovery was slow and difficult…

I also remember what a gem my beloved was as he visited me in the hospital and brought me daily pictures of the morning glories as they bloomed…

he took such good care of me, always…

I can only wish that kind of love for my children as they move forward in their life together…

bittersweet memories…

delicate…

21 Friday Sep 2018

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put a note in my calendar the other day so that I would remember to bring the Japanese Maple in from the garden…

doesn’t look like it was affected by the cold weather which makes me happy… will watch and see how stressed it will be from the move… it is a bit delicate and often drops all of the leaves when moved…

still have to bring in the hibiscus and mandevilla… maybe on Sunday…

right now the morning glories are wrapped all around the mandevilla, lol…

vitamin…

20 Thursday Sep 2018

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this morning I was up at my usual time… it was dark…

the sun rose forty-five minutes later… this is very sad… a clear sign of what is to come…

it was light when I left and there were many, many, morning glories blooming in the garden…

this week I started back on vitamin D…

pjs…

15 Saturday Sep 2018

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a most lovely relaxing day…

watched tv, did some work in the computer room, checked out the flowers and made meals…

stayed in my pjs all day;-)…

stash…

13 Thursday Sep 2018

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two storms during the night and the power was off… not sure for how long, but it came back on at 6 am… I know that because I heard what sounded like a car not starting… after a few minutes I realized it was the printer coming on line…

the sky was still quite angry…

when I got home had a beautiful view as I came out of the garage into the garden… even after an all-day overcast sky, the morning glories were smiling at me…

ended the very long week with a delicious treat… a bit of chocolate, almonds and two shortbread cookies from my stash, lol…

happy weekend;-)…

rummaged…

09 Sunday Sep 2018

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odd weather today… went from cloudy to sunny, to rainy, and back again a number of times… ended with sun shining through the clouds…

the poor morning glories took a beating early on… nearly every time it rained the drops were huge…

thinking of my dad today as I took hours to make fresh tomato sauce to go with some spaghetti for supper… I keep buying grape tomatoes to make caprese salad and then never use them all up… he would add all kinds of condiments to add flavour and it always ended up delicious… as I rummaged through the cupboard, I remembered watching him do the same thing, lol…

it turned out great and was a lovely treat as I don’t often have pasta… made some homemade coleslaw to go along with it and have a bit of both for lunch tomorrow;-)…