26 Sunday Aug 2018
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20 Wednesday Jun 2018
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today my dear colleague, who has done a ton of work to help get my office organized, brought in the last piece…
it is a wall hanging that started its life as a table runner for my dining room…
she had it steamed, sewed up the edges, picked up a dowel and some hangers for it…
it fills the final spot on the wall perfectly…
I had a lovely orchid in the space, but a few days ago when I got to work it had dropped all of its blossoms…
just on the weekend, I had picked up another beautiful plant, so this morning, I strapped it into the seatbelt in the back of the car and brought it to work… made the trip perfectly and looks great in the space, although it has a white pot, not purple…
but it looks wonderful… and has a special feel about it…
15 Friday Jun 2018
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beloved, big girl pants, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, dove, flowers, hope, hopefulness, orchid, photos, sky, special, threatening, widow
always amazes me how some of the best photos happen…
I’ve been trying to get a great shot of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for ages… when I am near it, I am either driving, in a car and going too quickly, or else something just isn’t right when I am walking in the area…
I have taken many photos of the building but nothing particularly good…
last night I was the passenger in a car as we went past and took a number of shots… cars and people kept interrupting a good shot, but when I checked my photos I found this great one…
I think the threatening sky had something to do with it…
the lighting in the Museum helped too…
earlier I had taken a very quick shot of an orchid that I walked past…
it came out nicely as well…
I often see a dove in close ups of orchids and they always remind me of hopefulness and my beloved…
kind of fun to have good shots of CMHR and an orchid taken so close together… both of which are such signs of hope…
a memorable photo day;-)…
28 Wednesday Mar 2018
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19 Monday Mar 2018
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beloved, big girl pants, bouquet, flowers, happy, improve, orchid, rearranged, remind, widow
bought a bouquet on March 5th…
yesterday I tossed out some of the spent flowers and rearranged it…
amazing how long they have lasted and how good they still look…
on Friday I picked up this orchid…
left it in the plastic over the weekend to carry it to the office…
and here it is in its new home…
haven’t had an orchid for ages… they always remind me of my beloved… he brought them home for me all the time…
flowers sure do improve my days;-)…
13 Friday Oct 2017
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been so tired lately…
not sure what the deal is, but I arrive home and have a nap before I make supper, and then sleep through the evening before going to bed…
had a conversation recently with someone who appears to be struggling with a similar lethargy…
not sure if it is the weather, time of year or what, but I sure hope it sorts itself out soon;-(…
20 Wednesday Sep 2017
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still thinking of my beloved…
took this shot of the fish in the pond this morning…
the pond looks different now, but he loved working in all of them… through winter he would make sure the fish were cozy in their condo in the house, and it was always exciting when it was time to move out to the pond… often he would have little helpers to assist with the transfer…
over the last while one of my colleagues has been sharing updates on her orchids… this morning she brought the small one to my desk to show me the newest blossom…
George often brought orchids into the office … one of his colleagues who worked in the seasonal area would let him know when a new batch of orchids had arrived and say you better get some for your wife…
and he would, and bring them to the office as well… this is one of those he brought in and my colleague has looked after it beautifully… think this is the third time since he died that it has bloomed… another larger one is nearly ready to bloom under her amazing orchid fingers…
usually I only use my own photos, but tonight another colleague sent me two of the above shots that show the bloom…
what wonderful memories… I have been truly blessed…
07 Thursday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 8, afternoon tea, big girl pants, family, nature, orchid, Ottawa, pictures, purple, rain, rainbows, sky, treat, vacation, Vanitea Room, widow
lazed around the house for the morning while my daughter was at work… basically did nothing…
once she got home we went out for afternoon tea at Vanitea Room…
it was a lovely treat, although my daughter doesn’t often drink tea, lol… today she had steamed macadamia milk and I had a blend that had orchid in it;-)… the food was not your usual afternoon tea fare, but very tasty… the savoury scones with onion butter and clotted cream were especially delicious…
it rained off and on all afternoon and we saw two different double rainbows… one as we were driving home and the second as we were looking out at the dark clouds on the street…
the one by home was quite delightful and lasted for over twenty minutes during which we took a lot of pictures… rarely do you see the purple colouring, but it was really bright…
28 Saturday Jan 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, flowers, jacket, orchid, romantic, Valentine's Day, widow
been thinking a lot about Valentine’s Day and my beloved…
he was a romantic and always made sure that the day was special for me… he was also romantic the rest of the year…
been dealing with a few household issues lately and maybe that’s why I’ve been thinking of him so much…
on our last Valentine’s together he had a lovely card, a rose, cinnamon hearts and a jacket I’d been coveting from his work – all sitting on the kitchen counter when I came downstairs… he’d had to go through quite a process to get the jacket for me as they didn’t have the right size at his store, so he’d gone to another location to get it.. still one of my favourites…
every time I have flowers they remind me of all the individual roses, bouquets and orchids he brought me over the years… particularly during the winter months when I would often feel down…
flowers have always been able to perk me up and bring a smile to my face…
25 Wednesday Jan 2017
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a few days ago I noticed this interesting critter on the ever-blooming orchid…
it hasn’t moved but I think it is alive…
was worried that it was going to hurt the plant, which has another new blossom starting…
going to try cinnamon… tomorrow…
The beautiful purple orchid in my office…