10 Thursday Jan 2019
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been enjoying some beautiful flowers lately…
the cutest little orchid…
and I’ve been watching and waiting for my amaryllis to grow and bloom… I bought two at the same time and the one my daughter had bloomed beautifully at Christmas time…
mine did nothing for over a month… now it has started to grow in a manner that looks more like a hyacinth… will be interesting to see what happens…
a rose from the beginning of the week…
31 Monday Dec 2018
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ended 2018 with a delicious family dinner…
I ran out this morning to find some lobster tails and picked up a tiny orchid and some flowers… thought it would be lovely to start the new year with flowers… my beloved would have brought some home for me…
once home I prepared the twice stuffed potatoes…
then I relaxed and watched tv… I’ve been on a Bones marathon for days now, lol…
when the kids got here we finished getting organized… the younger boys helped set the table… the oldest grandson got Brussels sprouts ready and then cooked them… my daughter made sure the butter warmers were ready and my son-in-law barbecued the steak and lobster… had a FaceTime visit with the Ottawa kids and then dinner…
our traditional New Year’s Eve (or New Year’s Day) dinner was a treat… besides the steak and lobster, there were mushrooms, Brussels sprouts, salad, escargot sauce, twice-stuffed potatoes, and garlic butter…
yummy… we ended with lemon meringue pie…
everything was cleaned up and the kids headed home…
will be interesting to hear if they last until midnight, lol… not sure that I will…
23 Sunday Dec 2018
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big girl pants, Christmas, family, filled, flowers, nature, orchid, pictures, preparations, shopping, snow, supper, widow
today was filled with activity…
started the day with a few pictures of my orchid…
then I prepped potatoes, turnip, stuffing for Christmas dinner and prepared twice stuffed potatoes for tonight’s supper…
it had snowed more overnight and in the morning… there was a lot of snow out there…
the kids arrived and we ran around getting a few last minute items… there were many, many people in all the places we went… particularly the parking lots…
home, dinner cooked, eaten and a bit of relaxing before everyone headed home…
last picture of the orchid…
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…
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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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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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;-(…
The beautiful purple orchid in my office…