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arrived…

10 Sunday Feb 2019

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my older daughter, who lives in Ottawa, surprised me on Wednesday… she arrived to help with a big event I’ve been working on…

after the event, she was able to visit with a few of her friends and we spent Saturday in our jammies doing nothing…

it was divine as both of us have been very busy for the last month…

we made macaroni and cheese with lobster for supper… at the same time I learned more about Instagram stories and a new app that slices videos to Instagram size;-)… as I was going through my photos looking for one of the mac and cheese to put in this post, I was giggling because we took two sets of videos and there wasn’t a single photo of the process that was good enough to use, lol…

we did manage to get into the hot tub once… our usual routine is to spend a few minutes at the end of each evening there…

this morning we were up early and took our requisite selfie, lol… we used her fancy Huawei phone which has some smoothing aspect in the pic… we look pretty fine…

I got her to the airport by 6:30 am for her flight… and took our final selfie…

a wonderful gift…

courier…

17 Monday Dec 2018

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been thinking of how blessed my life is…

this morning I packed up a parcel for my kids in Ottawa who are not coming home for Christmas this year…

called a courier (integrated freight and parcel solutions provider – fancy title, lol) and arranged for it to be picked up…

without much thought, was able to be sure it will be delivered in the next few days… it cost a bit more, but meant I wouldn’t need to worry about when it would arrive…

tonight we talked about how we take so many things for granted… a secure place to live… clean flowing water at the turn of a tap… warm comfortable beds to sleep in… pantries full of food… health care… safe vehicles to travel in… and friends who care for us…

yummy…

21 Wednesday Nov 2018

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been pretty lucky in the chocolate department recently…

picked up some Decadence Chocolate a while back… took my grandsons to the shop and they each chose a bar and we got the last chocolate-dipped strawberries for our supper… oh my, oh my…

might also have had some of my Berrilicious Chocolate bar…

Amanda, of Melt Chocolate Company, delivered a couple of boxes of bonbons…

I only had one and it was delicious… I shared the rest with my BS buddies and work colleagues…

I had planned to send some to my daughter in Ottawa, but with the rotating postal strikes we decided it didn’t make sense to send them as they need to be eaten while they are still fresh…

yummy;-)…

bowls…

28 Thursday Jun 2018

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received these sweet bowls from my daughter when my youngest grandson and I visited Ottawa in March…

she had been using them while waiting for us to arrive, lol, and really liked them… there was some talk about not giving them to me…

when I first brought them home I didn’t use them, but decided one day that the largest one would be great for my evening chip nibble… it is about the same size as one of the cereal bowls I’d been using for ages… and much prettier;-)…

then I discovered that pretzels fit beautifully in the one the next size down… and finally, things like olives or almonds and chocolate wafers fit perfectly in the smallest one…

having appropriate sized snack containers is very helpful for portion control…

now I use them all the time, lol…

a lovely gift…

peace…

26 Thursday Apr 2018

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it was exciting to get to visit the Peace Tower while we were in Ottawa, but also sad…

the last time I was in the Parliament Buildings was over 40 years ago ago…

at that time you just walked in and looked around…

now you have to go through security twice, once outside the building and then again inside…

there are security guards everywhere and many parts of the building are blocked off…

sad commentary on the world we live in…

Ottawa Outing Day 6…

24 Tuesday Apr 2018

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our last day in Ottawa…

we were up early to see my daughter off to work and say goodbye…

we packed our bags, cleaned up the bedrooms and had some breakfast…

then we walked down the street to the Science and Technology Museum… it just reopened recently so we were excited to check it out…

lots to see and do… fun in the sound area and the technology area as well… lots of time spent in the crazy kitchen… built a flying bug and wandered through the boutique…

back at the house my daughter texted to say she was able to finish early and drive us to the airport…

good flight except for the descent which was hard on my grandson’s ear…

picked up by the daddy and brother, collected wings and had supper before they headed home…

one vacation complete… now for a rest, lol…

Ottawa Outing Day 5…

23 Monday Apr 2018

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our plan was to go to the newly opened Science and Technology Museum today as my daughter had to work and it is within walking distance…

this morning, when I checked their hours, I discovered they weren’t open on Mondays, apparently like many of the museums…

eventually we decided to go the Central Experimental Farm… very round about taxi ride finally got us there and we had great fun checking out the animals, especially the sheep…

the babies were very cute…

we visited the other exhibits and had the snack that we’d packed in the backpack…

we then walked over to the conservatory through a big field where we came across this giant tree that was planted 107 years ago…

the conservatory was tiny but had a few flowers blooming…

then we walked to Dow’s Place where we called a taxi and spotted a heron while we were waiting… we saw some cute flowers as we walked…

when we got home computer games and napping took place…

out for burgers on our last evening here…

home for a movie before bed…

Ottawa Outing Day 4…

22 Sunday Apr 2018

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had another fun day…

up and out by 8:45…. drove downtown to see if we could get tickets to go up the Peace Tower and we did;-)… parked and took photos by the flame and inside… it was a beautiful day so we really enjoyed the 360 degree views…

we went to check out the locks and on our way visited the statues of the Famous Five… had fun taking pictures with each of these amazing trail blazers… clearly, my daughter took most of these…

then it was off to Lansdowne Park for brunch at Cacao 70, a wander around the Farmers Market and time at the park… my son-in-law took this shot…

on our way home we picked up a few groceries… visited for a bit and then took my son-in-law to the train station for his trip back to Kingston…

home, warmed up some leftover macaroni and cheese, along with freshly made salad and bruschetta and had dinner…

a movie and to bed… going to need to rest when I get home, lol…

Ottawa Outing Day 3…

21 Saturday Apr 2018

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slept much better on my own in the basement on an air mattress, lol…

we were up, dressed and ready to go before nine… drove out past Almonte to Fulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Shack for breakfast and to learn a bit about how maple syrup is made… had lots of fun and it was a lovely day for a drive…

from there we stopped at Aquatopia to check out the plant sale… they had some lovely koi and water features, but no water plants, which I had been hoping for…

then it was over to check out the Diefenbunker… a long way underground… lots to see, read and touch, lol…

from there it was home for a nap… afterwards three of us went to see the Rideau Falls, visit the Hilton in Gatineau to see the Chihuly chandeliers, return back to Ottawa for frozen yogurt and macarons in Byward Market, buy Montreal bagels and then pick up groceries for dinner…

prepared homemade macaroni and cheese, along with a Caesar salad for dinner, while the kids played cards, then we watched a Netflix show and everyone headed to bed…

been a busy day…

Ottawa Outing Day 2…

20 Friday Apr 2018

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it was a long night, what with my buddy, the bed hog… not only does he hog the bed, but he snuggles right up… and he’s hot…

up early and checked out a few feeds on my phone… my grandson got up about half an hour later and we had some quiet time while the others slept…

when they got up, we had omelettes for breakfast and tried to get tickets to go up the Peace Tower, but is was closed for the day due to a protest…

we drove to Bayshore Mall because my daughter said we needed to go there… and discovered a beautiful show of mannequins dressed in flowers… had a wonderful time wandering around and taking pictures while the boys did other things…

then three of us took a bendy bus, train and double decker bus to get home;-)… lots of fun…

home for a nap, a quick hair trim and then the boys dropped us off for a fancy meal while they went out for dinner and a movie… and even remembered to take the picture I asked for;-)…

we went to Atelier and had a magnificent fourteen course dinner… here are a few of the courses…

they also brought us each an adorable micro mini cake with a chocolate candle that burned…

an excellent day;-)…