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falafels…

17 Tuesday Sep 2024

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met up with my adventure buddy and we went for a stroll through the English and Leo Mol Gardens at the Park…

it was an overcast day, but the rain held off…

there were gardeners working everywhere to keep the space beautiful…

here are a few things I took photos of…

we spotted a hummingbird and watched it for a few minutes amongst the purple flowers…

had a break on our bench before enjoying a bit of lunch at the Park Cafe where I had some tasty falafels…

it was spitting when I left the Park…

managed over 12,000 steps for the day, woohoo…

char…

19 Thursday Jan 2023

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went to The Leaf, had lunch at Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, and then wandered through the biomes…

lunch was relaxed and delicious… the burger was juicy… the arctic char on potato salad was smoky with a touch of dill and very tasty…

as our food arrived we went online and purchased our tickets… wanted to be sure we didn’t have to rush our meal…

ended with chocolate mille-feuille and Earl Grey Creme Brûlée, both of which were delightful…

a sharp knife made eating the mille-feuille much easier and the spoon worked perfectly for the brûlée, lol…

we watched bus loads of folks arriving to tour the gardens as we enjoyed our lunch…

the space is comfortable, the staff attentive, and the company excellent;-)…

looking forward to the next visit…

munched…

01 Friday Jul 2022

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in recent years Canada day has been a much quieter event for me…

for many years my beloved and I would have a gathering with family, friends and neighbours, and end the day with huge bowls of popcorn which we would consume as the fireworks went off at the Park…

chairs for everyone would be placed out on the street and there was lots of oohing and aahing at the fireworks as we munched on the popcorn…

this afternoon, I made a bowl of popcorn and munched on it thinking of the past and dreaming of a more inclusive future…

after forty plus years, the trees have grown so much that we could no longer see most of the display and over the last few years the Park hasn’t set off fireworks due to construction happening where the staging area used to be…

last year it felt like celebrating would be an insult to our First Nations peoples and so I spent time learning more of our sad history…

today I hung an orange heart on the front door and wore an orange shirt with red leggings… I continue to learn and support in ways that I am able…

I love this country and hope that we can do better… I am finding these to be very complicated feelings and continue to struggle with them…

self-talk…

16 Monday May 2022

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I walked to the Park today… first time in I don’t know how long… at least a year, and maybe longer than that…

took a bit of self-talk to get out the door… I am certainly feeling braver on the whole with being around other people, but I haven’t walked any distance for a long time…

so happy that I did it… the streets were clear of water… thank goodness… and there were very few people on the sidewalks and paths…

walking through the forest in the Park always brings me joy… and they have new signs with wonderful quotes along the way…

the trail has been renamed Story Trail and is part of the Indigenous Youth Storytelling Program… what a great idea… the trail has obviously been cleaned up and there was even a hut made with fallen branches… I am hoping that it might be covered with leaves as the summer progresses…

going through the English and Leo Mol Gardens was a bit disappointing, although really, considering the weather, what was I expecting, lol… the gardeners were everywhere raking and cleaning up the spaces, but there were very few blooming things… I saw one tree, a few daffodils and maybe a berginia in a few different locations…

the great news was that it was basically empty so I had ample time to stop and look whenever I wanted…

there were many geese and I did spot a few goslings, which was delightful…

I was a bit tired by the time I made it back to the house, so I had a nap…

leaf…

16 Monday Mar 2020

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this morning I decided to order groceries from Save-On-Foods, which I’ve done a few times…

usually the delivery happens the next day… the first open spots started on Saturday afternoon… apparently many people are using the delivery system;-)…

went to the Park for lunch with a couple of friends… it was very quiet… no one on the path, and they have replaced the usual menus with single sheets of paper which are discarded after being used… the tables have nothing on them and the few people there were seated quite a ways from one another…

as I was leaving I noticed the new Leaf construction is above the trees now… kind of exciting;-)…

I don’t think I will be going out for lunch after this as it is clear that older folks need to be staying at home, away from others…

tonight my BS group met by phone… we are so lucky that we have the technology to allow us to connect this way…

the new normal...

brave…

10 Friday May 2019

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was recently talking with someone about being brave…

made me think back to our trip to Mexico when we went down to the ocean floor wearing these 60 pound helmets… we were there to see the stingrays…

we told the team that I was claustrophobic, just in case I couldn’t stay down in the water… I hung onto the rail for dear life, lol… I thought that the divers came by a few times, but apparently they came by every minute or so to be sure I was okay…

but I did it… and have the photo to prove it…

while we were on Maui I tried stand up paddle boarding… and I did it, well, for about five minutes, lol… of course my daughter did hold the board while I got on…

this afternoon I went to the Zoo with friends… we spent some time checking out the new stingray exhibit… this was what had instigated the conversation around bravery… what fun…

the volunteers shared all kinds of information about the display… there are two varieties and twenty-five in total… looking forward to visiting them again;-)… no fear at all for this visit;-)…

took me back to those moments of being so scared, but doing it anyway…

apparent…

09 Thursday May 2019

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I’ve been thinking of people who I know who are in the midst of difficult times…

sometimes it weighs heavy…

I’ve also been thinking of my beloved… as always the grief comes for no apparent reason… looking forward to getting to the other side…

this is the view from our bench at the Park… was happy to spend a few minutes there last week…

2,555…

04 Monday Mar 2019

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tomorrow marks 7 years since my beloved left this earth…

Google tells me that it is 2,555 days since that day…

I’ve been remembering some of the fun things we did during those last weeks…

you would think after seven years it would get easier…

but it doesn’t …

this is the last picture I took with him… it was Sunday, March 4, 2012… we had taken a drive around the Park so I could get some photos of the beautiful hoarfrost… this tree is on the drive to the Park… he had to stop in the middle of the road so that I could get the shot I wanted;-)…

park…

02 Friday Nov 2018

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found this photo on Facebook… happy that I get these reminders of wonderful memories…

it is from ten years ago and is one of the few pictures that I have of my beloved and I holding hands… it is lovely to see him and such a great reminder of a fun day…

one of the things I miss is having his hand to hold when out and about…

the beautiful trees after the snow this morning were another reminder…

brought back memories of the day before he died when we drove all around the Park so that I could get pictures of the trees covered in hoarfrost…

whisperer…

24 Friday Aug 2018

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been a full day… up early to get to my doctor’s appointment…

from there went to get Indi washed… she’s happy to be clean after all the bugs and dirt from camping… I think she was a bit embarrassed to be seen while she was so dirty;-)…

on to Polo to pick up meds and a warm pretzel as a reward for a good appointment…

home to put everything away and then walked to the Park to meet a friend and her baby for lunch and a walk around the Gardens… sure do love baby snuggles…

maintained my baby whisperer status as I managed to get her to have a lovely nap as we wandered around…

stopped in at an upholstery shop on the way home to see about getting some sewing done…

now to rest…