21 Thursday Sep 2017
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first thing this morning the sky was amazing…
then I went out and took a quick spin around the garden… got a few shots of flowers, although they are getting a bit irritated with the cold temperatures early in the morning…
and tonight, the same view out the back window…
pretty…
20 Wednesday Sep 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, fish, flowers, George, memories, missing, orchid, pictures, pond, widow
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…
19 Tuesday Sep 2017
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been missing my beloved a lot lately…
tonight as I was looking through photos I came across a few that reminded me of him…
this picture of maple leaves, which I took while visiting Cyndi in Ottawa reminded me of a great photo we took in Courtenay of him holding a ginormous maple leaf as we were walking through Cathedral Grove…
on Saturday I turned on the in-floor heating because it is getting cooler… I can remember George installing it in 2009 when we renovated the bathroom… at the time we decided not to put an additional piece of it in front of the sink, thinking it would radiate over… not, lol…
this morning glory reminded me of my 2010 six week stint in the hospital where he brought me photos every day of one of the morning glories that were blooming…
tonight a contractor came by to fix a couple of holes in the bedroom ceiling… George would have fixed that…
and finally, this rose, blooming in the garden… I cannot even guesstimate how many roses he brought me in our life together…
I truly have been blessed over the years… and even now as I am able to enjoy these wonderful memories…
18 Monday Sep 2017
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stayed home to rest and recover from this silly cold and plugged ear…
looking out the bedroom window I noticed a wasp on the outside… tried to get a picture but that apparently scared it…
I went outside once to take a few pictures of the hibiscus and discovered another wasp on it…
happy with the pictures…
did eventually get one of the hibiscus flower, lol…
13 Wednesday Sep 2017
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one of my favourites from the garden this morning… I do love purple, and morning glories…
as I was leaving the office took a few shots of the sky… it had been looking very odd for a good portion of the afternoon… possibly from the smoke from fires…
as I was walking towards the house took the picture of the sun…
it was international chocolate day I decided on chips and chocolate for a snack after work;-)…
12 Tuesday Sep 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, bugs, flowers, garden, memories, morning glories, nature, pictures, purple, remembering, widow
very early this morning I came across this… in the bedroom… right by my bed…
but, I put my big girl pants on, and dealt with it…
then I was out in the garden admiring the flowers when I spotted this bug…
maybe it is the one that’s been eating my flowers… hmmmm…
did get a few shots of the morning glories;-)…
really been missing my beloved over the last few days… can’t put my finger on a reason…
but I sure do…
09 Saturday Sep 2017
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up early and prepared homemade macaroni and cheese… one of my daughter’s favourites…
packed up all my stuff, including a new Lug bag that my daughter got for me a few months ago…
then we headed to the Mall for a little bit of shopping… in the end she found a jacket and shorts and I got a new phone case…
we spent a fun hour at a cool kitchen store checking out all types of gadgets…
home to pick up the luggage, load the paddleboard on the roof and make our way to the airport…
had a snack and I headed through security to catch my flight…
from goodbye to Ottawa, the WestJet Connect app showing we were over Winnipeg, to coming in over the river and touchdown…
I had a great visit and enjoyed every minute…
as I was walking down the ramp to the airplane I was thinking of how blessed I have been… travelling by air has become old hat and having the resources, both financial and time, that allow me to visit my kids…
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…
23 Wednesday Aug 2017
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21 Monday Aug 2017
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seems nearly everyone was talking about the solar eclipse…
since early morning the weather was not looking good… they were projecting rain and cloudy skies for most of the day…
we were sure we wouldn’t get to see anything but decided to go and stand outside just to be part of the excitement…
a colleague arrived back from lunch with the proper eyewear and just for fun we looked up…
and the clouds parted in a tiny circle and we saw the eclipse… it was great fun as we passed the glasses from one to another and even to a few passers by…
less than five minutes and the clouds rolled back in…
now that was a moment;-)…
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