well, how lucky am I;-)…
look what I got tonight…
movie popcorn… what a treat…
movie…
09 Thursday Mar 2023
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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…
popping…
20 Friday Mar 2020
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after a conversation yesterday I had an urge for popcorn…
I love theatre popcorn a lot and sometimes eat the entire bag before the movie even starts, lol…
I used to have the bags that were nuked, but now I make it in the microwave in a glass measuring cup with a cover and put a tiny bit of oil on it when it is popped…
last night I decided to make some and poured butter on it as a treat…
you have to pay attention when it is cooking… if the popping slows down too much the popcorn burns…
as I was preparing it, I remembered doing an event with my dad at his work… I was maybe twelve… he had arranged for a popcorn cart and we made the popcorn fresh for the guests… it was fun…
great memories…
sipping…
16 Sunday Feb 2020
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this morning I had some leftover popcorn from yesterday’s movie…
reminded me of what a wonderful day I had with the boys yesterday…
and today I spent time with my oldest grandson… we shopped, made spaghetti and meatballs for our supper, and watched some tv shows before he headed off with the car…
also had a surprise visit from a dear friend… lovely catch-up from a busy week…
had hoped to pick up fresh flowers but the options weren’t great so I didn’t being any home… but there are still a few blooms floating around the house…
sipping tea and realizing how blessed I am…
time…
25 Sunday Nov 2018
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well, what a busy and fun day with my boys…
they came over after an early soccer game and we met for breakfast at the “A“… first time I’ve walked over there in ages…
from there we went shopping and then to the movies… saw Fantastic Beasts, which was great… then back to the mall…
on our way home we stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few final ingredients for our supper…
the oldest grandson arrived just before our meal…
great dinner, the boys tidied up and everyone spent some time on their devices before they headed home…
popcorn…
13 Tuesday Nov 2018
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today I managed my food exceptionally well, so had a bowl of popcorn and a Kind bar tonight…
I’m now popping the popcorn in a glass measuring bowl and using a silicone cover… still trying to get just the right number of kernels into the bowl before putting it into the microwave…
lovely treat…
won…
07 Sunday Oct 2018
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last week I won two tickets from the CTV Morning show to see Cirque du Soleil Crystal…
was very excited as I don’t often win things… picked them up and then checked to see if my daughter would like to go with me…
today we met for lunch at Brown’s Social House before the performance…
she ordered their corned beef hash… our neighbour, Buzz, made the world’s best hash and she has tried it many places but never found one as good as what he made… she’s pretty much given up trying but thought she’d give it one last shot…
we also talked about how Ellen, his wife, made the best Kraft Dinner… when I would make it they would always comment it was not as good as Auntie Ellen’s, lol…
the hash wasn’t bad, but not up to the Buzz standard…
we walked back to the car to leave the second half of my fish and chips before heading into BellMTS Place… had to save room for popcorn during the show…
loved the trees in the opening sequence…
it was interesting to watch the ushers ensure that no one was taking videos during the performance…
bakery…
12 Tuesday Jun 2018
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was talking with someone recently about the difficulty of cooking for one…
cooking for one is definitely different and certainly takes more thought, preparation and effort… really easy to have a bowl of popcorn instead…
my technique is to make enough for two meals and then have leftovers for lunch or supper the next day…
I’ve been trying to think about what I will have in the evening and take whatever I’ve decided on out for supper in the morning before leaving for the office…
the plan for tonight was to cook a couple of herb and garlic sausages and pick up a bun to put one of them in…
stopped at the bakery but they didn’t have a single stick of bread left… great for them, but not so good for me, lol…
then it was off to the grocery store to pick up a few buns… also found a nice steak, some chicken and a bit of hamburger…
came home, cooked the sausages, added Smak Dab mustard, Miracle Whip, grated onion and lettuce to a whole wheat bun… it was delicious…
and I have enough to make another bun for my lunch…
photos…
30 Friday Jun 2017
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up a little early to be sure I made it to the dentist’s office on time for my cleaning and check-up… looked out the front window and spotted two bunnies across the street, so I had to run and get the camera to take a few photos…
great way to start a Friday;-)…
only waited a few minutes to get in to see the hygienist and everything went well… even the x-rays…
my daughter called me to see if I wanted to go with them to see a movie after work… she picked me up and off we went to their house for Chinese food before the show…
she showed me her new tattoo… George’s signature on her wrist… she’s been thinking about having it done since he died…
at the movie I ate a whole bag of popcorn and am feeling just a little sick now, lol…
they dropped me at my car at the office and on my way home I stopped and got gas for Shadow…
took a picture of the moon while I was waiting for the fill and then when I was home and looked out the window, I noticed the star/planet just below and to the left…
not a great shot of the moon but you can see the planet…
very full day…
popcorn…
12 Wednesday Apr 2017
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big girl pants, ChefsPlate, Day of Pink, Easter, grocery shopping, ki'xocolatl, Mazatlan, popcorn, treat, widow
was planning to go grocery shopping tonight but was just too tired…
guess I will be going on Saturday morning for the Easter dinner ingredients…
went shopping with my sister-in-law the other day… we picked up a few of her favourite things… one was a mini mozzarella in a herb-based oil… rather tasty…
really enjoy wandering through a grocery store with someone else… you get such great ideas of different things and ways to eat them…
it is especially good when you have fallen into that eating rut… you know, buying and cooking the same things over and over…
think that’s partly why I am enjoying the ChefsPlate meals… it’s an opportunity to consider and try different things… and without having to go to the store…
must find some others to hit the grocery store with…
today I wore a pink shirt for International Day of Pink… happened across the reminder while checking out my social media feed… had to run back upstairs and change, lol…
this was my treat tonight on my new tray which was sitting on the shirt… popcorn and the last two pieces of the ki’xocolatl bar that we picked up at the Mazatlan airport… yummy…
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