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escargot…

04 Wednesday Jan 2023

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for years we celebrated New Year’s Eve with steak and lobster… this started with friends before we had kids;-)…

at some point it moved to New Year’s Day as the kids wanted to participate but were off celebrating on the night before…

this year I enjoyed the preparation as I worked on getting escargot stuffed mushrooms, baked potatoes, fried mushrooms and sautéed Brussels sprouts ready…

the kids arrived, got the barbecue going and then grilled the steaks and lobster tails…

dinner was delicious and we had a great time…

on Monday, as I emptied the dishwasher and put away all of the pieces we used, I revisited the fun and special moments…

and the tradition continues…

ingredient…

24 Saturday Dec 2022

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my dad insisted on turnip water to make the gravy… felt it added just the right flavour… so I cook turnips for every holiday meal, lol… and I’ve also passed along the need for this important ingredient to others;-)…

of course when I ordered the turnip I got two good sized ones, lol…

happily I was able to give one to a friend…

I peeled and cut up the other one and after boiling it, saved the water for gravy, and mashed it up…

had a bowlful and put some away to go with Sunday’s dinner;-)…

parcels…

13 Tuesday Dec 2022

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been wrapping presents and in the process, making a bit of a mess, lol…

things are now ready to pop in the mail and the finished parcels have found their way into the living room…

Christmas is coming and things are getting organized;-)…

almost ready;-)…

hibernation…

29 Thursday Sep 2022

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made a hot breakfast, cause it felt like that kind of day, and then gathered the ingredients to prepare ham, cabbage and potatoes…

this would give it time to cook and then cool before heating it up for supper…

while that was cooking, I finished shredding the rest of the cabbage, a bit of green onion, and some carrot… I added the last of the dressing I had in the cupboard and finished that recipe…

finally, I cut and scooped three ripe avocados into containers to go into the freezer for smoothies…

yesterday I prepared zucchini basil soup…

feels a bit like I am getting ready for hibernation…

goldfish…

17 Tuesday Mar 2020

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I ordered groceries which will come on Saturday… I paid all my bills online so I wouldn’t need to leave home… I updated my prescriptions and had them delivered last week… yesterday I filled the car up with gas…

felt as though I had done everything so that I wouldn’t need to go out and was rather pleased with myself…

this afternoon I realized that the goldfish are almost out of food… I spent time stressing about what to do…

eventually it occurred to me that I could find out what time the PetSmart was the least busy so I gave them a call and confirmed that first thing in the morning is a quiet time…

so, it is off to the pet store in the morning… it will be a quick trip, but the fish deserve to eat as well…

appropriate…

07 Sunday Apr 2019

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well,

the flights are booked… ✔️

the hotels are confirmed… ✔️

the car is rented… ✔️

the car insurance has been purchased… ✔️

the travel insurance is in hand… ✔️

the house sitter is organized… ✔️

the bags are packed… ✔️

although the temperature is around 28° (compared to around 4° here), it looks like it drops by 10° at night…

hope I’ve chosen appropriate clothing for two weeks in Hawaii…

ready to leave on Tuesday…

filled…

23 Sunday Dec 2018

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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…

tasks…

08 Sunday Oct 2017

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yesterday I spent time setting the table for tomorrow’s Thanksgiving dinner with my Winnipeg kids…

doing these small tasks while thinking of so many previous Thanksgivings brought to mind how George and I would work as a team to get the house and dinner ready for friends and family…

his job was to grocery shop and get the house organized… that could be tidying or cleaning or reorganizing the hall closet, depending on what he felt was most important… and often, to make a pie…

my job was to prep and cook the meal…

now I get to shop, tidy and everything else… the good news is that someone comes in now and again to clean so I don’t have to do that piece…

I have worked out a system where I do bits and pieces of the prep work over a few days before the special day so that I don’t feel exhausted…

yesterday I even made an apple pie…

today I started my day with a walk to and around the Park…

it was cool and windy… spent quite a bit of time with the geese… still trying to get some good shots of them taking off and landing…

once home I made stuffing, cranberry sauce, peeled and cooked turnip, prepped potatoes, green beans and cauliflower… also cooked the ham and started pea soup…

sounds like a lot, but fit in naps and tv too;-)… there is something holy about preparing space and food for others…

lots of memories as I moved through the day, but this time they are happy, not sad… a step forward…

dinner…

14 Sunday Feb 2016

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had a lovely time yesterday decorating the living room and dining room for Valentine’s Day dinner with the kids…

  
ran out to two different grocery stores in the cold and was home in just over an hour with all the goodies I needed…

instead of steak and lobster, which is our usual special dinner, I decided on a roast with a lobster salad… that way no one would have to go out and bbq the dinner, as I could do all of it inside…

prepared everything today and even had time to sit and read for a bit before the kids arrived… dressed in red, lol…

  
followed a new recipe for the roast which was a little rare, but we finished some of it in the microwave for those who like it a bit more done…  
came out very well… although the little boys weren’t fond of the lemon dressing in the lobster salad (another new recipe)… which was odd because they love lemons…

then we had chocolate mousse cake for dessert… it was a big hit…

  
this is one of my favourite recipes, but I haven’t made it in a very long time… still delicious… I was very good and only had a tiny slice… the boys all had two pieces… they really liked it, lol…

  
our Valentine bracelets…

pain…

11 Monday Jan 2016

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took a picture of my Japanese maple this morning… wanted a baseline for the next few months as the leaves start to produce again… poor little thing struggles every fall when it comes into the house…

  
lots of conversation tonight about some of the things I learned after George’s death… the discussion brought back some of the pain from those early days… 

we talked about the importance of sharing our thoughts about our final wishes with our family and friends – if and when to pull the plug – what we would hope for in a funeral/memorial/ gathering – where needed information is located… made me think that I should review the when mom dies file that I’ve prepared for the girls… when the time comes it should be as easy as possible for them…

  

on our way home caught this great shot of the sky… excellent to have things to remind me of my wonderful life…