26 Tuesday Sep 2017
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first thing this morning I got a few pictures of the flowers blooming in the garden… happy to see the dahlia amongst the other blooms even in the cooler weather…
and was so excited when I drove up to the house at the end of the day to spot half a dozen flickers searching the front yard for snacks…
pretty good sightings for September 26th…
24 Sunday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, family, flowers, garden, grandsons, hibiscus, memories, purple, quiet, rainy, shopping, supper, weather, widow
mostly a quiet day, except when I went out to grocery shop and run a few errands…
it rained on and off the whole day…
was chilly too… the late blooming hibiscus doesn’t seem to be minding the colder weather…
had been planning to pick up some flowers but instead picked up this water bottle which jumped right off the shelf into my cart:-)… and it was on sale, so I really had no choice, lol…
my grandsons came for dinner and we had a good time… dad was working and mom was home sick… they helped get supper ready and with clean up…
a minute ago the oldest was being born… now the three of them come and visit on their own… time flies crazy fast;-)…
23 Saturday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, family, flowers, Friday, garden, grandson, hair, happy, memories, Park, purple, special, tournament, volleyball, widow
purple was top of mind all day yesterday…
spotted a number of purple things during my walk in the Gardens… as well as my little buddy, who had a lovely purple top and socks, lol…
after lunch with my friend and her sweetie I headed out to get my hair purpled… I noticed there is a lot of purple in my hairdresser’s studio as I took a last shot of the before, lol…
it hasn’t had any purple in it since before I went away, and a number of people have pointed it out, so I am very happy to have it done…
then it was off to watch some volleyball… apparently last year at the same time I was at the same tournament… the school has lots of purple in the halls, which is fun…
the boys played well and my grandson did a particularly great job with his serves… he is graduating this year, so likely we won’t be attending this tournament again… and I finally figured out how to get there, lol…
happy to be able to participate in special times, whether with friends or family…
14 Thursday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, changing, flowers, garden, George, leaves, moments, purple, sky, sun, virginia creeper, widow
enjoyed the Virginia creeper this morning…
it is changing everyday and starting to look quite lovely, but unfortunately this also means that fall is coming…
the pergola that George built looks spectacular right now…
of course there were flowers blooming…
lots of purple today…
the sun was trying to make it through the smoky sky as we were driving downtown…
strange, but beautiful…
13 Wednesday Sep 2017
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big girl pants, chocolate, flowers, garden, morning glories, odd, pictures, purple, sky, sun, walk, widow
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…
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…
29 Tuesday Aug 2017
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berries, big girl pants, exploding, flowers, garden, hot, laugh, memories, morning glories, pergola, plants, purple, table, treadmill, water, widow
had to skip walking on the treadmill this morning so I could water the plants in the garden…
it has been amazingly hot over the last few days… I don’t like to water in the evening, so was happy to take the time early to get the job done…
the morning glories are exploding everywhere… the ones that are trying to come up through the table make me laugh…
for years we have had Virginia creeper growing along the north side of the garage and it never had berries… it has grown over the pergola into the south side and since that has happened it started to produce the berries…
this morning I got a few nice shots of some of them…
too bad we can’t eat them, lol…
25 Friday Aug 2017
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big girl pants, flowers, garden, hydrangeas, moments, morning glories, purple, seeing, special, time, widow
started my day with flowers in the garden…
very few purple morning glories today… for whatever reason the flowers are much more pastel these days…
I ended the day with this shot of my bouquet in the bedroom…
the sun was coming through the window and highlighting some of the daisies and the hydrangeas from the garden…
so happy when I get to spend a few moments seeing the beauty around me…
hope your day had a special moment or two…
18 Friday Aug 2017
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yay, it’s Friday… seemed like a long week… too funny because I only worked three days, lol…
blessed today with help from my grandson who ran some errands for me and did a few jobs around the house… and he took the car in to be washed… she looked stunning when I got into the parking lot after work…
went out for dim sum for lunch and enjoyed every bite and the great company…
came home to a nearly completed new roof… sadly there aren’t purple shingles available…
supper, made up of last night’s leftovers, was basically ready…
now enjoying some tv…
pretty fine day…
