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hearts…

18 Tuesday Feb 2020

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I was looking through some albums recently and came across this photo from Christmas…

it was an ornament on one of my daughter’s presents… a family tradition has been to give an ornament to each person on one of their gifts…

made me think of all the love signs around the house which I have put out for the month…

there are hearts all over the place… in the kitchen, bathroom, dining, living room, bedroom… and on the stairway…

these two hearts are within eyesight in the bedroom… I bought the purple one, and the wooden one was made by my beloved… he was a very talented craftsperson…

I put up some pictures of the various hearts when I wrote this post… I enjoy seeing them and will leave them up for the month…

February is also Heart and Stroke month… a reminder of my beloved, who died just two years after a quadruple bypass…

blown…

14 Friday Feb 2020

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went out in the very cold weather this morning and was nearly blown into a fence… put on my warmest jacket but didn’t realize that the hood wasn’t attached… yikes…

spent the remainder of the day remembering my beloved and how we enjoyed this particular holiday… found this photo from our last Valentine’s Day…

besides the rose, he gave me a beautiful purple jacket which I put on this morning;-)…

vase…

09 Sunday Feb 2020

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been enjoying the beautiful vase that my colleagues presented to me to commemorate my retirement…

it is now living on the top of the credenza in the living room… when the light is on, it shines through the design beautifully…

when I had flowers in it, I put them into a plastic bag so they wouldn’t mess up the inside, lol…

the flowers from the Board would have gone nicely in it;-)…

crocus…

04 Tuesday Feb 2020

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had some fun taking flower pictures yesterday…

the crocus and hyacinth are doing very well and enjoying the light in the living room… also some tulips at the grocery store…

orchid blooms are looking lovely and I picked up an orchid on sale at Save-On-Foods that is now living in the bedroom…

jungle…

24 Friday Jan 2020

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Monday I wandered around the living and dining rooms taking photos of the plants in the sunlight…

it was shining so beautifully on the jungle of plants that are filling the space… the furniture and even the purple snowflakes in the window were just beautiful;-)…

I’ve being paying close attention when it is shining to be sure to enjoy the light…

what a glorious time… sunshine is so energizing…

reflecting…

11 Saturday Jan 2020

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had a lovely time while I was still at my daughter’s sorting and taking photos of my Christmas gifts…

I absolutely love my soft purple blanket, and was happy to examine all of the other wonderful treats I received…

a few purple items, lol – socks, facecloths, gloves, tins, toothbrush, reusable sponge, phone holder… and quite a variety of chocolate – pistachio, Lindt, turtles, raspberry (my favourite), chocolate covered sponge… a tea and chocolate pairing that was flavoured with orchids, reusable bags, a Chihuly 2020 calendar, colouring books and pencils, a magazine on gratitude, a hand printed towel… plus a few more I can’t even remember…

yikes, so many gifts… I certainly am blessed…

the sun was shining into the room as I was gathering them for the photo… it was very meditative and I was able to reflect on each gift and the person who gave it to me… and the fun we had as we opened and shared our delight over each parcel…

a wonderful way to extend the joy of Christmas morning…

now that I’m home, I’ve found a spot for each one…

as I use each item I will be sure to spend a moment to remember the giver with gratitude in my heart…

Tulip…

05 Sunday Jan 2020

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I always try to work in some public transportation while I am visiting my kids, lol… I love bendy buses and for the longest time we didn’t have any in Winnipeg… they also have double decker buses here… and recently the train has been added…

so, took a bus and the train to get downtown where we had lunch at Tulip, in the Hilton Garden Inn…

the modern decor is amazing… tons of purple and beautifully done… delightful space to be in…

we had two appetizers… polenta and tuna, both were delicious…

our mains were not as exciting, or a tasty, and unfortunately they didn’t have the dessert we had been looking forward to, but we had a wonderful time together and fun with buses, trains and even a bit of walking to finally get home;-)…

digs…

04 Saturday Jan 2020

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for the first week in Ottawa I slept on the pull-out couch in the living room as my son-in-law’s mom had the bedroom…

these were my digs, lol…

my suitcase was in my daughter’s office, where I would change… with all the chocolate, lol… at night we’d pull out the bed and I had the window ledge for my stuff… the whole system worked fine…

once my son-in-law’s mom left on New Year’s Day, I moved into new digs;-)…

there was a lovely message on their Airbnb board just for us;-)…

I added my new very soft purple blanket to the bottom of the bed…

and then, they added flowers and I added a new laptop;-)…

towel…

17 Tuesday Dec 2019

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over the last week or so I’ve put a towel at the bottom of the front door to help keep the warm in, and the cold out… apparently they are called door snakes or draft dodgers…

it has made me giggle every time I walk past as it reminds me of a dear friend’s mom… she lived in a huge, but very old, house and all winter she would throw fur coats at the bottom of various doors in the house to stop the cold from entering…

so funny, lol…

which is why I giggle when I see my towel blocking the cold from entering the house…

maybe I should be looking for a purple one;-)…

begin…

15 Sunday Dec 2019

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for Advent my daughter sent me a collection of watercolour cards with quotations on the back… she painted each one and hand printed the sayings… I haven’t heard yet where she found them…

I had decided that this year I would spend time each morning being grateful for a particular thing, but didn’t have a list… that was as far as I’d got, lol…

I’ve found that the quotes on the cards have prompted me just enough to choose a topic…

it has been very cathartic…

here are a few of my favourites so far…

certainly a lovely way to begin the day…