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bugs…

12 Tuesday Sep 2017

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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…

2017 Ottawa day 8…

07 Thursday Sep 2017

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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…

laugh…

29 Tuesday Aug 2017

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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…

seeing…

25 Friday Aug 2017

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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…

blessed…

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…

market…

17 Thursday Aug 2017

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went to the Farmers Market today and picked up a few things…

got tiny cucumbers and potatoes, a cauliflower, peas, two kinds of buns, a chocolate bar and 3 purple glads…

as I walked home with my treasures lots of people commented on the gladioli…

for dinner I had roasted country style spareribs along with new potatoes and dill, beets from last week, and cucumbers in vinegar and water… delicious…

wonderful to have access to fresh food so close to the office…

life is good…

collections…

04 Friday Aug 2017

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being as I’m on holiday, it seemed only fitting that I should get a few treats;-)…

yesterday I picked up this cute case to add to my iPhone case collection… I also got a clear one and will have to choose a few of my pictures to print and put in it…


I’ve been changing up my cases on a regular basis and for the last few weeks was using the one that holds a credit card… works great but will only hold one card and I really need to carry two… 

I also picked up some clothes… a warm hoodie, a long sleeve t-shirt and a pair of patterned pants…


my final treat was this morning when I found three cute plates…


I’ve been enjoying eating off different plates for the last while, and have been adding to my collection of fun dinner ware… only need one so it isn’t too expensive to add a few new ones… the two tree ones are Corelle which also means they can go into the dishwasher, and won’t break…

happy holidays… lots of treats;-)…

cool…

26 Wednesday Jul 2017

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last week I gave in and turned on the air conditioner to cool down the house…

George and I would always struggle over when to put it on, at what temperature and when to turn it off…

at night I would want to turn it off and open the windows to let in fresh air… he would want to keep it on with all the windows closed to keep the cool/cold air in the house…

made for interesting conversations, lol… I would be so happy to still be able to have one of those conversations…

another negative is once you get into the cool house you don’t want to go outside again…

since turning it on, I’ve been leaving the house closed up during the day and the temperature not too cold… at night I’ve been opening the windows to let in the fresh air…


this shot of one of the morning glories today reminded me not to hide in the house but to get outside and enjoy the peace and beauty of the garden…

dragonflies…

25 Tuesday Jul 2017

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every morning I am so eager to go out and see which morning glories are blooming…

when I looked out today I couldn’t see any and wondered if the huge thunderstorm in the night had beaten them down, as they are rather delicate… seems if something touches them they will mark very easily…

but, when I headed out on the way to the garage, I found lots…


I can’t get enough of the light that glows from deep within them…

my son-in-law in Cold Lake sent me some shots of a dragonfly tonight after supper… added one I’d taken a few days ago, lol…


dragonflies are so cool and beautiful… and wonderful how they eat the mosquitoes…

so important to take the time to savour the moments in life…

precious…

20 Thursday Jul 2017

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early this morning I picked my first pepper of the season…


looks like another two or three are starting… funny thing is I don’t really love green peppers, lol…

the morning glories are blooming all along the deck… up till today they were only flowering in one spot…

they remind me of when George would bring me pictures of whichever one was blooming every morning when I spent six weeks in the hospital…

it was so sweet…

over lunch we went to the Farmers Market and I got a great bag full of treats…


radishes, tiny cucumbers, peas, new potatoes and yellow beans (which we ate before I took the picture)…

summer is so precious…