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decorations…

27 Sunday Nov 2016

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what a wonderful afternoon… two dear friends came over to help me put up my Christmas decorations… one focussed on the living room and the other made the pottery on the dining room wall sparkle… we had such fun and great conversation as we worked away… well, mostly they worked, and I sat on the couch… my knee was not happy with the fall yesterday…

one tree went into the bay window inside one of my favourite sleighs… two of the drawers in the table were filled with silver and purple ornaments…

the second tree went across the room next to an angel and a large purple glitter ball…

purple feather trees and a family-made nativity lamp go together beautifully…

the stunning glitter trees with glass reindeer are lovely on the fish tank… of course there is glitter everywhere on the main floor now, lol…

these bubbles have lived in the dining room window at Christmas for the last three years… love how they look with the various ribbons that hold them up…and they reflect so nicely…

and all the pottery looks beautiful, newly organized in the nooks…

things can look so different from another viewpoint…

now all that’s needed are my advent boxes;-)…

progress…

26 Saturday Nov 2016

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knew I had lots to do today so was up early and made bacon and eggs with rösti and spinach… smoothies make up my morning meals on weekdays, so I always enjoy having time to make something special on the weekend…

made a list to be sure I remembered everything that needed to be done…

paid some bills, ordered a few things on the Internet and then headed out to do some errands…

picked up the cutest purple magnetic white board and put it up on the cabinet door by the stove…

then I spent quite some time emptying, and then filling, the hot tub… it is a process… first I had to check if I needed any chemicals, then had to pick up a filter… empty the tub which takes at least a few hours… wipe it down, put in the new filter and fill it up… when I restart the pump sometimes it takes a while for the jets to work… only had to reset it once tonight… it was getting dark as it filled up and I went flying when checking the water level… the deck had become slick as the temperature dropped…

now it is a waiting game as it warms up… always like to have a fresh filter and water for when my daughter comes home… she really enjoys the hot tub…

made supper with one of my ChefsPlate meals and used the new magnetic board… worked perfectly to hold the recipe out of the way, but handy…

exactly what I was hoping for… supper was good too…

made a lot of progress on my Christmas list, which makes me happy…

containers…

25 Friday Nov 2016

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had fun making my supper tonight… another ChefsPlate meal which went into the new bowl I picked up at the Chinese market last week…

Mediterranean Salmon with sun tomatoes and pearl couscous pilaf… also learned that Harissa is a hot sauce… not so wise to dip a finger in it to taste, lol… I like pearl couscous…

enjoying my flowers at home, as well as the ones at the office…

did giggle when I saw how the water in the vase had turned purple…

tonight’s final treat was a bowl of popcorn…

always have popcorn in my fish bowl…

funny how we like certain things in certain containers…

strap…

23 Wednesday Nov 2016

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last night on my way home I stopped and picked up some beautiful flowers…

divided them up and took half to the office this morning…

have a new technique when I take flowers in the car… put them in one of the cloth/fabric grocery bags and then strap them into the car seat…

works great to keep them from getting crushed and they stay upright on the trip… 

enjoyed them all day;-)…

the others are in the bedroom where I can enjoy them all evening…

drive…

17 Thursday Nov 2016

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some wonderful moments today…

the sky was stunning as I headed downtown… there were a few clouds but the light on them was just beautiful… having to drive means I often don’t get the pictures I would like…

I took in a box of children’s books that had been hanging around the house and watched with delight as three colleagues found treats to take home for their little people…

as I was driving down a street in Charleswood tonight I came across a deer in a yard just quietly standing there…

ended the night with purple hair…

hasn’t had any purple in it for weeks so it was a wonderful treat to have it back…

pedicure…

01 Tuesday Nov 2016

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on Saturday I decided it was time for a pedicure… hadn’t had one since the September long weekend while I was visiting my daughter in Ottawa…

called and was able to get in… went on my own…

got a picture beforehand…

those pink slippers were kind of bright… decided on the pedicure with hot stone massage and paraffin…

was the very best paraffin portion I have ever had… Victoria did a great job of getting the wax all the way around my feet…

chose purple glittery polish…

came out very nice, although for the second time in a row it has taken a crazy amount of time to dry completely…

because my toes took so long to dry I decided not to have a hot tub that night…

next day when I went out for a hot tub had to wear water shoes and a toque as it is cooling off out there…

autumn…

27 Tuesday Sep 2016

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so excited this morning to take a few pictures of the gardenia blossoms…

there are eight or nine buds and I can hardly wait for them to open…

autumn is coming on strong… as I was driving home tonight I stopped on a side street and got a picture of the trees…

the colours are changing daily, maybe even hourly…

and even in the cooler weather there are plants blooming like crazy…

this planter is filled with neverending begonia blooms, and some lobelia… 

took a few minutes to savour the beauty of the freshly purpled door… it is beautiful…

today marks four years since my return to work following my cancer/hernia surgery… I had been off for ten weeks… 

I am so blessed… in so many ways…

house…

08 Thursday Sep 2016

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before I left home on my vacation I took a few pictures of the house…

the trim has been peeling like crazy and the doors have both faded…

I’d arranged for it to be painted while I was gone, so wanted some pictures to remind myself of how it looked…

I had chosen a company that would let me pay over a period of up to ten months and only required 10% down… seemed worthwhile to have the professionals do the job… 

my daughter drove over the day after it was done and sent me some pictures…

looked nice from a distance and in the early evening light… she noticed a few things that needed to be touched up, but I was very happy to see how it looked…

as soon as I got home I took a few shots to show how good it looked…

tonight they came by to fix the few final bits… someone will be by first thing tomorrow to get the last piece put in around the window… 

looking very nice…

was a little disappointed to discover they needed cheques for the 6 payments… apparently they only take credit cards for the whole amount… that can be the problem with dealing with two different people… they each gave me different information…

happy it is done and pleased with the finished product…

painting…

24 Wednesday Aug 2016

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at lunch I was collecting Poke balls at the Millennium Park…

okay, okay… the game is fun… well, the bits I know how to play…

rushed home after work as the painting company person was coming to get my signature on the paperwork so they can go ahead with the job…

feeling slightly guilty for having someone come and do this piece of work but also excited that it is actually going to get done…

hoping that the weather cooperates and I can have a freshly painted door and trim early in September…

setting…

20 Saturday Aug 2016

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yesterday morning I spent some time taking pictures of the moon as it was setting… it was very early and the sky had lots of clouds when I started…

after checking through the pictures on the computer, this is the one I am most pleased with…

this morning got this picture of the sun rising amidst the clouds…

kids were over and did a little work on the siding, trying to waterproof the repaired hydro connection…

and scraping some of the peeling paint…

think I’ve found a company to paint the trim and soon those purple doors are going to have a fresh look;-)…