23 Tuesday Apr 2024
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this morning I had some fun with the bouquet I purchased last Wednesday for my birthday…
I divided it into five small containers…
they went into the bathroom, kitchen, den, and bedroom…
it is always such fun to be able to make new arrangements and then take photos of them;-)…
04 Thursday Apr 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, bright, decorate, family, living room, memories, moments, orange, pictures, purple, remembering, sarongs, table, Technology, trips, widow
time to update the living room table…
I decided on sarongs in each square and then books from various trips for me to enjoy during this birthday month…
ran the sarongs through the wash to get rid of any wrinkles and then filled in the squares… went with purple and orange… purple for me, and orange for my daughter, with whom I went on many of the trips, lol…
looks bright and fresh and I have lots of special moments to enjoy;-)…
02 Tuesday Apr 2024
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Advent, big girl pants, blessed, chocolate, family, goodies, moments, Ottawa, purple, souvenirs, Technology, treats, widow
today a box of goodies arrived from the kids in Ottawa…
it was filled with treats from as far back as Advent and souvenirs from trips to Mexico, Paris, and Sicily… it included the last envelope from Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers… and a stick with photos and documents from my former laptop…
what fun to open each item with its note explaining where it came from… now to figure out where each piece will go and start wearing some of them…
I am so spoiled…
happy birthday month to me;-)…
23 Saturday Mar 2024
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Ali’i Kula Lavender, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, happy, lavender, Maui, memories, moments, nature, pictures, plants, purple, remembering, vacation, widow
recently I saw something on Instagram which reminded me of our wonderful visit to Ali’i Kula Lavender on Maui…
it was a beautiful place, with nice lavender fields, but also amazing gardens filled with stunning flowers…
I found a few photos from that day…
this hand towel usually hangs in the bathroom as a lovely reminder of that wonderful day and trip…
so nice when something comes along and reminds you of special moments…
21 Thursday Mar 2024
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, bouquet, bunny, create, Easter, eggs, flowers, fun, moments, purple, widow
this morning I spent time with the flowers from March 5th…
last week I took out the carnations and today I divided the remaining mums into three containers…
one went into a glass vessel and made its way onto one of the kitchen counters…
the second container held two and went into the bathroom…
the final batch went into a purple mug on the living room table…
I also added a bunny, a glass egg, a candle, and chocolate mini eggs… Easter is coming after all;-)…
such fun to create something new from a single bouquet…
11 Monday Mar 2024
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, bouquet, cut, family, flowers, happy, hyacinth, moments, nature, plants, purple, scent, widow
yesterday I received a beautiful bouquet of hyacinths… I’ve never had them as cut flowers, always in soil…
what a lovely treat…
they are in a vase on the living room table and I am looking forward to them opening and scenting the house…
10 Sunday Mar 2024
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anthurium, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, growing, moments, nature, open, patience, plants, purple, recent, widow
watching the anthurium blossom open involves a good deal of patience…
this was the first photo I took of the most recent flower… it was on February 11…
this one on February 20…
February 27 photo…
and this one was from yesterday…
still a ways to go before it is completely open…
03 Sunday Mar 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, bookshelf, February, hallway, hearts, love, memories, moments, purple, remembering, widow
on Thursday I wandered around the house and took down all of the hearts, including the ones on the front door… they made their way back upstairs…
it always feels a bit naked when there is nothing hanging on the door…
I also took down the L O V E letters and put them back into their spot on the upstairs hallway bookshelf…
on to March, the birthday month, lol…
08 Thursday Feb 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, bowls, collection, food, heart shaped, moments, purple, shopping, widow
I have a small collection of heart-shaped objects and the other day I bought a new bowl to add to the collection…
I have really enjoyed using it;-)…
it is slightly larger but goes perfectly with the other three heart-shaped bowls I already have…
for the month of February I’ve been trying to use them as much as possible❤️…
07 Wednesday Feb 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, buffet, food, friend, Good Earth Restaurant, koi, lightweight, moments, purple, shopping, sweater, time, walk, widow
had a fun time yesterday with my buddy…
we went clothes shopping and I got a beautiful lightweight purple sweater with pearls and silver dots on it… and it was on sale…
after that we stopped and picked up a few groceries before going to the Good Earth for the lunch buffet…
I got to visit with the koi for a few moments…
I even walked up from the end of the street, lol…
then there was a nap;-)…
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