12 Thursday Jul 2018
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watered the garden this morning before leaving the house…
the plants are all quite happy and there are many flowers…
woke up with a headache which progressed throughout the morning and by lunchtime it was raging…
so bad, in fact, that I took pills and lay on the floor in our meeting room with lights out and blinds closed…
thankfully, eventually the headache dulled and I made it through the rest of the day…
quiet dinner and early to bed tonight…
16 Saturday Dec 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, burgers, cold, grandson, memories, power, quiet, shopping, snow, walk, widow
bit of an odd day… woke up at 6:15, made a thermos of tea and went back to bed… it had snowed a bit in the night…
at 7:30 the power went off and didn’t come back on for two hours… happy to have the warm tea as the temperature in the house dropped to 69 Celcius…
it is always so quiet when the power is off… and with the fresh blanket of snow it felt very cozy… particularly because I didn’t have to go out…
once the power was back on I spent some time working on a project and later met up with my daughter and eldest grandson at the mall… oh my… what was I thinking…
cars and people everywhere… good news is that I now have just about everything I need…
stopped to pick up A & W teen burgers, onion rings and fries and then home… teen burgers from A & W were a treat we would sometimes have on our way home from work… nice to enjoy them with my grandson who is spending the night and helping me with some chores around the house tomorrow…
a number of people say he looks just like my beloved;-)…
11 Monday Dec 2017
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big girl pants, blanket, blessed, footprints, garden, moments, nature, pictures, quiet, snow, tree, white, widow
during the night snow fell and blanketed the neighbourhood…
it is a lovely sight to wake up to such beauty… and it always seems so quiet and peaceful…
here’s the view from the front of the house…
the reflection of the tree in the window is cool… and I like the glass ball in the bottom picture…
the back looks like it has a warm white blanket over everything…
thankfully it wasn’t deep, so I didn’t have any trouble getting out of the garage…
I like to be the first one to make tracks in the snow… although I also like when it is all clear, lol…
and finally this view from the front steps… I actually went outside and left footprints in the snow so I could get this picture…
wonderful start to the week… hope yours was as lovely…
28 Tuesday Nov 2017
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bedroom, big girl pants, chocolate, club, hot, hot chocolate, hot tub, Lindt, mattress, quiet, widow
had a wonderful hot tub tonight… the stars were bright and it was very quiet… because the temperature has been so warm there wasn’t even the sound of skating in the rink at the community club, because the ice is likely melted…
been a while since the tub has been working properly, so it was great to go out and have it hot, lol…
when I came back in I made some hot chocolate with coconut milk and a few squares of a coconut Lindt bar… topped the snack off with some almonds…
I’m slowly reintegrating items into the bedroom and I started with this little vignette…
always fun to reorganize a space, but it can be a bit of work…
tomorrow a new mattress will be arriving which should help with my sleep…
looking forward to having the space all set up and comfortable… one little step at a time…
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;-)…
24 Monday Jul 2017
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big girl pants, English Garden, flowers, garden, Habitat, Leo Mol Sculpture Garden, pictures, quiet, walk, widow
on my way to the Park yesterday I walked past the Habitat for Humanity Build…
made me laugh because I hadn’t realized it was happening two blocks away from my house… as it was Sunday there wasn’t any activity…
the Gardens were beautiful… I hadn’t been for a few weeks, so it was lovely to see how well they were looking…
lots of people wandering around so I had to stop and wait for just the right moment to get my shots… they are clearly ready for the influx of visitors to the city at the end of the week…
once back at home I spent the day in the garden… lots of reading and relaxing… very quiet…
a lovely end to a wonderful family-filled weekend…
25 Saturday Mar 2017
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took it easy today after all the fun and busyness of the last week…
slept in and had a smoothie for breakfast… unpacked and did laundry… put chemicals in the hot tub and watered the plants…
added the new blanket to the bed, watched a good amount of tv (we didn’t even turn the one on in our room while we were away)… and also ate chips… had very few while I was away… missed them a lot…
gathered up all the chocolate that I purchased and took a few photos…
loving my new tech bag… it has all my bits and pieces in one spot…
tonight took this picture of the sun setting… appreciated the sunsets in Mazatlan but happy to be home and see my own, lol…
really enjoyed the quiet day…
25 Saturday Feb 2017
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08 Sunday Jan 2017
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backyard, big girl pants, laundry, purple, quiet, sand dollar, snow, snowflake, widow, wreath
been a quiet weekend which was exactly what I needed as I move into a very full week…
yesterday the kids dropped by in the afternoon and did a few little jobs around the house… I think they actually got the furnace fixed… reamed out the pipe again and also melted any ice which may have been in it…
I’ve put away most of the Christmas decorations over the last few days except for the snowflake wreath on the front door…
it is just too pretty to take down…
also included this picture of the sand dollar wreath that just got rehung at the front door… it had a couple of broken pieces and while she was here my daughter repaired it and we put it back up…
going to have one of my decorator friends make a bigger purple bow to finish it off, lol…
the backyard is looking very lovely with the snow sculptures that the wind has made…
the stone for the waterfall has never been this covered up… there is a lot of snow out there…
took this shot a few days ago of the steps between the upper deck and the back door…
they are completely covered in snow…
doing laundry this morning, I was thinking of my mom who loved laundry… and could get any stain out… sadly, I did not inherit that love, or ability, lol…
cooked a few meals, tidied and relaxed…
happy for the down time…
11 Sunday Dec 2016
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big girl pants, ChefsPlate, clothes, IKEA, quiet, Rona, sky, snow, Superstore, widow
was anticipating a quiet day but it didn’t turn out that way… did take a few pictures of the gorgeous snow…
worked on a project and then headed out to meet my kids…
we met up at IKEA, did a little shopping and then headed to Moxie’s for lunch… a wander through Rona and then I headed toward home as they went off to a soccer game…
stopped at Superstore to pick up a few groceries and some clothes jumped into my cart…
couple of pairs of leggings and three long-sleeve tops… with the cold weather haven’t seemed to have enough warm things for work…
bit of a nap and then I made Lemon Chicken and Rosemary Pappardelle from my ChefsPlate box…
the sky was beautiful again tonight…
finished work on the project and watched a bit of tv…
off to clean up from supper…
