27 Monday Nov 2017
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yesterday my hibiscus started to bloom…
when it moved into the house in late September it lost some of its leaves…
it didn’t bloom outside until really late in the season, so I was very happy when the buds started to form in the house…
it always takes a long time from the first bud to the blossom so I was surprised when I found it open yesterday and this morning the second bloom opened…
sure does brighten up the living room;-)…
a touch of red for the season…
01 Sunday Oct 2017
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big girl pants, Chihuly, grandsons, October, pizza, red, shopping, vibrant, virginia creeper, widow
full day… my grandson came over and worked in the yard for me… then we ran out and did a few errands…
as we left the driveway, got this shot of the Virginia creeper growing alongside the house…
the red is vibrant against the green on the cedar…
returned home and my daughter and the two younger boys arrived and we headed out for more shopping… this time to IKEA… it always amazes me how much time can get eaten up in that store, lol…
had a roast planned for dinner but as we left the store there wasn’t going to be time to cook and eat it before they needed to head home…
so, we ordered Panago pizza… it was delicious along with the salad we made to to go with it…
here’s the newest Chihuly page from my calendar…
omg… October already… how did that happen…
06 Saturday May 2017
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barbecue, big girl pants, car, chair, craving, Outlet Collection Mall, plates, purple, red, shopping, Teen burger, widow
great luck with shopping… met the kids out Kenaston and my grandson headed off in my car and my daughter and I went searching for a few things on my list…
got the cutest little red barbecue that is being put together at the store and delivered sometime this week…
had to download this picture from the internet because I didn’t take one while we were in the store, lol… it has two burners, with shelves on both sides that fold down so it won’t take up too much room in the garage… and it has four wheels which will make moving it around much simpler…
then we found a purple sports chair… had seen one last summer and been on the lookout since then… it’s purple after all… it has a little table and containers for snacks and drinks… will be great for soccer games and camping…
at the same place found two pretty plates… been feeling like my plain white with black on them are getting boring…
went to the new Outlet Collection Mall and I picked up a better quality garlic press from Think Kitchen… the Mall was a big space with many stores, some of them new to the city, but only appeared to have a few actual outlets…
had a teen burger for lunch… not exactly the best meal for me but I’ve been craving one, so adjusted the rest of my meals for the day… it is much better for me to have the food I’m craving rather than end up eating all kinds of things I don’t really want…
got dropped at home, had a nap and then made a ChefsPlate dinner…
feels odd not to have the car, but my grandson will bring it back at supper time tomorrow…
busy, but productive day…
08 Tuesday Nov 2016
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this morning the sky was lovely and light as I drove to work… stopped and took this picture through the car window…
I took this shot at 5:11 on my way home, and it was already getting dark… the sky had a pink cast to it…
and the trees were already lit…
as I was heading upstairs for a nap, I spotted the red colour out the window so took a few pictures and ran downstairs to get some from outside the front door…
beautiful moments to savour…
26 Thursday Nov 2015
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been getting lots of compliments on my hair lately…
made me remember back to the first time I coloured it…
had been working in a very toxic environment and was trying to wear red every day… red is a colour that makes me feel strong and I really needed to find strength wherever I could… didn’t have that many red clothes so I decided to have a little bit of red put into my hair…
never been coloured before, but I was desperate to feel some type of protection…
it was just a tiny bit at the front of my head which could hardly be seen, but I had red on every day… helped make me feel stronger as I struggled to get through those very difficult days…
not long after I got out of that bad spot I decided to put purple in my hair…
tried a few systems that I put in myself, but the colour would wash out with every shampoo…
eventually found a place that used allum and had my hair professionally done… seems silly to dye such short hair but it lasts a long time and doesn’t leave any colour behind on towels or pillows, lol…
have tried having a tiny bit in and other times there has been a lot… outside in the sun it always looks amazing…
my hairdresser did a great job this time and it looks very nice…
does make me giggle when someone says “I like your hair” because I don’t even think about it anymore… it is just part of me…
interesting how we get to a certain place in our lives…
29 Wednesday Jan 2014
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big girl pants, busy evening, George, giggle, picture, purple, purple door, purple wall, red, visitors
not very often that I have visitors in the evening… well, other than Monday nights, lol…
tonight I had two different ones…
possible picture for the purple wall…
a colleague dropped off a picture for me to check out and see if I want to use it on the new purple wall… thinking I like it, but will need to have a look at it in the daylight…
very shortly after that a friend stopped by to pick up the car to use while she is in town over the next few days…
I had made tea, but both women had things to do and places to be, so I had to drink the tea all on my own…
during the day my contractor friend was by and painted the new door upstairs purple… it looks amazing… so then I had to stage the room to get a picture for you…
purple door in the bedroom…
made me giggle a bit… for quite a long period in our life I had red everywhere and it drove George a bit batty… I wonder what he would think now as the purple slowly creeps into the house room by room…
sometimes wearing those big girl pants is kind of fun…
