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coal…

11 Saturday Sep 2021

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we took a trip to the East Coast in 1988 or 1989 – amazing what I forget these days, lol…

the four of us, plus my beloved’s mom… we had bought a tricked out van and the trip was great…

when we got to the coast we had lobster at every stop because the four of us loved it… George’s mom couldn’t figure out why we kept eating it as she didn’t like it that much, lol…

while we were there, we found a beach that had coal all over it… we had such fun collecting a bagful to bring home to use for first footing…

I’ve been down to one fairly large piece for a a few years now, so I’ve been careful with it…

as I was working away in the garage, cleaning, sorting, dumping stuff, I found the original bag filled with a whole lot more…

what a treasure, so exciting…

lifesaver…

02 Monday Aug 2021

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came across this photo yesterday… it is one of my all time favourites…

it was taken twenty years ago (so it isn’t quite as crisp as I would like) in a rented hot tub in our yard…

for a few years we would rent a hot tub for our anniversary weekend… it was such fun and a wonderful treat… so lucky to now have my own hot tub to use whenever I want;-)…

the lifesaver is so cute and his little face is adorable;-)…

our grandson just loved it then, and he still enjoys using hot tubs…

makes me smile to remember special times…

everyday…

01 Sunday Aug 2021

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the Olympics have been a distraction as this day has come closer – what would have been our 51st wedding anniversary…

I’ve spent the day thinking of some moments with my beloved…

the everyday things: changing up the configuration of the ponds; working in the garden as it changed over the years; caring for his lawn, trimming the Virginia creeper, fixing whatever needed attention; making the world’s best French fries, fried egg sandwiches and salads; driving the girls and I everywhere; reading and playing with our grandsons; cleaning the garage, packing the car, barbecuing; the strength of his hands that could wring out a cloth so it was dry, massage a sore neck, scrub a pot perfectly clean, and gently hold my hand when we were out walking…

so many little things…

I’ve been remembering our 40th anniversary… I was in the hospital for an extended period of time and he came every day and brought me pictures he had taken of whatever morning glories had opened on that particular day… I took this photo just yesterday…

he also sent me a basket filled with 40 roses… each night they had to be moved into the hall because their scent was so strong I couldn’t sleep with them in the room, lol…

a friend recently lost his partner and has decided to refer to their anniversary as the first celebration of their 41 years together… what a lovely way to describe it…

today I am also enjoying the sentiment of this beautiful card which I recently received in the mail…

what a blessed life I have lived;-)…

overkill…

26 Monday Jul 2021

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I love the Olympics and have watched them for years… I remember a trip we took once and how we had to have access to TVs at the end of each day so that I could keep up with what was happening, lol…

I like to watch in real time so that means reorganizing my sleep schedule to get the best results…

for these ones I couldn’t decide how I felt about them going ahead this year… but now they are happening, I am in… I usually get a Canada Day t-shirt and had purchased one a while ago, but on July 1st I decided not to wear it… as the games began, I put it on;-)…

on Friday I was up at 5:30 am to watch the opening ceremony and ordered McDonald’s for breakfast so I didn’t have to stop watching to make something…

at one point during the first day I was switching between tv channels and streaming on my phone at the same time and I considered turning on the laptop as well… in the end I decided the laptop would be overkill…

I have slowed down slightly… apparently I need a bit more sleep these days…

the great thing about streaming is that I can watch some of the sports that I enjoy most but which don’t always get shown on tv…

the surfing, gymnastics and dressage have been lovely to watch, even if not exactly as they happened…

I’ve even taken the laptop out into the garden so that I can enjoy the weather and not miss anything, lol…

so happy to be able to watch whenever and wherever… retirement is a lovely thing;-)…

motorcycle…

15 Thursday Jul 2021

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yesterday I went for a short motorcycle ride with my grandson…

he got his licence last summer, but just recently passed the test which meant he could have a rider behind him…

not too long ago he said he would give me a ride, after he practiced a bit more with friends…

today he dropped by and told me to put on jeans and a jacket so we could go for the ride…

I had a bit of trouble getting up behind him… the backseat is much higher that the one on the motorcycle I rode on when I was sixteen, lol…

the funny part is that the young man I was going out with at the time, and who had the motorcycle, lived down the very street I currently reside on…

took a few minutes to get up… felt a bit like getting onto a horse, and I was worried I would pull him over if I held onto him tightly…

eventually I made it and off we went… it was a short ride and it felt like he was speeding like crazy, but at most he was doing 55…

I am pretty sure my thighs are going to be aching because I was gripping the sides of the bike hard, lol…

maybe we will do it again… I think it was fun;-)…

beach…

14 Wednesday Jul 2021

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I spent five glorious days with friends’ at their beach cottage…

the first thing I always do is jump out of the car and run down to be sure the beach and lake are still there, lol…

what a wonderful time it was… delicious food (that I didn’t have to prepare); wonderful conversations, stories, and laughter; listening to birds and the waves; lots of time on the beach and in the water; relaxing, reading and sleeping…

what more could you ask for;-)… I am restored…

such a gift…

hardened…

06 Tuesday Jul 2021

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my hibiscus only bloomed one time over the winter… usually it blooms at least twice…

I have had this one for at least three years and usually it loses its leaves when it comes into the house in the fall, and when it comes back into the garden in the spring…

this year I hardened it off and then put an umbrella over it so it wouldn’t get a sunburn…

it didn’t lose many leaves, but it also didn’t look like it was getting any buds…

a week or so ago, I spotted a few just starting…

yesterday, I spotted something red when I looked outside and there they were… the first two flowers…

yay… and there are lots more getting ready;-)…

gold…

04 Sunday Jul 2021

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I spent a lovely and quiet hour sitting right next to the pond this morning…

I had planned to turn the waterfall on as soon as I got into the garden, but decided to sit close to the pond and watch the fish…

yesterday, when I was in the pond cleaning it up, I spotted a baby swimming by… they move really quickly, so I only saw it for a moment…

my goal this morning was to check for any others that might be there…

and I spotted two… maybe the whitish one I saw yesterday and an actual gold one… they are much harder to spot in the pond as they look black… of course I didn’t get any pictures, lol…

great excitement and I will keep watch for more;-)…

sure miss the water hyacinth as its roots were a wonderful safe hiding place for babies as they started their journey as the goldfish eat them when they are very small…

guy…

21 Monday Jun 2021

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I’ve been thinking of many special Father’s Days and missing this great guy…

interesting how difficult holidays can be sometimes… used to be such a wonderful time… pleased that most years I am able to focus on the special times that have taken place…

still happy that the day is over…

action…

20 Sunday Jun 2021

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I was thinking of my beloved on this Father’s Day as I wandered around the deck pulling weeds… currently ninety-nine percent are elm seedlings…

I always gave him action for not carrying around a pail to put the debris into and there I was today, pulling weeds and putting them on the ground or deck to be picked up later…

I bet he is laughing now;-)…