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whacked…

05 Wednesday Mar 2025

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, death, family, grumpy, love, March, moments, remembering, time, weather, whacked, widow

I’ve been a bit off, and grumpy, for the last little while, and it wasn’t until I was talking with my daughter that I realized the cause…

I hadn’t been paying much attention to the calendar as most of the time feels like Saturday or Sunday now that I am retired, lol…

it has been thirteen years to the day since my beloved passed…

feels a bit like it snuck up on me although in the past month I have had several dreams about finding him in the hospital with a disconnected breathing tube in his mouth… no one had told me he was dead…

seems strange that after all this time I can still be whacked with the grief…

the good news is that once I figure out what has been causing the discomfort, it usually passes and I am able to move forward in a more positive frame of mind…

I don’t forget him, but can get back to remembering all of the wonderful times we had together and make new memories of the wonderful life that I do have…

this photo of trees is one of the last I took with him… we had taken a drive through the park to see the hoarfrost…

so many wonderful memories;-)…

prime…

03 Friday Jan 2025

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avocado, big girl pants, blessed, food, lobster, memories, moments, prime, remembering, salad, serendipitous, ten years, widow

ten years ago today, this was my lunch… which included lobster, steak, and avocado…

and this was my lunch today… which included prime rib and avocado… no lobster though…

can’t decide if I am that boring, or if it was serendipitous;-)…

seventy-six…

04 Wednesday Dec 2024

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today would have been my beloved’s seventy-sixth birthday…

I have come across a few lovely memories…

from visiting beaches, playing with grandkids, eating with family, cold weather fun, to barbecuing dinner…

such wonderful memories…

tonight burgers were eaten in Winnipeg and Ottawa to remember a very special person…

string…

27 Wednesday Nov 2024

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, family, handmade, holidays, lights, memories, moments, remembering, stairway, string, trees, widow

the trees made their way up the stairs…

a string of lights went up first and then each tree was removed from the box…

once they were all out, I had a fun time deciding where each one would go and then adding the smaller ones to every step…

I am always happy to add the various wooden ones that my beloved made;-)…

there are a couple left that will find their way into other rooms to bring holiday cheer;-)…

soft-spoken…

23 Saturday Nov 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, dad, fair, family, generous, home, kind, memories, missing, moments, photos, quiet, remembering, soft-spoken, widow

November 18 was my dad’s birthday and I’ve been thinking of him a lot lately…

he was kind, generous with what he had, and always thinking of others…

he looked after my brother and I for many years while my mom was in hospital and he took care of her when she was home…

he was soft-spoken and I don’t think I ever heard him shout or speak in a loud voice to anyone, but if he gave you the look (which didn’t happen too often), you knew to pay attention…

he was also the one who taught me that everyone deserved fairness, a second chance, and appreciation for a job well done…

he was very special;-)…

recovered…

16 Saturday Nov 2024

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just yesterday I was looking at this bunny which we gave to my beloved when he had his heart surgery…

today in my memories this photo of my beloved in the hospital as he recovered came up…

I sure do miss him, sigh…

scrubbing…

02 Saturday Nov 2024

Posted by sulis303 in life, loss, moments, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, family, memories, moments, poppy, rail, remembering, scrubbing, weather, widow

yesterday I went into the garden and pulled out the metal poppy… luckily the ground wasn’t too frozen…

brought it into the house, gave it a good scrubbing and then took it out to the front step…

I found two small bungee cords to attach it to the rail… it looks pretty good…

and today I pulled out my poppy with the cool centrepiece and put it on my coat…

we must not forget…

Hue…

04 Friday Oct 2024

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big girl pants, blessed, bridge, family, fishtanks, fixed, grandson, happy, hue, light, lightstrip, moments, remembering, stairs, Technology, widow

during the basement changes the Philips Hue was unplugged…

once we realized that some of the lights weren’t working, it was plugged back in, but it would not start up again…

apparently this does happen, so we ordered a new one…

it arrived on Thursday and my grandson connected it and then had to add all of the units back in, lol…

took a while, but eventually everything was back up… then I added them to the automations and adjusted all their colours… kept having to add more units to the automations, as I remembered which ones were in which…

I was very happy because the lightstrip that runs up the stairs had been off and it has been the nightlight when I am using the stairs at night…

the lightstrip that goes over the fishtanks has been on all the time, so it was good to get it back to being off at night…

I do love technology;-)…

maneuver…

01 Tuesday Oct 2024

Posted by sulis303 in family, health, life, loss, moments, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, changes, family, fireplace, friends, grandson, maneuver, memories, moments, remembering, widow

the fireplace is gone…

in 2019 the chimney came down…

currently my grandson is redoing his space and part of the plan was to remove the fireplace to make a bit more room, as it was a corner unit…

it was quite the job, as they had to saw through the pipe where it went through the wall…

then they recruited some additional muscle and rigged up ropes to help with the weight of the unit… quite a process…

it was touch and go as they maneuvered the stairs and just made it through the doorway…

from the door to the garage was a piece of cake, lol…

now it is waiting for a new home… hopefully someone out there will be able to make use of it;-)…

I don’t remember it being so difficult to bring into the house, but that was years ago when my beloved brought it in😊…

floating…

04 Wednesday Sep 2024

Posted by sulis303 in business, life, loss, moments, retirement, travel, Uncategorized, weather

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ten years ago I was floating over Gatineau in a hot air balloon… along with dozens of other balloons;-)…

I’d been waiting over twenty years for this experience… for my fortieth my beloved bought us tickets to fly at home, but the company ran away with the money…

it was everything I imagined and a very special moment in my life… the memory continues to be bright;-)…

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