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13 Sunday May 2018

Posted by sulis303 in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized

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big girl pants, breakfast, cushion, datura, daughter, family, fiddle diddle, hot tub, Mother's Day, photos, plants, restaurant, stepped, treat, widow

had a lovely Mother’s Day…

was up early, as usual, lol, and went out to have a hot tub… spent a little while sorting out how to get a shot of me in the tub… it has been nine years since I stepped into this hot tub for the first time, on Mother’s Day in 2009… what fun to figure out how to get the shot…

met up with my daughter and family for breakfast out… usually we would have supper at home, but the younger boys have soccer practice at 6… there was a long line as we waited but the salmon benedict I ordered was delicious… it has a spinach sauce and is served on a scone, yum…

at the end of the meal she and I received a chocolate treat… when I ate it a little while ago it reminded me of a fiddle diddle cookie my friend Lisa makes… delicious…

had a text and call from my older daughter while I was waiting to be picked up after breakfast…

then my son-in-law took us moms to a number of plant stores where we wandered around and picked up a few goodies…

I was particularly happy to find a purple datura and a pretty dahlia… my plan is to leave the plants on the dining room table for a few weeks rather than put them out and bring them in, depending on the weather…

besides the plants, I got a pretty outdoor cushion, a blue-y purple pot, and purple morning glory seeds…

had planned to make roast chicken with stuffing for my dinner, but after all that running around, decided that ordering in would be a nice treat, lol…

and it was;-)…

seals…

03 Saturday Dec 2016

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big girl pants, errands, grandsons, hot tub, Indigo, Nikon, polar bears, rest, restaurant, seals, widow, zoo

great day with the little boys…

they arrived at 10:30 and we ran out to do some errands…

got the hot tub water tested… then we stopped at Henry’s for some help with a little issue I was having with my Nikon… apparently I had pushed a tiny button which was causing quite a big problem… I’d spent quite a while online trying to find a solution without any success… the staff person fixed it in about fifteen seconds…

on to Indigo where both boys found a book and we picked up an adult colouring book, as well as a special gift for a friend… very happy that the littlest one found a book he wanted as he tells me he doesn’t like books or reading…

went to the zoo to visit the polar bears… we saw a few, but the seals gave us a wonderful show…

six of them were swimming around…

they seem to swim mainly on the backs…

started lunch with hot chocolate and watched a few bears wander past…

stopped at the grocery store to pick up a final Advent calendar and some reindeer poop (chocolate covered raisins) and headed home…

coloured, watched tv and read a bit before they were picked up around 6:30…

now I’m resting, lol…

growth…

09 Friday Sep 2016

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alone, big girl pants, dentist, Elements, growth, happy, lunch, Mona Lisa, restaurant, widow

yesterday and today I was out for lunch with wonderful women…

we were at Mona Lisa yesterday and it was a beautiful and sunny day… there was a little breeze but that kept it from being too hot…

my friend stepped away for a while and I was content to sit and enjoy the time on my own…

today I arrived at elements before my friend and happily sat and enjoyed a cup of tea while waiting for her…

this might not seem like such a big deal, but just four and a half years ago I hadn’t ever been in a restaurant on my own…

yesterday I also went back to the dentist because I thought that a filling from a few months ago still wasn’t quite right… I’d been a couple of weeks ago and they had trimmed the filling down a bit… it took a bit of proding from other people for me to go then, but I went this time on my own… apparently I’d cracked the tooth right next to the one that was just filled, lol… was the most calm I’d ever been as they went ahead and filled that one…
I made trips to the pharmacy and the Apple Store with no stress or desire to call someone to go with me…

feels like I am experiencing some growth… finally, lol…

apparently those big girl pants are getting more comfortable… well, at least some days…

Clementine…

06 Wednesday Jul 2016

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Atlanta, big girl pants, catch up, Clementine, friend, restaurant, travel, treat, walk, widow

worked the late shift today and was able to meet up with a good friend for lunch before I started, and check out a new restaurant…


the restaurant is located on the lower level and is nicely decorated… small but fresh and bright… they only serve breakfast and lunch, which is a fun change…

we always have a good time together and spend our time checking in with one another… lovely to catch up… they had been to a number of places since we’d last been together… I went on about Atlanta, lol…

I had the Braised Bacon Benedict…

Braised Bacon Benedict Maple Sabayon, Dill, Poached Eggs, Pickled Jalapeños, Cheddar Biscuit


as it would happen, I asked for the jalapeños to be on the side, and they actually didn’t even come…

it was very tasty and the eggs were poached perfectly…

I also had the cucumber salad…

Cucumbers, Romaine Hearts, Tomato Caramel, Tahini Dressing


today they had avocado instead of the tomato caramel…

my friend had the Seared Tuna, Cashew, Peas & Rhubarb which was also delicious…

I had parked at work and then walked to and from lunch… still a few steps short of my daily goal…

such a treat to be able to spend some time with a good friend…

guests…

31 Thursday Mar 2016

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big girl pants, breakfast, countertop, geese, granite, guests, kitchen, moon, reno, restaurant, widow

woke early and looked out to see this lovely view of the moon…

 
a bit later I got ready and walked over to the “A” to meet my daughter for breakfast…
  
waiting for my guest… getting easier and easier to sit in a restaurant on my own… big girl pants, lol…

we went to a tile store to look at countertops for my upcoming kitchen reno…

it was great fun to walk through the shop, where they were cutting with giant tile saws, and the yard, looking at all the different options… they had to lift one out of a warehouse and bring it outside with a forklift… I think this is it…

  
made the whole process more real… I am getting a new kitchen…

we ran a couple of other errands before she dropped me at home and I was surprised to see these guests across the street…

  
we do have mallard ducks who live in the creek, but can’t remember the last time I saw geese around here… maybe they will stay and have babies;-)…

time…

26 Thursday Mar 2015

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big girl pants, clock, restaurant, time, visit

had a wonderful time with a dear young friend… supper out and I did very well I think…

I headed to the restaurant early and sat, by myself, for half an hour… felt very calm and relaxed during that time… had a cup of tea and read emails and checked out Facebook… for my entire adult life I have only ever eaten out twice on my own or spent any amount of time alone in a restaurant… actually I would have rather gone hungry than sit in a restaurant by myself… so, this felt like a very positive thing…

checked out the menu and chose my dinner based on the least calories of the items I liked…

had baked chicken wings…

  

and the most delicious spinach salad…

  

after a great visit I drove home in the daylight...

then, to top off my big girl pants activities for the day, I fixed the time on the clock in the car…

  

had been waiting for my son-in-law to come over to fix it but decided I would give it a try… obviously it was pretty easy…

those big girl pants fit rather well today…

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