26 Saturday Jan 2019
Posted in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized
Tags
big girl pants, croissants, flowers, hot tub, illusion, moments, moon, optical illusion, rose, snow, Tea, widow
started the day sharing tea and croissants with a very special person… such a lovely way to begin the weekend…
was going to grocery shop, but it just felt too cold, so home I came, lol…
the snow on the hot tub cover was amazing and it looked like the siding was melting… it wasn’t, thank goodness… a very cool optical illusion…
then it was laundry and sports on tv;-)…
18 Friday Jan 2019
Posted in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized
Tags
bare hands, big girl pants, blessed, care for others, cold, faux, flowers, rose, safety, shelter, transportation, warmth, widow
on my drive in yesterday I watched a man walk across the street with bare hands… it was extremely cold and reminded me of the many who do not have the basics for this weather, sigh…
as I was leaving the office a man stopped and gave me a faux rose… he said
give this to someone and tell them you care, while you can…
then he gave me a second one, which he said was for me… at that point he asked if I had change for a cup of coffee… I advised I didn’t have any money on me so he took back one of the roses and merrily went in his way…
both reminders of how truly blessed I am… warm clothes to wear, a safe home to live in, a vehicle to get me around and work that makes me happy…
10 Thursday Jan 2019
Posted in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized
been enjoying some beautiful flowers lately…
the cutest little orchid…
and I’ve been watching and waiting for my amaryllis to grow and bloom… I bought two at the same time and the one my daughter had bloomed beautifully at Christmas time…
mine did nothing for over a month… now it has started to grow in a manner that looks more like a hyacinth… will be interesting to see what happens…
a rose from the beginning of the week…
12 Thursday Apr 2018
Posted in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized
Tags
big girl pants, canopy, Christmas, flowers, garden, Japanese Maple, rose, shortbread, smoothie, snow, widow
when I opened the door to head to work for an early event today, this is what I saw…
people, it is April 12th, sigh… even wore boots because I didn’t want to slip and twist my knee…
sat in the living room for a few minutes when I got home and enjoyed the full canopy on the Japanese Maple and the lovely little rose which I am hoping to plant in the garden whenever it gets warm enough… what a difference a few weeks have made…
had breakfast while I was out, so for supper I had a smoothie… fancied it up with some 100% chocolate squares… and finished the meal off with the last two Christmas shortbread cookies which I found by accident in a kitchen drawer…
what a treat…
09 Friday Jun 2017
Posted in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized
went to close the curtains in the dining room this morning and was surprised and so excited to see the wild roses blooming…
we brought home a root that we dug out of a ditch around Hillside Beach decades ago…
nothing happened for a few years and then it took off…
ever since we’ve been pulling it out of flower beds, borders, and even the grass…
but it is beautiful and reminds me of fun times with my beloved…
13 Friday Jan 2017
Posted in family, food, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized
Tags
amazing, big girl pants, busy, colleagues, consuming, event, lost, rose, team, widow
this has been a hugely busy and all-consuming week, ending in a excellent event today…
the day went beautifully and it was a great example of a well-oiled team…
finished with getting lost and having my colleagues find me and get me home…
this rose, from one of the centrepieces, is a wonderful reminder of such amazing women with whom I spend my days…
11 Monday Jul 2016
Posted in family, health, life, loss, nature, Photography, technology, Uncategorized
Tags
angels, big girl pants, challenge, datura, dinner, hibiscus, regenerate, ReImagining, rejuvenate, rose, safe, widow
had another wonderful evening with my ReImagining friends… some of us have been gathering since 1993 even before we attended the first conference in Minneapolis… these women are some of the angels in my life…
after a lovely dinner, we gathered in a circle with this in the centre…
we caught up on one another’s lives and had a conversation about love, and forgiveness… a safe place to share our deepest thoughts and challenge our beliefs…
as I left our gathering this gorgeous rose called to me, so I stopped to get a picture…
the sky was getting a bit ominous as I waited at a light, but thankfully it never amounted to anything…
was happy that I arrived home just before darkness took over the sky… well timed and made for a nice drive…
this angel’s trumpet stood out as I walked into the garden from the garage… white flowers are so bright as dusk settles over the garden…
and right at the door this hibiscus flower welcomed me home…
great rejuvenating time…
19 Thursday May 2016
Posted in family, health, life, loss, nature, technology, Uncategorized
Tags
big girl pants, growth, rose, sunny, trees, virginia creeper, walk, widow
on a walk, a few days ago, I was admiring the trees… they are now in full leaf and such a lovely shade of green…
tonight when I walked through the garage door I admired the happy Virginia creeper which has grown up overnight it seems…
it was framed beautifully in the doorway…
has some lovely colours already…
had a short walk back to the office at noon… wasn’t much green on that walk but it was warm and sunny… lots of people on the sidewalks taking advantage of the gorgeous day…
took this shot of a beautiful rose today…
14 Saturday May 2016
Posted in family, health, life, loss, nature, technology, Uncategorized
very strange to look out the front window and see garbage and recycling bins lined up along the street…
hadn’t set mine out so it was very odd to see them in the yard… first time in 43 years that they’ve been on the front street… the city has closed off a number of streets and apparently they will be working on the road for a number of months… guess I’ll be getting used to it…
last night I used the mandolin to slice some zuchinni and onions for supper… and not a scratch on me, woo hoo… I really like using the different parts of it, but have been causing injuries to my fingers nearly every time…
happy to see this little hosta peeking through the soil, although with this crazy weather hope it doesn’t freeze…
cut a few of the mini roses and put them in vases around the house…
this one is beside my bed… so pretty…
12 Thursday May 2016
Posted in family, health, life, loss, nature, technology, Uncategorized
another early work day… juice had the cutest little umbrella in it…
been thinking of many I know who are dealing with difficult issues right now… health, work, loss… so much sadness…
happy news, today was a colleague’s birthday…
this was the gorgeous rose she received…
seems like flowers everywhere…
tonight I made lettuce wraps with taco meat and grated cheese… I like this type of meal because you have to work to get it eaten… even though it is cold, windy and overcast outside, this was a very nice meal… felt like Spring, at least in the house, lol…
been a full week… glad to have the day off tomorrow…
