09 Friday Jun 2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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…
11 Wednesday May 2016
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airplants, big girl pants, early, flowers, overcast, rose, sky, transition, widow
the sky was overcast and it was spitting this morning, but the lovely mini roses on the kitchen counter looked gorgeous…
took this just before leaving the house at seven…
there are lots of plants with flowers on them all over the house because it isn’t warm enough to put them outside… sure do make me happy…
a young friend is working on some containers with airplants so I took a picture of mine… think I might search out some moss to put in the bottom of them…
the sky caught my eye around 6 tonight… rather foreboding…
and by 8 it looked like this…
nice transition… sadly, it has gone back to the dark overcast…
was up and out early, so I am heading to bed as I’m tired… another early day tomorrow…
night…
13 Wednesday Apr 2016
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this morning I couldn’t stop taking pictures as I waited for my ride…
sun shining on the trees to the left…
glittering off the chimney…
and making beautiful highlights on the trees to the right…
went for a walk at noon with a colleague and it was lovely out… by four didn’t even need a jacket on…
had an opportunity tonight to take a few shots of some cream roses…
creamy rose
De Luca basket of goodies
it was so warm that we didn’t need jackets when we left the event… the car said it was 16… what a gorgeous day…
04 Thursday Feb 2016
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missing my beloved today…
first thing the toilet was acting up… time was when I would just tell him about it and he would fix whatever the problem was…
not these days…
had to dig out the appropriate equipment and solve the problem myself…
last weekend I had to go and find a different shovel so my shoveler can get down to the cement, and salt, so he could make sure the ground isn’t crazy slippery… also had to pick up a few bulbs so I could replace some burnt out ones…
I find choosing bulbs a very difficult job… there are so many and they seem to be similar but when you get them home they don’t throw the amount of light you expect, or are the wrong strength, or colour… arghhhh…
thankfully my son-in-law helped pick them and looks like they will all work…
many days I just do whatever needs doing, but other days I can barely keep from crying because he isn’t here…
today I happened to read a blog I wrote a year ago… it was all about flowers and how they have always lifted my spirits… also talked about how my beloved made sure there were lots around during January and February…
took this picture today…
beautiful… does make me feel better…
15 Tuesday Apr 2014
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eclipse, new doctor, ready, rose, tripod
last night before I went to bed I set the camera up on the tripod so it would be ready to take pictures of the eclipse… I didn’t set the alarm because I can usually wake up on demand…
apparently I needed my sleep, as I didn’t wake up until 6:30…
got a few nice shots of a colleague’s birthday rose…
ended the day with an appointment where I met a new doctor as mine is away sick… was feeling quite nervous, worried that my blood pressure might shoot up… happily it didn’t and I was pleased with my time with him…
it was warm as I drove home and I enjoyed seeing how much snow has melted… yay…
