03 Monday Aug 2020
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big girl pants, coneflower, early, flowers, moments, morning glories, nature, pictures, pinky, purple, roses, walk, widow
on my walk this morning all the photos of flowers that I took were pinky/purple, lol…
although it was a holiday and I left the house a bit later than normal, there were few people out and about…
19 Thursday Dec 2019
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big girl pants, bouquet, flowers, memories, moments, orchids, retirement, roses, supplier, surprise, treat, weather, widow
yesterday I received a message that some flowers were coming my way…
I spoke with the florist who advised they would arrive before end of day…
but then, 6 pm came and went… they usually close at that time, so I figured there would be no flowers…
around 7:30 they arrived… still wasn’t sure who was sending them…
they were well wrapped because it was cold outside…
opened them up to discover a beautiful bouquet of orchids, roses and carnations…
they were from a Toronto supplier I had worked with over the last ten years…
a lovely surprise…
19 Tuesday Nov 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, celebrated, flowers, moments, pictures, roses, walk, widow
yesterday we celebrated a couple of birthdays at work… usually it involves roses and cards…
got this photo of one of the roses…
it is a treat to wander around the office and spot beautiful flowers;-)…
26 Monday Feb 2018
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big girl pants, filled, flowers, happy, light, Manitoba Lung Association, roses, tulips, widow
flowers, flowers, everywhere…
had roses delivered to the office this morning for the staff members who were away on Valentine’s Day… had to laugh because they were nicer than the ones we had… these ones came with greenery and glitter, lol…
and shortly after that our Manitoba Lung Association fundraiser tulips were delivered… the office was filled with beauty…
every day the sky is filled with light which lasts longer and is brighter, and to have flowers on top of that just makes me happy…
16 Friday Feb 2018
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had a lovely time wandering around the office and taking pictures of the various roses…
I can’t explain how much joy I get from having flowers around…
seeing them wherever I turned brought a smile to my face…
between the roses and the fact that the daylight is getting longer every day my spirits have certainly been lifted…
now if only the temperature would start to rise in a steady manner…
14 Wednesday Feb 2018
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beloved, big girl pants, Boston Pizza, Decadence Chocolates, kindness, roses, spicy perogy, treats, Valentine's Day, widow
last night I picked up roses for my colleagues and was touched when my florist advised she had added an extra one to be sure that I got one…
on the weekend I made valentines for everyone using my pictures, an app to put words on them, and wireless printing… lots of fun… currently I have one as the wallpaper on my phone…
always enjoyable to treat them…
my beloved really loved Valentine’s Day… he always got me roses and chocolates and made sure that both of the girls received a rose too…
I still send roses to the girls…
often we’d have our favourite steak and lobster for dinner;-)…
been feeling a little sorry for myself without him, so preparing treats for others helps me overcome that feeling…
had a lovely day at work… wore red, had snacks and decided I would order a heart shaped pizza for supper as a treat for me…
it was the spicy perogy, which I really like… made a salad to complete my meal…
maybe I will finish off a small piece of sugar-free Berrylicious from Decadence Chocolates as a final treat…
thanks to Victoria for sending me a couple of photos from the office;-)…
hoping that you had a day filled with kindness…
25 Thursday Jan 2018
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19 Tuesday Sep 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, George, leaves, memories, morning glories, pictures, reminders, roses, widow
been missing my beloved a lot lately…
tonight as I was looking through photos I came across a few that reminded me of him…
this picture of maple leaves, which I took while visiting Cyndi in Ottawa reminded me of a great photo we took in Courtenay of him holding a ginormous maple leaf as we were walking through Cathedral Grove…
on Saturday I turned on the in-floor heating because it is getting cooler… I can remember George installing it in 2009 when we renovated the bathroom… at the time we decided not to put an additional piece of it in front of the sink, thinking it would radiate over… not, lol…
this morning glory reminded me of my 2010 six week stint in the hospital where he brought me photos every day of one of the morning glories that were blooming…
tonight a contractor came by to fix a couple of holes in the bedroom ceiling… George would have fixed that…
and finally, this rose, blooming in the garden… I cannot even guesstimate how many roses he brought me in our life together…
I truly have been blessed over the years… and even now as I am able to enjoy these wonderful memories…
10 Wednesday May 2017
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big girl pants, blink, change, circle, difficulties, eye, family, remember, roses, smell, tulips, widow
things can change in the blink of an eye…
recently a number of women in my circles have been dealing with very difficult situations… loss of parents, illness of partners and children, employment concerns…
often there is little to do besides sending positive energy and love over the airwaves… spending time holding them in thought and prayer feels like a good use of time…
good to remember to smell the roses, or in this case, tulips…
04 Saturday Mar 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, family, flowers, loss, memories, months, orchids, roses, sixty, time, widow
1825… days since my beloved left me… 261 weeks… 60 months…
hard to believe so much time has gone by… although it also feels like it was just a moment ago…
he was my best friend, lover, staunch supporter, caregiver, sounding board, helper, chauffeur, shopper, masseuse, gardener, and…
as each anniversary of his passing has come and gone I have been through a variety of emotions… profound sadness, loneliness, and many tears…
some years it has been less difficult than others, but it never has a clear path… not more difficult at the beginning and less so as time has gone by…
the first year my colleagues all wore purple to show their support to mark the day… sweet and supportive…
received flowers from the kids today…
beautiful… the orchids are nearly identical to the ones from graduation… my mauve dress and George’s matching turtleneck were designed and made by a friend and I wore a beautiful orchid corsage on my wrist… that was a very long time ago, lol…
and of course the roses… my romantic husband brought me hundreds over the years…
a lovely treat and they brought back some special memories…
