05 Thursday Oct 2017
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been enjoying the colours of the leaves and trees everywhere…
took a few pictures over the last few days… beautiful orange on elms on my street and the gorgeous gold on trees in the Millennium Library Park by the office…
and this lovely collection of leaves beside Shadow this morning… the crunching sound is so cool…
I’ve also noticed a number of trees that were stunning last week and are bare now…
30 Friday Jun 2017
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up a little early to be sure I made it to the dentist’s office on time for my cleaning and check-up… looked out the front window and spotted two bunnies across the street, so I had to run and get the camera to take a few photos…
great way to start a Friday;-)…
only waited a few minutes to get in to see the hygienist and everything went well… even the x-rays…
my daughter called me to see if I wanted to go with them to see a movie after work… she picked me up and off we went to their house for Chinese food before the show…
she showed me her new tattoo… George’s signature on her wrist… she’s been thinking about having it done since he died…
at the movie I ate a whole bag of popcorn and am feeling just a little sick now, lol…
they dropped me at my car at the office and on my way home I stopped and got gas for Shadow…
took a picture of the moon while I was waiting for the fill and then when I was home and looked out the window, I noticed the star/planet just below and to the left…
not a great shot of the moon but you can see the planet…
very full day…
19 Thursday Jan 2017
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really happy to have Shadow back at home…
she did bring good luck to my grandson when he took his driving test and passed on the first try…
had to giggle yesterday when I backed out of the garage and the side mirrors weren’t set in their normal location… problem was that I couldn’t see enough to reset them…
when I got to the office I was able to see and set them back to what worked for me…
filled her up tonight on my way home…
even got her windows cleaned…
been searching for something to wear on my hands that would keep them warm when I’m driving… none of my gloves have kept my fingers warm… still haven’t found anything, but last night and tonight I drove with my bare hands because it is so warm…
zero… a few days ago in was minus 30… crazy weather, lol…
06 Friday Jan 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, comfortable, driveway, driving, ice, pump, Shadow, widow
this morning as I was driving to work I ran into a patch of ice…
had to work hard at leaving my foot on the brake… used to old school pumping…
reminded me of what an excellent driver George was…
he always drove defensively… which also made me think of him as I was sliding on that ice patch…
this is the most recent picture of Shadow that I have… didn’t remember to take a photo of her this morning in her new parking spot at the office… it is a great one with a car on one side but not the other…
the other day, when I was backing out of the garage, my daughter commented on how well I maneuvered the tricky bend in the driveway…
made me think back to when my beloved left me and I had to get in and out of the garage… at first it was very stressful, but as time has gone on I’ve become comfortable with the process… I still would rather be the one to put her into the garage which makes getting her out simpler, lol…
this was a picture I took of the house, from the car, when I made it out of the driveway after one of the big storms recently… you can sort of see the jog by the garage…
I am getting more comfortable in those big girl pants…
01 Saturday Oct 2016
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big girl pants, collecting, colour, Formal Gardens, geese, Poke Balls, Shadow, trees, widow
this morning I got up to a beautiful looking sky…
drove over to the Formal Gardens at the Park… the drive was lovely as the trees are just amazing… as I was going down the street beside the park had to stop and get a shot of some geese having a snack…
took a picture of Shadow in front of a section of the Gardens… looking pretty fine;-)…
as I circled the area a few groupings of trees caught my eye…
gorgeous colours…
the canopy of trees really draws my eyes, every time I walk the circle…
moss…
although I come to collect poke balls I find I can walk faster and possibly longer than when I go to the English and Leo Mol Gardens… of course, when I go there, I walk from and to home…
filled with shades of orange and green and very bright when the sun shone…
leaves are falling fast…
and I collected lots of poke balls and hatched a few eggs…
11 Sunday Sep 2016
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beloved, big girl pants, butterfly, ending, English Garden, family, fleeting, Leo Mol Garden, moments, Pokemon-ing, Shadow, sister-in-law, vacation, walk, widow
what a lovely ending to my vacation…
enjoyed a walk to and through the Park before a breakfast date with my sister-in-law, nephew and his girlfriend…
after breakfast we took a quick tour of the Gardens…
she lives in Calgary so it is always great to spend time with her when she comes to town…
had just pulled my camera out to take a picture of a butterfly bush when this butterfly decided to land on it… and pose…
surprised how this picture turned out with the light and dark from my shadow…
I love this spot and often sit here for long periods of time… a favourite place where my beloved and I would rest when we walked through the Gardens…
and my kids came for supper… soccer is over, yay… we had a great time, Pokemon-ing and visiting… everyone enjoyed the food and there were leftovers to share for a few meals this week…
kitchen is tidy, laundry is done and I am ready for my return to work after a fun and fleeting break…
I think I enjoyed every moment of the ten days… lots for the memory banks…
16 Monday May 2016
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Shadow looks great… yesterday my son-in-law changed her tires…
she looks so pretty with the summer bling on… much sportier, lol…
I have noticed that whenever it rains she gets visibly dirty… I love her colour but do remember how the silver car rarely looked like it needed a wash… different story these days…
got these shots when we arrived at work this morning…
was talking with someone recently about getting a new car and trying to figure out the best time to do that…
can still remember when I went for my first car on my own… wasn’t sure if I would even qualify… nerve wracking but it all worked out fine…
those big girl pants are getting more and more comfortable…
not sure how I feel about that…
10 Wednesday Feb 2016
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big girl pants, crunchy, glass spoons, hubcaps, minutes, Shadow, sunrise, sunset
lots of special things today…
stunning sunrise as I was getting ready…
sure do enjoy these beautiful moments… great start to the day… as I drove out of the driveway I enjoyed the crunch of the tires on the snow… a sure sign that it is really cold…
midway through the morning a package arrived for me and in it were some beautiful glass spoons… happily they were not crunched from the trip…
another nice treat… ordered two as the lovely one that my friend brought me back from Nova Scotia got broken… now I have a spare…
and on my way home I stopped in at Canadian Tire and had hubcaps put on Shadow’s wheels… just took a few minutes and they look way prettier than the not so pretty winter tires… a colleague made the suggestion… why didn’t I think of this before…
and I think Shadow likes them too…
missed getting a picture of the sunset… saw it as I was driving home, and then got busy in the kitchen… when I went to take a picture, this was all I got, lol…
what a difference a few minutes make…
29 Tuesday Dec 2015
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big girl pants, Birchwood Toyota, car, frustration, locked, remote, Shadow, starter
trying to decide if I am just untrainable or whether Shadow is testing me…
these don’t look that difficult to work…
unfortunately they are proving very uncooperative for me… frustrating…
I had been back to Birchwood Toyota and someone walked me through the process and advised me how they should work… was told that I could use either one to open the doors… this was after the front door would not open at all the day after I brought her home…
twice today I started the car remotely, and then could not open the doors… only way I could get in was to turn it off, at which point the door locks worked perfectly…
sigh… I called and spoke with the guy at the dealership and he will check with the installers and give me a call back, likely tomorrow…
might have something to do with the valet key which my kids use…
hoping the problem gets solved soon… starting to feel like a remote starter wasn’t such a great investment…
21 Monday Dec 2015
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busy day… tidied up from last night’s dinner and started on some healthy turkey soup and dumplings for tonight’s potluck party…
had a little time with my girl before they headed out for breakfast with another friend…
first time I watched Shadow leave without me…
the party was a great success and lovely to visit with these young people whom we have known for basically their entire lives…
the house was full of people, many in the kitchen, having lots of fun…
some of the girls visiting… the dumplings and soup were a big hit… and tasty…
some story time…
early today got a lovely shot of the pergola along the garage and the lovely sculpture the snow and wind have produced…
very full day…
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