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21 Saturday Jul 2018

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yesterday I got to spend time with my son-in-law and younger grandsons…

we checked out supplies for a project my son-in-law is working on and then went out for lunch…

I had fish and chips which were tasty… shared half the chips and saved one fillet for another meal……

we talked about the lemon on the plate and how Grandpa had laughed when the youngest bit into one for the first time…

didn’t get any photos of the guys but just managed to take this photo of the dessert – gummy worms, Oreo cookie dirt, whipped cream and chocolate pudding – before it was gobbled up…

then, we stopped at a store I rarely shop in, to look for sandals for the youngest…

and, I found some leggings and a t-shirt;-)…

the funny thing is that last week my other son-in-law texted me a picture of the same leggings that he saw on a person walking through a mall which he thought I would like, lol…

WWTB day 8…

06 Friday Jul 2018

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final day of zoo camp… as we left the house we saw the bunny again… the older grandson and I dropped off the camper and wandered around the Gardens trying to catch Pokémon… the app stopped working for quite a while so we headed into the Park Cafe for a drink to pass some time…

then over to Costco to buy a few essentials and some treats to put away for our camping trips this summer… home to drop off the groceries, and back to the Park Cafe for lunch with a dear friend…

the Pokémon app worked better so we spent time afterwards walking around playing;-)… there were many new Pokémon to catch today…

picked up the camper and visited Save-On-Foods for a variety of chicken wings for our supper… went very nicely with the shrimp ring and Caesar salad…

after dinner we watered plants and baskets and I noticed that the pot that fell when the umbrella flew off the table yesterday was broken… very sad…

tv, video games and chatting with friends is the plan for the rest of the evening…

transformation…

25 Monday Jun 2018

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yesterday I picked up flowers from Safeway for an event this evening…

I gave them to the clerk to wrap without putting them in a plastic sleeve and assumed she would put them in one before wrapping them…

she didn’t so the package was soaking wet at the bottom and the stems were sticking out before I even got home…

I took them out and put them into a container of water so they would be in good shape for today…

this morning I put them in a plastic bag filled with water so they wouldn’t suffer on the way to work… tucked them into the seatbelt and away we went…

at the office, our resident flower guru cut and placed them in fresh water, and then arranged them beautifully…

they spent most of the day at the front of the office and then moved into the meeting space for the evening…

quite the transformation…

quality…

22 Friday Jun 2018

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had the most wonderful day…

walked over to the “A” and met my oldest grandson for breakfast…

on the way I came across a bunny having a snack and a goose looking for its friends…

after breakfast we went to Superstore and picked up a bunch of baskets to put in the front flowerbed…

we weeded… a lot… I cut back all the daisies so we can actually walk on the path up to the bridge over the pond…

we saw a butterfly on one of the chairs, found some jewellery for him to take home, got all the pots filled, and then washed the windows in the living and dining room while a thunderstorm rolled over…

he worked so hard in the side garden…

not perfect yet, but we are on the way… we redesigned how it is going to look and have a plan for once he gets back from his grad trip…

we ran out to the Outlet Mall and Polo Park and had leftover Chinese food for lunch…

sure do enjoy spend quality time with this young man…

grad…

18 Monday Jun 2018

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this is a crazy busy few weeks for our family…

the oldest grandson is graduating from grade 12 next week so we’ve been deciding on gifts and doing some shopping… it’s taken a while but eventually he and I agreed on a leather briefcase/computer bag… he’s planning many more years of schooling so that seems like a great idea…

that same day is the dad’s birthday…

Thursday the middle one turns 13…

a few days after grad, the mom, dad and graduate are heading off on a trip to the east coast…

so there has been lots of collecting and shopping for that as well…

yesterday we picked up a sleeping mat for the grownups and then went in search of the bag for the graduate…

we found a number of options at Bentley and the one he chose is beautiful and had everything he wanted in it… much like his mom, he has expensive taste, lol…

but this will last him for many years, and hopefully he will remember the fun we had picking it out;-)…

then it was off to find a catfish rod for the soon to be thirteen year old… he got to pick a nice one, they added the line to it and we got a few other basics that he will need…

while we were there I got my fishing license… looking forward to time with the boys in the boat or on the dock;-)…

bush…

03 Sunday Jun 2018

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so excited to take photos of the lilacs in the garden…

they are beautiful and I plan to cut some for the office tomorrow morning…

I did have a little giggle when I looked across the street and saw the lilac bush filled with blooms…

when we removed the lilacs from the backyard, many years ago, our neighbour planted one small piece and this is what it has grown into… we used to laugh when one of her boys would take a golf club to it occasionally when he was having a bad day, lol…

had lunch out with my daughter and eldest grandson and we picked up a few items for the garden…

most excited with the Japanese Maple bowl I discovered… will put it out in the garden once the weather stays more on the warm side…

ended up with three hanging baskets, some lobelia, a fancy eggplant, and a little white hydrangea… also found a water lily and a few other water plants…

apparently the province has banned water hyacinth which is crazy… although it is a noxious weed in the south, it dies here in the cold… I haven’t even been able to get it to stay alive in the aquarium over the winter… very disappointing as the water hyacinth multiply and cover the top of the pond providing protection from the light/algae and a safe place for baby fish to grow…

while we were shopping, saw these cute little three year old parrots that were riding on their owner’s shoulder as she wandered around the garden centre…

trellis…

21 Monday May 2018

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yesterday when we were out we picked up two trellises…

had to replace the sunshine frame that the clematis grew up on the wall at the side of the house… last year when the roofers were here it got broken in a couple of spots…

here is a photo from a while back that shows how it used to look…below the frame my beloved had placed chicken wire to help the clematis make it up to the frame, lol…

and this is how it looks today…

the timing was great because it is just starting to leaf out… it was funny to see the shadow of the frame on the wall when we took it off… you can actually spot the curve in the centre at the top of the trellises… should have taken a picture, lol…

also going to be easier to pull out and plug in the hot tub…

looks great;-)… might just pick up another clematis to add to it…

asparagus…

18 Sunday Mar 2018

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had a bit of fun today…

picked up a few tops while I was out shopping… didn’t try them on until I got home…

they all fit but might not go with the pants I had on, lol…

once home I prepared a few types of soup which was fun… I made my favourite zucchini and basil and then played with an asparagus soup… read a number of recipes and then designed my own… came out nicely…

packaged up the zucchini basil for lunches, but enjoyed the asparagus as part of my dinner…

assistance…

14 Sunday Jan 2018

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started the weekend watching skating as the various teams get ready for the Olympics…

on Saturday my son-in-law and two youngest grandsons came over and we went shopping at Costco and Save-On-Foods… I love it when we shop together because there is ample assistance to bring in all the items, lol…

we prepped ribs, baked them and then my son-in-law finished them off on the bbq… supper was delicious with rice, asparagus and Caesar salad…

when they left, the middle grandson stayed behind for a sleepover and we watched some skiing before bed…

this morning we woke up to fresh snow on the ground… snow pants on both of us, we decided to walk to the “A” for breakfast… wasn’t too cold going as the wind was behind us…

after breakfast we walked around Bruce Park to collect poke balls… the wind came up now and again so it was a bit chilly on the way home…

he shovelled and then helped me package up meat for the freezer… then we put away the last of the Christmas decorations…

he was picked up around noon and then I went back to watching sports and napping for the remainder of the day…

veggies…

06 Saturday Jan 2018

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focussing on eating a bit better…

got an early text from a friend and she picked me up on the way to La Belle Baguette for some fresh bread… I picked up a cranberry baguette, a rye sourdough, and a chocolate croissant…

when I returned home I had half of the croissant, some Laughing Cow cheese, and a raspberry smoothie… delicious and a bit decadent…

not long after that, I ran out to the mall with my daughter and eldest grandson and when I returned home finished the last bit of shepherd’s pie with Evolution Sweet Green compressed juice, one of the few things I get from Starbucks… it has little sugar, lots of vegetables and few calories…

for supper I used the Coconut Wraps which were a Christmas gift from my daughter… I used up the last little bit of leftover steak, some mushrooms, green onion, pea pods, and garnished it with cilantro and shredded radish… made a bit of cucumber and onion salad to go with it…

pleased that I have used up most of the leftovers in the fridge… and have included lots of veggies in my meals today… this might have been where I fell of the wagon over the last month, lol…