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souvenirs…

25 Thursday Apr 2019

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had a lovely day…

woke up at nine and had a relaxing morning…

in the afternoon grocery shopped with my grandson and did loads of laundry… basically all the clothes I took got washed, although I didn’t wear everything, lol…

in the process of emptying the suitcases I gathered up my souvenirs and decided where they will live;-)…

picked up a heart-shaped amethyst and two rocks…

they have all gone into the coffee table for now and fit in nicely with the shells that are currently on display… I did find a few shells, but decided to take pictures and not bring any home…

picked up a cute little bag and a hand towel…

just possibly I have a problem with sarongs… got four all together, but I do use them all the time…

cooked chicken and potatoes for my dinner, with enough leftovers for a lunch, and made a batch of zucchini-basil soup…

bit of tv and then early to bed as I am back at the office tomorrow;-)…

connection…

23 Tuesday Apr 2019

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over the last few weeks I’ve been paying close attention to the customer service displayed in the various businesses we’ve been in…

I must say that the service provided has certainly affected which place we actually left our money, lol…

some restaurant staff were so courteous and quick to solve issues almost before they happened… others clearly were too busy or didn’t bother to take the time to connect… the tip meter went up or down based on those interactions;-)…

when we were in retail stores we were drawn in when the staff would connect with us in some way… in these tourist towns it must get boring, but watching the way that many of these employees/owners responded was very telling…

often if there were two people working in the store they appeared to ignore the customers as they would be busy getting paperwork done, restocking or visiting with one another…

we had the most fun in the stores where we were greeted pleasantly and they shared stories with us… those were usually the places where we made purchases…

one particular example of great customer service took place yesterday at Surfside Wood Fired Pizza… Caroline, the owner, was welcoming guests and taking orders when we arrived after paddle boarding… I asked if they had hot tea, and like many restaurants she advised that they didn’t… but after a few seconds she mentioned that she could make me a cup, as they do use tea for their iced tea… a little thing, but it sure made my day… after she delivered the tea and a delicious version of cinnamon buns, she stopped by a few times to see how we were doing… and the Goofy Bread was delicious…

hearing pleasant greetings or receiving welcoming smiles goes a long way to engaging with a customer;-)…

Maui, day two…

12 Friday Apr 2019

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we went to bed early last night because we were exhausted…

this morning we woke up twenty minutes before the sunrise… so we dressed quickly, and headed out to an iron bench on the property…

it was cool and very windy but we had fun watching ships and outrigger canoes as well as the sun shining on the clouds, lol…

we came in just as it began to rain… and then we saw five rainbows, one after the other, moving across the sky…

we took it gently and went to Whole Foods for snacks and breakfast items over the next week… always fun to see what items are available at the store in different countries… fresh juice and the view…

lunch and off to Paia… we wandered the town, saw surfers and large waves, tried mahi-mahi and had a quiet drive back…

we stopped for some avocado toast and packaged up a bit of salt for the eggs we picked up earlier… reminded both of us of George’s mom always slipping any excess jam or ketchup or whatever into her bag when we took a trip to the east coast many years ago, lol…

feels…

24 Sunday Feb 2019

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have decided that it needs to be Spring…

bought this cute little crocus plant and am enjoying watching the blooms open…

the sun is shining out there and it feels like Spring… in the house, lol…

except that the temperature is minus 34…

picked up a few Spring-y tops on Friday…

maybe if we imagine it enough, it will come sooner;-)…

vent…

16 Saturday Feb 2019

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spent some time with my son-in-law yesterday…

one of the things we did was go to RONA and pick up a new cover and clamp for the dryer vent…

we’ve figured out a different way to add water to the hot tub, so that the vent doesn’t have to be removed for the hose to go through it…

as soon as we got home, he popped it into place and hooked up the inside vent…

while he was doing that, the bunny was sitting under a tree on the other side of the yard, watching;-)…

today, when I returned home from brunch out, she was sitting in the same spot… I feel a bit sorry for her…

but not enough to let her back into the house, lol…

sprouts…

11 Monday Feb 2019

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whenever I grocery shop with my grandson and ask if he wants Brussels sprouts for dinner he always says yes…

they are clearly his favourite vegetable, although he also has a thing for raw carrots, lol…

he cooks them much better than I, so I always get them ready, set out the butter and garlic, and have him do the cooking… sometimes we add a bit of red wine, if there is any around…

this time they went with leftover macaroni that I added to some meat sauce… tasty…

while I was making the sauce I was remembering my dad… his meat sauce was delicious, partly because he added something from every bottle in the pantry, lol…

he’s been gone for over thirty years… always surprises me what might bring up a memory…

matched…

15 Tuesday Jan 2019

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had a lovely evening…

headed to Polo Park with a young friend after work…

stopped at Ricki’s and found a jacket, and a purple plaid jean (kind of) shirt… on Saturday I had picked up two cute tops as well… both with purple flowers on them…

then we had supper at Moxie’s…

wandered through a few stores and headed home…

got my hair purpled yesterday so I will be all matched up when I wear the new clothes, lol…

skates…

05 Saturday Jan 2019

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went to Canadian Tire because they had a sale on… I’d decided after my Christmas Eve skate that I’d like to get my own so we could all skate together…

got the cutest ones… they have a C on them and mauve accents;-)… I mean, clearly designed specifically for me…

we went to The Forks, along with what felt like millions of other people, and had fun skating on the River Trail…

I still worry about falling but they had the neatest chairs on skis… it was wonderful to have one to steady me and I was able to relax and get more comfortable… soon I was gliding along… one day I might be able to do that without hanging on to something or someone, lol…

my daughter had a problem with one of her feet so I pushed her for a while… gave the youngest a short ride and then he pushed me for a bit… my son-in-law ended up giving me a very fast ride back to the start;-)…

didn’t skate for long, but it was great fun to be outside with the kids…

maybe next week we will go to the Duck Pond…

cleanup…

27 Thursday Dec 2018

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another wonderful day…

grandson slept over… we made breakfast and then spent a few hours doing a cleanup in the computer room… filled bags of garbage, recycling and a few boxes of giveaways…

my grandson figured out how to get my 500 plus songs onto Google Play… it took about four hours… I am so happy to have them available…

he took out all the trash and then we ran over to Best Buy to pick up a few more plugs for my Google Home… had lunch at Freshii and then back home to connect one of the plugs…

the Himalayan Salt Lamp is now able to turn on and off by voice…

then my work computer person came over and moved computers, drives, pictures and got Outlook working for me… I am very pleased…

now to rest;-)…

filled…

23 Sunday Dec 2018

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today was filled with activity…

started the day with a few pictures of my orchid…

then I prepped potatoes, turnip, stuffing for Christmas dinner and prepared twice stuffed potatoes for tonight’s supper…

it had snowed more overnight and in the morning… there was a lot of snow out there…

the kids arrived and we ran around getting a few last minute items… there were many, many people in all the places we went… particularly the parking lots…

home, dinner cooked, eaten and a bit of relaxing before everyone headed home…

last picture of the orchid…