17 Tuesday Dec 2024
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Advent, adventure calendar, big girl pants, blessed, family, heart, heart shaped, memories, moments, shortbread, sixteenth, widow
Monday’s shortbread was heart-shaped and tasty;-)…
when I was looking at memories, I discovered that many years ago I also received something heart-shaped on the sixteenth;-)… and both from the same person, lol…
it is fun to go down memory lane…
21 Thursday Nov 2024
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I was surprised when the doorbell rang as I wasn’t expecting anything, but after the recent surprise of my daughter at the door, I hurried to see who or what was there…
it was a parcel with my name on it;-)…
opened it to discover a Walker’s Shortbread Advent Calendar, woohoo…
the kids in Ottawa had sent it and I was very excited to receive it…
I’d never seen an advent calendar by them before and just recently my friends and I had been discussing how much we all liked their shortbread cookies…
I can hardly wait for December 1st when I can open the first flap on the calendar;-)…
what a delightful treat…
I was thinking about what a world we live in where you can see something, buy it online, and have it sent directly to someone in another city;-)…
22 Sunday Mar 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, chocolate, friends, happy, memories, moments, PTE, shortbread, snack, Technology, together but apart, treat, widow
along with every other theatre, PTE had to cancel their current and upcoming performances…
we got an email advising that they were going to send us the archive copy of the performance for us to watch… what a kind gesture on their part… it was only available until the last date of the performance…
on Saturday, at 3 pm (the time we would have gone to see the show), my friend and I connected by phone and watched the show together… it was a bit of a giggle because the two computers were just off a touch, so it did sound a bit strange;-)…
I had my snacks ready – two of the shortbread cookies my friend had made for me – and a couple of pieces of Lindt 70% dark chocolate… we often bring a snack to the theatre, lol…
we had a fun time and a good conversation once it was over…
new ways of being together, but staying separate…
20 Wednesday Feb 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, exhaust, friends, fumes, gift, mailbox, noise, shortbread, sound, treat, trucks, widow
for the last two days there have been big trucks sitting outside of my office window… the noise has been rather stressful and we’ve also been overpowered on occasion by exhaust fumes…
so today when I arrived home, checked the mailbox and discovered a container filled with my favourite homemade shortbread cookies I was so pleased…
I ate three before even making it to the kitchen, lol…
friends are gifts;-)…
23 Wednesday Jan 2019
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big girl pants, cookies, dear friend, homemade, memories, shortbread, Walker’s, widow
tonight I had two Walker’s shortbread cookies for a treat with a cup of tea…
I do love shortbread and these are my favourite go-to when I don’t have any homemade ones available…
they remind me of a dear friend who loves them too…
I always make sure to have some in the house whenever I know she’s coming by…
when I eat one I think about all the fun times we have had together…
memories are such amazing things, aren’t they…
19 Monday Nov 2018
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banana, big girl pants, bourguignon, breakfast, carrot cake, dessert, dinner, food, friends, Kitchen Sync, lunch, Modern Plate Catering, salad, shortbread, widow
pretty darn fine eating day…
started out with Rice Krispies, almond milk and half a banana… still giggle when I hear the snap, crackle, pop…
was at Kitchen Sync at lunch and had a delicious salad, beautifully plated with a large slice of cheese, and the most amazing beef bourguignon with bacon… food was by Modern Plate Catering…
then to end the day on a good note, was treated to supper at Yafa Cafe… shared some hummus and pita and had red lentil soup… ordered some falafel but ended up bringing them home…
thought that was the end of it, but at our BS gathering shortbread turned up and a super delicious carrot cake…
yummy day;-)…
12 Thursday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, canopy, Christmas, flowers, garden, Japanese Maple, rose, shortbread, smoothie, snow, widow
when I opened the door to head to work for an early event today, this is what I saw…
people, it is April 12th, sigh… even wore boots because I didn’t want to slip and twist my knee…
sat in the living room for a few minutes when I got home and enjoyed the full canopy on the Japanese Maple and the lovely little rose which I am hoping to plant in the garden whenever it gets warm enough… what a difference a few weeks have made…
had breakfast while I was out, so for supper I had a smoothie… fancied it up with some 100% chocolate squares… and finished the meal off with the last two Christmas shortbread cookies which I found by accident in a kitchen drawer…
what a treat…
18 Sunday Feb 2018
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big girl pants, chocolate, grandson, meals, muffins, Olympics, shortbread, smoothie, stuffing, widow
the weekend sure makes watching the Olympics easier…
wake up around 4 am, watch whatever is on and go back to sleep for another few hours… rise and have a relaxing breakfast and watch what I might have missed earlier… nap if needed, and repeat…
I ate especially well today, as I knew there was roast chicken dinner on the menu…
breakfast smoothie and hard boiled eggs with shredded cucumbers for lunch…
ran out for a quick grocery shop and then back to the Olympics…
prepped the stuffing for the chicken and was sure to have enough to make stuffing muffins for my youngest grandson… they are his favourite, lol…
sadly, he wasn’t feeling well so didn’t have any dinner but he did take some home for later…
ended my day with a couple of shortbread cookies that a friend made for me and a small piece of dark chocolate… the cookies reside in the freezer and this was the first time I’ve had any… mmm, delicious reminder of Christmas…
now to watch the ice dance short program…
26 Friday Jan 2018
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big girl pants, blew, Decadence Chocolates, friends, healing, moments, shortbread, time, vibes, widow
tonight I had a piece of Decadence chocolate with strawberries and blueberries with one of the last shortbread cookies that a dear friend gave me at Christmas…
she recently lost her mom and I have been thinking of her over the last few days so it was nice to remember her as I ate the snack…
many in my circle are struggling with health and family difficulties… it is good to spend a bit of time thinking of them and sending healing vibes through the air…
life is unpredictable and it’s good to make the most of every moment… today I had the opportunity to connect with a few wonderful women who I haven’t seen for a while… what a gift…
I truly am blessed…
02 Thursday Feb 2017
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almonds, aquasize, big girl pants, cookies, shortbread, snack, weekend, widow
great start to my weekend…
shortbread and almonds for a snack before heading to aquasize… have two cookies left…
great class and now home to watch some tv…
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