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scuffed…

05 Friday Jul 2019

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last week I had a pedicure and as I stepped into the car, I scuffed my big toe… didn’t have time to go back and get it fixed, until this morning…

seemed like my lucky day… when I arrived at the clinic for my blood work, there wasn’t a single person there… got in right away… and after I left there, I called to see if they could fix my toe and I got in there right away and they didn’t charge anything;-)…

from there it was off to Costco for items for my camping trip with the boys… I seemed to find lots of treats, lol…

after lunch and a nap I made a big bowl of potato salad to take…

and, to top off the day, I ordered dinner from Clay Oven, via SkipTheDishes…

after all, it was the first day of my vacation;-)…

cool…

15 Friday Sep 2017

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this morning the sky was overcast and dull…

and it was rather cool…

got a few pictures of the Virginia creeper growing up the fireplace chimney at the front of the house…

the colours sure are cool…

very happy that it is Friday… seems like it has been a long week…

I am getting the start of a cold, which is not cool, sigh, so I treated myself to a lovely Thali dinner via SkipTheDishes…

pleased…

03 Saturday Jun 2017

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not quite sure what is going on but I am having trouble sleeping… this is unusual…

recently I’ve had a few nights with just over four hours of sleep… last night was one of them… not pleased about this and hope it settles down soon…

had breakfast in the garden and enjoyed the poppies that were blooming…

the sun was shining through the fence and trees and it was very peaceful… decided to eat outside to see if I could get into the planting mood, lol…

ran out and did errands… after I got home and had lunch I managed to do some planting… three pots done…

put one beside the pond… it has some moonflowers and pansies in it…

put the other two on the deck… one filled with morning glories and the other has a pepper, some cilantro and a few flowers… not sure that the alyssum I planted yesterday is going to make it… will have to wait and see… still have a few plants that need to be potted…

the fuschia and alyssum are doing very well beside the garage door… 

ordered in for dinner… was given a SkipTheDishes gift certificate a few weeks ago and had decided yesterday to order my favourite meal from Clay Oven, but had too many treats during the day, so decided on a simpler supper… 

all day I’ve been thinking about how delicious dinner was going to be and it was great fun to work until I was tired, knowing that it was looked after…

and it was delicious, as usual… savoured every mouthful… have the process down to a science now… when it arrives, I put the rice and potatoes away for a meal the next day and then enjoy the naan bread with the remaining meat, salad and side… today I was especially pleased that it came with palak paneer, one of my favourites…

sitting out by the pond as I write this…  quiet evening and the temperature is currently 25 Celsius, not crazy hot like yesterday…

the solar lights are winking on, one at a time as the sun goes down…

enjoying the moment… I continue to remind myself and take the time to savour what is going on around me at any given time… 

purpleness…

26 Friday May 2017

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the day was filled with purple treats…

early this morning as I was walking to the clinic for some bloodwork I came across numerous lilacs in various stages of opening…

these ones were on the way there…

and these ones were on the way back… so pretty and the scent was divine…

was wonderful to be walking outside in the sunshine and warm weather…

at noon did yoga, in my purple outfit, on my purple mat, lol…

at the end of the day when I arrived home I took this picture of the purple flowering chives that are lining the driveway…

for supper I ordered beef bones through SkipTheDishes… lovely end to the week… Tony Roma’s is the only restaurant that calls after you’ve ordered to see if your meal was satisfactory… a great touch…

my daughter FaceTimed me to show me the parcel that arrived… inside was my newest Fitbit Charge 2 metal band… a purple one…

the final treat of my day was some of my loose teamate tea and a little bit of chocolate… love the purple Bino bottle with the extra hot water in it…

and it looks nice on my Mexican blanket/ tablecloth…

good day filled with purple moments…

naan…

16 Tuesday May 2017

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had a wonderful treat…

for Mother’s Day my Winnipeg kids gave me a SkipTheDishes gift certificate…

tonight I ordered the goat thali platter from Clay Oven… it is one of my favourite meals…

decided to eat the whole piece of naan bread and leave the rice and potatoes till tomorrow… usually I will eat half of it but often the remaining piece will be too dried out to eat the next day…

also ordered a few other items for my lunch… really getting my spice/heat quotient up…

and still had some money left on the card…

woo hoo…

purple tulip opening…

gifts…

17 Saturday Dec 2016

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wonderful time with my BS buddies this morning…

we weren’t all available this coming Monday evening, our usual time to gather… so we arranged to meet today…

when we come together for a meal we usually go out to a restaurant, but we decided to meet here and ordered breakfast from The Original Pancake House, using SkipTheDishes…

it was great… I had my favourite chicken livers and others had crepes and pancakes… even the eggs that came were beautifully cooked… we had a wonderful visit as we ate and shared gifts…

these women are an integral part of my life and spending time with them is always a gift… we’ve met most Monday evenings for years and have shared everything, from the everyday through children’s shenanigans and growing pains, work changes and life changing events…

we try to get a photo when we have one of these special gatherings, could be Christmas, or a birthday celebration… nearly forgot today… thankfully the youngest one remembered, lol…

lots of laughter as we set up and tried to get a good remote shot, lol…

we don’t need gifts, but some of us — me especially — love them… they come from the heart… today there was fruit bread and shortbread, jam, soup mix and chocolate, lotions and towels, donations, ornaments and beautiful cards…

so blessed to have these moments together…

through…

10 Thursday Nov 2016

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did something to my back yesterday morning… no idea what… have felt slightly off for a week or so… maybe this is my body’s way of dealing with not feeling well…

by the end of the day it was difficult to move… had the seat on the highest level of heat as I drove home to see if that would help… felt lovely…

lay down as soon as I got in and decided to order supper because I just couldn’t imagine making it…

first time since starting with ChefsPlate that I’ve ordered from SkiptheDishes… I usually enjoy experimenting with making the meals…

enjoyed half of the fish and chips and then went to bed…

during the day getting up after sitting for a while and starting to walk is always the most difficult… still sore today but I have worked through… 

had the remainder of the fish and chips and am planning to climb into bed and sleep in tomorrow…

Ottawa day 5…

05 Monday Sep 2016

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had a lovely sleep in… my daughter made me breakfast… first sit down for our morning meal since I arrived, lol…

we played on our electronics, visited for a bit, and then took back the rental car…

forgot to take a photo of the whole car… took this one when we got it so we’d be able to recognize it in a parking lot…

jumped on a bus to downtown where we shopped for shoes and technology, and enjoyed wandering around the Rideau Centre which has lots of new shops since I was last here…

got a picture of us on the bus… strange that I’ve been here this long and this was our first bus trip…

this is my daughter’s usual mode of transportation…

I find it fun to travel on the bus with her… she is trying to convince me to take the bus to and from work at home, as I have just lost access to reasonable parking…

had a lovely lunch on the patio at Social in Byward Market… we were under the shade of this lovely tree…


tasty beet, nut and ricotta salad…

think I got a Pokemon we haven’t caught before… sent an email to my grandson, but haven’t heard back from him… just makes my girl laugh… she keeps sending pictures of me playing to my oldest grandson…  

also picked up this sparkly new phone case…

it will be an excellent reminder of my time in Ottawa…

back home on the bus, followed by a quiet restful time… ordered supper using SkiptheDishes… beef ribs from The Smoque Shack…

yummy, but a little spicy…

then we did a chocolate tasting… what fun… will write about that tomorrow;-)…

knee…

04 Wednesday May 2016

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slept fairly well last night considering how sore my knee was… woke up yesterday morning and it had a bit of a twinge… went to yoga and might have twisted it…

last night I iced it for a while and did wonder if I’d be able to walk on it this morning…

as I rolled out of bed carefully I was reminded of how difficult it was to maneuver after my surgery… and how much I missed George being there to look after me…

the knee was fairly sore but as long as I was on it, it was pretty good… decided I could do a bit on the treadmill but I walked rather slowly…

  
mainly sore when I stand up after sitting for a while… makes me limp a bit when I start moving, lol…

plan to take it easy for the next few days and get it back into shape…

so tonight I treated myself to fish and chips… been craving them for a couple of weeks…

  
sure do love SkiptheDishes… it was delicious and I have half left over for tomorrow’s dinner…

happily discovered that I had the short form census so got that completed in about five minutes…