08 Sunday Sep 2024
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had a laugh this morning when I realized I had made my smoothie in the suntea jug instead of my usual IKEA measuring cup…
couldn’t see the measurements on the side which tell me how much almond milk to add…
apparently I was only half awake…
17 Sunday Mar 2019
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I have always celebrated every event that came along: Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, Canada Day and St. Patrick’s Day…
when the girls were little, I’d make cookies for them to take to school… made a lot of cookies over the years…
for the last while I haven’t felt quite as enthusiastic about these special days…
maybe I’ve made my last cookie, lol…
today I had a green smoothie, even though I usually make eggs on the weekends…
for lunch I had zucchini-basil soup with the cutest bunny-shaped cheese pretzel from La Belle Baguette…
I also had fun taking some photos of the shamrocks growing in the Japanese Maple pot…
for supper, made green eggs and ham;-)…
came out very tasty;-)…
no fancy decorations, no cookies… just green food all day long…
hope your St. Patrick’s Day was just what you hoped for;-)…
15 Friday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, delicious, fruit, Ivory, meatballs, mix, moments, palak paneer, smoothie, treat, widow
today’s meals seemed an interesting mix…
my breakfast smoothie was a bit different than usual… included banana and strawberries which was a treat as I don’t usually include fruit…
lunch was at Ivory and they had some of my favourites at the buffet… palak paneer, vegetable pakora, and lamb… lovely…
supper felt a bit like a snack… had gazpacho and some delicious meatballs that I dipped in a homemade sauce…
not sure if I stayed under my calorie count for the day, lol…
25 Thursday Oct 2018
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early morning… beautiful sky… changed every few minutes as I drove downtown…
saw dozens of geese flying low overhead… what an amazing sight… and a wonderful way to start the day…
had a smoothie for breakfast, butternut squash soup for lunch and ended the day with a late supper of jumbo shrimp and wild rice… healthy and tasty…
good way to start off my weekend;-)…
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…
25 Thursday Jan 2018
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18 Thursday Jan 2018
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recently was talking with someone about meals…
I find that getting supper organized either in the morning before I leave the house or the night before really helps me stay on track…
if I rush out in the morning without thinking and pulling something out for that night, I end up eating something I shouldn’t, or ordering in… not that ordering in is bad, but it is better if it is part of the plan…
this morning I decided on chicken thighs for dinner and mashed cauliflower and potatoes… took out the meat to defrost and off to work I went…
my weekday breakfast is a green smoothie… that makes it easy to get started in the morning…
I try to plan lunch when I am deciding on dinner, in case I might need extra so I have leftovers to use for another meal…
being prepared is helpful… too bad I can’t be prepared all the time, lol…
27 Thursday Apr 2017
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big girl pants, bunny, garden, infestation, moments, smoothie, widow, wildlife
as I was gathering the items for my breakfast smoothie I looked out the window and spotted this bunny…
so cute…
reminded me that last summer there were two in the garden… did make me wonder if there was going to be an explosion of them, lol…
have heard from various people that they have had bunny infestations in different areas of the city…
happily the ones who visit my yard haven’t eaten my plants… well, not too much…
it is wonderful to have wildlife in the garden… looking forward to getting the fish back out there and seeing what type of birds are going to come and visit…
03 Tuesday Jan 2017
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ate well today… started with smoothies… mine was the usual spinach, yogurt, avocado and almond milk… my daughter’s was banana, frozen red berries, coconut yogurt, a bit of spinach, almond milk, and chocolate nibs…
we made it out of the driveway… there was a good bit of snow in it but I didn’t get stuck…
did a bit of shopping, came home, picked up her luggage and went for sushi on the way to the airport…
yummy… and I didn’t eat too much…
got her to the airport and then went and picked up a few groceries…
made it home and into the garage without getting stuck…
my grandson and his girlfriend came over and he shovelled…
made them pizza and I had goldeye, salad and radishes…
after supper they headed across town…
I am now home alone…
with tea and the last two imperial cheese cookies from one of my Christmas gifts…
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