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slippery…

01 Monday Feb 2016

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up early to head to the clinic for an A1C blood test… see the doctor next week…

always park a ways from the clinic and walk to get a bit more exercise… the sidewalk was terribly slippery… on my way back, sadly an hour later, I chose the road as a safer way to travel…

after the test I went to the Assiniboine hotel for breakfast, as I’d been fasting…

put on those big girl pants and ate on my own…

  
did a bit of shopping and picked up valentine treats for the boys and even mini eggs for Easter… 

  
now to put them in a safe place that I will remember on the 14th, lol…

also picked up a couple of tops… lots of black and white out there, but no purple…

  
had a nap and went to a gathering for supper and the evening… lovely dinner and interesting conversation with some very special women… we were all careful as we arrived and departed to watch our footing so there wouldn’t be any falls… lots of ice under the light dusting of snow…

another excellent day off…

overcast…

31 Sunday Jan 2016

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yesterday I walked over to the Park and took a few shots along the river…

  
although it was overcast the snow looked so pretty…

also took a picture of where our favourite tree stood…

  
the bench in this shot is right where the tree was… Dutch elm disease… very sad…

overcast again today and when we were out we looked at orchids at IKEA… we talked about the amazing orchid I’d purchased there so many months ago…

  

view…

28 Thursday Jan 2016

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woke up at 1:30 am to see the moon shining through the window… just above it and off to the side was a bright planet… a few seconds later it was covered by clouds… again, amazing to wake up at just the right moment to see the beautiful view…

then, on our way to the office, I got this view…

  
a Facebook memory this morning from four years back showed this lovely amaryllis… I had taken the picture looking out the window at the snow…

  
here is a picture of the amaryllis that I bought this year around Christmas… showed a beautiful pale pink flower on the box…

  
sadly, not a single blossom…

but the amazing thing is that the orchid continues to bloom… I so love flowers in the depths of winter…

  
more beautiful moments in my life…

snowfall…

27 Wednesday Jan 2016

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it snowed quite a bit overnight… as I was pulling out of the driveway the house looked so pretty that I had to stop and get a picture…

  

fresh snow makes everything beautiful…

started snowing on the drive to work… it was hard to see and very slippery… the snowfall lasted for a good portion of the day but by the time I left the office the car was clean… the temperature was over zero and it had melted… crazy weather, lol… main streets were practically dry…

sadly when we got on the side streets there was still tons of snow… 

my grandson met me at work so he could ride home and shovel for me…

  
we had supper and he got all the sidewalks and driveway cleared…

   

it’s been two years since my wall was painted purple so I spent a few minutes enjoying the beauty of the living room before heading on up to bed…

productive…

24 Sunday Jan 2016

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really didn’t want to leave the house today…

eventually I dragged myself out to the car and headed out…

went to a local appliance shop and checked out some dishwashers and microwaves… found a beautiful drawer microwave… of course it was over a thousand dollars, lol… most microwaves are around a couple of hundred… because I use the microwave very little, seemed like a bit much to spend but I sure liked the drawer…

think I’ve found the dishwasher for the new kitchen… it is a Bosch and does a great job cleaning, heats the water to the appropriate temperature, and is so quiet there is a light that shines onto the floor to let you know it is actually running… they will keep it until I am ready to install it…

  
next went to the grocery store and picked up fresh veggies for the week…

  
half an hour and a hundred dollars later I brought home two bags of goodies…

put a frozen roast into the crockpot with onions and red wine; baked potatoes and roasted peppers, onions and mushrooms… finished with our usual Caesar salad… the little kids were very helpful… the smallest is usually the table setter and he’s getting very good at it…  next one loves to chop so he cut up two bags of radishes for me… now I will just pop them into my lunch bag instead of having to prep them… oldest one shovelled the driveway… dad topped up the hot tub and mom searched for a cottage for us to stay at this summer and set up an appointment for me to meet with a kitchen designer…

after dinner, the boys and I tidied up and filled my current dishwasher… we’ve had it for many years… for at least the last five years the soap dispenser hasn’t closed properly and I’ve just put the soap in when it was time to turn it on… every six months or so we have to clean out the holes in the blades… will certainly enjoy a new one, lol…

very productive day after all…

windows…

27 Sunday Dec 2015

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this morning, while I was coming and going doing some chores around the house, I took this picture of the sun shining out the front window…

  

I sure do love the sunshine… and take the time to enjoy it every day it is out… we don’t get as much of it as we used to…

also put my orchid back on the table in the living room… it has been in amongst the garland in the dining room for the last few weeks while a hydrangea had the top spot in the living room… I left the greenery on the table when the flower died, but rearranged it today… the orchid has been blooming for months…

  

had a lovely lunch out with my sister-in-law, nephew and his friend… we had some very nice Vietnamese food at one of my nephew’s favourite places, KG Saigon… after tea here, she was heading to the airport for a flight to Vancouver for the remainder of her holiday… it was great to spend a bit of time together…

 

didn’t get photos of the whole table but these days I take pictures  of everything I eat… really helps with recording my food intake…

another shot looking out the bedroom window as the sun was going down…

  

always so happy when I catch these beautiful moments…

lazy…

26 Saturday Dec 2015

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this morning I wandered around and took a few pictures of the snow…

  

through the living room window… sun was shining… nice…

  
and from the dining room window… trees are very pretty…

  
my amaryllis is growing nicely, although no buds have started…

had a lazy day in my jammies watching tv, sleeping and eating…

seemed to be just the right thing to do…

companions…

23 Wednesday Dec 2015

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it was so beautiful outside this morning…

  
even though it was overcast the snow covering everything made it a wonderland…

love to get shots of the pergola which my beloved built along the neighbour’s garage many years ago… there are often beautiful sculptures there…

  
so pretty…

today both kids left for Ottawa, one flying commercial and the other via a military Christmas flight… we had a wonderful five days together but I am always sad to see them go…

  
heading off to Ottawa…

my BS companions came by tonight for our Christmas celebration… there were snacks, baking and gifts galore… a wonderful evening that certainly helped perk me up after the kids had gone…

  
I find I notice the emptiness after I’ve had company for a while… makes perfect sense, and after a few days it doesn’t feel empty… just normal:-)…

great moments have been made today and will be remembered…

toes…

19 Saturday Dec 2015

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we got up early so my daughter could call her husband to be sure he was up… he was spending the day flying to get here… quite a circuitous route… we didn’t want him to miss his ride… 

it was beautiful outside and I got this shot of the snow hanging from the neighbour’s roof…

  
made breakfast and then we popped out to get a few last minute groceries… my Winnipeg daughter picked us up and we went for pedicures…

  
pretty toes for everyone… mine are purple… 

  
nice time… one child went off visiting and the other headed home…

I had a nap and then got some prep done for our Christmas dinner tomorrow night…

  
started with the stuffing… my favourite… then turnip and potatoes… put some of the stuffing into muffin tins… the rest will go into the turkey…

had a lovely time watching some luge, skiing, and show jumping in between the prep work… haven’t had the opportunity to watch much sports so really enjoyed the time this afternoon…

food is ready for cooking now and first thing in the morning I will get the table set…

going to watch a few shows and then head to bed… the visitors are sleeping over with the grandkids so I will see them later tomorrow…

quiet evening:-)…