27 Thursday Feb 2025
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to continue with the strength of the sun, I got this photo of one of the solar-powered lights…
it is one of four that I received from the Ottawa kids… I had put three away, but left this one out…
rather excited to see the lovely pattern of light on the deck;-)…
spring is really coming…
26 Friday Jan 2024
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last night as I was in the hot tub, I was thinking of some of the amazing people I have worked for and with…
the one whom one of my daughters is named after…
the one who became a substitute father…
the one who taught me about strength…
the one who reminded me of all my abilities and encouraged me to stretch…
the ones who taught me patience, lol…
the ones who have become part of my life;-)…
as I contemplate them I realize again what a blessed life I have led…
11 Tuesday Feb 2020
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been thinking of my beloved a lot lately… Valentine’s Day is coming up and we always celebrated…
as I was washing dishes I was reminded of his strong hands and how he always dealt with the seriously dirty pots…
he could clean them up in no time, unlike me who used the same items to clean them but they never came out as good as when he did it, lol…
today I was scrubbing one of the Corningware pots that we’ve had since we were first married… it looked terrible so I dug out the Mr. Clean eraser…
I didn’t take any photos before I started, just part way through, and at the end…
with a bit of elbow grease I was able to improve the look a lot… not as good as he would have done, lol…
not sure what is in them, but they are rather amazing and the pot looks excellent…
those big girl pants…
13 Wednesday Jul 2016
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recently had a conversation with someone about having that person at home you can tell anything to and they will immediately take your side…
this is one of the things I miss about being on my own… my beloved would listen to my version of whatever it was and be ready to go and do anything needed to sort out the situation… so often I would then have to calm him down, lol, but just knowing that he was always in my corner was so wonderful…
I miss him in different ways on different days… he really did complete me…
in these 1590 days I have continued to learn things and gain strength each step of this new journey… I am braver, stronger, healthier and maybe smarter… maybe…
mandevilla bud…
26 Thursday Nov 2015
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been getting lots of compliments on my hair lately…
made me remember back to the first time I coloured it…
had been working in a very toxic environment and was trying to wear red every day… red is a colour that makes me feel strong and I really needed to find strength wherever I could… didn’t have that many red clothes so I decided to have a little bit of red put into my hair…
never been coloured before, but I was desperate to feel some type of protection…
it was just a tiny bit at the front of my head which could hardly be seen, but I had red on every day… helped make me feel stronger as I struggled to get through those very difficult days…
not long after I got out of that bad spot I decided to put purple in my hair…
tried a few systems that I put in myself, but the colour would wash out with every shampoo…
eventually found a place that used allum and had my hair professionally done… seems silly to dye such short hair but it lasts a long time and doesn’t leave any colour behind on towels or pillows, lol…
have tried having a tiny bit in and other times there has been a lot… outside in the sun it always looks amazing…
my hairdresser did a great job this time and it looks very nice…
does make me giggle when someone says “I like your hair” because I don’t even think about it anymore… it is just part of me…
interesting how we get to a certain place in our lives…
17 Monday Dec 2012
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I made cookie dough Saturday night, and the actual cookies last night for my BS friends… we gathered tonight for our Christmas celebration… the five of us have met most Monday evenings for nearly 25 years… we have met in person, as well as by speaker phone… we have gone through life together, and have held one another up through various difficulties… we have also laughed and shared wonderful times…
it had been so long since I last baked that I couldn’t remember where the rolling pin was, but eventually I found it… I prefer making dinner to baking and since I no longer have to make cookies for school occasions for the girls, baking doesn’t occur around here very often… but, whenever I prepare food for people, whether it is soup, a dip, a main course, or even cookies, I spend the time thinking about the particular people who will be eating whatever it is I am making… I find it very satisfying to watch people enjoy the offering, knowing that I have taken special care to produce it…
lovely tree sugar cookies…
tonight we ate treats, shared gifts around the circle, and enjoyed much laughter and love…
they were here the night the police came to the door to tell me that George had been in a car accident, and likely suffered a heart attack… one came with me to the hospital and the others closed up the house and went off to share the news and come to be with me… I do not know where I would have been without them that night… it was horrible and hard but having them around me was so comforting…
what if I had been alone, how would I have managed, who would have held my hand… they are my rock, my strength and they hold me up… no one knows me like they do…
what a gift that they were here… and that they continue with me in my new life…
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