09 Tuesday May 2017
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light… it brightens my life…
this morning I spotted the sun shining into one of our rooms at the office…
busy throughout the day and then tonight I got this shot of the light in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights…
light in the early morning and light late in the day…
all of that makes me so happy…
30 Sunday Apr 2017
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great excitement today…
ran out and did a number of errands and when I got home came outside and sat by the pond… first time I’ve been out on the back deck this year… only brought out cushions for one chair but it was delightful to sit out and read a book in the sunshine…
had my lunch there and eventually it got so hot that I changed into a tank top and shorts…
kids came over and my son-in-law cleaned the leaves out of the pond, with a little help from the younger boys… they found a frog, woohoo, which always makes me happy… maybe it has been making the odd noise I’ve been hearing when I’ve been in the hot tub over the last week or so…
and he got the pumps in and working…
there is still lots of work to do in the pond, as dead plants need to be removed, ones that are starting need to be cleaned up, and new ones purchased and popped in, although not before all chances of frost are gone… have lost a few when I was over eager, lol…
we had barbecued steak for supper and now they are gone and I am sitting listening to the water running with the sun shining in my face and a blanket on to keep me cozy…
will be sure to have a hot tub to enjoy the sound of the water before bed…
summer really is coming;-)…
28 Friday Apr 2017
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big girl pants, Friday, morning glories, planting, sunshine, temperature, tgif, widow
hurray, its Friday… very happy about this… been a long week…
sunshine started early…
this morning I finished planting the morning glories and moon flowers…
excited to see if I will get blossoms earlier than usual this year…
was bright and sunny the whole day and the temperature was 12 degrees when I was heading home… so nice to be a bit warmer…
made Japanese Ginger Pork Burgers with Bok Choy and carrot salad for dinner… instead of the brioche bun, used romaine lettuce… how good am I;-)…
tasty and healthy…
hoping for warm and sunny days over the weekend…
wishing you sunshine and rest…
26 Wednesday Apr 2017
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first morning this season that I didn’t need to turn on the light in the bedroom…
great sign that Spring really is coming…
been overcast for most of the day and it is still quite cool with a bit of wind…
looking forward to some sunshine although it might not turn up until Friday…
been a month since we were on the sun drenched beaches of Mazatlan…
have to channel some of that weather, lol…
03 Monday Apr 2017
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so happy… there are flowers everywhere…
yellow daffodils in the kitchen last night…
then they travelled in the car this morning on their way to the office…
found their final destination on the counter at the front of the office…
remind me of sunshine and smiley faces…
15 Sunday Jan 2017
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sunrise…
and sunset…
today…
what a great day…
sunshine all day long today and yesterday, and it wasn’t freezing cold either…
went grocery shopping with my daughter and picked up some beautiful flowers…
they make me feel happy…
and I cannot believe it but the never ending orchid has a new bud on it;-)…
09 Friday Dec 2016
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big girl pants, friend, inscription, moments, pen, purple, sun, sunshine, widow
this morning I used my new pen to write the inscription in a book that I had purchased as a gift…
got it from a dear friend last week…
writes very nicely and is a beautiful shade of purple…
spoke with her this morning to check on how she is doing… lovely to take a few minutes to catch up with a friend…
all day long, whenever I walked around the office, I would comment to everyone about how wonderful the sun shining through the windows was…
we haven’t had sunshine for weeks as it has been dull and overcast so it was great to see it…
so busy that I never did get a picture, but I sure enjoyed those moments…
05 Saturday Nov 2016
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alyssum, big girl pants, flowers, glorious, music, purpleness, reading, sunshine, widow
what a glorious day… watched tv and tidied the house during the morning…
enjoyed some excellent meals…
had a lovely wander around the garden and got some great shots of the flowers in the sunshine… it got up to 17 this afternoon… amazing…
the alyssum are still blooming like crazy and so happy… I cannot pull them…
the lobelia, creeping bellflower and jolly jump-ups were all showing off their purpleness…
then I read and listened to music all afternoon…
just what I needed after my busy week…
14 Wednesday Sep 2016
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Assiniboine Park Zoo, big girl pants, Bruce Park, English Garden, happy, Leo Mol Garden, photos, Shirley Richardson Butterfly Garden, sunshine, widow
took a few photos over the weekend that made me happy, so decided to share them with you…
Bob and Tom who took us on a wagon ride at the Zoo… they are so cute…
a beautiful butterfly posing in the Shirley Richardson Butterfly Garden…
a jet flying over the soccer fields on its way in to land…
sun and shadows on a wonderful walk through Bruce Park, while I was getting poke balls at PokeStops…
a pile of flower petals in the English Garden…
a stunning purple water lily in the lily pond at the Leo Mol Garden…
finally the view out the window this morning…
sunshine is one of the things that always makes me happy…
24 Sunday Jul 2016
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big girl pants, bliss, camping, camping day 4, electricity, family, hissy fit, internet, packed, Rainbow Falls, sleep-in, sunshine, Technology, widow, wind
busy day today…
didn’t get up till 7… big sleep-in for me…
then we had pancakes with freshly picked blueberries and bacon… make a bacon sandwich with mine, thanks to my son-in-law’s suggestion;-)…
saw this cute little mushroom which popped up overnight…
then, as the sky clouded over, everyone helped with the packing up and there wasn’t a single hissy fit…
we had a leisurely drive toward our next destination and stopped at Rainbow Falls… pretty, and likely beautiful in the sunshine… wasn’t any when we were there, the wind was blowing, and there was a bit of spitting…
back into the caravan and we moved on… found the campground and our spot… happily no one was in it so we could unload and put up the tents…
the site is right on the water, without electricity, and the wind was crazy strong… took four of us to get the cover on one of the tents, lol… upside, there haven’t been any mosquitoes… we have a second spot across the road which does have electricity so we can charge the various technology, and also heat water for tea and coffee in the morning, lol…
all set up, required groceries and drinks purchased, and we sat and had a lovely quiet time reading… bliss…
sun was shining, screens and doors were open, and the kids went for a walk…
only downside, no showers or Internet… but the boys have found a spot that we can walk to and connect…
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