12 Friday Apr 2024
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it appears that Thursday is our order-in/treat night…
sometimes it is frozen pizza, other times something gets picked up or ordered in;-)…
yesterday’s treat was wonton soup from Alfy’s…
it was tasty and I had leftovers for lunch today…
we also got some tempura shrimp and veggie spring rolls…
I like treat night;-)…
18 Monday Mar 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, dad, family, garden, grandson, meatballs, melting, memories, moments, nature, oven, remembering, shovelling, snow, supper, weather, widow, youngest
had my youngest grandson over for dinner last night…
had to think for a while to decide on what to make as the oven is still not working, lol…
decided on spaghetti with meatballs and sauce… while I was making the meatballs, I was remembering doing that with my dad… he made great ones and they were very small… and they never fell apart, lol…
mine came out okay, but a few of them did seem to disintegrate… I used the broiler, which is still working, to warm up the garlic bread…
my grandson is on a moneymaking kick as there is a big school trip planned for next year, so he did some shovelling for me in the garden… the plan was to move the snow around that was in the mountain at the edge of the deck… he did a good job;-)…
hopefully this will help in the melting process…
14 Thursday Mar 2024
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big girl pants, blessed, broken, family, food, hungry, moments, oven, Pi, pizza, problems, repair, supper, Technology, widow
today was Pi day, lol, so we decided to bake a frozen pizza for supper… it wasn’t cooked after the correct amount of time, nor after more time… eventually we realized that the oven wasn’t heating…
tried using the frypan, but that did not work…
so, then we ordered…
it was tasty, particularly after we’d been trying to have supper for a long time, lol…
now to figure out why the oven isn’t working…
05 Tuesday Dec 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, delivery apps, family, garage, gathering, moments, nature, pho, project, recommend, restaurants, supper, weather, widow
at our time together last Monday, it was lovely to have everyone in the room, with no technology required…
amongst our conversations, we talked about our favourite pho restaurants… it is always great to hear about spots that others recommend…
later my grandson and I worked away on the garage project even though it was rather cold out, lol…
when we came in, with frozen fingers, the pho we’d talked about earlier called to me;-)…
those delivery apps are very handy, lol…
it was just what those cold fingers needed;-)…
26 Saturday Aug 2023
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the volunteer purple datura in the front garden has grown huge over the summer…
when I was out watering the other day I noticed that many of the seed pods had already popped open so I went out and collected some for next year…
this one is a shade of mauve and opens upwards rather than hanging down…
the flowers are also quite small…
the seeds have already started to pop out into the bowl and I will let them dry a bit more before putting them into an empty pill bottle to store for the future… and I will be sure to label them;-)…
in a pot in the garden there is another white datura… this flower is much bigger and also opens up rather than down…
I will save some of those as well, being careful of the prickly bits, lol…
23 Wednesday Aug 2023
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Monday I cleaned up after supper…
the deal is whoever makes supper doesn’t have to clean up…
so, I was happy to be doing the dishes;-)…
had a delicious meal of shrimp, red pepper, and Shanghai noodles with a delightful sauce…
the food was prepared while I relaxed and watched some tv…
what a treat;-)…
02 Wednesday Aug 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, burgers, family, food, grandson, moments, restaurant, Sam’s, schnitzel, supper, treat, walk, widow
it was a beautiful evening, so we walked over to Sam’s on Sunday night… we’ve been wanting to go, but hadn’t made it until then…
the menu was basically schnitzel and burgers with a few appetizers, salads and desserts…
we had burgers and curly fries… I had a schnitzel burger…
the patty was twice the size of the pretzel bun, so I cut it in half and brought the leftovers home for lunch…
everything was tasty and Sam, the owner, was very cute and attentive… it was fun to see how the regulars waited to say goodbye to him before leaving;-)…
may go again…
27 Monday Mar 2023
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got to have my grandsons over for dinner…
haven’t seen them for ages, so it was a wonderful treat;-)…
we caught up and they shovelled part of the driveway for me…
the shovelling was a big job as the driveway hasn’t been cleared for months, but it was a beautiful day… and, in the process, the youngest lost his AirPods… in a white container;-(… we spent quite some time digging through all the snow they had moved but did not find them…
we had Chinese food for supper…I’ve been craving it for a while so that made it especially good…
after supper I dug out a set of earbuds from my collection of ones that don’t fit my ears and gave him those… everyone played on their phones for a while as we chatted before they headed home;-)…
they have become lovely young men, although they still bicker like brothers, lol…
07 Tuesday Feb 2023
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, kitchen, mashed potatoes, moments, simmered, supper, widow
spent a good portion of the day in the kitchen… it smelled lovely the whole time…
pork hocks and cabbage slowly simmered all day long…
then I made garlic mashed potatoes mid day so that they had time to cool before being reheated…
and then it was supper time;-)…
all that simmering worked as the meat was fork tender and delicious;-)…
21 Monday Nov 2022
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had a lovely day on Saturday…
started with six beautiful hibiscus flowers smiling at me;-)…
my grandson texted to say they were going to pick up some groceries and a parcel for me so we decided to have supper together…
I had a good time making stuffing and mashed potatoes, cooking mushrooms for gravy, and getting a chicken ready to roast…
in between those activities I watched speed skating and a Christmas movie, lol…
when the kids arrived we enjoyed a great visit and delicious meal… then he shovelled the driveway, decks and sidewalks… I truly am blessed…
it is always a treat to spend time with them;-)…
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