22 Wednesday Oct 2025
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23 Friday May 2025
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what a treat;-)…
last Saturday I was invited out for lunch… it was cold and overcast, so a nice bright spot in a dull day…
we went to Sushi Cushi and had a lovely meal… we often over order, but this time we got just the right amount…
a fun time and I enjoyed every single bite;-)…
19 Saturday Apr 2025
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my birthday week continued;-)…
went out for sushi on Wednesday and then took a drive to pick up a computer part for my grandson…
hadn’t had sushi for quite a while and the food was excellent… only had a few leftover rolls to bring home which is good because sometimes we order way too much, lol…
26 Thursday Jan 2023
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A1C, appointment, big girl pants, blessed, bp, doctor, good news, happy, health, moments, report, sushi, Technology, widow
excellent report at my recent appointment with my doctor…
both my blood pressure and A1C results were good and after some conversation we agreed that I don’t need to have my A1C tested for six months… and I don’t need to have my blood pressure checked until then either…
so I don’t need to see him again until July, woohoo…
he had mentioned last time that he may have to let go of some of his patients as everyone has come back after not seeing a doctor for two or three years and the load is just too heavy and isn’t slowing down at all…
that made me worry a bit, but while we were talking he advised that he won’t let any of his seniors go… a weight off my shoulders, lol…
great news all around…
celebrated with sushi for lunch;-)…
16 Wednesday Oct 2019
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recently had a wonderful afternoon with my grandson…
he picked me up and took me to vote at the advance poll… then we went out for sushi and a visit to what is becoming our favourite fish store…
from there it was on to Costco, where everyone in St. James appeared to have decided to go at the same time as us, lol…
home and he helped put everything away, including all of the items that needed to go downstairs…
then it was off home to make supper for his siblings…
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…
06 Monday Apr 2015
started the day with a walk to the grocery store to pick up some dishwasher soap… sadly I had none and was having company for dinner so needed to get the current dirty dishes washed…
decided to walk to get my exercise and it was sunny and warm out, so away I went… sign on the door of the store advised that their internet was down and they were only taking cash… usually I have sixty or eighty dollars in my wallet, but when I checked there was only a ten dollar bill… luckily the soap was only $7, phew…
I’ve been doing a lot of big girl pants activities recently and thought I deserved a treat, so called and booked an appointment for a pedicure… 
had to wait for my time slot but really enjoyed the pedicure… had a lovely young woman who was very gentle and gave me a wonderful foot massage which is my favourite part, lol.. pretty toes now… 
picked up some sushi and tried to get the car washed, but there was a huge lineup so I just kept driving…
had a rest, tidied the house and waited for friends to arrive for dinner…
had a wonderful evening… 
21 Friday Nov 2014
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tonight my daughter picked me up at the office and took me to her house…
we went and picked up Subway sandwiches for the boys and sushi for the adults…
tried some soft shell crab rolls along with tempura and California rolls…
swallowed the last bite and then got driven home where we met Jeff who had shovelled the sidewalk and unhooked some slightly frozen hoses…
they had borrowed the car last weekend and were bringing it back tonight… good kids…
very happy to have the hoses removed… hopefully tomorrow I can drain the hot tub…
30 Wednesday Apr 2014
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today we girls had a leisurely morning, finished the soup, and then headed down to ByWard Market for some retail therapy, followed by sushi and pedicures…
had great success with the shopping… found a few treats to take home and picked up a few items for Cyndi and Ron…
sushi was great and we tried a few different things which were all delicious…
rained off and on throughout the day, but we were very happy to get to the Spa… after our lovely stone pedicure we sat under some driers which worked very well – no smushed nails…
then we stopped for my first ever BeaverTail… my, my, my… won’t be my last…
got home and had chocolate martinis and macaroons before we had our turkey soup and dumplings…
just finished some very nice piña colada tea…
pretty toes…
got my boarding pass for tomorrow’s flight home…
24 Thursday Oct 2013
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Addition Elle, assorted tempura, big girl pants, book gifts, Chapters, edemame beans, family pictures, Reitman's, sushi, sushi rolls, tradition
got a call a few days ago talking about getting family pictures taken this Saturday…
wasn’t sure I really wanted to participate, but decided to get a haircut just to be on the safe side… after that I realized that all the purple is gone from my hair, so I made an appointment to get purpled…
the pictures are going to be taken in the park, and when I ask what people will be wearing I’m told – blue jeans…
here’s something you may not know about me… I don’t think I have ever worn blue jeans… for sure not in the last 50 years… this past summer I was talked into a pair of blue jean shorts, which I wore out about three times – when I was with my daughter, lol…
so, after talking with Cyndi, this morning I asked Crystal if she was available to go shopping with me after work… we went to Reitman’s which is where daughter number one suggested they might have something in their Petite line that I would like…
after trying on a couple of pairs Crystal picked one which I didn’t mind too much… then we went to Addition Elle and picked up a hoodie type top to go with them… Crystal had to text her sister to let her know the exciting news… she is waiting for pictures…
tempura and edemame…
after that, to celebrate, we went out for sushi for our dinner… funny because I’ve been thinking about sushi for days and when I asked Crystal what she wanted the first thing out of her mouth was sushi…
sushi rolls which we gobbled up…
after our lovely dinner we went to Chapters where she picked up a book and I found a few for the little boys for Christmas… since Cyndi was born we have given each of the kids a book for Christmas and their birthdays… that has followed through with the boys – husbands and grandsons…
finally home after another busy day…
so, now I am ready for family pictures…
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