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technology…

17 Tuesday Jun 2014

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while the kids were here we visited Best Buy and Future Shop a number of times and Ron was kept busy…

we picked up a USB hub…

20140617-205125-75085988.jpgand went back for a new card reader…

both of these items made me very happy… now I can finally plug in a USB stick and my camera memory card at my desktop… for months I haven’t been able to, which means I have basically had to write my blog on my phone… if I had a photo on the camera, I had to take a picture of the photo with my phone…

20140617-212404-77044058.jpgthen we got a new power bar which also has USB ports in it and that got put up on the wall… it is very handy and now there aren’t cords all over the floor… and I am going to be able to plug in my phone or fitbit in the living room…

best of all we picked up an additional router so that I can access wifi in the garden… all that work the MTS guy did, didn’t solve the wifi problem at all…

even the loaner laptop was fixed… apparently the date on it was wrong and that was causing it to refuse to go to any website… I can now access my email as well…

20140617-213301-77581594.jpgall the technology is working beautifully…

we won’t talk about the electronic frame which, just this morning, is telling me there are no photos on it, sigh…

Friday…

11 Friday Apr 2014

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thank goodness it is Friday…

seems like it’s been a very long week…
difficult times for friends, technology issues and possibly a cold coming on…

some good news… an appointment made, conversations with my girls and my grandson getting into a great program…

have enjoyed some lovely times in the hot tub as the weather has improved…

my violet is getting ready to bloom again… this is what it looked like the last time…

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hot tub…

27 Thursday Mar 2014

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last night I spent some time in the hot tub…

was thinking about the conversations that George and I used to have there late in the evening, in the dark…

we’d talk about work, the house, the kids, everything…

went through the day missing him… we had a few jobs at the office that he would have helped sort out…

had problems with some technology during the day and this evening as well…

feel a bit like spring will never come… reminded me of a card I received from a former colleague, a number of years ago… came across it when I was working on the shelves in the hall… it mentioned that spring always comes…

trying to hold onto that… need to get some more flowers I think… they often help…

these crocuses have all died off now…

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technology…

25 Tuesday Mar 2014

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this morning my son-in-law sent me information on a possible new computer… looks like a giant iPad type of machine…

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looks interesting… my laptop is an Acer and I’ve been happy with it… till it’s recent hacking scenario…

while I wait to get my laptop back I have one from my nephew, but may have injured it, so I still don’t have access to a laptop, lol…

but I’m not always eager to buy the first design of something, just in case there are any bugs…

mid afternoon I was handed an iPad for the front desk which clients will use to complete paperwork…

really worried that I am going to end up buying one for myself… have been thinking about it for quite a while, but haven’t had an opportunity to play with one…

and do I want the really large one or the smaller easier to travel one…

I do love technology…

what to do, what to do…

food…

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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today seemed to be all about food…

started out with breakfast at a regular event we now host monthly… it is at The Met just down the street from our office and the space is lovely, the staff are attentive and the food is excellent…

didn’t actually get a shot of my plate, but made this collage of the bits that filled up my plate…

breakfast collage...

breakfast collage…

then at lunch time – for our Souper Thursday – we had a marvelous Thai soup… my colleague has made this one a few times, but each time it is slightly different, always delicious…

Thai soup...

Thai soup…

spent some time sharing about how WordPress works… it is always exciting to share something you know about with others… nearly always learn something in the process…

finally tonight’s supper turned out to be a lovely garlic bread broiled with fresh garlic and brie and some strawberries on the side… I had a handful of pistachios a bit earlier…

brie on garlic bread...

brie on garlic bread…

as I ate my supper I was watching slopestyle and team figure skating, sigh… I do love the Olympics… a friend of mine was teasing me about this today, lol…

my day really was all about food…

the Olympics…

03 Monday Feb 2014

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starting to get excited about the Olympics…

have now organized having Friday off so that I can watch the Opening Ceremonies… I really like to watch the events live if I possibly can…

have downloaded an app – Sochi 2014 – which lists times when all of the different sports are taking place and you can add them to your calendar…

Sochi Olympics app...

Sochi Olympics app…

planning on some Slopestyle qualifying around 4 am on Thursday with semi finals late Friday night…Saturday has lots of skating and some moguls as well… Sunday looks to have some downhill, ice dance and luge…

going to be a rough week next week.. short track is happening at 5 am Monday so I should be able to watch a bit of that before heading to work, lol…

this has reminded me of the time that I was listening to the TV as I was getting ready for work a number of years ago… was so intent on hearing how our athletes were doing that I put cleaning solution on my contact and then put it into my eye… I could barely move, the pain was so bad, and I remember calling George to help me get the lens out.. after rinsing it for quite a while I contacted my eye doctor and had to go right to his office to get it looked at… it too ages to heal… since then I have been extremely cautious as to what solution I am using…

in a recent conversation, realized that I am currently looking back but also seeing how I have grown… some days it is quite easy to put on those big girl pants…

twitter…

30 Thursday Jan 2014

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tonight I attended a seminar on Twitter for Business… I signed up for Twitter about a year ago and have tweeted all of 36 times, lol…

the class was great…  I learned some basics from @cendrinemedia in a fun and interactive manner… while we were looking at her page the tweets were racing down the screen…

I think I learned enough to understand the basics and really start tweeting on a regular basis… there is a lot to learn but Cendrine encouraged us to keep the handout filled with the information she shared, and just get started…

tomorrow we have our blogging conference – MBlog2014 and I am planning to do a bit of tweeting during the event… hope it goes well, lol…

earlier, had lunch with a good friend… we ate at a restaurant that sadly is closing on Saturday… I ordered the most requested item on the menu and enjoyed it very much… my friend had the soup which was very good as well…

 

enchiladas for lunch today...

enchiladas for lunch today…

 

going to bed now because it is going to be a very busy few days…

apps…

23 Thursday Jan 2014

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downloaded the App of the Day app on my phone and have been enjoying some of the apps that come up… I always like to give the photo apps a try…

downloaded Burst a few days ago and think it might be a keeper…

fish tank...

fish tank…

been taking lots of shots of the fish as they tend to move around a lot…

this app takes bursts of pictures in increments from 5 to 1000 at a time… I have tried 10 and 50 and will give the higher numbers a try over the weekend…

fish looking for food...

fish looking for food…

once it has taken the pictures you can look at them one at a time and save the one(s) you like to the camera roll…

looks like I can raise the quality so will give that a try…

looking forward to testing this out on the boys when they can’t sit/stand still for me, lol…

new technology, yay…

just noticed that The Bloggess has moved to WordPress… looking forward to meeting her next weekend at MBlog 2014 at the UofW…

 

relaxing day…

26 Thursday Dec 2013

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got to sleep in this morning… on my way downstairs I spotted the bunny whose paw prints I’ve been seeing in the garden for weeks… even got a photo, that was fun…

 

bunny whose been visiting the garden...

bunny who has been visiting the garden…

 

relaxed and visited… did some work on the computer, downloading pictures that we’ve taken over the last few days…

a few upset tummies that got a bit worse and then began to improve as the day went on…

headed out for dim sum with the family… seven of us at one table and the four out-of-town boys at another with their dad… we were all very full when we left…

tried to stop at the Jets Gear store, but it was closed… home for naps and then made macaroni and cheese for supper for some of us, while another had leftover turkey…

quiet time as she starts to feel a bit better...

quiet time as she starts to feel a bit better…

watched a bit of TV, including some programs filled with Christmas music… very relaxing day…