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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…

 

wonderFULL day…

23 Monday Dec 2013

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out for breakfast with Ron at the Assiniboine…

home for some computer discussion and then off for sushi with the girls…

traffic was crazy and we went to Safeway and the Liquor Store on our way home…

think there might have been MSG in the sushi because my head kind of exploded… took until about 7 before it abated:-(…

put together my offering for our BS gathering and got a pic…

had a lovely time with these friends as we visited, shared treats and thoughtful gifts…

what a lovely day… filled with wonderful memories…

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holidays…

18 Wednesday Dec 2013

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was quite a day today… woke up to the moon shining over the neighbour’s house and I just had to take a few pictures while waiting for my ride…

moon with planet out the front this morning...

moon with planet out the front this morning…

spent the morning learning new things… some great financial templates and then a webinar on a system we use…

we had a wonderful pot luck at lunch time filled with great conversation…

I spent a good portion of the day teasing my colleagues about only having a few hours left before going on holiday… they took it pretty well…

for the pot luck I made crab mousse… it was from a Baton Cookbook that we produced when the girls were young… had a fun time the other day when I went through it looking for the recipe and seeing what we all ate back then… I was part of the group that designed, typed and laid out the cookbook, so lots of those memories came back too…

crab mousse for the pot luck...

crab mousse for the pot luck…

I put the mousse into a lovely star shaped dish I purchased last year instead of unmolding it so there wouldn’t be any stress trying to get it out in one piece… looked great with the slivered green onions on top and a few cranberries around it… was also pleased with the crackers which were shaped liked trees, snow people, bells and Santa… very festive, lol…

all in all a pretty great day…

getting ready…

26 Tuesday Nov 2013

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tonight I spent another hour searching through the Christmas boxes trying to find the Advent calendar that Cyndi sent to me two years ago…

it is made of two muffin baking pans and twenty-four magnetic covers… I saw them in July when I was gathering items for the Champagne Bubble Party…

Advent calendar 2012

Advent Calendar 2012…

now I’ve been through everything twice and still can’t find it… last year she sent a package to the office and my colleagues filled all the spots and put on the covers… it was fun for them as well as for me…

I’ve now decided that I can use some small paper bags that she had used and were left from her business because apparently I am not going to find it, sigh…

did find some other Advent things and set them aside… have organized a few gifts but need to deal with quite a few more…

technology is also being a bit difficult as my desktop computer has died and I have to take the time to figure out how to print on the printer that was hooked up to the desktop…

a big job I have is to get the computer room tidied and organized… this will also help with being able to sort out the printer problem, lol…

trying hard not to let myself wallow in the sad place… a friend had told me that often year two is worse than year one, and that is what I seem to be experiencing…

Jupiter…

22 Friday Nov 2013

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for the last few days I’ve been trying to capture a picture of the moon with the star/planet that’s been hanging around it at night and in the morning…

I’ve done some research and tried out a few apps – tonight I was using Sky Map and SkyView Free – and one of them suggested it might be Jupiter…

online research was suggesting it might be a different planet in the morning, maybe Venus…

don’t know which it is but is is quite lovely…

on my way out to the hot tub tonight I had to go back and get my phone and take a few pictures… this one is about the best although the star/planet is not very bright…

moon and planet/star tonight...

moon and planet/star tonight…

i took a few in the morning yesterday with the camera but they weren’t so great…

maybe I will get up early tomorrow and use the tripod and see what I can capture…

quite mesmerizing…

friends…

09 Wednesday Oct 2013

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had a busy day today…

got dropped off at work and dealt with a couple of technology issues that staff members were facing…

kids delivered my car to me just after noon with the right tires on (much prettier that the ugly winter rims, lol)… showed it off to a couple of people… that was fun…

our BS dinner reservation didn’t work out so emails flew through the airwaves as we tried to sort out an actual location, time and method of arriving at the chosen spot… many, many emails went back and forth, lol, but eventually a spot was chosen, time was decided on and rides were arranged for all…

prepared name tags (which went better than expected) for an event tomorrow morning and headed home in time to be picked up for the BS birthday dinner…

had just enough time to put things in the glove compartment and various other spots in the car so that it feels organized…

appetizer tonight at The Captain's Table...

appetizer tonight at The Captain’s Table…

had a lovely dinner with these very wonderful women to celebrate one of us turning 65… great time with great friends…