12 Thursday Sep 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, family, flowers, garden, grateful, moments, morning glory, nature, simple, time, widow
been thinking of all I am grateful for in my life…
things as simple as my beautiful morning glories…
the option to take a cab somewhere if that makes the most sense…
the ability to make whatever I would like for my dinner…
opportunities to visit with friends…
being able to thank special people…
having time…
07 Wednesday Aug 2019
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this picture reminds me of togetherness…
and how great that can be…
21 Sunday Jul 2019
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big girl pants, fun, improved, La Belle Baguette, lunch, rain, St. Norbert Farmers’ Market, time, treat, weather, widow
yesterday turned out to be quite a fun day…
instead of laying on my bed and watching tv all day I went out with a few friends…
on our way to St. Norbert Farmers’ Market we stopped at La Belle Baguette for some bread…
I haven’t been to the Market for years… it has certainly grown and improved… there are more makers and the main covered building is wonderful… while we were there it poured for about five minutes, and we were under the canopy the whole time…
after an entertaining time there, we went out for lunch… the sky was a bit foreboding and all of a sudden it poured… for another five minutes… by the time we got to the restaurant it had stopped;-)…
great fun… finished the last bits of that lunch for tonight’s supper…
01 Monday Jul 2019
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banned, blessed, fun, garden, goldfish, grandson, memories, Parrot, parrot feather, pond, shubunkins, time, water hyacinth, water lettuce, water lilies
my grandson and I went out for sushi and then we picked up some goldfish and shubunkins for the pond, and a few more pond plants…
the crazy thing is that the Manitoba government has banned floating water hyacinth and water lettuce after deciding they are invasive plants… and in the Amazon and southern USA, they are… but here they cannot survive the winter, even in the house… very frustrating as these plants really provide protection for baby fish in the pond… and help with slowing algae growth, sigh…
anyway, we put a few water lilies in and some parrot feather so hopefully the little fish will use those and be safe from the big fish until they grow a bit more;-)…
once he got all the fish into the pond, he worked to make sure the plants won’t fall over and the pots aren’t visible…
looks great and I think the fish are happy…
really enjoy spending time with him…
10 Sunday Mar 2019
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automated, big girl pants, flowers, plants, Spring, springing, time, time change, widow
the time changed last night as we sprang forward…
for the longest time today I wasn’t exactly sure what time it really was because so many of my devices change themselves…
the tv, the phone, my Fitbit…
finally confirmed the time when putting something into the microwave which isn’t automated…
I like springing forward because it is much easier to change the devices that still need it by moving them forward an hour… going backwards always seems much more difficult, lol…
microwave, stove, car and grandfather clock all updated…
flowers are my attempt at springing;-)…
08 Friday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, friends, great times, International Women's Day, memories, moments, time, treat, visits, widow, women
over the last few days I’ve had the opportunity to spend a bit of time with some of the wonderful women who’ve been part of my life, but I haven’t seen much of recently…
had a great time on Wednesday evening with a very special woman in my life…
and was happy to find a young friend who has been connected to our family for many, many years… she spotted me at an event and came over for a few minutes to visit… how lovely to catch up on her life and family… one of many young women who has called me mom for years…
yesterday, at another event, spent a few minutes with a dear woman… it was just great to be in the same place and see her, even if we didn’t have much time together… I still melt when I recall her introducing me to someone as the mother of her heart...
later, another young friend stopped by the house for a few minutes… can’t even think of when we last spent time together…
reminders of how blessed I am and of the amazing women who are part of my circles, even when I don’t connect with them often…
great memories on this International Women’s Day…
feels as though this bouquet symbolizes the variety of women in my life… all beautiful, all different, and all making me happy…
02 Saturday Feb 2019
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finally had the time to take a photo of the February Chihuly calendar… the piece is called blue frog foot fiore… this installation was at the New York Botanical Garden in 2017…
was picked up by friends, went to the Nhu Quynh for a lovely lunch before we headed to PTE for this month’s show, which was excellent…
nice to spend time with friends…
25 Sunday Nov 2018
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big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, devices, family, grandsons, movie, popcorn, shopping, snow, steak, supper, Technology, time, walk, widow
well, what a busy and fun day with my boys…
they came over after an early soccer game and we met for breakfast at the “A“… first time I’ve walked over there in ages…
from there we went shopping and then to the movies… saw Fantastic Beasts, which was great… then back to the mall…
on our way home we stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few final ingredients for our supper…
the oldest grandson arrived just before our meal…
great dinner, the boys tidied up and everyone spent some time on their devices before they headed home…
18 Thursday Oct 2018
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big girl pants, care, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fun, time, WEYA, widow
what a great evening spent with three of my colleagues…
always a treat to get to visit and enjoy time together…
the women entrepreneurs who were celebrated at WEYA tonight were all about health and wellness… a good reminder to take time to care for yourself…
they are an amazing group… our province is in good hands;-)…
13 Friday Jul 2018
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big girl pants, family, flowers, garden, mandevilla, moments, Park, phone, photos, pond, time, walk, widow
spent quite a while on the phone with my daughter this morning… our conversation started as I was walking home from the Park…
finished the call relaxing in the garden before it got too hot…
and how exciting is this;-)…
finally the first flower on the mandevilla opened today…
there are dozens of buds so it will be interesting to watch them all open…
