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29 Sunday May 2022

Posted by sulis303 in garden, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, dahlias, garden, gardening, moments, morning glories, nature, plants, pond, produce, time, widow

brought all the plants out of the garage the other day… I had put everything in after concern that the bunnies might stop by for an expensive dinner, lol…

I have decided that I will be in the garden as much as possible, whenever possible… what with the odd weather I think it will be important to enjoy each moment…

sat by the pond for awhile, although I had a blanket on, before doing a bit of planting…

put in three of my dahlias hoping they will produce again this year…

in the pot on the deck, planted an Eveline and added morning glories to grow up the trellis… this is my favourite dahlia and I’m happy to have two corms that look like they will grow… fingers crossed…

the second one went into the pot in the middle of the garden… last year it did amazing in this particular spot… will add something else to trail down a bit in this planter…

also planted two strawberry plants and a few morning glories in the Bundt pan on the table… hoping the morning glories will climb up the umbrella pole and greet me with many flowers in the morning…

the other dahlia went into a pot that is currently sitting on the deck, but it can easily be moved elsewhere in the garden… I put in two tubers and if them both come up, one will be moved…

of course that bit of planting still left a table full waiting for their new homes…

expedition…

28 Saturday May 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, expedition, family, garden, grandson, irrigation, moments, repair, shopping, time, widow

what a busy day we had on Thursday… didn’t even have time for a nap, although I did manage a short sit down in the garden before my grandson arrived…

he and I spent the day getting jobs done around the yard, and even a few in the house…

we ran out and were able to get all the necessary items at Canadian Tire, so it was a one stop shopping expedition…

things came out of and went into the shed… leaking hoses were repaired… an irrigation system semi-installed… pots moved… trellises put into a planter that had a bit of paint touch up done… and the fire pit problem solved…

what a treat it is to spend time with him… I try to savour every minute;-)…

welcoming…

03 Tuesday May 2022

Posted by sulis303 in food, garden, health, life, moments, nature, retirement, Uncategorized, weather

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deck, garden, lunch, moments, reading, Tea, time, welcoming

today I ate my lunch on the deck… first time this year…

yay… it has been a very, very long winter and spring has not been welcoming…

afterwards I sat, enjoyed some tea and read for a while…

looking forward to many more such opportunities…

cozy…

16 Saturday Apr 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, cozy, garden, happy, hooting, moments, nature, owls, time, trees, widow

as I was getting ready for bed last night I heard hooting…

I went into the computer room and checked out the trees and spotted two very large owls getting cozy in the tree…

one flew away and the other stayed on the branch… didn’t hear any more hoots…

how blessed was I to be at the right place and time to see this;-)…

checked the tree out today but so far there doesn’t appear to be any nesting happening…

luggage…

28 Monday Mar 2022

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up at 3:15 am…

the last of the luggage was at the front door and a quick breakfast was eaten…

in the car by 4:05… dropped her at the airport and drove by the new Western Aviation Museum on my way home… it looked really cool, even at 4:30 in the morning, lol…

back to bed and up at 8:30… texted with her as she waited in Toronto for her connecting flight…

then I returned the den back to normal…

gathered up towels and sheets and ran a load of laundry…

the house feels a little empty and there was no one to make lunch for😢…

I am already thinking about the next time we can get together in person, although we chat nearly everyday…

it was a wonderful visit and I enjoyed each and every minute…

I truly am blessed…

networked…

24 Thursday Mar 2022

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big girl pants, blessed, computers, family, garden, grandson, hot tub, moments, nature, networked, snow, the Chocolate Lab, time, widow

another good day with my guest…

started it off with a smoothie, cashews, tea and the last of my Calgary bonbons…

had a hot tub and put chairs on the deck in anticipation of warmer weather and more melting snow…

got a new external drive hooked up remotely, and the various computers networked, thanks to my computer geek in Ottawa…

had a bit of a rest while my guest was out for a few hours with a friend…

and then we had dinner with the oldest grandson…

it was delicious…

on our way out for an end of day hot tub;-)…

shredding…

05 Saturday Mar 2022

Posted by sulis303 in family, health, life, loss, moments, retirement, Uncategorized

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, love, memories, moments, remembering, shredding, time, widow

ten years since my beloved left this earth…

as the day has gotten closer I have felt less myself and more out of sorts…

when he died, I felt as though I didn’t love him enough, because why did I keep living without him…

now, this anniversary has come and I miss him so much… oddly, I know I will start to feel better now the day is here…

spent time recently going through and shredding documents from the weeks following his death… it was a treat to see his handwriting on pieces of paper… gave me a warm hug…

of course going through the reminders of all that happened during that time was difficult…

I know there are a few things in my life that would make him sad, but many others that would make him proud of me…

life goes on… those big girl pants, sigh…

goosebumps…

17 Thursday Feb 2022

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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, Cathedral Grove, family, forest, goosebumps, memories, moments, nature, remembering, time, trees, Vancouver Island, walk, widow

got a message today from someone who I had given a recommendation of places to visit on Vancouver island…

I had suggested Cathedral Grove in MacMillan Provincial Park… they thought it was amazing…

it is one of my favourite places ever…

within steps of the highway all traffic noises are gone and the walk through the giant trees is meditative and soul filling…

these pictures are from a visit with my beloved in the summer of 2011…

still gives me goosebumps when I remember what a special place it was…

easier…

05 Saturday Feb 2022

Posted by sulis303 in life, moments, retirement, technology, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, easier, happy, live, moments, Olympics, sports, time, watching, widow

the Olympics are on, the Olympics are on;-)…

I am so excited… I like to watch live if possible, so it means I am up at all times of the day and/or night, depending where they are happening… my days and nights are currently upside down…

retirement makes this much easier… when I worked, my colleagues knew I might be kind of groggy some of the time…

I like both summer and winter versions… although for these ones I am not that fond of hockey and curling (hard to believe I am a Canadian, eh)…

I really enjoy the skating, skiing and snowboarding…

and I always want everyone to do their best… such fun to watch…

not much is going to be happening around here for the next few weeks, lol…

February is going to flash by…

sleigh…

27 Monday Dec 2021

Posted by sulis303 in life, moments, retirement, technology, Uncategorized, weather

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big girl pants, blessed, chicken soup, friends, moments, simmering, sleigh, snow, Technology, time, widow

my friend dropped a bag of coffee off a bit before Christmas…

it was for our weekly gathering…

today, we met by video call… so I did not make coffee…

my friends were in the sleigh and I was beside the tree… good thing they were in that sleigh because there was a lot of snow outside…

as always, we caught up on everyone’s life and had some fun remembering winter sports we had taken part in, lol…

the entire time I could smell the delicious chicken soup that was simmering on the stove…

friends;-)…

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