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parrot…

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…

springing…

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;-)…

women…

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…

quynh…

02 Saturday Feb 2019

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big girl pants, calendar, Chihuly, February, friends, lunch, Nhu Quynh, PTE, Quynh, time, widow

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…

time…

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…

WEYA…

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;-)…

mandevilla…

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…

six…

05 Monday Mar 2018

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beloved, big girl pants, chocolate, family, flowers, friends, girls, journey, loss, memories, missing, organs, six, step, time, widow, years

two thousand one hundred and ninety-one days since my beloved left me…

you would think that six years would make it easier…

some days it does seem a little easier… many days it doesn’t…

I do things that I’d never done before and I do them well… those big girl pants and all… but I would much rather have him beside me…

I continue to try to remember the good times and focus on them rather than feel sorry for myself… although there are certainly times when I wallow…

I’ve learned to feel those moments and sit in them and not push them aside… I believe that has helped me move forward…

as I write this the tears fall… over the last few weeks I’ve have been reminded of the days when George died and the memorial that followed… it has been very stress-filled as I have been reliving the hours and days immediately following his death…

thinking back to the police arriving at the door and my friends going with me to the hospital… not being told he had died, but walking into the room where his body was… calling my girls, and others… signing a form so that they could harvest his organs… going home to a house without him…

hard days… but today I got chocolate in the mail and bought myself a bouquet of flowers to make me smile;-)…

one step at a time on the journey…

vibes…

26 Friday Jan 2018

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big girl pants, blew, Decadence Chocolates, friends, healing, moments, shortbread, time, vibes, widow

tonight I had a piece of Decadence chocolate with strawberries and blueberries with one of the last shortbread cookies that a dear friend gave me at Christmas…

she recently lost her mom and I have been thinking of her over the last few days so it was nice to remember her as I ate the snack…

many in my circle are struggling with health and family difficulties… it is good to spend a bit of time thinking of them and sending healing vibes through the air…

life is unpredictable and it’s good to make the most of every moment… today I had the opportunity to connect with a few wonderful women who I haven’t seen for a while… what a gift…

I truly am blessed…

appreciate…

09 Monday Oct 2017

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appreciate, big girl pants, colour, dinner, family, fish, memories, Mexico, pond, pumpkins, thanksgiving, time, vacation, weather, widow

what a lovely day… kids arrived and we decided to head out to get a few pumpkins… on our way we FaceTimed with the kids in Ottawa… good to see them and share Thanksgiving greetings…

we’ve been trying to get to Schwabe Pumpkins for a few weeks… it was chilly and rain came down a few times while we were there, but fun, and we really enjoyed the colours as we drove there and back…

when we got home the boys caught the fish, cleaned and got the aquarium going, and moved the fish into their condo…

the youngest two reorganized the sea shells as we talked about the fun we had in Mexico in March…

dinner was delicious and cleanup was quick with all the help… leftovers for here and there were packed up and they headed home…

I certainly appreciated having their company for the day… now to bed…

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