• Background…
  • Here’s the Scoop!

herbiggirlpants

~ the new reality of a "70 something"

herbiggirlpants

Tag Archives: time

all-the-things…

27 Monday Jan 2025

Posted by sulis303 in business, family, food, health, life, moments, retirement, travel, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

all-the-things, big girl pants, blessed, family, happy, making memories, moments, time, week, widow

began Saturday morning with my usual cup of tea in the living room…

the house was very quiet after all the activity over the week…

Monday, my group attended The Leaf and Gather Craft Kitchen & Bar to celebrate a birthday and view the Fleurs de Villes display, so that was a busy day…

it was nearly midnight when we picked up my daughter at the airport and we stayed up late (early!) catching up and eating Baked Expectations deadly chocolate mousse…

Tuesday we went for pedicures, stopped for lunch at a local coffee shop, picked up a few groceries and then returned home… I also learned the ins-and-outs of Uber… my housemate made us a delicious supper and lots of visiting happened…

Wednesday, we went to The Leaf and spent the entire day there doing all-the-things as she would say… in the evening she went to MTC with a friend while I took it easy, lol…

Thursday, after a quiet morning, she headed to The Forks for coffee with other family and later my middle grandson arrived for a visit and supper;-)…

Friday, we started our morning at Stella’s on Portage for breakfast and then spent four hours wandering through the WAG/Quamajuq… it was my first visit since the new addition and I was impressed with how great it turned out…

every day she brought out gifts for me🤗, what a treat…

it was a wonderful week and I enjoyed every single minute…

integral…

16 Thursday Jan 2025

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

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

big girl pants, blessed, date squares, family, friends, garden, health, integral, moments, plants, time, visit, widow

had a most wonderful visit with a dear friend who I haven’t seen for ages…

one of those people where the conversation just continues as though you’d seen one another the day before…

lots of talk about plants and gardens and how integral they are for both of us…

health and family also were covered…

and I received a container of delicious date squares…

so blessed to have time with special people…

later…

11 Saturday Jan 2025

Posted by sulis303 in business, health, life, moments, retirement, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

big girl pants, blessed, books, later, library, moments, read, Technology, time, widow

the stair library has returned;-)…

now to get back to the work of reading them all;-)…

see you later…

extras…

01 Wednesday Jan 2025

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

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

big girl pants, blessed, extras, food, friends, fun, memories, moments, snacks, time, treats, widow

set up the space for our Monday gathering…

there were lots of extras to celebrate our last gathering of 2024…

what a lovely time we always have together…

hugs…

19 Thursday Dec 2024

Posted by sulis303 in business, food, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

big girl pants, blessed, Christmas, fish and chips, food, friend, gifts, hugs, lunch, moments, time, treat, widow

had a wonderful lunch date on Tuesday…

a dear friend came by with fish and chips and we had a delightful visit…

it has been a while since we’ve been together and it is always a treat to spend time with her…

we traded gifts and she headed off after some warm hugs;-)…

seventy-six…

04 Wednesday Dec 2024

Posted by sulis303 in family, food, life, loss, moments, retirement, technology, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

beloved, big girl pants, birthday, blessed, burgers, family, food, memories, moments, remembering, seventy-six, Technology, time, widow

today would have been my beloved’s seventy-sixth birthday…

I have come across a few lovely memories…

from visiting beaches, playing with grandkids, eating with family, cold weather fun, to barbecuing dinner…

such wonderful memories…

tonight burgers were eaten in Winnipeg and Ottawa to remember a very special person…

freedom…

24 Sunday Nov 2024

Posted by sulis303 in business, health, life, moments, retirement, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

big girl pants, blessed, F1, freedom, Las Vegas, late night, moments, race, time, widow

last night I stayed up late to watch the F1 Las Vegas race…

I was thinking how lucky I am to have the freedom to do that… there was nothing special on today… and basically, every day is Saturday for me;-)…

it was a great race and I enjoyed it…

even slept in a bit this morning, lol…

ring…

14 Thursday Nov 2024

Posted by sulis303 in family, life, moments, nature, retirement, technology, Uncategorized

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

big girl pants, blessed, cacao trees, daughter, doorbell, family, koi, moments, nature, ring, surprise, Technology, The Leaf, time, treat, widow, Yasuragi

what a wonderful surprise I received this morning;-)…

as I was taking my poached eggs out of the water, I heard the doorbell ring… I was expecting a parcel so wasn’t surprised, but when I opened the door, my daughter was standing in front of me…

she had come to town to attend a concert with one of her friends and had planned to include a day with me;-)…

what a super treat…

we quickly booked a trip to The Leaf so she could see her beloved cacao trees… we had a great time there, checking out the trees, watching the koi, and realizing how much growth has taken place since we were last there together in June…

she was able to get a few nice shots of the koi which she shared with me.

we enjoyed time in the Yasuragi display and read up on all the bonsai, including new ones which hadn’t been there the last time I visited… the stories behind them are very interesting…

spent a few minutes with the butterflies…

it is sad that they are still in the netted enclosure and not flying freely around the space…

one last wander to see the cacao trees and koi, a bit of fun in the gift shop, and then we headed home…

some relaxing time together and then I dropped her off at the airport to head home…

I am blessed;-)…

crumble…

28 Monday Oct 2024

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

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

apple crumble, big girl pants, blessed, crumble, friends, lunch, moments, Park Cafe, Reuben, sandwich, time, treat, widow

met up with friends to celebrate a birthday…

we went to the Park Cafe and my meal was very tasty…

my Reuben sandwich came with a garden salad and I really enjoyed it… it was just the right size, not too hard to eat, which I appreciated… I ate all of the salad and half of the sandwich…

packed up the second half and the pickle for my supper…

and then I had the apple crumble with caramel sauce and ice cream…

it was delicious, and to my credit, I only ate half of it🤪…

always fun to spend time together…

lifetime…

16 Wednesday Oct 2024

Posted by sulis303 in business, life, loss, retirement, Uncategorized

≈ Leave a comment

Tags

big girl pants, church, empty, friends, lifetime, memories, moments, struggles, time, widow

walked past the empty lot which used to hold a church where I spent many hours in what feels like a previous lifetime…

thought about all the times I had parked the car alongside it and the satisfaction and struggles that had ensued in it…

and the amazing results… the wonderful friends who have been with me through so many life events…

life is certainly a journey and involved big girl pants, even then…

← Older posts
Newer posts →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 518 other subscribers

Previous

Tags

beloved big girl pants birds blessed chocolate Christmas cold dinner family fish flowers food friends fun garden George grandson grandsons happy health hibiscus hot tub light lunch memories moments morning glories nature orchid photos pictures plants pond purple rain remembering shopping sky snow sun sunshine supper Technology time treat trees walk water weather widow

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • herbiggirlpants
    • Join 518 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • herbiggirlpants
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...