reminisced…

17 Wednesday May 2023

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Monday was our group’s first gathering in the garden this year…

we started out by the pond and when it got too hot and sunny, we moved to the upper deck… I am going to put out a few more umbrellas next time…

there was sun-tea, snacks and lots of conversation… I didn’t take a single picture, not even of the garden, lol… I did find this one of the five of us after our fancy tea…

we reminisced about our fabulous High Tea at Lily Stone Cafe the week before and began considering where we might go next;-)…

one of the loveliest things that has happened over the last few years is that we have been able to meet throughout the summer… for many years, everyone would have places to go and things to do, so we wouldn’t gather from July until September… now it has worked out that we are able to be together for most weeks of summer…

what a treat these women are…

person…

24 Monday Apr 2023

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so happy today…

after three months we were all together again… in person… what a treat;-)…

it had me thinking of the various places our group has taken part from for our gatherings…

over the last twenty years, a few spots in British Columbia, Minneapolis, Ontario, and even here in Winnipeg…

from using borrowed business speaker phones, to Skype and Zoom on computers, to most recently FaceTime…

and as times have changed, we have moved with them;-)…

macarons…

17 Monday Oct 2022

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today, my BS group gathered in the living room…

we’ve been meeting in the garden but it was only going to 2 degrees Celsius so we decided it was time to come inside…

one person joined via Zoom and had dropped off a lovely treat for us beforehand… boob (for breast cancer awareness month) and regular macarons from Jenna Rae Cakes…

I left the front and back doors open to move fresh air… everyone wore masks until we were all seated…

it was the first time we’ve met in the house since the pandemic began…

felt lovely and odd at the same time, lol…

soon we will all have had the fifth shot which will make us feel a bit more confident about being in a closed space together…

so happy to be getting back to more ‘normal’ times…

afternoon…

29 Wednesday Sep 2021

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what a delightful afternoon yesterday…

put out all the cushions and the umbrellas…

next I made coffee and had a few moments to read while I waited for my friends to arrive…

we decided not long ago to meet in the afternoon when it is warmer, as we continue to meet outdoors…

one had something else on, another connected by phone… the rest of us gathered in person…

it was a beautiful day and we sat close to the pond… both pumps were turned off to make it easier to hear one another, lol…

there were lots of visitors while we were meeting… a variety of sparrows, blue jays, squirrels, a cat and we even spotted a mouse racing through the grass… the fish swam around where we could see them as well…

strange to have such warm weather, but we certainly enjoyed it…

together…

27 Tuesday Jul 2021

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together at last;-)…

last night I made coffee, set out cushions on the deck, and watched some Olympics while I waited for my BS friends…

everyone is now two weeks since being double vaxed and we met outdoors… one was away, but everyone else turned up in person…

it was the first time we’ve been physically together for our Monday evening gatherings in more than eighteen months…

I was pleased that the coffee turned out as it had been a very long time since I’d made any, but apparently the muscle memory was there, lol… and they told me it was good;-)…

we’ve been meeting via Skype each Monday, but it just hasn’t been the same…we’ve also found that we could only meet in that manner for about an hour as it is so much more tiring…

what a treat to be together… we had snacks, laughs and lots of chat…

after everyone left, I took a wander around the garden as the solar lights came on…

a delightful evening…

league…

31 Wednesday Jul 2019

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last night I got to watch my son-in-law and oldest grandson play soccer…

my son-in-law recently joined a mixed league… they were playing last night and this was my first opportunity to watch him…

the team needed a spare so my grandson came to play…

such fun to watch the dad, who has coached a number of the boys’ teams, actually on the playing field…

I really enjoyed seeing them play together… what a treat…

end…

08 Saturday Dec 2018

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since 1993 I’ve been meeting with a group of women regularly (nearly monthly) to discuss all kinds of things from religion, to spirituality, to politics, to healthcare, to family life… we’d have supper, check-in with one another, and then spend some time focussed on a topic of interest…

the size and membership of the group has changed over the years but there are a few who were there from the very beginning…

today we met to possibly end our gatherings… we had a wonderful lunch of chicken souvlaki, lemon potatoes, Greek salad and fresh buns… one of the meals we have enjoyed many times over the years…

we’ve met in one another’s homes, made food from scratch, brought food in from fancy shops, and ordered meals… it has always been about being together, more than what we were eating, lol… although we do love to eat;-)…

it was lovely to have the conversation about how important the group has been to everyone…

we’ve decided to continue to meet on a less regular basis, either around the equinox/solstice or a few times a year…

happy to know we will still gather as these are very special people to me… you don’t find women like this just anywhere…

together…

29 Monday Feb 2016

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up and about fairly early for a day off…

ran some errands and picked up my hemmed jeans… my girls will be so proud:-)…

found a few pairs of socks and a nice white t shirt to go together with the jeans…

stopped in at DAVIDsTEA for the free cup that I heard about by email… really enjoyed the Mom’s Apple Pie flavour… and came away with this, lol…

it is a gorgeous shade of purple and keeps things hot or cold… also collected some tea that I had earned…

my shoveler came after school and cleaned up all the snow… it was really cold out and he had to come in midway to warm up his hands…

we had supper – the red lentil curry – and he headed home on the bus, with curry, chicken and dumplings, and pistachios in his bag…

always enjoy spending time together…

together…

22 Thursday Oct 2015

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was recently reminded of how your life can change in an instant… one minute someone is here with you, and the next they are gone, sigh…

was a beautiful sunny day as we arrived at the office… the light was shining on this tree at the corner of the building… lovely colour and the highlights where the sun was shining on it were wonderful…

walking by these piles of leaves on my way home reminded me of some fun times with George and the little boys… they spent lots of time raking leaves and jumping and hiding in them…

I particularly think of a day we were at the park and the boys were very little… they decided to gather leaves and spent ages collecting them with grandpa’s help and then getting covered up and popping out of them, to our surprise, lol…

they were so small when he died… the littlest one barely remembers him…

I heard his voice in a short video on Facebook the other day, and was brought to tears… how quickly we forget… it was really a treat to hear him, even if it was painful…

such excellent memories… I have been blessed… we had an amazingly wonderful life together…