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06 Sunday May 2018

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when I flipped my Chihuly calendar to May, I was reminded of our wonderful visit to the Atlanta Botanical Garden a few years ago to see the Chihuly Installations…

the picture is a tower and reminded me of the tall yellow one where we had a picture taken by some people walking by, lol… my daughter had taken a few pictures for them just before that… it was also one that lit up at night…

I dug through old photos and found a few of my favourites from that trip…

the goddess was the reason for the trip and we spent a fair bit of time at that installation…

of all of Chihuly’s pieces, I am always most drawn to the blues… from the very first ones I saw at Chihuly Garden and Glass… here is a blog I wrote about that amazing experience…

lovely memories… wondering what might be next…

2017 Ottawa day 1…

31 Thursday Aug 2017

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well, today I’ve travelled in cars, planes, boats and on foot… all of it very good…

on my flight I watched a movie through WestJet Connect… first time I’ve used Connect and also the first time I’ve watched a movie on my phone… sadly the flight ended before the movie… apparently you can purchase internet access… might have to try that another time…

was picked up at the airport and we went to visit all the Ottawa signs and in the process wandered through Byward Market… just love how beautifully the produce is set out…

first actual stop was for a Beavertail… we shared a garlic and cheese one… yum…

then stopped and took pictures at every Ottawa sign downtown, lol…

walked over the bridge to see MosaiCanada which was very cool…

I will post more pictures of that later…

took a water taxi back to the Locks and walked along Sparks Street till we came across Bier Markt where we enjoyed a delicious dinner of mussels, duck wings and a Brussels sprout and kale salad…

back home for tea and a sliver of Baked Expectations Deadly Chocolate Mousse which I brought from Winnipeg…

now to bed…

compromised…

05 Wednesday Jul 2017

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about three weeks ago my credit card was compromised… someone tried to use it for a few things in the States…

the credit card company called and left a message… I called them back, using the number on the back of the card, instead of the one on the message in case it was a scam… 

sadly it had been compromised so they cancelled the card and couriered a new one to me within a few days as this is the only card I have…

lucky for me I only have one monthly withdrawal so was able to call them with the necessary information once the new card arrived…

just last week, I went to pay the credit card bill and realized I hadn’t added the new card… wasn’t sure about one of the questions when I tried to add it to the payees so called the credit union and they were able to add it while we were on the phone… excellent… 

so today, I get what I think is a similar phone call at the office, but didn’t hear the whole conversation so when I got home I checked for messages… and there it was another call from the Security department…

this is the situation my card is in now… compromised again…

the good news is that they are able to catch these activities quickly and be in touch…

the bad news is that I have to wait again for a new card… although now I am on top of all the things I have to do, lol… 

practice makes perfect;-)…

I’m worried that I am doing something wrong at my end, but the agent assured me that wasn’t the case… 

I am going to Ottawa in a few months and don’t want to have to go through this before, or during, my trip…

arghhhhhhhh…

events…

12 Friday May 2017

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been an absolutely crazy busy week…

Monday night my friends helped stuff nametags for an event on Tuesday…

Tuesday I brought the snack for our staff meeting… had great fun the night before finding treats that everyone could enjoy… cheese and crackers, nuts and fruit made for a tasty start to the meeting, lol…

then there were the flowers… picked up tulips for the event… have learned a few tricks to help transport flowers from home… they ride in the back seat in a reusable grocery bag, with the seatbelt on, which keeps them from falling over on the trip… used them at the staff meeting before they headed over to the venue… they looked great simply put into tall vases, and came back to the office to brighten our space afterwards…

more food was involved when I prepared soup for our Souper Thursday… 

rarely does it happen that we would have two events at work that one of us would be responsible for, lol… just my luck that I got so many things to do this week…

more flowers to celebrate a colleague’s birthday…

and finally today a gorgeous bouquet to take pictures of as someone picked up a treat for a family friend…

very happy it is Friday… gonna do lots of relaxing on the weekend…

yellow…

03 Monday Apr 2017

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so happy… there are flowers everywhere…

yellow daffodils in the kitchen last night…

then they travelled in the car this morning on their way to the office…

found their final destination on the counter at the front of the office…

remind me of sunshine and smiley faces…

pyjamas…

09 Thursday Mar 2017

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bought some new pyjamas on the weekend when I was shopping with the boys…

they are very comfortable… only problem is that the bottoms are about six inches too long, lol…

thought about just chopping them off but after checking the idea out with a sewer realized that wasn’t such a good plan…

today I took them to City Place to get shortened… will be ready tomorrow afternoon… just in time for the packing plan…

have all of the summer clothes out but haven’t had time to try them on to be sure they fit and decide on which pieces to pack… a Saturday job…

need to decide whether I need a new pair of walking sandals… guess I better make up my mind soon…

strap…

23 Wednesday Nov 2016

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last night on my way home I stopped and picked up some beautiful flowers…

divided them up and took half to the office this morning…

have a new technique when I take flowers in the car… put them in one of the cloth/fabric grocery bags and then strap them into the car seat…

works great to keep them from getting crushed and they stay upright on the trip… 

enjoyed them all day;-)…

the others are in the bedroom where I can enjoy them all evening…

Ottawa day 1…

01 Thursday Sep 2016

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early this morning I took this picture of the gorgeous sunrise as I was running up and down the stairs finishing my packing…

my flight was at a very civilized 9:35 am which meant I even had time for a smoothie before I left home…

bags packed and ready to go…


after a good flight, landed in Ottawa and got this shot of a cool sculpture as I was heading toward the baggage carousel… one side was quite boring but this view was gorgeous with the light shining through…
when I got to the bottom of the escalator took a pic of the water wall while waiting for my bag…

was thinking how far I have come over the last number of years… flying is old hat for me now, which is good and bad I guess… and travelling on my own is very manageable… happily took a cab to my daughter’s house and then walked to the mall to pick up a few things for lunch… 

view from my bed for the next few days…

just last week when the boys were over we used the twin of this comforter for their sleepover…

once my daughter arrived home from work we walked down the street and had mani/pedis…

as we made our way home I stopped to get this picture of the gorgeous sunset…

woke up in one province to a beautiful sky and heading to bed in another under the an equally beautiful one…

Clementine…

06 Wednesday Jul 2016

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worked the late shift today and was able to meet up with a good friend for lunch before I started, and check out a new restaurant…


the restaurant is located on the lower level and is nicely decorated… small but fresh and bright… they only serve breakfast and lunch, which is a fun change…

we always have a good time together and spend our time checking in with one another… lovely to catch up… they had been to a number of places since we’d last been together… I went on about Atlanta, lol…

I had the Braised Bacon Benedict…

Braised Bacon Benedict Maple Sabayon, Dill, Poached Eggs, Pickled Jalapeños, Cheddar Biscuit


as it would happen, I asked for the jalapeños to be on the side, and they actually didn’t even come…

it was very tasty and the eggs were poached perfectly…

I also had the cucumber salad…

Cucumbers, Romaine Hearts, Tomato Caramel, Tahini Dressing


today they had avocado instead of the tomato caramel…

my friend had the Seared Tuna, Cashew, Peas & Rhubarb which was also delicious…

I had parked at work and then walked to and from lunch… still a few steps short of my daily goal…

such a treat to be able to spend some time with a good friend…

home…

20 Monday Jun 2016

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woke up to another great day in Atlanta…


lazed around a bit and packed up our bags… always interesting how difficult it is to get the same stuff back into your bag, lol…

headed to the airport hoping we could get seats together on the plane… apparently you need to book online as soon as you can because when we went to check in there were no empty seats and we were at opposite ends of the plane…

decided to head out early and have a nice breakfast at the airport… not to happen… when we finally got to the correct terminal – after taking the train again – all they had was a food court, sigh…

this was my breakfast…


wasn’t quite what we imagined it would be… it was a full moon after all…

at the gate we were advised we were stuck in the seats we had been assigned… I ended up in the furthest window seat at the back of the plane, where there is no window and the seats don’t recline at all… really felt claustrophobic the whole flight… strange that they were far apart as we booked them together…

my daughter had purchased some duty free liquor and when we arrived in Toronto and made it to the security line we were advised it wasn’t in the right bag, duh, so we had to leave the area and go back to WestJet check in and leave her bag, with the liquor there to be checked… luckily we had a spare cloth bag… then we had to go back through security again… omg… good thing there was time before our flights…

we ordered some lunch in an Irish pub place and it took a long time to arrive… thankfully it was right beside the two gates we needed…

after lunch we spent a last few minutes to say goodbye between the two gates before we each headed to our flights…


standing in line I could see her waiting for her flight…

two and a half hours later and I was home… unpacked a bit, had a bite of supper and heading off to bed as I work tomorrow…

a great trip and lots of fun… 

now, back to reality…