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elusive…

19 Sunday Mar 2023

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had a fun time in the Shirley Richardson Butterfly Garden at The Leaf on Thursday… it wasn’t too cold outside and bright so there was lots of activity…

a fair number of people were in the space and there were many butterflies…

apparently I was enamoured with the orange ones, lol…

this little one sat and offered different poses;-)…

and, of course, I tried to catch the elusive Blue Morpho… there were quite a few of them, but what makes it elusive is that you need to catch it in flight to capture the blue colour, lol… but I did get a partial shot;-)…

at least you can see some of the blue…

spending time in this space sure does make me happy;-)…

movie…

09 Thursday Mar 2023

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well, how lucky am I;-)…

look what I got tonight…

movie popcorn… what a treat…

foam…

08 Wednesday Mar 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, bouquet, difficult, family, flowers, foam, moments, photos, treat, vase, water, widow

dug out an old watering jug so that I could set the vase of flowers into it and fill it with water so the floral foam inside the vase could soak up all the water it needed…

took a while, but after half an hour or so I was able to get it out with a bit of finagling…

sitting in the container of water…
just a touch over the top of the vase…
back on the table…

it is amazingly difficult to add fresh water to the container every day, lol…

eleven…

05 Sunday Mar 2023

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got a call from the florist Friday, advising they had a delivery for me…

not long after, the doorbell rang and a parcel was handed to me…

when I removed the packaging, I found a beautiful purple vase filled with flowers… what a treat…

they were from the kids in Ottawa… to celebrate my beloved… today will mark eleven years since he left us…

time has flown by and barely moved…

I am going to enjoy these beautiful flowers and take many, many, photos of them as I remember all the wonderful times we had together…

I have been, and continue to be, blessed…

braver…

19 Sunday Feb 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, braver, family, flowers, groceries, happy, home, mask, moments, out and about it, plants, shopping, treat, weather, widow

spent a good portion of Thursday out and about shopping… I am getting much braver these days although I still wear a mask everywhere…

were in Home Depot and Rona, getting bits and pieces to fix a few things in the house… then we wandered up and down every aisle at Costco and picked up a few items…

our final stop was Safeway where I was able to obtain some flowering plants and a few bunches of flowers…

and everyone knows they make me happy, lol…

someone…

14 Tuesday Feb 2023

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had a great visit with my BS friends…

there were candy hearts, chocolates, nuts, and cards… oh yes, and coffee…

one of us is away and joined via FaceTime…

she is mixed in amongst the orchids, lol…

remember to let someone know you love them today and every day🥰…

doughnut…

28 Saturday Jan 2023

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adventure, aquasize, big girl pants, blessed, coconut cream, doughnut, food, friends, moments, Nanaimo bar, Oh Doughnuts, treat, widow

Thursday’s adventure after aquasize was a trip to Oh Doughnuts…

it was close to the pool and had a buy one, get one sale…

not that I should have had any, but I chose a coconut cream and Nanaimo bar…

ate the entire coconut cream after a very healthy lunch;-)…

on Friday, I cut the Nanaimo bar doughnut and had half with lunch and the final half with dinner…

also got extra steps in after each meal…

they were both very tasty;-)…

char…

19 Thursday Jan 2023

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arctic char, big girl pants, blessed, char, fish, food, gather, health, moments, Park, potato salad, service, The Leaf, treat, widow

went to The Leaf, had lunch at Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, and then wandered through the biomes…

lunch was relaxed and delicious… the burger was juicy… the arctic char on potato salad was smoky with a touch of dill and very tasty…

as our food arrived we went online and purchased our tickets… wanted to be sure we didn’t have to rush our meal…

ended with chocolate mille-feuille and Earl Grey Creme Brûlée, both of which were delightful…

a sharp knife made eating the mille-feuille much easier and the spoon worked perfectly for the brûlée, lol…

we watched bus loads of folks arriving to tour the gardens as we enjoyed our lunch…

the space is comfortable, the staff attentive, and the company excellent;-)…

looking forward to the next visit…

spice…

17 Tuesday Jan 2023

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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, food, friends, group, lunch, moments, order, pickup, spice, Spice Circle, time, treat, widow

had lunch with my buddies on Monday to celebrate a couple of birthdays…

ordered from Spice Circle the day before and we picked it up… we always need to check because many restaurants are closed on Mondays, which we have learned the hard way, lol…

we had a variety of items and found the food hot and tasty… my goat thali was very nice… the one thing I might change was the packaging as it didn’t all fit into one container…

but there were leftovers for another meal for everyone;-)…

escargot…

04 Wednesday Jan 2023

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big girl pants, blessed, dinner, dishwasher, escargot, family, food, home, lobster, memories, moments, New Year's, preparations, remembering, steak, time, treat, widow

for years we celebrated New Year’s Eve with steak and lobster… this started with friends before we had kids;-)…

at some point it moved to New Year’s Day as the kids wanted to participate but were off celebrating on the night before…

this year I enjoyed the preparation as I worked on getting escargot stuffed mushrooms, baked potatoes, fried mushrooms and sautéed Brussels sprouts ready…

the kids arrived, got the barbecue going and then grilled the steaks and lobster tails…

dinner was delicious and we had a great time…

on Monday, as I emptied the dishwasher and put away all of the pieces we used, I revisited the fun and special moments…

and the tradition continues…

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