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pouch…

26 Tuesday Jan 2021

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yesterday we had an online chocolate tasting in the afternoon… it was the gift I gave my four buddies for Christmas…

before it started I spent time preparing my space for the call… moved most of my orchids into the pass through and put fabric behind it so the light wouldn’t cause a problem… looked great;-)…

everyone received a package in the mail with a beautiful handmade pouch holding four chocolate bars… three were the same for everyone, and one was different for each of us…

besides information on how to taste, choose and buy chocolate, forms to use to describe tasting information on each bar, there were little treats included as well… a chocolate flavoured tea, hot chocolate, a cocoa bean and cocoa nibs…

we had a lovely time, learned a huge amount about cacao, its origins and how it is made into the chocolate that we enjoy… we were able to ask questions throughout and shared what we thought of each bar…

thanks to Cyndi (@CanadianChocoholic) for the wonderful experience…

one of us couldn’t get their camera to work, but was able to see us, even if we couldn’t see them… there was a lot of laughter and delicious chocolate eating, uh, tasting, happening…

what a great treat… as much a gift for me as my buddies…

threshold…

05 Tuesday Jan 2021

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on New Year’s morning I was walking on the treadmill and happened to turn on the front camera to see if any birds were at the feeder…

there was a man standing there, so I ran upstairs to see what was going on…

it was a young friend with a gift in his hand… he said he was looking for coal… I had him step back, and put out a gift bag I had put coal and a scone into… anticipating that my middle grandson was coming over…

then he stepped over the threshold and put down the gift and gift bag and stepped back outside…

my daughter had sent a number of items to her friends and they had packaged them up and delivered them to my door…

for years we have done first-footing… this was by far the fanciest package, lol…

there was tea, charcoal shampoo, chocolate covered fruit, a Christmas cracker, little bottles of alcohol, sourdough chocolate, a delicious fresh banana chocolate chip muffin, an adorable tin with a cute gingerbread person in it and a fresh orange… and of course the chunk of coal;-)…

what a wonderful surprise… truly, I am blessed…

kick-off…

03 Sunday Jan 2021

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on New Year’s Day, I barbecued steak and lobster for my dinner…

the weather was lovely which made standing around in the garage comfortable, lol…

as I came and went, I would visit with the bunny that was hanging around at the back of the garden…

was pleased with how both the steak and lobster turned out, particularly as I so rarely use the barbecue…

and there were mushrooms, a baked potato and melted butter… and a tiny glass of wine…

a great way to kick-off the new year…

macadamia…

29 Tuesday Dec 2020

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yesterday I had one of the chocolate covered macadamia nut clusters that were part of my Christmas present from the kids in Ottawa…

for fun, I went and found one of the little dishes that we took to Hawaii when we went in April of 2019… it looked very cute with the nut cluster on it…

so happy that we were able to go, and have such wonderful memories from our time there…

as I ate the chocolate I spent time remembering the same chocolates that we enjoyed throughout our trip;-)…

relaxed…

27 Sunday Dec 2020

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had a quiet day yesterday… spent time taking photos of ornaments on the tree and the orchids…

a friend dropped off the fixings for turkey dinner which I warmed up at supper time… it was a lovely treat and made for a relaxed and enjoyable meal… ended the day with hot lemonade in my new mug and gifted shortbread…

just another reminder of how blessed I truly am…

unusual…

25 Friday Dec 2020

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this morning the living room looked lovely and I enjoyed the serenity as I sat in the quiet and enjoyed the lights…

the Ottawa kids and I Skyped and we opened our presents together… following our usual pattern, in this unusual time, we opened the gifts one at a time… it was great fun… they liked all their gifts, which made me happy…

one of my gifts from them was all the fixings for my New Year’s Eve dinner… usually on New Year’s Eve we have steak and lobster, although for the last number of years that meal has happened on New Year’s day… there was beef carpaccio, lobster, truffle chips, olives, red peppers, cookies, a lovely glass of wine (with gold in it) and a festive cracker…

there were also gifts from a number of friends, filled with goodies… I am blessed…

a bit later the Winnipeg kids FaceTimed as they opened the gifts I had sent over… I didn’t do so good with their gifts as two of them had received the same gift from their parents, lol…

yesterday I peeled potatoes and turnip, made stuffing, and produced Thai Shrimp soup so that there wouldn’t be too much to do today… I had decided that, even though I would be here alone, I wanted a proper Christmas dinner… it was delicious;-)…

it was a different, but very nice, Christmas…

bouquet…

23 Wednesday Dec 2020

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today I got a lovely surprise when the doorbell rang and a bouquet of flowers was delivered…

I have been missing fresh flowers and they were even on my christmas list…

they were from a dear friend, and I have spent a good portion of the day taking photographs of them…

I have moved them from area to area as the day has gone on…

often I look up words to see if I have already used them for a post title, and today I found this post… it was for an event that this friend and I were both working on, lol…

what a delightful treat…

royally…

20 Sunday Dec 2020

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well, talk about being treated royally…

three different present deliveries to me today… and one last night…

only spoke with each person for a second… it was chilly out there, but such a joy to have a socially distanced word with each of them… and these days that is an exceptional treat…

friends are gifts on their own;-)…

colourful…

18 Friday Dec 2020

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had great treats the last few days…

on Wednesday I ordered sushi for my dinner from Sei Sushi... it was so nice, although I missed my grandson who is my usual sushi partner, lol…

yesterday, I spent time in the morning making mashed potatoes so that when I warmed them up at supper they were better for me… I even made gravy to go with the chicken… it was delicious… although a more colourful vegetable would have looked prettier…

today I had a charcuterie board from Modern Plate Catering for my lunch… it was fun to set all the bits out on a tray and make it pretty…

fun to have a treat;-)…

connecting…

04 Friday Dec 2020

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with everyone learning how to connect with family and friends over the last six months or so, my daughter reminded me that we have been doing this for years…

just today, a Facebook memory was of a gathering we had eight years ago… my daughter was in BC, my son-in-law was in northern Alberta, and the rest of us were here…

technology has come a long way since then and there are many ways to connect… the main ones I currently use are Skype, Google Duo and FaceTime… I’ve been using Skype Organize a Conference Call without going through my Skype account, but over the last few weeks going through my account is working much better… I think I need to learn a bit about Zoom…

still, always happy when it works fine…