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tasting…

13 Sunday Sep 2020

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received a chocolate tasting package from my daughter months ago…

we finally got together via Google Duo and did the tasting together… the last time I participated in one was over Christmas in her dining room… it was set up beautifully…

this one was certainly different… I didn’t think to put them on a pretty plate, but did have them lined up and with the note pages… in the end I felt very happy and enjoyed what I had learned… she really helped me discover the different notes of the five pieces of chocolate;-)…

my favourite was a Qantu 70% Chuncho bar…

next time it would be fun to have a few other people participate and hear their thoughts;-)…

nowadays…

11 Friday Sep 2020

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had my quarterly doctor’s appointment yesterday…

nowadays it involves a bit of organizing… once I have the date, I have to go a week beforehand for my blood work… which means that my grandson and I have to sort out when I can get the car back twice…

yesterday morning he brought it early and went for a bike ride while I went for my appointment…

we met up at home and there was just enough time for him to run out and pick up breakfast for me before he headed off… a nice treat…

it is a bit of a pain to sort out when I need the car, but his having it and doing any shopping that I need is so helpful during these COVID times…

he’s planning to come over on Sunday, clean the aquarium and run out and replace the dead pump so it is ready for the fish to move in… time seems to be flying by…

we are also going to have lunch;-)… talk about being blessed…

beans…

21 Friday Aug 2020

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been enjoying some beautiful green beans over the last few days, which I was able to order from Diversity Foods…

was happy to top and tail them as well as cut them into thirds…

had enough for two suppers;-)… it is wonderful to have fresh veggies…

yum…

additions…

19 Wednesday Aug 2020

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got new additions to the pond…

two very large goldfish… a white one and an orange one…

they came from a family who plan to move to fancier fish… the grandma brought them over with the oldest grandson’s Nanny, who connected us…

they left them with me once they put the bags in the water… after the fish acclimatized for about half an hour I freed them so they could meet everyone else…

once they were safely in the pond, I took some pictures to send to the family, via Nanny, so that the grandkids could see they were in a good home…

the pond and fish bring me such peace… what a lovely gift;-)…

provisions…

16 Sunday Aug 2020

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one of the gifts I received for my retirement was a gift certificate to Black Market Provisions…

a few days ago I ordered one of their Care Packages… it arrived right at supper time the next day and included the most delicious salad with beets, goat cheese, chicken, and greens… I also enjoyed some garlicky bagel crisps…

there were a few frozen items, more crackers and some delicious looking cookies…

I am excited to taste all of these as well…

commemorate…

14 Friday Aug 2020

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what a wonderful evening we had on Wednesday…

our BS group met for dinner in the garden to celebrate a birthday…

I spent a good portion of the day ensuring that there were enough chairs available and physically distanced… it was very warm and the sun was shining in most of the garden…

in the end, we ate on the deck as it was shaded, lol… had dinner and dessert delivered and it was tasty…

after dinner we moved to the garden and carried on our visit…

took a very distanced photo as we usually commemorate special times together and I used my phone as the remote to take the shot…

although we video call each Monday night it was lovely to be together again in person…

fed…

10 Monday Aug 2020

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for five days I have been fed by others… what a wonderful treat… the majority of time I am fine with cooking, but some days I particularly miss my beloved, because he would often take a turn preparing our food…

the variety and complexity of meals was amazing… we had crepes, with freshly made blueberry sauce; spatchcock chicken with potato salad, pan stuffing and green beans; sausages and toast; hot dogs with onions; steak, baked potatoes and salad; bacon, eggs and toast; pork tenderloin, rice and roasted cauliflower; homemade enchiladas with guacamole and homemade sour cream; and the most tasty almond bars and Rice Krispie squares… plus many snacks…

my friends are both excellent cooks and they had nearly as much fun preparing the food as we had eating it…

my contribution was dishwashing, lol… and they use Dawn, which makes bubbles if you squeeze it;-), which I did, numerous times… I may have to switch to Dawn because the bubbles bring me such happiness…

I am glad to do dishes because it doesn’t involve any complicated activity and saves the cooks from cleanup after all their work to produce a meal;-)…

bedroom…

08 Saturday Aug 2020

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twice in July I have had dragonflies land on the screen in my bedroom…

although they sit there for hours, it is very hard to get a photo that shows their wings;-)…

I love dragonflies so it is a treat when they come to visit;-)…

entertain…

02 Sunday Aug 2020

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a lovely Sunday…

spent most of the day in the garden, watching squirrels, chickadees, butterflies and goldfish…

watched a little red squirrel make hundreds of trips across the upper deck to collect sunflowers for its stash… saw the frog and a purple house finch, read and napped in the garden…

brought out some of the flowers I received yesterday to enjoy…

so happy to have this space to entertain and was pleased to have visitors from out of town… enjoyed steak and lobster for dinner and some quiet late night star gazing…

we were quite late in eating and I giggled a bit when I realized that I didn’t remember to take a picture of my supper…

burger…

24 Friday Jul 2020

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yesterday my son-in-law came by and we had a lovely visit and cup of tea on the deck… it was quite cool at that time…

he fixed the chairs I’ve been trying to redo, without any problem, lol… I did learn how to cut through plastic using the clamp on the counter in the garage…

it got really hot and muggy as he cleaned up some bits of carpet that had been dissolving alongside of the garage… after he finished, we walked over to pick up burgers from The Burger Place…

we had lunch in the garden and he headed out to his next activity…

what a treat;-)…

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