02 Tuesday Jul 2019
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well, what a pleasant surprise…
the cleaners came today… they usually come on the first Monday of the month and I expected they wouldn’t be here until next week as yesterday was a holiday…
luckily, I tidied up this morning before I left for work…
the house just feels better when I walk in and I know right away that they’ve been…
I always giggle when they rearrange the cushions, lol…
I am so blessed…
30 Sunday Jun 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, English Garden, flowers, friends, fun, garden, Leo Mol Garden, pond, shopping, sprinkled, therapy, treat, walk, widow
had a spur-of-the-moment walk and breakfast with a friend…
she texted me early to see if I wanted to go for a wander through the English and Leo Mol Gardens… of course I did;-)…
threw on my clothes, walked over and met her at the Park…
we had a lovely visit as we circled the Gardens being careful not to get sprinkled on as many sections and paths were getting misted, lol…
from there we moved over to the Park Cafe for a great breakfast…
and then we enjoyed a little retail therapy…
lovely treat to start the day…
23 Sunday Jun 2019
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beloved, blessed, clusters, family, loss, Maui, memories, moments, orchids, remembering, shopping, smile, tears, treat
it has been over seven years since my beloved left us…
I still have difficult days… they often come in clusters and I’m in the midst of one right now…
today, when I was grocery shopping, orchids were on sale… so as a lovely reminder of my beloved I picked up two…
they do make me smile when I think of all the ones he brought home for me over the years…
he would have enjoyed the orchid farm on Maui…
I miss him so much…
18 Tuesday Jun 2019
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big girl pants, delicious, dinner, menu, Modern Plate Catering, purple, treat, widow
had the most delicious dinner last night…
started with a salad of compressed melon, whipped goat cheese and apple compote, mint, red wine vinaigrette, dill salt, local pea shoots… it was yummy…
and then we had a wonderful chicken breast that was so moist… lemon brined chicken, rhubarb and brown butter sauce, crispy quinoa, beets, Swiss chard…
ended the meal with strawberry shortcake, with a purple flower on it… sugar scone, macerated strawberries, coconut whipped cream, hibiscus and ginger syrup… oh my…
Lyndsay, from Modern Plate Catering, did a magnificent job… she arrived with a chef and a server… they looked after everything…
the menu descriptions above come directly from her;-)…
what a wonderful treat…
already dreaming about the next time…
20 Monday May 2019
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big girl pants, ducks, finches, geese, Great Blue Heron, heron, purple, treat, widow
noticed a number of birds over the last few days…
common or purple finches at the bird feeder, and ducks and geese at the Park…
the mallard was at the door to the Leo Mol Gallery… not sure if it was waiting to go in, or what…
but, the most exciting creature I’ve seen was the great blue heron by the bridge to the Park…
I was so excited to see this beauty… I must have stood watching it for ten minutes before it flew away…
herons are everywhere in Ontario and BC, and I’ve seen a few at Manitoba lakes, but not in the city…
a wonderful treat…
01 Wednesday May 2019
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big girl pants, black currant, chocolate, purple, spill, Tea, treat, whale, widow
last night I made some of my new black currant tea…
got out my special cup, filled up my Bino with extra hot water, put milk in my cute little purple whale jug and found a few pieces of chocolate to go with everything and put it all on my new tray…
had two lovely cups…
and then…
as I was pouring the third cup… knocked over the milk which spilled everywhere on the tray and onto me, lol…
but those first two cups were excellent;-)…
30 Tuesday Apr 2019
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big girl pants, birthday, black currant, family, flowers, girl, mailbox, memories, moments, parcel, postcard, Tea, treat, widow
started the day admiring a few of the flowers from my birthday bouquet… yesterday morning I removed a few and returned the remainder to the office…
when I got home and checked the mailbox I was very happy…
there was a parcel and a postcard from Hawaii;-)…
the parcel was from one of my “girls” who lives in Vancouver now… she sent me some lovely black currant loose tea… what a sweet girl…
the postcard was from my daughter… she is always sending postcards and while we were on Maui she found one with orchids on it and sent it to me;-)…
just made a cup of the tea… it is lovely…
11 Thursday Apr 2019
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what a wonderFULL day…
put my toes in the ocean… in Kahului and Kihei… so amazing;-)…
saw flowers everywhere… including red hibiscus hedges and flowering trees… enjoyed so many… just got a few closeups of some outstanding blooms that I came across…
tried, and loved, shave ice… had thought the concept was odd, so when we had one and it was so good, really got why people stand in long lines to get some;-)…
watched the sun set over the beach… some of us were chilly as the wind picked up a bit as the show was getting started…
a great day to be alive and on an adventure…
29 Friday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, blessed, Clay Oven, doctor, EKG, Friday, manicure, moments, pedicure, purple, sports manicure, tests, treat, widow
back to being off every Friday… happy to be on this schedule…
this morning I had a checkup and besides the usual tests the doctor included an EKG…
apparently by the time you are 67 (for another few weeks) they want to get a baseline for the future… I am wondering what their expectations are, going forward, lol…
once I was done there, I called to see if I could get in for a pedicure… only waited about half and hour, and besides the pedicure, I got a sports manicure…
lovely fingers and toes…
topped the day off with Clay Oven Goat Thali via SkipTheDishes;-)… I divide it up and have enough for another meal…
happy Friday…
15 Friday Mar 2019
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big girl pants, delicious, fruit, Ivory, meatballs, mix, moments, palak paneer, smoothie, treat, widow
today’s meals seemed an interesting mix…
my breakfast smoothie was a bit different than usual… included banana and strawberries which was a treat as I don’t usually include fruit…
lunch was at Ivory and they had some of my favourites at the buffet… palak paneer, vegetable pakora, and lamb… lovely…
supper felt a bit like a snack… had gazpacho and some delicious meatballs that I dipped in a homemade sauce…
not sure if I stayed under my calorie count for the day, lol…
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