09 Thursday Oct 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, cherry tomatoes, cornucopia, gifted, moments, nature, thankful, treat, weather, widow
recently I was gifted a bagful of cherry tomatoes, so I dug out the cornucopia to put them in…
looks very thanksgiving-y…
which makes me think of so much that I am thankful for… health, home, family, friends, which are just a few…
12 Friday Sep 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, carrots, dinner, family, food, Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar, gnocchi, moments, Technology, treat, waitstaff, widow
at last I ordered the carrots (roasted carrot, buttermilk dressing, grilled kale, salsa macha, fresh dill) at Gather…
they were very tasty, the sauce was delicious, and it took two of us to get them all eaten, lol… I’ve heard that this is one of the most popular items on the menu…
then I tried the saffron gnocchi, with white wine beurre blanc, asparagus, mint, hazelnut, lemon vinaigrette, rosemary oil, and added shrimp… also very tasty…
my grandson had the burger with some tasty regular fries…
it was busy and the waitstaff were all efficient and seemed happy going about their work;-)…
I also like that you can reserve a spot online, lol…
03 Wednesday Sep 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, differences, family, fun, grandson, hamburgers, le burger, moments, online, Technology, treat, widow
went out for le burger week…
started at Kristina’s on Corydon, where we had a Saginaki Lamb burger which we shared…
it was a mix of beef and lamb and was delicious… we ordered fries to go with it and they were also very tasty… the wait staff were efficient and friendly… we even got a piece of cake with our bill…
a lovely atmosphere… hadn’t been there for a long time but will try to get back there again soon…
next, we went to the edge of St. James to Original Joe’s where we shared the Big Pierogski which came with fries…
they brought it on two plates for us, so that was nice…
it was a good burger and we ate every bite, lol… the fries were fine and our server pleasant…
certainly a different vibe, and a bit dark… probably showing my age, 😂… interesting to see the difference between a privately owned restaurant and a chain on the same evening;-)…
we did spend quite some time online, deciding on which burgers we’d like to taste and where we wanted to go…
it was a fun outing and I thoroughly enjoyed it;-)…
30 Saturday Aug 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, blue, fish, flowers, garden, memories, moments, morning glories, nature, purple, shrivelled, treat, weather, widow
I spent a large portion of the day reading in the garden and enjoying the flowers and fish…
as the afternoon progressed I watched the morning glories close up… it reminded me of all the days when I worked and how, by the time I got home, they were all done…
this morning I took a photo of the butterfly bench with a number of blooms on it…
currently the majority of the blooms are the large blue ones with a few smaller purple ones still popping out…
by late this afternoon they had all shrivelled up…
what a treat to be able to enjoy them from start to finish;-)…
29 Friday Aug 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, cucumbers, food, friends, garden, moments, nature, pickled, tomatoes, treat, widow
this afternoon a young friend dropped off freshly picked cucumbers and tomatoes from their grandmother’s garden…
what a treat…
made one of my favourite pickled salads – cucumber, onion, vinegar, and water… and then had some with my supper…
yum…
the tomatoes were delicious as well…
16 Saturday Aug 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, famous, food, friend, garden, macaroni and cheese, moments, reading, treat, weather, widow, world famous
went to the grocery store first thing on Friday… good time to go as it wasn’t busy and I got my shopping done in less than thirty minutes…
once home and everything was put away, I set out the cushions and spent a lovely time reading…
received a call from a friend driving through and invited them for supper… then I spent the next while preparing my world famous, (well family and friends anyway), macaroni and cheese;-)…
once that was done, I went back to my book…
my company arrived, we had a short visit in the garden, ate the delicious mac and cheese, and off they went… all inside an hour;-)…
had a plan to take a photo of the finished pot, but forgot, lol… did remember to take a picture of my plate… packed up the leftovers for another day;-)…
tidied up and enjoyed the garden as I read outside until it got dark…
lovely treat;-)…
10 Sunday Aug 2025
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amazing, big girl pants, blessed, bloom, flowers, garden, moments, morning glories, nature, open, time, treat, watched, weather, widow
the blue morning glories have taken off;-)…
yesterday I sat in the garden and watched three of them bloom over half an hour…
it is quite spectacular to almost see them opening as you watch…
09 Saturday Aug 2025
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big girl pants, birds, blanket, blessed, bunny, critters, garden, moments, nature, point, rain, Technology, treat, weather, widow
was up early this morning and went out to sit in the garden… it was a bit chilly, so I had a blanket around my shoulders…
it was sunny at that point, although the weather network was suggesting it would rain for a good portion of the day, so I decided to enjoy the weather while I could…
usually I would read, but instead, this morning I just watched the antics of the critters in the garden…
as I sat there the birds were visiting the suet and a bunny was snacking on the clover close to me…
what a treat;-)…
13 Sunday Jul 2025
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big girl pants, family, farmers, Farmers Market, food, fresh veggies, garden, grandson, moments, nature, peas, potatoes, treat, weather, widow
finally made it to a farmers market today… when I worked we would often get to the market which was either beside, or in, the Hydro building…
this is just a small one, located in the parking lot of a fairly close grocery store…
so excited to get peas, yay… and carrots, radishes, green and regular onions, garlic, asparagus, baby potatoes (both white and red), and dill…
so far I’ve had peas with my lunch and supper, lol…
next up will be potatoes with peas, carrots, asparagus, and dill… yum…
11 Friday Jul 2025
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big girl pants, blessed, delicious, food, garden, happy, moments, nature, peas, pick, shelling, step stool, treat, weather, widow
this morning I picked the peas from the side garden;-)…
had to use the step stool to get the higher ones and my housemate picked the last couple that I couldn’t reach…
I spent a lovely fifteen minutes shelling them…
then boiled and ate them for lunch…
yum, what a treat;-)…
