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visits…

26 Sunday Feb 2017

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lovely morning spent going through my new Chihuly book admiring all the gorgeous glass chandeliers and remembering my visits to Seattle and Atlanta… 

of all the installations I always lean toward the blue ones… although this mauve one kind of caught my eye…

I’ve followed his work for many years, after being introduced to it by my older daughter…

my first live view of his work was in Seattle on our way home from our Alaskan cruise… it was a stellar way to end the trip and we actually met Dale while we were wandering around Chihuly Garden and Glass…

this past June we went to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens for a Chihuly exhibition… my favourite there was the boat and spheres with this goddess…

the book was a lovely treat from a friend who had recently been to a city that had some Chihuly installations and while she was there she had the chance to see a few of the pieces as well…

if you have the opportunity to see any of his work in person I strongly recommend you take the time to check it out… 

amazing…

treat…

21 Saturday Jan 2017

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what a wonderful treat today…

watched skating, skiing, snowboarding and a few of my favourite PVRed shows…

then two wonderful women stopped by and we enjoyed some tasty treats…

some of my Christmas baking gifts, chocolate from Hummingbird, ChocoSol, Decadence and Aschenti, and the ever popular raw almonds… 

always amazes me what can be found in the cupboard at the last minute, lol…

and we had a lovely hot tub in the plus two degrees Celsius weather… 

such fun to share these moments with such special people…

witness…

22 Thursday Dec 2016

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full day of fun…

up just in time to witness the beautiful sunrise…

we had smoothies to start our day… hers had fruit in it to sweeten it up a bit…

my daughter headed out with friends for the day…and I finished off the wrapping as the carols pumped out of the iPod…

all done and packed up ready to go…

we met up in the afternoon and visited a local chocolate shop and a bakery…

picked up her husband when he landed and had a tasty treat…

they have headed off to house sit and I am relaxing in front of the box…

now for a quiet evening…

lentils…

05 Monday Dec 2016

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my grandson met me at the office and came home to shovel…

he took this picture of the lit trees on our drive…

he shovelled and I made supper… we had the last meal in my ChefsPlate box which was a lentil meatloaf…

tasty, although I would use the processor to get the carrots and onions smaller another time… enough for three meals I think… he liked it although it was a bit heavier than he imagined… we also decided that the BBQ sauce might be better in the mixture instead of on top of it… will have to make it again with the changes and see how it comes out…

enjoy having supper with him on nights when he has time after he finishes with the snow…

always a treat…

drive…

17 Thursday Nov 2016

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some wonderful moments today…

the sky was stunning as I headed downtown… there were a few clouds but the light on them was just beautiful… having to drive means I often don’t get the pictures I would like…

I took in a box of children’s books that had been hanging around the house and watched with delight as three colleagues found treats to take home for their little people…

as I was driving down a street in Charleswood tonight I came across a deer in a yard just quietly standing there…

ended the night with purple hair…

hasn’t had any purple in it for weeks so it was a wonderful treat to have it back…

remarkable…

09 Wednesday Nov 2016

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got a beautiful bouquet today…

flowers make me happy;-)… a lovely treat and I spent some time admiring them…

they kind of matched the sunrise today…

been lots of pinks and reds in the sky over the last while…

the weather was amazing and we ate our lunch in the Millennium Library Park… lots of folks walking through, but we were the only ones having lunch… the sun was warm on our backs, but when the wind blew it was a bit cool, lol…

quite remarkable to be outside eating lunch on November 9…

celebrate…

29 Thursday Sep 2016

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this morning I took gerbers to the office to celebrate my seven year anniversary…

I’d picked them up last night and stood them up in a reusable grocery bag… even put the seat belt on to keep them from falling over…

I had spent some time last week making cards with some of my photographs and writing a note for every person…

had a few issues with the technology of getting the note and the picture in the right place, lol… but eventually they were all prepared…

it is always a treat to do something that makes others happy… one colleague commented how she loved when I had special events happening in my life because the rest of the team always get to celebrate as well… another suggested I was confused, as on your special day you are supposed to get the treats, not give them, lol… she’s new to the office;-)…

had a bit of a laugh when I realized that I hadn’t taken a picture of the flowers and vases in the kitchen before everyone started to come and choose theirs… usually I am on top of getting pictures, but the early birds were so excited that I got distracted… don’t have a single picture of the set up or even of any of the flowers in everyone’s space…

then just after lunch I found this at my desk…

in it was this beautiful rose and a lovely note from my colleague, who also happens to be my supervisor…

what a lovely treat…

it is wonderful to be appreciated… whether it is your special event, or someone else’s…

Clementine…

06 Wednesday Jul 2016

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worked the late shift today and was able to meet up with a good friend for lunch before I started, and check out a new restaurant…


the restaurant is located on the lower level and is nicely decorated… small but fresh and bright… they only serve breakfast and lunch, which is a fun change…

we always have a good time together and spend our time checking in with one another… lovely to catch up… they had been to a number of places since we’d last been together… I went on about Atlanta, lol…

I had the Braised Bacon Benedict…

Braised Bacon Benedict Maple Sabayon, Dill, Poached Eggs, Pickled Jalapeños, Cheddar Biscuit


as it would happen, I asked for the jalapeños to be on the side, and they actually didn’t even come…

it was very tasty and the eggs were poached perfectly…

I also had the cucumber salad…

Cucumbers, Romaine Hearts, Tomato Caramel, Tahini Dressing


today they had avocado instead of the tomato caramel…

my friend had the Seared Tuna, Cashew, Peas & Rhubarb which was also delicious…

I had parked at work and then walked to and from lunch… still a few steps short of my daily goal…

such a treat to be able to spend some time with a good friend…

rainbow…

05 Tuesday Jul 2016

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started out the morning with a bit of rain early and as I was leaving for work it stopped, but I got some great shots of the hibiscus…


a colleague mentioned she had taken a picture of a double rainbow last night… I was looking to the west and she was looking to the east about the same time I think… I got shots of cool cloud formations, lol…

tonight I looked out the window to see the brightest rainbow I’ve seen in a long time…


picture doesn’t do it justice… it was so bright…

went to another window a few minutes later and saw the whole rainbow…

had to take two pictures to get it all in…


and then it was gone…

what a treat… makes the frequent rain more bearable…

skatepark…

28 Tuesday Jun 2016

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so far this evening I’ve been to a soccer game… after the game there were treats…


partly because he said that grandma must be about 50… seemed like that deserved ice cream, don’t you think…

a skatepark…

where the new scooter was tested out at last… he got it way back yesterday… he also had his BMK for a bit of variety, lol…


the soccer player was doing great on his bike… it was late in the fall when he actually started to ride…

it sure is wonderful to be able to attend their events and get to see them having fun…

ran home at lunch, was picked up, taken back to the office and picked up at the end of the day… then, when we arrived at their house, supper was waiting for us… what a treat… another example of how blessed I am…

I sure miss having my beloved look after making a meal, and arriving home to the lovely odours of food cooking…