rosemary…

24 Sunday Dec 2023

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the Mediterranean biome smelled of rosemary and there were many of the plants growing all over the area… the Celebration installation was bright and shiny, with tons of lights on the trees and I was struck by some of the snowflake and icicle ornaments, so cute…

the many holiday trees, poinsettias, and amaryllis were beautiful;-)… the succulent tree is eye catching and I took quite a few photos of it…

I always like to visit the wollemi pine, a very rare tree known as the dinosaur tree…

sadly, we didn’t spot any butterflies in the Shirley Richardson biome…

a lovely visit…

what a treat to have this amazing place here in the city… a great replacement for the old Conservatory;-)…

wishlist…

21 Thursday Dec 2023

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one of the items on my Christmas wishlist was a visit from my grandsons, so I was excited on Sunday to prep for their visit…

had fun setting the table all fancy for our dinner…

I haven’t seen them since the summer so this was a great treat…

it was fun to watch them open their Christmas presents after dinner…

thanks to the oldest for making this happen;-)…

staging…

17 Sunday Dec 2023

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Wednesday, I went to see The Sound of Music at the Royal MTC with my adventure buddy;-)…

we were in the last row of the balcony behind two different groups of students…

we enjoyed the show and as always the staging held my attention…

the last time we were there was for Come From Away, many years ago, lol…

the show held everyone’s attention and the students were clearly enjoying it…

it was a nice treat…

ornaments…

08 Friday Dec 2023

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a memory came up on Tuesday showing angel ornaments that came in an Advent box in 2016…

so I went over to the tree and got a few photos of those same angels on this year’s tree;-)…

versions…

01 Friday Dec 2023

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happy first day of Advent… it has always been a special time for me…

this year there are three different calendars for me…

the first is a digital version which comes via email every day with things to do or think about;-)… all focussed on chocolate, without any calories… this was the first one, which provides an opportunity to check items off over 25 days…

the second is on the wall in the living room and this year is filled with nuts and seeds and the odd bit of chocolate…

the third climbs the stairway… it is made up of twenty-four different sized boxes with items in them from the kids in Ottawa… last week a parcel arrived addressed to my grandson, who then filled each one… they look very cute on the stairs…

as I empty a box, I am breaking it down and stashing it at the top behind the last few… I don’t want to lose any of them…

every day is a treat;-)…

sweeping…

17 Tuesday Oct 2023

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because it was another gorgeous day, our Monday gathering took place on the deck for one last time…

I moved the furniture, swept all the leaves off, cleaned the glass table, and put cushion covers on the chairs…

as I was sweeping the lower deck, it occurred to me that I could have used the leaf blower, lol… oh well, good exercise, lol…

and, we were treated to a freshly baked Bundt cake;-)… yum…

the sun shone and it did cool off a little, but we were very comfortable… what a treat in the middle of October…

enchanted…

11 Wednesday Oct 2023

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just spent a delightful hour with Dr. Jane Goodall…

well, she was on stage at the Royal Botanical Gardens Canada, and I was on the couch in the living room;-)…

she is a wonderful story teller and kept the audience, and me, enchanted…

from her earliest years, with a mother who supported her desire to know everything about animals, to her building of the Jane Goodall Institute, her life has been filled with spirit and a thirst to know more…

she has focused on chimpanzees, people and the environment…

so happy that I came upon this talk as I was scrolling through IG today…

people, there is hope, but we need to work at it, together;-)…