08 Friday Feb 2019
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big girl pants, black currant, chocolate, counter, delicious, family, raspberry, treats, widow
found all these chocolate items on the counter this morning… they include some of my all time favourites… as well as a few I haven’t tried yet…
delicious black currant, coconut and chocolate… looks like I am going to be busy for the next while;-)…
30 Friday Nov 2018
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big girl pants, bracelet, cupcakes, gift, purple, seconded, snow people, team, treats, widow
we’ve had a lovely young woman working with us for the last three months… she has been seconded from RBC and we have enjoyed having her as part of the team… the time has flown by…
a few days ago she brought gifts for everyone, as well as kind notes for each member of staff… my bracelet was purple…
today we celebrated her time with us with cupcakes and presents… there were the cutest little snow people rings on top of the cupcakes so we took a group photo;-)…
31 Wednesday Oct 2018
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had some great Halloween fun tonight…
driving buddy came for supper, passing out goodies to trick-or-treaters, and a sleepover…
there was quite a bit of hilarity as costumes were donned…
not many kids this year… just twelve;-(… not the kind of record I was hoping for… the weather was lovely but maybe that made it easier for them to keep walking and focusing on longer streets filled with houses… a short street that has a park on both sides of one end isn’t too popular…
but, the very first one was dressed as a witch, just like me… we did not see any superwomen riding horses, like what we had in the house, lol…
it is certainly more fun to welcome the little people when you have company…
13 Thursday Sep 2018
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angry, big girl pants, flowers, garden, moments, morning glories, pictures, sky, stash, storm, Technology, treats, widow
two storms during the night and the power was off… not sure for how long, but it came back on at 6 am… I know that because I heard what sounded like a car not starting… after a few minutes I realized it was the printer coming on line…
the sky was still quite angry…
when I got home had a beautiful view as I came out of the garage into the garden… even after an all-day overcast sky, the morning glories were smiling at me…
ended the very long week with a delicious treat… a bit of chocolate, almonds and two shortbread cookies from my stash, lol… 
happy weekend;-)…
21 Saturday Apr 2018
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big girl pants, breakfast, ByWard Market, Chihuly, Diefenbunker, Fallls, family, flowers, maple syrup, moments, Ottawa, Ottawa Outing, Quebec, treats, widow
slept much better on my own in the basement on an air mattress, lol…
we were up, dressed and ready to go before nine… drove out past Almonte to Fulton’s Pancake House and Sugar Shack for breakfast and to learn a bit about how maple syrup is made… had lots of fun and it was a lovely day for a drive…
from there we stopped at Aquatopia to check out the plant sale… they had some lovely koi and water features, but no water plants, which I had been hoping for…
then it was over to check out the Diefenbunker… a long way underground… lots to see, read and touch, lol…
from there it was home for a nap… afterwards three of us went to see the Rideau Falls, visit the Hilton in Gatineau to see the Chihuly chandeliers, return back to Ottawa for frozen yogurt and macarons in Byward Market, buy Montreal bagels and then pick up groceries for dinner…
prepared homemade macaroni and cheese, along with a Caesar salad for dinner, while the kids played cards, then we watched a Netflix show and everyone headed to bed…
been a busy day…
22 Thursday Feb 2018
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bakery, big girl pants, bread, delicious, flowers, good day, haircut, La Belle Baguette, Souper Thursday, treats, trimmed, widow
started my day with this lovely shot in the living room… these flowers have been blooming since February 5th when I picked them up…
trimmed them down and tossed a few out but they still look fabulous…
then it was off to La Belle Baguette where I collected two types of bread for today’s Souper Thursday… chose a loaf of French and a Rye Sourdough… and finally three different tarts to share… yum…
this bakery is way too close to home, lol… in the summer I would walk over on Saturday or Sunday to pick up a treat…
on my way home I stopped in and got a hair cut… great to have it trimmed up… still has lots of purple in it…
flowers, tasty treats and fresh hair… pretty good day…
14 Wednesday Feb 2018
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beloved, big girl pants, Boston Pizza, Decadence Chocolates, kindness, roses, spicy perogy, treats, Valentine's Day, widow
last night I picked up roses for my colleagues and was touched when my florist advised she had added an extra one to be sure that I got one…
on the weekend I made valentines for everyone using my pictures, an app to put words on them, and wireless printing… lots of fun… currently I have one as the wallpaper on my phone…
always enjoyable to treat them…
my beloved really loved Valentine’s Day… he always got me roses and chocolates and made sure that both of the girls received a rose too…
I still send roses to the girls…
often we’d have our favourite steak and lobster for dinner;-)…
been feeling a little sorry for myself without him, so preparing treats for others helps me overcome that feeling…
had a lovely day at work… wore red, had snacks and decided I would order a heart shaped pizza for supper as a treat for me…
it was the spicy perogy, which I really like… made a salad to complete my meal…
maybe I will finish off a small piece of sugar-free Berrylicious from Decadence Chocolates as a final treat…
thanks to Victoria for sending me a couple of photos from the office;-)…
hoping that you had a day filled with kindness…
25 Monday Dec 2017
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big girl pants, cake, cookies, Deadly Chocolate Mousse, family, health, obsess, sugar, treats, widow
took my doctor at his word today, when he said…
don’t let obsessing over food keep you from living a happy life…
while we were opening our presents I had a couple of sugar cookies which my daughter had made… they were delicious… when they were younger I made sugar cookies for every special celebration, so it is fun to eat cookies that the kids make…
once presents had all been opened and we’d had a lovely vegetable quiche we had some cherry surprises… a treat that our next door neighbour would make and share at Christmas… and which my younger daughter has perfected…
finished the day off with Deadly Chocolate Mousse from Baked Expectations, after a very well-balanced turkey dinner…
hope that your day was filled with fun moments…
23 Saturday Dec 2017
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this morning my Advent treat was a pair of fuzzy socks with grips on the bottom…
which was quite funny as I almost slipped as I came down the stairs in my slippers…
a bit later my Facebook memories showed a few of my Advent treats over the last few years on this day…
they included a pair of socks; a tea towel (which I just put over the handle on the stove yesterday); and a dragonfly that is currently perched on one of the trees…
pretty fine treats;-)…
21 Thursday Dec 2017
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big girl pants, blessed, buddies, Cafe Dario, celebration, friends, greenery, lobster, moments, treats, widow
had a holiday celebration with my buddies today…
as I was waiting for my ride, went out and took a few pictures of the greenery and actually cut off the hangers from two of them… been meaning to do that for ages and used the new clippers I picked up yesterday…
we had a wonderful lunch at Cafe Dario… I had the Caribbean lobster tail grilled and smothered with compound butter… yum… others had the beef, duck and chicken… all were delicious…
it was busy and fairly loud but by the time we were finished eating it had emptied out and we traded gifts before heading to our various activities…
here’s the collection that I brought home…
sure am blessed with my friends and treats and special moments…
