05 Monday Sep 2022
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bacon, big girl pants, blessed, breakfast, family, food, lunch, moments, son-in-law, supper, Technology, treats, widow, work for food
while he was here we worked at having all the foods my son-in-law has missed…
we’ve had burgers and bacon in many forms… we’ve been to a few favourite places…
we ordered samosas and butter chicken… and had Chinese food…
and then there was Tony Roma’s and Captain’s Table and Dairy Queen;-)…
and a few of my recipes were included, lol…
a delicious two weeks😁…
13 Wednesday Jul 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, camera, fish, garden, hidden, moments, nature, pictures, pond, raccoon, treats, widow
something has been getting into the pond…
I hadn’t seen anything on the camera until a few nights ago, when the camera caught this…
the night view makes it a bit hard to recognize, but the rings on the tail were the confirmation that it is a raccoon… it didn’t appear that any fish had been caught…
I think the fish are being careful to stay hidden under the bridge…
on Sunday night they came by again and the camera caught them right in the pond…
I spotted one of the fish sort of wedged under a rock, so I moved the rock and the fish swam away… it looks a bit scraped up, so I hope it will be okay…
I put two chairs across the spot where I think they are going into the water and then sprinkled Epsom salts around the rest of the pond…
23 Monday May 2022
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big girl pants, birds, blessed, BS, food, friends, garden, gathering, good time, in-person, moments, nature, plants, table-top, treat, treats, visit, weather, widow
great fun on this Victoria Day…
headed outside this morning and cleaned the glass table-top… I swept the decks, moved furniture around, found cushions and blankets and brought the plants out of the garage…
then I had a sit down by the pond;-)…
got coffee, pistachios, and almonds ready for my BS group… our first in-person gathering since the fall…
everyone arrived with various delicious treats and we had a wonderful visit…
we went from sunny… to cloudy… to windy… and back to sunny… a few times… birds flitted about and jackets came on and off as required, lol…
just after everyone had gone, and the space was back to normal, it started to spit…
perfect timing;-)…
18 Monday Apr 2022
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big girl pants, birthday, blessed, bonbons, bouquet, chocolate, Decadence Chocolates, flowers, friends, moments, seventy-first, treats, weather, widow
today, for my seventy-first birthday, I’ve been treated to phone calls, texts, and messages on social media…
I’ve also received a gift of a flower bouquet subscription, an actual bouquet of flowers, and chocolates… these people know me well, lol…
my buddies also came by and sang to me on the sidewalk…
our birthday bag has travelled many a mile from one house to the next and has been repaired a number of times… it has even gone missing for a year or two, but always turns back up…
just before they surprised me, I had been listening to music released in 1951… much of it seems very old, lol…
first thing this morning, I went out and shovelled the steps and sidewalk after more snow over the last few days… it was a treat to have blue sky, sunshine, and weather warm enough to wear a spring jacket… and the snow on the trees was pretty…
I also did some yoga, had a nap, took flower photos, got some reading done in the sunshine, attended a Zoom meeting and possibly ate a bonbon or two with some tea…
pretty fine way to spend a birthday…
11 Friday Mar 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, flowers, friends, in-person, moments, nature, Piccola Cucina, purple, sidewalk, Tea, treats, tulips, weather, widow
what a delightful afternoon…
a friend was coming over so I went out and did a quick shovel of the snow… there wasn’t really much out there, although the wind was a bit chilly… it was nice to be outdoors for a few minutes…
when she arrived we had tea in the living room and a great visit… multiple topics were covered as we discussed life and the odd times we are living in…
it was so lovely to have an in-person conversation…
she brought me a lemon loaf and also picked up some tulips and hyacinth at my request…
after she left, I had a fun time filling vases with tulips and distributing them in every room in the house…
there might still be huge amounts of snow outside, but in here it is Spring;-)…
14 Monday Feb 2022
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, charcuterie, dinner, family, memories, Michael Buble, missing, moments, red, steak, sun, sweatshirt, treat, treats, widow
today I wore a red sweatshirt that my beloved bought for me many years ago on a trip to Banff…
I also wore my leggings that have maple leaves down the side for our team members…
I’ve enjoyed a few treats over the last few days and for lunch finished the charcuterie board that came on Saturday… the board itself is lovely…
for supper I made a steak using a method my daughter recommended… no barbecuing as I haven’t cleaned the path to the garage yet and there is a big drift in front of the door, lol… baked a potato earlier in the day and heated that up to go with it… finished with a cucumber salad… a nice treat as I haven’t had steak for a while…
missing my beloved, but as I sat in the sun, listening to Michael Bublé, enjoyed lots of wonderful memories…
what a great guy;-)…
20 Monday Dec 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, celebrate, Christmas, DeLuca's, elves, food, friends, happy, lunch, moments, treats, widow
had a wonderful time with my BS buddies to celebrate Christmas, even after the decision to stop gathering in person…
this morning a charcuterie board arrived from DeLuca’s and I divided it into five along with a veggie tray, crackers and pistachios… there was ranch dip with it and I made some fresh hummus to go along with all the other goodies…
a couple of elves fetched gifts and then dropped them off at other locations with the boxes of food…
shortly after that we gathered by Skype and enjoyed our meal… there was lots of conversation and laughter… eventually we went around the rectangle and opened gifts…
lots of thought had gone into each offering… there were cozy things, handmade goodies, items for the kitchen, donations and love;-)…
we slid back into Skyping without a hitch… we had only been meeting in person since the end of July…
these are some of the most special people in my life…
I am blessed…
18 Monday Oct 2021
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aftermath, big girl pants, blessed, friends, garden, moments, nature, sky, sunset, time together, treats, weather, widow
what a beautiful day…
our group met on the deck around the firepit in the late afternoon…
there were cheezies, shortbread cookies and pistachios to go along with the coffee and tea…
once the coffee was made, I set out blankets and cushions before everyone arrived…
this is the aftermath of our time together, lol…
it was so beautiful out that we didn’t use the blankets;-)… even at 8 pm, it was 17° Celsius…
on October 18!
and as a final treat, the sky did this;-)…
10 Sunday Oct 2021
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big girl pants, bird feeders, birds, blessed, broadcasting, food, garden, moments, nature, sparrows, treats, widow
I’ve been feeling a bit bad for the birds since I took down the bird feeder and haven’t added any seeds to the one that is still hanging, in an effort to dissuade the raccoons from coming into the garden…
so, for the last few days I’ve been broadcasting seeds in the grass and on the decks…
I think the birds are liking it as they can all get something to eat and no lineups are required…
been enjoying the Harris Sparrows, the White-Throated Sparrows, and the Juncos…
and the bonus is that I am able to stand at the patio door and watch them…
14 Wednesday Jul 2021
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beach, big girl pants, blessed, food, friends, health, memories, moments, nature, remembering, restored, sand, sunrise, time, treats, vacation, water, widow
I spent five glorious days with friends’ at their beach cottage…
the first thing I always do is jump out of the car and run down to be sure the beach and lake are still there, lol…
what a wonderful time it was… delicious food (that I didn’t have to prepare); wonderful conversations, stories, and laughter; listening to birds and the waves; lots of time on the beach and in the water; relaxing, reading and sleeping…
what more could you ask for;-)… I am restored…
such a gift…
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