18 Tuesday Dec 2018
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big girl pants, Christmas, lonely, presents, recuperate, relax, repeat, tree, vacation, widow
got the first present to put under the Christmas tree… looks a bit lonely under there, lol…
and my vacation has begun…
rest, recuperate, relax… repeat…
13 Thursday Dec 2018
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big girl pants, canes, cherry, Christmas tree, gift, grandson, stuffed, tree, widow
a while back my youngest grandson and I were shopping and we spotted cherry flavoured candy canes… my favourite…
they’ve been stuffed up in the cupboard since then…
today after work, I pulled them out and put them on the tree…
there are sixteen of them and they fill the tree up quite nicely…
the plan is that when people are over they will take a candy cane when they leave;-)…
for many years I would make things to put on the tree for this purpose, but have simplified things, lol…
14 Sunday Oct 2018
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yesterday saw Prairie Nurses at PTE… it was funny and entertaining…
first show of the season and there was a full house…
beforehand we went out for lunch at the Falafel Place…
had some delicious falafel, and salad with hot cooked onions and garlic as part of the dressing… wasn’t sure how I would like it, but it was delicious…
enjoyed the show and had a lovely snack of Callebaut chocolate and some almonds…
walked home from the end of the street and got this shot of the many bare trees…
31 Saturday Mar 2018
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so happy to see the Japanese Maple budding out with new leaves…
for a little while there I was thinking that it was really done…
this maple has travelled from Vancouver Island across the prairies in the back seat of a car, which makes it special… sometimes I have been a bit slow to bring it into the house in the Fall… thought for a short time I’d really messed up…
so I was very happy to see those leaves…
Spring really is coming…
27 Wednesday Dec 2017
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enjoyed some beautiful flowers today…
was at the office for a few hours and the African violet was still blooming and looked so nice…
I was laughing when I got home to see that the hibiscus was blooming again… the buds started opening when my daughter arrived in the city… she and my son-in-law have been house-sitting for a friend and while she’s been gone it has not bloomed… she arrived home about five minutes before I took this shot…
finally, while I was out today, I picked up this cute little tree that was on sale at Safeway… I bought it instead of flowers;-)…
a lovely addition to my tree collection;-)…
24 Sunday Dec 2017
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appetizers, big girl pants, Christmas, family, goodies, snacks, tree, widow
have arrived at the kids’ house for Christmas Eve…
took a while to bring in all the goodies and get them under the tree…
then there was gingerbread house decorating… this year I found a house that was already put together… much better…
finally, we ate four million appetizers and soon we will be going to bed…
and hope that Santa finds us…
11 Monday Dec 2017
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big girl pants, blanket, blessed, footprints, garden, moments, nature, pictures, quiet, snow, tree, white, widow
during the night snow fell and blanketed the neighbourhood…
it is a lovely sight to wake up to such beauty… and it always seems so quiet and peaceful…
here’s the view from the front of the house…
the reflection of the tree in the window is cool… and I like the glass ball in the bottom picture…
the back looks like it has a warm white blanket over everything…
thankfully it wasn’t deep, so I didn’t have any trouble getting out of the garage…
I like to be the first one to make tracks in the snow… although I also like when it is all clear, lol…
and finally this view from the front steps… I actually went outside and left footprints in the snow so I could get this picture…
wonderful start to the week… hope yours was as lovely…
01 Saturday Jul 2017
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beauty, big girl pants, calendar, Chihuly, garden, Jacques Cartier Park, memories, Mosai, tree, water, widow
had planned to spend the day in the garden, but woke up to rain coming down…
left the patio door screen open overnight so it was rather chilly when I got downstairs…
eventually the rain stopped and the sun came out… but then it clouded over again… sun peaked out now and again for the remainder of the day…
although I never left the house I put on red and white to commemorate Canada Day… started with long pants but then moved to shorts when I thought I’d go outside, only to discover it was chilly out again… never did get outside…
was very happy to see the new picture when I flipped the page on my Chihuly calendar…
reminded me of our visit to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens last June… took these pictures of a similar tree which was stunning, during the day and at night…
thinking about where we might go next to see more Chihuly…
looking forward to a week in Ottawa towards the end of the summer… we will be going to Mosai Canada to see a version of the Goddess which we saw in Atlanta…
have seen a few teaser pics on Instagram of how she will look… here’s one…
can hardly wait to see all of the installations at the Jacques Cartier Park… gardens and water, two of my favourite things;-)…
17 Saturday Jun 2017
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beloved, big girl pants, bunny, flowers, garden, morning glories, nothing, overgrown, planting, plants, tree, walk, weeding, widow
had decided to do nothing today… just rest up…
but, I headed into the garden and filled three more pots with the last of the plants I bought weeks ago…
the darn squirrels have already dug out one of the lobelias… shoved it back in, so hope it grows…
pleased with the morning glories that I planted around the deck… looks like the majority are growing… sadly most of the alyssum did not make it, so will need to replace it…
the garden is a bit overgrown but looks beautiful in pictures, lol…
still plan on trimming the daisies soon…
been having trouble getting into gardening this year… missing my beloved and not enjoying my time in the garden so much…
think I need to find a gardener to come and get some of the major weeding done as my grandson is not going to be available nearly as much as last year… I like to do a bit of weeding but am feeling overwhelmed with the amount of work required now…
walked to the grocery store and got some shots of a tree down the street which had blown over… bunny stopped by as I was taking my pictures, lol…
so apparently I did stuff most of the day… even made potato salad for tomorrow’s dinner…
now to get to that do nothing place;-)… tv, a snack and bed…
22 Monday May 2017
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big girl pants, blooming, cold, English Garden, groceries, nap, overcast, rain, Save-On-Foods, seafood, tree, walk, widow, wind
another overcast and rainy day… but, I decided to go for a walk anyway…
made it to the Park and part way around the Gardens before the rain began…
took at least six pictures, from various locations, of this tree in bloom… just stunning…
this shot has tulips and lilacs… the pond on the right is now filled with water and the fountains are running… excited for the water lilies to be added in…
this year the tulips are red and white, I’m thinking a nod to Canada 150… usually they are multi-coloured…
had to open the zoom and dry the camera when I got home to be sure it wasn’t damaged by the rain…
had some tea to warm my hands which felt frozen by the time I got home…
went to Save-On-Foods and did a grocery shop… been enjoying shopping there… they have the very best coconut Greek yogurt… with a low sugar content… they also carry the Pro Activ margarine that can be difficult to find… was nearly blown away trying to get to the car with the bags…
got home, put away the groceries and had a nap…
focused on seafood for the week’s meals…
made jumbo prawns with rice, fresh asparagus and green onion for dinner…
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