16 Saturday Jul 2022
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big girl pants, blessed, dinner, flowers, food, garden, moments, nature, plants, purple, taller, veggies, weather, widow
had a morning walk around the garden the other day…
it is doing very well with lots of purple and green…
the side/vegetable garden is very happy… the peas and cucumbers in the new planter are especially happy… they are taller than me…
gathered fifteen pea pods from the vegetable garden and added the peas to my new potatoes and slice of ham for my dinner…
tasty…
06 Saturday Jan 2018
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big girl pants, chocolate, coconut wraps, Evolution Sweet Greens, friend, grandson, leftovers, shopping, supper, veggies, widow
focussing on eating a bit better…
got an early text from a friend and she picked me up on the way to La Belle Baguette for some fresh bread… I picked up a cranberry baguette, a rye sourdough, and a chocolate croissant…
when I returned home I had half of the croissant, some Laughing Cow cheese, and a raspberry smoothie… delicious and a bit decadent…
not long after that, I ran out to the mall with my daughter and eldest grandson and when I returned home finished the last bit of shepherd’s pie with Evolution Sweet Green compressed juice, one of the few things I get from Starbucks… it has little sugar, lots of vegetables and few calories…
for supper I used the Coconut Wraps which were a Christmas gift from my daughter… I used up the last little bit of leftover steak, some mushrooms, green onion, pea pods, and garnished it with cilantro and shredded radish… made a bit of cucumber and onion salad to go with it…
pleased that I have used up most of the leftovers in the fridge… and have included lots of veggies in my meals today… this might have been where I fell of the wagon over the last month, lol…
03 Sunday Sep 2017
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2017 Ottawa day 4, big girl pants, blessed, delicious, dinner cruise, family, Farmers Market, ferry, Kingston, Ottawa, rain, veggies, weather, widow, Wolfe Island Bakery
started our day with tea and a snack… I had almonds and leftover strawberries from yesterday’s Farmers Market… very tasty…
then it was off to the Memorial Farmers Market... fun to get to both of the markets here… we found carrots, peppers, salad greens, baby bok choy, Brie bread, apple cinnamon rolls, eggplant, crackers, dip, kombucha, and eeny pears (which look like green crabapples)… and a maple bacon butter tart…
it was rainy this morning so we had on rain gear and brought umbrellas…
then the free ferry to Wolfe Island which was great fun, even in the rain… also had a little chocolate snack on the way over…
we were excited to go to The Wolfe Island Grill for brunch… sadly we don’t recommend it… I was imagining a brunch with choices… no… food was mediocre at best, little choice, only type of eggs were poached, small amounts of everything and not really hot… disappointing…
lucky for us, we went across the street to the Wolfe Island Bakery… got some truffles and the most delicious pain de chocolat… made up for the less than stellar brunch;-)…
we sat in the car, in the rain, for over an hour, in the lineup for the return ferry…
home, watched a movie and then back to the docks for a 3 hour dinner cruise… it was lovely and I think I got enough boat time today, lol…
home now and ready for bed… although we didn’t get much walking in, the day has been full…
30 Thursday Jun 2016
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big girl pants, brie, delicious, Downtown Farmers Market, fresh, market, supper, veggies, widow
had a great time at the Downtown Farmers Market today…
picked up some lovely small new potatoes; red and white radishes; tiny beets and greens; peas; asparagus and strawberries… also picked up some Thai coconut soup, gluten-free perogies and an adorable purple hat… lots of fun…
and I was only away from the office for thirty minutes…
hadn’t taken any meat out for dinner so cooked the beets with greens, half of the potatoes and some of the peas… added a bit of Brie and some fresh dill…
oh, so yummy… looking forward to more delicious dishes over the weekend…
summer has arrived…
16 Wednesday Dec 2015
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first thing this morning I took this picture of the spiral tree outside the door…
it had snowed a bit overnight and just dusted it a bit…
here is a picture I just took of the same tree…
been snowing for most of the day, as you can see from the amount of snow on it…
my grandson came over and shovelled tonight… he came to the office and rode home with us through the very slow traffic… once he was finished his mom picked him up to take him home…
after supper I went on a cooking spree… made hummus and cut veggies for our potluck tomorrow… mixed goldeye cream cheese and almost have the zucchini basil soup done…
veggies ready…
now to bed… been struggling with a headache for most of the day…
02 Wednesday Dec 2015
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stopped in at the grocery store on my way home…
really just wanted to get home and have a nap, but I was out of fresh veggies so took the time to pick some up…
once home I put some chicken and squash in the oven and cooked some asparagus…
dinner was yummy and I ended it with a single piece of Lindt White Chocolate with Coconut flakes… can’t get that bar very often…
on Monday I went looking for new boots as the ones I’ve been wearing have been hurting my feet… got boots and a new pair of my favourite ECCO sandals as well…
happy because they were all still on sale…
the boots look good and are very comfortable… particularly like the fact that they have two zippers which make them easy to get in and out of…
I wear the sandals all through the winter because they are so comfortable… before I found this brand my feet hurt all the time… now they are happy…
19 Wednesday Aug 2015
took a few photos of the violet blooms today… the greenery in these plants is very deep and rich looking…
pleased with how they came out… this was with my iPhone…
had some delicious green beans for my dinner…
I spent the rest of the evening preparing about seven pounds of beans, mainly green, but a few yellow… lots of work involved…
many minutes of “top and tailing”… that’s what my mom called it…
she’d be so proud… I remember when we lived on the farm in La Salle and had a large garden and how she loved working in it…
blanched the beans…
popped them into cold water and filled bags to go into the freezer…
rather proud of myself when I put ten packages into the freezer…
that was besides eating about 3 cups and putting aside a large container for us to take camping on the weekend…
great fun… now to rest, lol…
13 Thursday Aug 2015
so excited this morning because the second batch of morning glories have blooms on them… when I bought them I had no idea what size or colour they would be…
they are huge and purple… I was thinking they would be light blue so I am very happy…
the mandevilla continues to produce more flowers and buds…
ran across to the drugstore before work and picked up some AfterBite to deal with these mosquito bites… not sure if it is working that well…
this afternoon I wandered over to the Farmers Market and picked up some great items…
besides the great veggies I got some amazing tziki, some yummy cheese biscuits and a beautiful purple glass pendant…
ran into a friend on my way… great to spend a few minutes catching up… she and her daughter were just coming from the Market… she is an amazing person and we plan to meet at the hot dog cart on the corner one day soon…
had the eggplant and cucumbers as part of my dinner… tasty…
cleaning up my Contact list, came across a fabulous picture of a recently departed friend… she loved orange, which made me think of this picture I took this morning…
I miss her…
21 Tuesday Jul 2015
checked out Vic’s Fruit Market today… what a lovely place… lots of different and interesting items… also got in a visit with someone I haven’t seen much of lately…
collected a great bagful of goodies…
the fruit and veggies were beautifully displayed and in excellent condition, much fresher than most places I shop…
the tiny baby potatoes were adorable… usually I have to pick through to find the smallest ones, but they had them already bagged…
brought everything home and made a delicious dinner with some steamed shrimp… enjoyed each mouthful…
had my dessert first with a bowl of raspberries and cream… yum…
this water canna is quite spectacular… can’t even count the number of blossoms it is going to have… looks like it will be blooming for days… woohoo…
have I mentioned how much I love summer…
17 Wednesday Jun 2015
this morning the sun was shining outside my bedroom window…
the birds were singing and the woodpecker was rat-a-tat-tating on the pole at the edge of the backyard…
worked in one of the raised beds to get rid of the weeds and we walked over to Loblaws and got some veggies and herbs…
this is the before picture… after getting it cleaned out we went to another store and picked up soil to fill the bed… took a taxi home and my son-in-law put it into the bed… then I planted everything…
here’s the finished product when I was able to sit down and enjoy the view…
started to prep supper and came out to this…
someone has a cold and fell asleep…
great grilled salmon steak, veggies, salad, and rice for our dinner…
sat outside for a while and visited… now heading to bed…
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