07 Sunday May 2017
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Assiniboine Park, baby whisperer, big girl pants, breakfast, nap, sweetie, walk, widow
spent a wonderful morning with this little sweetie…
we had breakfast together at the “A” where my talent as a baby whisperer was once again demonstrated… happy to know I’ve still got it as I haven’t been around little ones much recently…
managed this shot while she was napping in my arms…
after breakfast we went for a lovely walk around the Gardens and Park…
what a treat…
05 Friday May 2017
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big girl pants, breakfast, daffodils, emerging, garden, hot tub, nap, Park, walk, widow, wonderful
had the most wonderful day off…
got up early, had a cup of tea, and went for a walk to the Park… it was a beautiful morning…
I’ve never seen debris up against the bridge before…
had breakfast on my own and watched geese and ducks while I enjoyed my meal…
then I wandered through the English and Leo Mol Gardens with my camera in hand…
plants are springing up and the daffodils were blooming… haven’t been for a while and happy to spend time in the Gardens and see the life emerging…
got home, had a nap and lunch… then I went out for a hot tub and enjoyed watching the waterfall…
air dried on a lounger in the sun and spent some time reviewing my photos from the morning…
watched a bit of tv… had another nap and made one of my ChefsPlate meals…
finished the day with chocolate and chips…
couldn’t have been better…
23 Sunday Apr 2017
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big girl pants, breakfast, buds, early sunshine, family, reading, the "A", walk, widow, wind
lovely walk to the “A” and back this morning…
my grandson was with me on the way there… we caught a few Pokémon and saw the mallard couple in the creek… it was a bit chilly because of the wind, but the sun was shining…
I had been up and made tea for the daddy who arrived after his overnight shift at work… he had a nap for an hour or so before we went for breakfast… on Sunday the “A” doesn’t open until 8… he and I have learned this the hard way…
he and the youngest drove over… was so hungry I forgot to take a picture of my meal, lol…
after breakfast they headed to their house and I walked back home…
warmer with the wind at my back… had to stop and take a few pictures of the buds starting on the big tree, maybe some kind of willow, just before I reached the house…
had a short nap and read in the sunshine in the living room for the remainder of the day…
my daughter and the younger boys came for dinner and a visit and I went back to reading when they left…
listening to the ducks flying over on their way back to the creek… love the sound of ducks and geese as they travel…
02 Sunday Apr 2017
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Assiniboine Park, big girl pants, branta, bridge, geese, honking, hot tub, outside, walk, widow
so, today it was all about the geese… and a few ducks… found the Latin name for them – branta – as I was doing some research…
wrote about my mom’s drawing of a goose a while back…
early this morning I was out in the hot tub and watched hundreds of them flying overhead…
took my first walk since the fall to Assiniboine Park and wandered around the English and Leo Mol Gardens…
lovely day although a bit windy, and I was very happy to be outside walking… the sidewalks were all clear and dry…
as I was crossing the walking bridge by the Park I caught these geese along the riverbank…
as I looked from the Boy with the Boot to the flag on the Pavilion, a few more were walking on the ice at the Riley Family Duck Pond…
there was open water as well as ice, lol…
on the tour of the Gardens I could hear the geese honking as they flew over and talking to one another in the river…
before crossing the bridge to come home took this picture of a pair… one was guarding while the other was eating…
they are so majestic and beautiful… and their honking still makes me stop and look up, wherever I am…
too bad about all the fertilizer they leave behind…
20 Monday Mar 2017
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beachcombing, big girl pants, Mazatlan Day 4, nap, plants, pool, rocks, shells, Starbuck's, sunset, thunder, vanilla, walk, waves, widow
up around six this morning… did some beachcombing with the middle grandson and my daughter…
I provided the bag and they found the shells, lol… many were thrown back because we have a strict rule about not keeping broken ones…
the waves were beautiful and some crashed like thunder…
daughter found a very nice cowrie which we decided meant she won the day…
also had to pick up a few rocks for the collection, lol…
met up with the rest of the family for breakfast and then three of us walked to Starbucks stopping along the way to check out the shops and plant life…
found vanilla, hot chocolate mix and a few other goodies… apparently chocolate shops, which we have been watching for, are few and far between here…
once we got back to the hotel we went to the pool where the rest of the group were, and the kids spent the remainder of the day there… I had a nap and also some pool time…
it gets dark here quite early – around 6 – and we’ve been enjoying the sunsets, which have been stunning…
heading out for a steak dinner shortly…
another wonderful day in paradise…
19 Sunday Mar 2017
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big girl pants, collections, family, Mazatlan Day 3, memories, shells, transportation, treasures, walk, widow
as I write this I have walked 14,830 steps…
we started out the day with breakfast at the hotel… I asked for poached eggs which may not have been the wisest move because it took about twenty minutes for them to be made, lol… but they were cooked perfectly when I did get them…
then we gathered up our stuff and took two Pulmonias to the start of the Malecon…
we walked about 7 miles, in the sun, with lots of cold drinks and a break for lunch… 
we found various treasures for the boys to bring home and I was very happy to find some shells to add to my collection…
the sweet man found all kinds of small shells for me once he knew I had been collecting them since I was a kid… we had moved on to the next stall where a woman was making bracelets for the boys when he came over with two more small treasures…
after the incredibly long walk in the heat we took an Aurigas back to the hotel…
open truck riding… the boys loved it…
some of us headed to the ocean to play in the waves and the others went to the pool…
my daughter caught these wonderful moments…
tons of fun… then we went upstairs for a rest, had dinner and took a late night walk down the beach…
another wonderful day filled with great memories…
19 Sunday Mar 2017
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big girl pants, blessed, deep sea fishing, dolphins, fishing, glorious, humpback whale, Mazatlan Day 2, turtles, waiting, walk, water, widow
up and out of the hotel for a 6:15 am pick up to go deep sea fishing…
from the time we left the marina we saw a school of catfish, pelicans, a huge iguana way out on the limb of a tree, a beautiful blue heron, seagulls riding on turtles, a pair of dolphins and more turtles than I can count… a marlin and a sailfish, which did not want to bite on any of the hooks we had in the water…
and to top it all off a whale spouting and then showing us its full tail…
a glorious day on the water…
there was blue sky, fog, sun and gentle seas…
technology wherever you go…
sun starting to peak through the fog…
we all love being on the water but had hoped that my son-in-law would have had the fun of catching a marlin…
here fishy, fishy, fishy…
waiting with my son-in-law… and getting sunburned feet, sigh…
as I was taking pictures of a very calm pelican, at the back of the boat the boys were throwing the leftover bait to a huge crowd of waiting pelicans, lol…
we ended up walking for a while on our way back to the hotel and came across some sunning iguanas…
how blessed to be able to spend an unforgettable time with family…
20 Monday Feb 2017
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big girl pants, flowers, Formal Gardens, garden, hot tub, Poke Balls, puddles, Safeway, squirrels, walk, widow
out for an early morning hot tub and was listening to the squirrels chattering away…
as I looked out into the yard – which didn’t get quite as cleaned up for winter as my beloved would have done – I remembered how the garbage can was damaged by an angry squirrel… George had cleaned out a nest the squirrels had made in the shed… he’d put a ton of peanuts and leaves and various bits of stuffing into the garbage can… a few days later we discovered that the squirrel had chewed through a corner of the can… it is very thick plastic and we couldn’t believe they could actually get through it, lol… and all the peanuts were gone…
was remembering many of the fun times that have taken place in the garden…
headed out to the Formal Gardens at the Park a bit later to get a walk in, and gather some poke balls…
dull sky but warm… lots of puddles to go around…
on the way home stopped at the Tuxedo Safeway and picked up flowers… they looked lovely and perked me right up…
I’d tried to get some at the Madison Safeway yesterday but their supply was decimated from the Valentine’s Day rush…
a restful Louis Riel day…
18 Saturday Feb 2017
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big girl pants, charge, Fitbit, Flex, Forks, huts, Pokémon, Sport Chek, walk, warming, weather, widow
went to the Pool, Patio & Spa show with the kids this afternoon… lots of fun things to look at… checked out some barbecues, fire tables and furniture…
trying to figure out how to get this into my backyard…
went to The Forks, had a snack and wandered around for a bit… had a chance to see some of the warming huts that had been taken off the River Trail because of the warm weather… did some serious Pokémon hunting while we were there… there are many new ones recently released…
on the way home stopped in at Sport Chek and came out with a new Fitbit… my Flex has lasted three years but the battery is losing its charge more and more quickly… I’d done a whole lot of research online and was ready to make a final decision…
chose the Charge 2, mainly so I could have my watch and Fitbit all in one… and it’s purple… now one wrist will be free for bracelets, although right now it is feeling a bit naked…
I just have to figure out how to work it…
30 Friday Dec 2016
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the out-of-town kids have been staying elsewhere but a few days ago they slept over and in the morning we walked to the “A” for breakfast…
had to get a picture of them walking down the street holding hands…
my beloved and I held hands whenever we were out and about… it is one of the things I miss the most…
the “A” is my son-in-law’s favourite place for breakfast and George really liked it as well… we often had breakfast there on weekends….
breakfast was lovely and we enjoyed our walk back to the house…
with the cold and snowy weather I haven’t been out walking nearly as much as usual…
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