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Mazatlan Day 4…

20 Monday Mar 2017

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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…

Mazatlan Day 3

19 Sunday Mar 2017

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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…

Mazatlan Day 2…

19 Sunday Mar 2017

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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…

puddles…

20 Monday Feb 2017

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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…

charge…

18 Saturday Feb 2017

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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…

hands…

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…

circle…

12 Saturday Nov 2016

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today I went to the Formal Gardens at the Park to walk the circle… haven’t been moving much for the last few days and really needed to get some exercise…

the shapes of the trees stand out now as there are no longer leaves on them…

this beauty was covered in red berries…

the sunlight and shadows were quite stunning…

circle of tall grass…

stunning with light shining through…

wonderful to be walking in the sunshine although only managed two laps, not my usual three…

had to slow down now and again but on the whole my back was behaving…

picked up some groceries on my way home and stopped by the floral department to take a few pictures…

pumpkin…

30 Sunday Oct 2016

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this afternoon I was sitting in the living room listening to music I’ve recently downloaded to my phone…

took quite a while to get the music to play… checked my settings, my volume and everything else I could think of… after fussing with it for a while, tried turning the phone off and then back on… after that it worked fine…

made me laugh because that is usually the first thing I recommend to colleagues and friends when they explain about a computer glitch…

was listening to Willie Nelson as I waited for my kids to get here so we could carve pumpkins…

last year we did the carving at their house in their newly renovated kitchen… it has a huge island which was great for a number of people to stand and sit around while worked on their masterpieces…

George had such fun choosing and carving the Halloween pumpkins… he was always the last one at the table, after everyone else had run out of energy and patience and left partially finished pieces…

he taught the girls how to scoop out the seeds and goop and then have the fun of drawing and cutting out a face… with the grandkids times had changed and the designs were much fancier… which also made them more difficult to complete… and often they all wanted the same pattern… but he would figure out how to get everyone on track and having fun…

then there was always the exciting part when candles were inserted and the lights went turned out and the magic would be revealed…

such fun memories;-)…

here’s what we did today…

they picked up costumes on their way over so we did get pictures… yay… they are the cutest onesie jammies… a frog and two foxes…

we used the pumpkins that the kids grew in their garden… the carving went well… everyone decided on simple looks… came out great…

pizza, wings, salad and Halloween cupcakes for supper and then we went to the Park and took a few laps around the Formal Gardens… 

full day…

drizzle…

29 Saturday Oct 2016

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yesterday I got off work early and went to the Formal Gardens at the Park to get in some exercise and collect poke balls…

pleased that I actually got out there… by the time I left the office it was drizzling and it kept up the entire time…

once there I put on my hat and rain jacket as well as some gloves to stay warm… I did still have on sandals…

on my circuit around the Gardens I ran into a fellow who asked me some questions about texting and cell phones… we would pass one another and have a few friendly words each time… kind of fun to have someone to talk to, lol… even if he didn’t know what texting was…

got some interesting pictures…

not sure why so many of the trees have this gray streak down the side…

there were leaves everywhere…

the Pavilion through the mist/drizzle…

took a little detour on my walk and spent some time taking pictures of Canada geese before heading to the car and then home…

as I was nearing the park exit saw two deer crossing the road and was able to stop and watch them for a few minutes before other cars drove by and scared them away… there is actually a deer in this picture but it is camouflaged pretty well…

felt good to get out and move… and I collected 100 poke balls:-)…

work…

27 Thursday Oct 2016

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as I headed out this morning I took this picture of the moon… looked much better in real life…

had to run to the grocery store before work because there was no tea at the office, lol…

but I spent a few minutes in the floral department… always fun… picked up some lovely yellow flowers for someone who is struggling with the flu… the florist mentioned that yellow is the colour of healing…

went for a walk with a couple of colleagues at lunchtime… sunny and warm… nice to get out and enjoy some fresh air…

at the end of the day as I was heading home I noticed these construction people way up high working away… it was chilly and a little windy…

I could not imagine doing that… ever…

reminds me of how lucky I am with my own job, lol…