Around the house on a Thursday in Great Lent...

I do love flowers... 

The lemon cranberry bread being toasted...

Our kitchen sink has developed a
never-ending stream of water.
Contacted the landlord ~ hoping for a fix ASAP.

 

Cleo loves the sunshine as much as I do!
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It was really wonderful to be at a presanctified liturgy
again yesterday...
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Thanks everyone for your knitting suggestions!
I am looking forward to trying them!

Cleo, Tea and Dinner

Cleo sits on this chair a lot.
The same pillow and blanket
both done by my Oma
are on it
as used to be on my beloved
gold chair that was my fathers
that was simply too worn to move again.
Cleo spent many an hour on it
just as she now spends a lot of time on this one.
It's great.
During a normal week my computer is at the
dining room table
just like at my old place with my icons and buffet near by
and Cleo sits on the chair behind me.

Making Tea on a Thursday.
Such a treat.

We were given this beautiful orchid as
a house warming gift.
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I am really enjoying having plants around again.

Decaf black tea with a little bit of milk and sugar.
I swore off caffeine in my teens
and other than for chocolate
have never gone back...
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Yesterday had a lot of blessings for me.
Since seeing the wedding pictures,
I felt really homesick for my home Ottawa parish
and friends...
and happily one friend chatted me
my sister-friend called me
I talked with my Mom
and called another friend while making dinner
and my DH was coming home.
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So then the day at home alone
was a blessing...
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I am still in a fairly intense period of adjustment
to moving and marrying
my love.

We had left overs for dinner yesterday!
I managed to declutter our table
(they always seem to get extra things on them
so quickly!)
and I also had dinner ready by the time my
husband of 1 month 3 days
got home from work,
which is not easy for me to always organize.
So that was great.
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We had leftover beef flank
that I broiled
(second time I have ever made this,
and I use our toaster oven to do so);
my DH had salad
while I had left over cooked vegetables and stuffing;
mashed potatoes and
cranberry sauce.
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A very enjoyable meal!

 

I am loving our flowers on our table as well!
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You can just see the left-over apple pie
that we had with some
French Vanilla Ice Cream
for dessert.

Early Summer

Wow.

I don't think I realized how much I love summer sunshine!

I love winter sunshine but summer is special too.

It cooled down a bit though, to my delight.

(I find the high humidity tiring).

Today I ran into an old neighbour from my last apartment building;

she has cancer and I did not know.

Am so glad I know now - please say a prayer for her.

I am working on staying in the present

and it sure is nice to do this.

Lot less stressful;

my old neighbour talked to me all about this -

how she is not going to worry about tomorrow but just do

what has to be done today.

She got really sick with the chemo;

she was surprised how many people are in the hospital with cancer.

May the Lord have mercy on us all;

in the beautiful days of summer many still suffer.

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It is a good reminder as I go through

these days of waiting

on applications.

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Enjoy today.

Pray.

Repent.

Follow the guidelines of the church

(one of my friends jokingly said the Church says we HAVE to have meat tomorrow

on Friday because it is a fast free week!).

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I am putting together a nice tea for a few of my friends

right before our next fast.

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May we seek God in all times and in all places.