tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85974412891421152962024-03-09T04:06:19.612-05:00Vonlipi's FavoritesPyrex & bacon & cats & cheese in a can...These are a few of my favorite things!Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.comBlogger1066125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-57782010259216949022022-07-18T15:56:00.000-04:002022-07-18T15:56:00.541-04:00Grief<p> Today we had to send Boubou over the rainbow bridge. What a sad day. I was scheduled to work but I called in sick because I could not bear to send Mrs. Stink Eye alone in this and I wanted to be there for Boubou. When we took Boubou in, this is what we signed 8n for….to make him live his best life until the very end. His last years were not that easy….he was diagnosed with a mega colon…and that means he needs help to do what nature intended you to do. I am happy with this phrase it is very PC. So we had to give home pills twice a day and hydrating liquid 3 times a day and sometimes even give him subcutaneous fluids…. But this last week we could see that nothing happened, and that he was super tired. So we decided it was time to go.</p><p>We were very lucky to be able to see our favorite vet, who’s very caring and knows how’s we care for our fur babies. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1kieXN74OthjxJDSehP3oIzvy4dOVDJmnEk6YYRdbhkSIDbzCaEVdK8DwuM8432MwrX8qCRWCiV4y_Pf-p1JApZYkuETnTp6J61G4FxWUDrHKoPC98BWsG4WxVlho6170rmUHH2UmD2bFRZlZy7uDGu_sBLKUUL01Rq7L9mRZInUf_PZwJtm9RdF/s3264/D1513499-DC29-4E13-A236-FE4193631A97.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1kieXN74OthjxJDSehP3oIzvy4dOVDJmnEk6YYRdbhkSIDbzCaEVdK8DwuM8432MwrX8qCRWCiV4y_Pf-p1JApZYkuETnTp6J61G4FxWUDrHKoPC98BWsG4WxVlho6170rmUHH2UmD2bFRZlZy7uDGu_sBLKUUL01Rq7L9mRZInUf_PZwJtm9RdF/w259-h345/D1513499-DC29-4E13-A236-FE4193631A97.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-49877574750620126882021-12-29T22:56:00.002-05:002021-12-29T22:56:10.074-05:002021 is over?<p> Oh well, another year has gone by! </p><p>My thrift finds we’re few because I did not really venture out because of Covid.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqlMevAX8bIi2gNPgVDI0lvSTxuI2Re4MZ0I9dDPJ2W1citXolXxzKwsEp4VVgkjK2LbWhHjAGWYJcwVor51sqvPmIJ8q1ZeGjp-RkZkVhsCltGxwmHpsbvU1udjBAz6Ry3HRj78k06AOKS-tdZB9tzgdtGxCV8dXVuOPIarSGXbeb24chLSlZ2Net=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqlMevAX8bIi2gNPgVDI0lvSTxuI2Re4MZ0I9dDPJ2W1citXolXxzKwsEp4VVgkjK2LbWhHjAGWYJcwVor51sqvPmIJ8q1ZeGjp-RkZkVhsCltGxwmHpsbvU1udjBAz6Ry3HRj78k06AOKS-tdZB9tzgdtGxCV8dXVuOPIarSGXbeb24chLSlZ2Net=w309-h320" width="309" /></a></div>I got this little guy at a convent that a an every thing must go sale<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCngL8y9u52j3AMAruCJwayXmtwF40Sr-5bmTffeXscUrA5str1amLfR9ok_YDY9QeRNOkrhilppH74u1DTEjgKDiGdxjh2KE4_KACSbY8SqS70KuSoynPSqRv08KPQuxKv8s976IlXJ0a4yAbJCgIW5S5dj7Ey3JBHchX4_dv7lXaDdmXB8y6a2Sq=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCngL8y9u52j3AMAruCJwayXmtwF40Sr-5bmTffeXscUrA5str1amLfR9ok_YDY9QeRNOkrhilppH74u1DTEjgKDiGdxjh2KE4_KACSbY8SqS70KuSoynPSqRv08KPQuxKv8s976IlXJ0a4yAbJCgIW5S5dj7Ey3JBHchX4_dv7lXaDdmXB8y6a2Sq=w302-h320" width="302" /></a></div>My wreath on my front door….I bought decorations from the dollar store because I refused to pay full price on a wreath<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSZy__n_UpFAa1owql9Ql7ybffWPH9R1SrKbpu82WHnQiRD4c-6xRfRA4XYqzbmOqsf37OgF0T9aGzpaEOF-Rss4GV1Iuxq2or1fTlo1JD45LOiA5GMotSPG1S9T45ZLbc9ysWWg2ofUNgn-up8qn3RnM-PtDiymQZtIkwRzFp3FMrensL-3kJqc1l=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSZy__n_UpFAa1owql9Ql7ybffWPH9R1SrKbpu82WHnQiRD4c-6xRfRA4XYqzbmOqsf37OgF0T9aGzpaEOF-Rss4GV1Iuxq2or1fTlo1JD45LOiA5GMotSPG1S9T45ZLbc9ysWWg2ofUNgn-up8qn3RnM-PtDiymQZtIkwRzFp3FMrensL-3kJqc1l=w360-h240" width="360" /></a></div>I my neighborhood we had an enchanted alley, where you could come and pose for pictures <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5v9ifQgLLfE_cvEQeF4P0wMHatowXzWcWSEf2qqIqoFq6SINVYLd_q9DhY67qGosX4HTnsRCeTHGrnE3nPrKX_jobnya8Ujut7ocnefwiD2SOjLOuwjgFENcyPjd1nHuEv63KXuXvhZfEgco8aKPpaI_ptKXmAeOTtA2p16lglkxbWDQwWIbCkvP4=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5v9ifQgLLfE_cvEQeF4P0wMHatowXzWcWSEf2qqIqoFq6SINVYLd_q9DhY67qGosX4HTnsRCeTHGrnE3nPrKX_jobnya8Ujut7ocnefwiD2SOjLOuwjgFENcyPjd1nHuEv63KXuXvhZfEgco8aKPpaI_ptKXmAeOTtA2p16lglkxbWDQwWIbCkvP4=w356-h267" width="356" /></a></div>On of my favorite 2021 finds us this sweet blowmold. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJGCs6MMlk6feYvacDd6LC7gt7sDb1WyzMG-9cmq3eBJR3HttEy04vaRpP_4OLeHQdAFmMyI5Ou4ojZTuNTckpD2FaB7ALtN0RyIVb4UsMhok0EPDRemHyhWeDbYtcWgyofJx6sMWJtMHqIbVy49jNpNt3vrsq_03tb5Fs9-j7MEeJFky756UAmKzF=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJGCs6MMlk6feYvacDd6LC7gt7sDb1WyzMG-9cmq3eBJR3HttEy04vaRpP_4OLeHQdAFmMyI5Ou4ojZTuNTckpD2FaB7ALtN0RyIVb4UsMhok0EPDRemHyhWeDbYtcWgyofJx6sMWJtMHqIbVy49jNpNt3vrsq_03tb5Fs9-j7MEeJFky756UAmKzF=w297-h320" width="297" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My favorite thing that happened in 2021 is the addiction of this sweet and crazy girl to our family! </div><div>Chipits came in our lives on October 28th. She was found in an industrial parking.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDIM0-rps5KFa7ak_tiJ3l92dEUaZnuX0_l9sm-3-eE68WnGzsZFG1eEZ1xj9i9KMD8ddfOWEf7sk3luLmBSgbexjtvCiLSFYAxxVS3MrCH70XH1kBSiY2mTkFysB6ZcPjs1RnNowvhJnMKp_MPfcsZf9xowfvtW3uS2fNQd99y0RV2g49vJlnt2tD=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDIM0-rps5KFa7ak_tiJ3l92dEUaZnuX0_l9sm-3-eE68WnGzsZFG1eEZ1xj9i9KMD8ddfOWEf7sk3luLmBSgbexjtvCiLSFYAxxVS3MrCH70XH1kBSiY2mTkFysB6ZcPjs1RnNowvhJnMKp_MPfcsZf9xowfvtW3uS2fNQd99y0RV2g49vJlnt2tD=w272-h320" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-fs_maTTpCRxVKihAiJ4wKjC0vHwCMobf7hTJvqykPyCDsAYZnNbBcOP1mMY8C0z_Db7DNwdko6Ls8B8wb9Uw3vuijWRldGVr0ejVktiVDJIzxGxpe8aemtOZ0V5divrVLXBu_GmJpGpmbCgdVeKk_WQDzisf_4duTLa8d5D_-7mEkIqGFuynA-Ga=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-fs_maTTpCRxVKihAiJ4wKjC0vHwCMobf7hTJvqykPyCDsAYZnNbBcOP1mMY8C0z_Db7DNwdko6Ls8B8wb9Uw3vuijWRldGVr0ejVktiVDJIzxGxpe8aemtOZ0V5divrVLXBu_GmJpGpmbCgdVeKk_WQDzisf_4duTLa8d5D_-7mEkIqGFuynA-Ga=w285-h320" width="285" /></a></div><br /><p>2 last pictures are from the same convent sale. So I got my Xmas jollies for 1.50$ </p><p><br /></p><p>I was thinking of new year resolutions, but the kind I know can stick. So for 2022, I plan to help my local food banks, community outreach as much as I can. I my neighborhood food insecurity is high and the Saint Vinny is there to help, and I know another non profit helps but they did not answer my email… so I need to keep on keeping on and just reach out more and give! </p><p>Sleep tight and don’t let the bedbugs bite! </p></div>Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-70397272610439150782021-05-09T18:00:00.001-04:002021-05-09T18:00:40.241-04:00Mother<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu8pNAre-p_1vlYuH93KCyZzzZg1D90wQoLYI39QnK1DlmeA6Np0BmRYPoLo_7itTPWYwoQ1DDi1JHNiEynnk-nihx3Oh1ROuorCnzwVOmFHg9Gt4LWZhMP48xN8-WyqqGRybwaOUU-4/s2048/99FF74FC-3BF3-428C-BFF8-F48B0EDA6F04.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeu8pNAre-p_1vlYuH93KCyZzzZg1D90wQoLYI39QnK1DlmeA6Np0BmRYPoLo_7itTPWYwoQ1DDi1JHNiEynnk-nihx3Oh1ROuorCnzwVOmFHg9Gt4LWZhMP48xN8-WyqqGRybwaOUU-4/w470-h320/99FF74FC-3BF3-428C-BFF8-F48B0EDA6F04.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I open my Mother’s cook book, I smell L’Air du Temps, stale cigarette smoke and regrets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When my Father left, it destroyed her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She drank to forget and drank some more to forget</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She was drinking. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I asked help from her family and they told me to be a good Christian </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And forgive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Therapy helped me realize that I should let it go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did such a good job of this that I don’t exactly remember </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What year she passed. I know it was December...the 15th? 2011 or 2012? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When I think about this I smell L’Air du Temps, stale cigarette smoke and regrets.</div><p></p>Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-43938360320834108582021-02-10T17:27:00.003-05:002021-02-10T17:27:41.137-05:00The time Pyrex saved me<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> I might as well share<p></p><p> when I heard that I lost my job...I was alone in the house...and I started to hyperventilate....and God knows what else....I was super scared I was going to have a heart attack...but I managed to calm down...by pacing in my house and opening the front door...and then openeing the back door and taking DEEP breaths....</p><p>And I needed to find a happy place....</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb3QyzJWDs9F8dG1C_EYWwKPLj5lbgTZ5dTRoz4Wzf2EKWe3aMMWlyQwoLE59eyJM5ziDAr0q08pvcbxwwtWubQ-EX373sD3sFQAzkHKn-_MpwmiDiIORU0dPU0apAqjzY5RKej-hSXk/s2048/AC79369C-030C-43FB-B7A6-1B0F0CDE68A9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb3QyzJWDs9F8dG1C_EYWwKPLj5lbgTZ5dTRoz4Wzf2EKWe3aMMWlyQwoLE59eyJM5ziDAr0q08pvcbxwwtWubQ-EX373sD3sFQAzkHKn-_MpwmiDiIORU0dPU0apAqjzY5RKej-hSXk/w272-h363/AC79369C-030C-43FB-B7A6-1B0F0CDE68A9.jpeg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><p>And I did! I had to look at my Pyrex hoard.....and I had to dig out some Turquoise Snowflake pieces and make a quick display. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnEiQo2qBsf8mouFtWA7MerZn4HSzFp0BPJVIh_Qqehu2YouK8-mvndVWw08lEtUd3fT2H2bbDVpYa0iWvfFL1ks_IKxSCNPF8edMZTPNF61IszIQsm62eGGQxqUdJhmGQxtKLetK8JY/s2048/99A25467-8F0D-44A5-B8D7-14EEB75E39AA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnEiQo2qBsf8mouFtWA7MerZn4HSzFp0BPJVIh_Qqehu2YouK8-mvndVWw08lEtUd3fT2H2bbDVpYa0iWvfFL1ks_IKxSCNPF8edMZTPNF61IszIQsm62eGGQxqUdJhmGQxtKLetK8JY/w400-h278/99A25467-8F0D-44A5-B8D7-14EEB75E39AA.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And that made me feel so much better. </p><p>Have a great evening</p>Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-44538578888514265442021-02-04T20:05:00.000-05:002021-02-04T20:05:02.670-05:00Thursday February 4th 2021<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zt2a2XJv_dmePS7ntvYbz4oe9Fbh1IsnKw43hfVQe-WhjgUCQ3hrhrqpS2yIbEj6HkviNhcik8uJFYY3oLNcyGnTebKfQrV5998jiNOm8FaCzlQqwmQBQ0U51qzGxDEHKccDEemHlqk/s2048/82DABAC8-CAF9-469F-9F9F-CAEDC45535CE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zt2a2XJv_dmePS7ntvYbz4oe9Fbh1IsnKw43hfVQe-WhjgUCQ3hrhrqpS2yIbEj6HkviNhcik8uJFYY3oLNcyGnTebKfQrV5998jiNOm8FaCzlQqwmQBQ0U51qzGxDEHKccDEemHlqk/w400-h300/82DABAC8-CAF9-469F-9F9F-CAEDC45535CE.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> Normal start of the day...wake up at 6:30 am...drink coffee...have pleasant chitchat with my inner circle....</p><p>Go down to the basement at 7:30 am ....start doing the morning reports....8:30 am I get a call from my boss...and I get fired! </p><p>Wham bam fuck you mam! By 10:30 am I did not exist anymore at big company .....</p><p>I knew I was on the fence for a while...because my new boss informed me in late November 2020...that I was on Quality review because I had not met quality goals for the last 2 years...and that was the first time I heard about it. </p><p>When big company bought medium company in 2015...they ignored medium company for about 2 years...then they had the idea to offer packages and 80% of medium cie employees left. </p><p>That was when I changed boss...she was nice but basically ignored me. Not to far after that I got a new leader...and she worked extra hard to ignore me. Even after I flagged that I was alone doing 8 people’s jobs...and not very well! </p><p>In 2020 I got my present ex-leader in June....and she never said anything until late November. i did my very best...but obviously I failed.</p><p>Now I say good riddance to an awful stressful job....my work stress is now their work stress. Big company now deal with all your gaps and failures! </p><p><br /></p><p>I will be on vacation...plotting my comeback ! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-61310339043251508482021-01-03T20:38:00.003-05:002021-01-03T20:38:22.478-05:00Off to a good start<p> Continuing on the positive sides of 2020. </p><p>I tried a lot of recipes in 2020.</p><p>Some my family did not like at all...like Hawaiian chicken, the breakfast crescent bake all of Youtube is raving about...not here I tell you! Hahahahaha</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BtRfGufxW7sd_7Xr71e4-Ddt5dJiqpDPLdgX0I_4aBRG4S8T4jqS-hLmdI8OEJZXOV92Qk3Up2A8jk-xcs1TMv_Qy-ZAsSBbDWWxGbhK3OFUaqIX7uTG1QUMlW97t6stmDkOnlSCi5s/s2048/946214FF-51E5-4567-8B11-9F1EABB52BE1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BtRfGufxW7sd_7Xr71e4-Ddt5dJiqpDPLdgX0I_4aBRG4S8T4jqS-hLmdI8OEJZXOV92Qk3Up2A8jk-xcs1TMv_Qy-ZAsSBbDWWxGbhK3OFUaqIX7uTG1QUMlW97t6stmDkOnlSCi5s/w300-h400/946214FF-51E5-4567-8B11-9F1EABB52BE1.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Yes that is the one! Ew !!!</p><p>Others were winners...like the breakfast burritos...super easy and you can freeze them. And the cowboy lasagna. Of course I had to tweak it...remove the corn add green and red peppers....and a lot less cheese. </p><p><br /></p><p>Today I bought a 13 pound brisket at the grocery store, portioned it wrapped and froze it. I plan to make a cola brisket and a corned brisket....I have no idea what that will end up as...because this is a super rare occurrence in Quebec super markets! 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It is never fun...but in 2020 it is super frightening and death defying! </p><p>Right now it is 10:15 pm and way to late to call any dentist...so stay tuned for more fun! Weeeeeeee</p>Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-37657651154441790102020-12-28T16:59:00.001-05:002020-12-28T16:59:41.993-05:00Let’s focus on the positive! <p>I will not mince my words.... 2020 was a total shit show.</p><p>But through it all I learned a lot of things. I watched some (a lot) of Youtube. i watched a lot of ladies cook, bake, clean and rock some fancy kitchen gadgets! </p><p>With their virtual help, I built a 3 month pantry, started meal planning and tried multiple recipes....</p><p>Some were fails , some winners.....</p><p>And early next year, I will learn how to use the instant pot! I am stocked about that one! </p><p>So I want to give many thanks to the following channels for keeping me entertained, teaching me valuable </p><p>Tricks and tips and letting me visit in your homes! </p><p>Moss Family TV</p><p>A Country Life</p><p>Large Family table</p><p>Large Family Love</p><p>Amy Maryon</p><p>Flo Lum</p><p>Frugal Fit Mom</p><p>Mandy in the making</p><p>SomersInAlaska</p><p>Seeyou in 2021</p>Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-81189030076045932212020-10-17T20:59:00.002-04:002020-10-17T20:59:13.254-04:00What I have been up to <p> Well as you know...confinement is what it is...we enjoyed a couple of months of freedom and then the second wave hit. </p><p>I miss the freedom...Going to the office, in the big city all by myself....ordering a bagel for breakfast...</p><p>Walking in the underground city..a maze of malls, tunnels, shops and restaurants. I miss the delicious ramen at Marusan with black garlic oil. </p><p>My eyes miss seeing the buildings and colors of downtown Montreal. The office tower is closed. I could go in and work all alone...but my better half doesn’t like it...because I suffer from asthma. </p><p>I used to work 3 days a week at the office, which means 9 meals out (bad girl) . But it kept me sane. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX77nvudHVy4PpGpk84erV4JInHj9h0GOGvDc-zOg4NbF87I928OvOBPOiAlhIG1xabp31xuMsb7HslqrOPNVJrdLbp6IM7I1pE9IhgOQEim3vEfTWdxCWILnys0KULryQQ-VSNQdUTEQ/s2048/C24B5888-CA63-4CA2-B89F-1973230378A5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX77nvudHVy4PpGpk84erV4JInHj9h0GOGvDc-zOg4NbF87I928OvOBPOiAlhIG1xabp31xuMsb7HslqrOPNVJrdLbp6IM7I1pE9IhgOQEim3vEfTWdxCWILnys0KULryQQ-VSNQdUTEQ/s320/C24B5888-CA63-4CA2-B89F-1973230378A5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Covid has forced me to cook a lot more and at the same time gave me the opportunity to make more time<div>Consuming recipes like perogies from scratch....these are so good! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLAtDCeGcViyCsag2BN9Dw8iMHbKMm2_lmNzgHAUVlOPGzedxCz_02O_RRH-KKl5r1WpC0rUJ2fXnvbjd2S52YEQ1plFRny9R6xHRB-36Wxr-zHkFJaCnjzyj2zNYLqcymO2gA8J_bfo/s2048/710ED55E-EE1C-4265-93D0-4502755C1C8E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLAtDCeGcViyCsag2BN9Dw8iMHbKMm2_lmNzgHAUVlOPGzedxCz_02O_RRH-KKl5r1WpC0rUJ2fXnvbjd2S52YEQ1plFRny9R6xHRB-36Wxr-zHkFJaCnjzyj2zNYLqcymO2gA8J_bfo/s320/710ED55E-EE1C-4265-93D0-4502755C1C8E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>And who doesn’t love a good upside down pineapple cake? <div>I haven’t made one of these in more than 5 years! </div><div>Very good! </div><div><br /></div><div>And of course I am overloading in YouTube videos...lots of great recipe ideas...lots of different lifestyles...and I love learning things! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E2QCj7c4jFNDtX8f1cYGa4m_U8NLYvOdiZLjW16FlP3LDPqOZ_D4Bx_YopuvDzhUaxVq2rKMqqTRjlBlJ8DDiF7pOmaOwpheaqm7BUs3RDZUCW2Vkfdmz7Pfse6mevmfX5Lk2VarN24/s2048/2A7AE189-FC00-41D3-A46A-CA505018E149.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3E2QCj7c4jFNDtX8f1cYGa4m_U8NLYvOdiZLjW16FlP3LDPqOZ_D4Bx_YopuvDzhUaxVq2rKMqqTRjlBlJ8DDiF7pOmaOwpheaqm7BUs3RDZUCW2Vkfdmz7Pfse6mevmfX5Lk2VarN24/s320/2A7AE189-FC00-41D3-A46A-CA505018E149.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Old family recipe stuffed peppers from Jehanne Benoit a Quebec classic.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaX1XhPieqYHYF0lfLXnLRLY2ZU14TjMBiTXrk-Z1gZqgllkE5jjzXCoVsGkbxm_Srn1XzDm4vKe0jxG0f1OzcdJZfh12Si24dT0gBb7EBN78r-e38eW1-RV707XwofNOcsGSSgL_nMQ/s2048/30B94FE2-2B57-450A-A44C-DE3BCF05AD8D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaX1XhPieqYHYF0lfLXnLRLY2ZU14TjMBiTXrk-Z1gZqgllkE5jjzXCoVsGkbxm_Srn1XzDm4vKe0jxG0f1OzcdJZfh12Si24dT0gBb7EBN78r-e38eW1-RV707XwofNOcsGSSgL_nMQ/s320/30B94FE2-2B57-450A-A44C-DE3BCF05AD8D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>This is a new one ...Swedish meatball..headed for the freezer<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Lr0C-5sGNnhFHjznnOLW9uUP47uZUJ27tgqd3pdbIMmYY7Jwg83qxqMDDCIhR4ssSzVP_nx83HgZp2tvR4gvYpY1tSZA3KbMqGgWOJJDj9f7JI7Fe8iBXmu0X_8FM3Hl_wal8kte3EY/s2048/BE1B64F1-945B-45C0-8EA6-5377FB9F8102.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Lr0C-5sGNnhFHjznnOLW9uUP47uZUJ27tgqd3pdbIMmYY7Jwg83qxqMDDCIhR4ssSzVP_nx83HgZp2tvR4gvYpY1tSZA3KbMqGgWOJJDj9f7JI7Fe8iBXmu0X_8FM3Hl_wal8kte3EY/s320/BE1B64F1-945B-45C0-8EA6-5377FB9F8102.jpeg" /></a></div>I I bought a spelt cranberry apple bread and it was so full of holes I decide to make french toast...delicious and I froze extras for other breakfasts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNcHISu3spRRsArDcJ0PblhtL3nYok8kq6NmQzHHNegdnwOonBu7hcWrPPMt2B4UyS4-J0Bzn-GSikEAtm9CslljeZnOxMt6rkZlUb3i31LuO5PZQgUpSw0VLJeSRMmdIglpzkf2xgJU/s2048/DF78964F-FB8B-44A9-A7B2-2A7241E9C8FE.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNcHISu3spRRsArDcJ0PblhtL3nYok8kq6NmQzHHNegdnwOonBu7hcWrPPMt2B4UyS4-J0Bzn-GSikEAtm9CslljeZnOxMt6rkZlUb3i31LuO5PZQgUpSw0VLJeSRMmdIglpzkf2xgJU/s320/DF78964F-FB8B-44A9-A7B2-2A7241E9C8FE.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last but not least...this is zucchini, cheddar beer bread..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Smelled great but way less tasty than I expected!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So in a nutshell..I watch a lot of youtube ...homemaking videos with lots of recipes...which I try when they sound good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am definitely very lucky. 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At least you have cute kitties to look at! This is the first time that Meghan (white and black) has touched Boubou....<br />
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Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-43759006966928108022019-08-09T19:17:00.000-04:002019-08-09T19:17:47.657-04:00A nice monthI know that August has just begun...but I am feeling good.<br />
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feeling good in my new space, feeling good in my head...I finally feel like I belong.<br />
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I don't need a huge space, I don't need a trendy neighborhood....Turns out I needed a smallish duplex, in a quiet neighborhood and a wooden fence.<br />
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Today I felt so good and inspired by all the local produce that I am making a lasagna with lotsa vegs</div>
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inside....for the freezer and probably a Mexican lasagna for the freezer as well.</div>
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I have strong squirrel genes and I like to make reserves....</div>
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<br />Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-62811790585783802142019-06-02T21:32:00.000-04:002019-06-02T21:32:47.523-04:00Now what?Now we are all looking in front towards the future and doing the bast we can.<br />
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Of course it looks like a storm blew in and dumped shit all over the place...</div>
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I can vouch that on this date it looks much better !</div>
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and the other one is working full time...</div>
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we just do what we can everyday. </div>
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slowly but surely</div>
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And since I took these pictures , I sold a bunch of stuff to my life saver...</div>
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I cannot tell you enough how I am grateful I found this great quirky lady!</div>
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More of the mess downstairs...</div>
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everyday it gets better, everyday I feel more at home!</div>
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We call this lamp...the pineapple lamp.</div>
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I have seen it all my life and for some reason Dan fell</div>
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so folks that is our progress so far. </div>
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red living room 90% done</div>
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Bedroom 80% done</div>
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Dining room 60% done</div>
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Kitchen 70% done</div>
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Basement 40% done since this is where the bulk of the mess is...</div>
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So it is truly one day at a time...and we need to </div>
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relax and have fun...</div>
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so being optimistic in 2 weeks everything should be done...</div>
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I will keep you posted on that!</div>
Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-21005616093542208832019-05-25T21:58:00.000-04:002019-05-25T21:58:07.759-04:00Thank you DadDad I hope that somewhere in Heaven you can read this.....<br />
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I want to thank you for that beautiful house, I really am grateful for this gift. However keeping it was not feasible even if we really liked the neighborhood.<br />
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The cost of living in this beauty was too much for us and our peace of mind.<br />
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at one point in your life we need to realize what we can and can't afford and that is how the cookie crumbles.<br />
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Your friends were not shy in voicing their opinions....they were sad I was selling the house. That house was full of beautiful memories for them...but now I realize full of stress and sorrow for me.<br />
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Getting rid of the books was as difficult as one of Hercules </div>
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challenge! WORD</div>
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Carport after 1-800 you know...</div>
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thank you guys, you were lifesavers!</div>
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Last pic of the kitchen...I will miss those curtains...</div>
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the white living room before my friend Denise came</div>
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to pick up goodies....</div>
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I have endured my Dad's friends opinions and judgement for the last 3 1/2 years...</div>
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so here it is...</div>
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I am artistic, but not an artist. </div>
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I do not have the same set of values you have.</div>
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and that is okay. </div>
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doesn't mean that I am inferior to you....</div>
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yes I got a lot of that vibe</div>
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so I sold my Dad's house so I could provide for my girlfriend, </div>
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my daughter and myself.</div>
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so on that note...</div>
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have a great evening </div>
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and stay thrifty!</div>
Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-53381284171263931902019-03-10T22:16:00.001-04:002019-03-10T22:16:43.274-04:00OMGThe house SOLD, the house SOLD, the house SOLD!!!!!!<br />
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What? What? What?<br />
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And it sold in less than 2 months...which is freaking amazing considering the price point.<br />
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All the stress fell and we caught this freak cold...If a cold and the flu had a love child!<br />
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That really kicked our butts...all the while trying to pack boxes, boxes and more boxes and trying to deal with the balance of my dad's stuff.<br />
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and working full time....so it was good times all around!<br />
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This is also a very emotional time as I am purging, cleaning and finding this I was not aware of.<br />
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My Dad was as shy as he was exuberant...Yes it happens</div>
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the year after his death. It was like visiting with him.</div>
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This picture is from Google. He was in his early 20's.</div>
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His teachers had him pegged as a fashion designer</div>
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but he loved the theater.</div>
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I do not see our life as scrimping and scraping trying to get by </div>
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, to pay insurance and those crazy municipal taxes....</div>
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So of my Dad's friends do not approve...</div>
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And to those people I say fiddledee!</div>
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And to this fuzzy bellied cat I say hello gorgeous!</div>
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Yoda loves to sleep on her back! </div>
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pork chops from 2015! and they are not even freezer burned! </div>
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I am my parents daughter and I will thaw them out and cook them.</div>
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We also got through our first move.</div>
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Yes we will have 2 moves.</div>
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All my Dad's nativity is moved, 50 boxes, all the wood working tools</div>
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I just fined baking Dixie's Orange Cake from </div>
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Pyrex prize recipe. This was a challenge from the Facebook group Pyrex and everything vintage!</div>
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<br />Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-47381665731591028432019-02-25T19:46:00.000-05:002019-02-25T19:46:45.733-05:00Sunday NightBetween inspections, visits, service people and working from home ...Whenever I have a moment, I purge and pack.<br />
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Funny how I moved here only 3 years ago and I am discovered things I had forgotten about...<br />
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The Boo keeps telling me that it is because we have too much stuff! LOL<br />
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Today while I was washing Pyrex, I was reminded how much I love Pyrex and how much it brings me joy and I was really happy enjoying that moment in my present hurricane of emotions....<br />
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I was also happy to be working from home tomorrow because the weather has been crappy...today we had rain, freezing rain, hail , snow, wet snow and then all of them again....<br />
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Of course I am nervous about the roof, because the house is old and you see tons of stories of roof caving in on the news.....<br />
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but a light at the end of the tunnel...I heard water in the roof drains, which means everything is hunky-dory!<br />
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Sigh! I can now take a deep breath and enjoy my Sunday night!<br />
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Did not watch the Oscars but I saw Billy Porter's dress on the internet and I swear this guy lit the internet ON FIRE!<br />
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and that was amazing! Thank you Billy for your HUGE balls and the flair to pull it off!<br />
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As usual my pictures did not download, but I figured the problem! I need to open the laptop everyday!<br />
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I have never eaten canned wieners and not with sauce!</div>
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This ad is a winner because of the Charcoal Snowflake Pyrex</div>
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Open Baker! oooooh!</div>
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And I have never tasted Spam...Even if I bought a can</div>
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In this one .....The eyes really got me!</div>
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I will add sliced olive eyes to ALL my dishes!</div>
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Getting back to the Oscars...I saw that Shangela (of RuPaul's Drag race fame)</div>
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<br />Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-2441307564749064392019-02-10T17:00:00.000-05:002019-02-10T17:00:43.651-05:00Rollercoasterit is in these times that I cannot deny I suffer from mental illness.<br />
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Friday I felt like a deer caught in the headlights of life and yesterday I had a panic attack and Dan had to talk me down.<br />
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In case you need an update....in October 2018 we visited a duplex in Verdun, fell in love, bought it , and that meant I needed to sell my huge house on Le Plateau mont Royal.<br />
House is on the market, we accepted an offer, inspection is in 3 days and I am freaking out because I fear the buyers might change their minds and be stuck with 2 houses....<br />
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Since then we went on a road trip to Ottawa, Ontario, had a great meal, thrifted but I did not find anything...On the plus side my Pyrex eagle eye is as honed in as ever! I can spot a piece of Pyrex a hundred yards away!<br />
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My cat Yoda is not a cuddle but suddenly there is cuddle action..</div>
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Are there any old time SNL fans here? If so I am sure you will appreciate</div>
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It is now living on the north shore of Montreal.</div>
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so Que Sera, Sera...what ever will be will be</div>
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the future's not ours to see Que Sera, Sera!</div>
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Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-61710328514971567312019-01-16T22:32:00.000-05:002019-01-16T22:32:36.229-05:00New Year!After we agreed to put the house on the market...It was time for pictures!<br />
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That was nerve racking! Because that was then that it hit me...I was putting my house on the market!<br />
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This was HUGE! This was going to be life changing!<br />
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It think it went on the market on Boxing Day. It is very exciting and scary all at the same time.<br />
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Now for the resolutions...nothing too drastic this year....I am moving after all!<br />
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I want to read more. Real paper books not the online stuff (so far so good!)<br />
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Walk more. I want more days where I walk more than 10K (so far so good)<br />
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Sign up for a yoga or tai chi class<br />
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Bike. Once I move I will buy a bike and ride on the waterfront<br />
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Take up needlepoint. I have 2 vintage needlepoint patterns new in their wrapping and I can't wait to<br />
work on them!<br />
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A nice pantry! I know this sounds funny but when I lived in the burbs I had a nice space to store canned goods. Here not so much.<br />
So I am dreaming of organizing and storing a nice pantry with all the essentials.<br />
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Meal plan or big batch cooking. I am still unsure between both but I think the big batch will win.<br />
I would love to have 5 meals in the freezer.<br />
I used to be super organized in the burbs...but I guess the proximity (relative) of grocery stores really threw me off add the mourning, the depression...etc....<br />
we are only 2 most of the time, but we never know when my stepdaughter might drop by and look all sad and lonely....<br />
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<br />Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-40561694796332594102019-01-08T19:59:00.000-05:002019-01-08T19:59:16.625-05:00Almost Over!So after we bought the house....It was time for R&R in Vegas!<br />
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Actually that trip had been planned months earlier.<br />
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I was sure I would love Vegas because I love neons and bright lights, but Dad had been a couple of times with Cirque du Soleil and he hated Vegas!<br />
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Yes there are 2 Vegas, the glitzy glamorous place where everything is possible but scratch the surface and the despair is real close to the surface....<br />
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But it is a feast for the eyes!<br />
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The Bellagio's fountains are breathtaking.</div>
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Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-67252294853698707852019-01-05T19:58:00.000-05:002019-01-05T19:58:46.793-05:00Recap 2018 part 3By October I realized that if I wanted to make a HUGE dent in my Dad's stuff I needed an outlet, somewhere where they would take a large variety of items....<br />
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I found those lovely people on Facebook and they have a second hand store in my new neighborhood.<br />
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They were a total godsend! and right now my priority is getting rid of stuff and making a bit of money and it makes them happy and I am happy so everybody is happy!<br />
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Here are some of the things they took<br />
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So much copper! Yes there is a market for it but people like to pay $1 soon</div>
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I was happy to see it go.</div>
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bit I was singing a song when it left....</div>
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the celery glasses because they make great vases.</div>
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They did not want the duck family at first but they took them!</div>
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Woohoo! I could not stand these guys....</div>
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I kept an antique Chinese one for Peking duck</div>
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Yes I sold this one but in the classifieds and well below market price.</div>
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I am against Pyrex that is so expensive so need to second mortgage your house!</div>
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I bought this one in early 2018 for a really good price and I made a profit while</div>
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making a husband really happy to find a great gift for his wife for Xmas!</div>
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Is that a win win??? YYYEEESSSSSSS!</div>
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I French those chairs are called Burgers and I've seen them all my life.</div>
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I have a picture of Dad holding me on my first Xmas and he is sitting in one of those.</div>
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well they were from the early 1900's and would have benefited from a total makeover.</div>
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They were ripped up by claws...kinda scratchy and smelly so out they went....</div>
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and then I fell in love! Every Thursday night I would check the duplexes for sale....</div>
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and it was always the same listings....crappy buildings....weird renos....a new trend is totally opening</div>
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the space even the bedroom.....NO just NO!</div>
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I saw it on Friday night, I left a message to the realtor. He called me back on Saturday</div>
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On Sunday we visited, we made an offer and it was accepted all in the same weekend!</div>
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It is so square....and plumb and white and shiny.</div>
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Thanks for bearing with me! I was sure by January 5th I would've posted my resolutions...</div>
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I still haven't been to Vegas!</div>
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Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-20662647194222016362019-01-02T20:56:00.000-05:002019-01-02T20:56:41.356-05:002018 Recap part 2Starting in June it was PURGE time!<br />
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My Dad collected Flameware from Pyrex...so all I did't want I listed on Facebook</div>
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It was beautiful but so uncomfortable!</div>
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Just a small collection of my Dad's pitchers</div>
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I found a good home for them...</div>
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This beautiful Teak leaf table was listed on the classified and </div>
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We sold 2 of these chairs and kept the third one.</div>
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we also sold patio furniture, a smoker, a planer, a router with bits...</div>
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and a Queen duvet cover, a pink coffee maker....</div>
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and much stuff I am forgetting about!</div>
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balance of recap hopefully tomorrow!</div>
Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-24188224059446585442018-12-30T16:47:00.001-05:002018-12-30T16:47:32.274-05:002018 recap2018 was one of the craziest year of my life!<br />
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Ups and downs, mostly ups and a lot of things happening at the same time!<br />
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January started innocently enough but on the 3rd Dan had a heart attack! Fortunately the superstars at the CHUM (University of Montreal Hospital Center) fixed my SO better than new with stents.<br />
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We were scared and an event like surely puts things in perspective!<br />
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In March we travelled to Toronto (spending my Dad's frequent flyer miles).<br />
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I really liked Toronto, people were so very friendly and the city is super easy to navigate. We like to walk and that is what we did! I recommend visiting the Botanical Gardens, entrance is free and it is fabulous. I saw lemons bigger than my head!<br />
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I April we had the kitchen and one bathroom repainted...The both needed a refresh so bad!<br />
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In May I spend the last of Dad's frequent flyer miles and we spent a week in Rome. A total dream vacation! I am glad we took a roaming package from the phone company because I used my phone a lot to find places! If you are in the historical center, you can walk pretty much anywhere and see living history!<br />
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This old fountain has always been one of favorites ever since I first saw it </div>
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Somethings are just burned in your memory!</div>
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Another favorite is the Trevi fountain. To think it is the garden of this palace!<br />
and if you visit don't forget to throw a Euro in and make a wish!<br />
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Just after coming back I had the back stairs grinder and repainted! It makes such a difference and gives another 10 years of life to them .<br />
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Just after that I had the basement fixed with membranes and a sump pump and a dehumidifier.<br />
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That is a huge difference as well! the humidity has gone down, no more water...woohoo!<br />
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That work was long overdue but for some reason Dad did not take care of it....Oh well, now it is done and I feel I did right by the house. I took care of it....<br />
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So this concludes part one of recap 2018! Next part will be purge, purge, purge, falling in love,Vegas<br />
baby and getting ready to move!<br />
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Be well my friends!Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-34115500929985059302018-12-28T21:20:00.000-05:002019-01-08T21:40:42.255-05:00It is live!So I am so excited that my house is finally on the market!<br />
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The photograph did an amazing job! I was so stressed, cleaning and purging and not sleeping.<br />
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It is one thing to whip up our space up to par...but we had to motivate my stepdaughter as well!<br />
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I do understand that it is not easy and a lot of the stuff is still my Dad's because there was just too much....<br />
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Sometimes I forget that I have some Gooseberry fridges!</div>
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I think they are lovely!</div>
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I don't think I ever saw this counter top so uncluttered!</div>
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Skeleton Bob is keeping warm despite the freezing weather...</div>
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<br />Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-33438567162940738082018-12-25T00:43:00.000-05:002018-12-25T00:43:07.524-05:00Christmas EveChristmas Eve is such a magical day for me....<br />
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It is the expectation, the waiting, the magic.....<br />
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December flew by...with us running every where, adulating a lot more than we like to....<br />
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Decisions, decisions.....and ...wait! More decisions!<br />
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We started packing today because we can start moving things on January 6th.....and that is just around the corner.....<br />
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YIKES! there will be a lot of storage place in the new house, such as a dedicated towels and sheets closet....and a laundry room....oh my with cabinets for the soap etc....<br />
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so 3 crates of summer sheets and comforters and 2 boxes of Pixies, 501s and butter dishes (Pyrex of course).<br />
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The Clear 501 and 502 were a gift to my Dad and I decided to keep them</div>
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Vonlipihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597441289142115296.post-9173364143034302372018-12-23T17:42:00.001-05:002018-12-23T17:42:56.594-05:00Just in caseof course I had every intention of blogging every day but as usual life is busy, busy, busy.<br />
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we are taking a lot of life changing decisions and during the Holiday season it sure can throw a wrench in someone's Holiday planning!<br />
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so even if I dropped a couple of Holiday treats from this year's roster like caramel corn and cranberry fudge....<br />
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I am still churning out the classics ...gingerbread, pferffernusse (pepper gingerbread), Xmas candies and candy cane meringues.<br />
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and fruit squares and mini butter tarts for Xmas supper at the inlays.....<br />
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today I will share my candy cane meringue kiss recipe...very simple in case you are missing a cookie on your cookie plate...<br />
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4 egg whites room temp<br />
1 cup super fine sugar (I use powdered sugar)<br />
1 pinch salt<br />
1 pinch cream of tartar<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla<br />
crushed candy cane<br />
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set your oven to 170F or lower if you can<br />
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start whipping the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Add salt and cream of tartar<br />
continue whipping and gradually add the sugar.<br />
whip until you get glossy firm peaks, add the vanilla. blend well<br />
use 2 teaspoons to form little kisses on a parchment lined cookie tray. sprinkle crushed candy cane on top.<br />
bake 2 hours with the oven door slightly ajar. after 2 hours turn off the oven but keep the oven door ajar to let the meringues time to dry.<br />
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ENJOY!!!</div>
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