* Having 'a drink' (Black Cherry cocktail mix) and dinner at a pub patio (Steamworks) in the cool air on a hot day
* Sharing an interesting dessert amongst us with three flavours of custard/mousse-like dessert
* A holiday mid-week - Canada Day
* A paid holiday (at least for me)
* Fireworks to music (on Canada Day)
* Dancing to live music outdoors
* Bumping into someone I know, a former choir member
* Having 'a drink' - I rarely do (honest!) - and feeling groovy (a little tipsy perhaps as I drank too fast with an empty stomach, not realizing till later that they did allow food in the beer garden
* Creativity - ideas for a scrapbook page
* Another sunny hot weekend to air-dry my laundry*
* Fresh brewed iced tea
* David's Tea, a colourful and wonderful shop for tea-drinkers/lovers
* Fresh summer fruit: cherries and apricots
* Ice cream - black cherry! - to keep me cool, albeit temporarily! ;)
*Should I stop saying this as I think it will be a summer-long theme?!
What are you grateful for at this time? Today/yesterday/this past week?
David's tea is looking and sounding very tempting..
ReplyDeleteTheir teas, especially when you see the blend of tea, flowers, and herbs with its pretty colours and aromas is VERY tempting! ;) <3
DeleteWow what a wonderful list. Meeting up with a BAR member would be top of mine since I've never met anyone :-(. I'd love to have a look at those scrap book ideas too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I thought so too Tulika! ;) Yes, it is fun to meet up with BAR members and not just for a drink at a bar! ;) I will consider taking a photo of the scrapbook page once I am done. :) <3
DeleteWhat a list! Meeting Sanch was superb. It was so good to see that picture on FB. And free concerts? It's so much fun!
ReplyDeleteYes, I thought so too Parul! ;) Yes, it was fun to connect with her and her sister. And yes, free concerts are the best and the fact that they are outdoors! :) <3
DeleteWhat a great list - I particularly love the bit about your opportunity to meet and visit with Sanch! So envious - how wonderful that must have been!
ReplyDeleteThanks Laurel! :) Yes, it is great to have met Sanch. :) I kept thinking she was from India despite her lovely Australian accent! ;) <3
DeleteElly, this is a very special post Meeting a virtual friend in person is very thrilling.
ReplyDeleteYes, I suppose you can say that Usha! :) It is fun to meet other bloggers and was great to connect with Sanch, and her sister too! :) <3
DeleteLovely list, Elly. It's always great to meet a fellow BAR member in person.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sid! :) Yes, it is fun and my third or 2.5 as I didn't meet Usha directly but I did meet her son and another relative of hers. ;) <3
DeleteOhh please send some summer sun here... it's getting so cold here.
ReplyDeleteLoved that picture of you and Sanch. Two amazing bloggers in one frame :D
I would Raj except now we have wildfire haze unfortunately! And you wouldn't want that! ;) Thanks for the compliment. :) <3
Deleteyummy Black Cherry Cocktail sounds good !
ReplyDeleteIt was tasty, but pricey! ;) <3
DeleteHow lovely, Elly. It must've have been wonderful meeting Sanch. Great list there.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was wonderful to meet Sanch, another BAR member. Such a small world it is at times! ;) Glad you enjoyed my list. :) <3
DeleteEnjoyed reading your list, looks like you had a great time ! feel energetic, reading your post, thank you for sharing !
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading and commenting Angela. :) Glad you enjoyed it AND energized you: how cool is that?! ;) <3
DeleteMeeting a fellow virtual friend in real life is simply amazing. It's great that you connected with Sanch and had a great time too. I have met Vidya, Shailaja and Dr Roshan from BAR. Hope to meet you and others sometimes soon too :)
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing to meet someone in person that you meet online such as I did with Sanch. :) Great that you have met some 'fellow' BAR members as well! <3
DeleteIt was good to meet you Elly! I must admit that I'm kinda missing the heat {and even the humidity right now} as it's so cold here! If you ever visit Down Under, would be great to catch up again
ReplyDeleteOh, I thought I replied to this already! It was great to meet you too Sanch and your shy sister too! ;) It is certainly hot; however, we are not only having a heat wave, we are having a lot of wildfires from Saskatchewan to Alberta to British Columbia so the air has been filled with smoke - very hazy and the air quality is poor. Good thing you missed this as you wouldn't see the beautiful blue skies we had prior! ;) And thanks for the invite Down Under! ;) <3
DeleteWow elly! Looks like you had a great week :) It is always fun to meet up with blogger friends, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was a great week and I expect another and another and another and another...all or most of this summer! ;) And yes, it is fun to meet up with blogger friends. :) <3
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