Thought Of The Day

  My two week trip to England is done. I am back in Canada. To my home sweet home. Things are all back in place. My empty suitcase is in the basement too. It looks like I have never been away, still the beautiful memories of the wedding of my grandson are with me. The get together of my family in the air bomb, is worth remembering.  Me and three of my daughters were staying on the same floor. Amazing moments to cherish. On the wedding day, I was able to sneak out to Central London. My favorite route, taking the Blue line to Brixton from there No 3 to Tames. I was lucky to get the front seat on the upper deck. It was amazing to look around the scenic view of the city.  No 3 goes around the river Tames. It reminded me of the cruise trip with my sister decades ago. Time flies and things change. Memories stay with you stuck in the back of your mind. We look back to cherish our moments. Anyway, I am back in Toronto. Summer days are gone. Wintery days are ahead. Today it is 2 C...

    For a change it's a sunny morning here in London. No drizzle, no cloudy. The sun is shining, not in full bloom.  The weather in London is quite different from Toronto. You get drizzles on and off most of the time. The air is humid so it feels much colder. It is sunny at 9C, I am going for my walk with three layers under my light jacket, taking my gloves too. We can not count on the sun here. Sunny breaks with intermittent drizzle is so common here. I am at my youngest daughter’s place. She lives at Camberley in a residential area. It is a beautiful neighborhood with greenery all around. It started drizzling. Just a light drizzle. I am fine, enjoying my walk. My elder daughter from Edmonton is here too. We are having lunch together at home. Beautiful moments to cherish. We will be going to a nearby cafe to enjoy our evening tea. Amazing moments to gather during my stay in England. My daughters are excited and so am I. Family is family. No doubt about that.

    Today is the 2nd day in England for me. My Air Canada flight landed yesterday at 11.5 in the morning.  It took two hours for me to get luggage and pass the security line ups. Frying time from Toronto to London Heathrow is around seven hours. It takes about twelve hours from door to door.  Nowadays luggage check in, security and boarding pass, everything is through machines. I see just a few airport personnel checking our hand luggage.  That’s it. I still miss the human touch of our time. It was not far, just a few years ago. Things keep on changing so quickly. It is Saturday. My daughter, the middle one, arranged a big event today at 5 in the evening for his son’s wedding. The wedding is scheduled next week. I am at my youngest daughter's place at Camberley. We will go together to the evening event. It is at Dulwich, around two hours away from Camberley. I am excited to go there to see my daughter, her family. Especially my grandson, to be the groom. The man...

    The weather is a bit tricky. Not cold, still hazy and cloudy. The sun is not in full bloom.  I think he is a bit drowsy, dozing off. He may be enjoying his time till late night. Too early for him to be awake. It is 9.30 in the morning. Everyone left for work. It is a bit quiet at my place. It looks like I am sitting in an empty nest. I am already done with my breakfast, sitting in my room. I switched on my computer to browse my messages. I also have to check my packing list on my computer. My flight to London Heathrow is tomorrow night. I check and color in green what I have already done. It helps to do my packing. Not many white slots left on my list. Just a few last minute things. The weather in England is tricky. It is not the same as what is on the weather site. It's too humid over there. It feels very cold even at 11 C. I am wearing just a light jacket in Toronto for my walk at 10 C today. Every city is unique. We have to get a feel of the weather, th...

  It's nearly the end of October. The weather is great. It is 11 C at 10.15 in the morning. These are like our summer days in Canada. Days are passing. The year 2026 will be leaving in just two months, It will be another new beginning. Another new year. I think there is a new beginning every morning. We have a clean slate to chalk out our plans for a new beginning. I am leaving for London, England on Thursday. Just two days to go to pack my things. To decide what to take with me. My daughters want me to take my winter coat, sweater, stole and gloves, everything for the cold days there. It is around 12 C in London, still it will not feel the same as in Canada. The winter is quite different over there due to the humidity. It reminds me, one  of my trips years ago. It was the wedding of my niece. My sister told me that it is 8 C, very cold. I didn't realize that 8 C would be cold in London. I had my light jacket and sweater, which I used to wear in that temperature in Toronto. I ...

      Beautiful day, bright and sunny. It's 10 C at 9.30 in the morning. No snow, not below zero temperatures.  It is like our summer days in Canada. We are enjoying our outdoors and the colors all around. My garden does not look the same. It is with a different view to behold. Gold, coffee, brick red and bronze colored leaves are scattered on the top of the green in my garden. Most of the flowers are gone. Some of the red and pink seasonal flowers are there. Three pink Canadian roses are here too, not with the same broad smile. The birds are here, not left to the South of the Borders yet. Squirrels are playing hide and seek in the bushes and around the trees. Every season is unique with a different scenario. Nature is amazing. It is like we are sitting in a cinema hall. The scenery keeps on changing on the big world screen. It reminds me of the great writer, Shakespeare the great. He takes people like characters on the world stage. We are sent to play our parts and ...