Thought Of The Day

It is Saturday sunny very hot morning, it is 36 C right now Today is last day before my flight. Yesterday was the Birthday of my Eldest, we went to eat out to Chinese Restaurant for dinner. Today I got comments from my Readers Family early, not from everyone, it takes time. I will get all at the end of the day. I am not happy after reading that. Dear Retirees I don't know why Priest takes the spot whenever he gets  any chance and same is the Lady. Anyone can do Prayers. I believe that God listens to everyone, to All of His  Creatures. I am a very Religious person please don't take me wrong but  I don't  think we have to force this to others. There are Special Places to do  Sermons  and for such things. I think this is the reason that people are moving away from Religion. Our Clergy People and all the Big people from every Religion trying to push and to impose to listen to them.  Anything which is imposed  never works.  We have to realize that i

Kris Dear it is not good to waste all the food Father is very selfish not letting to give away It is Friday sunny beautiful morning 32 C later will be 36 C It is my working day but so many things to be sorted out so I skipped and decided to stay and finalize things. I am nearly done categorized what to hand carry and what will go in my trolley and suitcase. My room is in mess but I know what is there and where it will go. I always do my final packing on the evening  before my flight so no pressure. This is my routine. The only thing which is not routine for me is that I booked a wheel chair. This is the first time I am using that but I think we have to go with the flow. I mean go with how our body talking. I think it is 75 years old machinery so need some help. I used to walk around the airport and every time used to be the last person  to  go inside the plane as when you go in you have to sit for hours. I think have to change our habits and make

Kris Dear  Don't waste food give it to Food Bank It is Thursday sunny bright beautiful morning. It is 24 C later will be hot 37. Very busy day for me.  Two days left to go for my  flight. I have taken out all the stuff from my cupboard and also from  my suitcase. Everything is on my bed. I will keep on sorting  to short  list dresses to what to pack with me. It  will be a long process I have to do it couple of times to fit in my 20 kg luggage. My Daughter from Grimbsy called. She was sure Mom needs help. She insisted to pack couple of fancy clothes . She knows I am not that type. I mean to enjoy fancy dresses. I never buy for myself but at my age people know that time is running out. Not many years left for we seniors so we keep on getting gifts. I have to pack couple of fancy ones now.  It is 11.45, I am leaving for my walk, my Youngest also wants to come with me. He knows he will get treats. It is 12.30 I am at Tim Horton. He is buying fries fr

To All My Dear Readers This is very quick and easy to cook Put some cooking oil in a pot  put it on medium flame  add some chopped onion cover the pot add chopped tomato chopped garlic few cloves chopped ginger  couple of black pepper cumin seeds pinch of salt red chili powder add carrot pieces cover the pot  leave on medium flame  for 15 minutes No water added Add green peas all colors of sliced Bell peppers red, yellow, orange and green  otherwise put what you have Cover the pot and leave for 5 minutes add parsley and cut pieces of green chili It is done now Make sandwiches or have with rice

Today please read  My Recipe Blog Too Thank you It is Wednesday morning cloudy with light rain 19 C Everything looking bright and beautiful after morning shower.  I am working full time today playing darts and also carpet bowling. It is 9.15, I am sitting in the Billiard room enjoying the scenic view through the window in front and writing my Blog. Time is running  out three days left in my flight. I haven't started my packing yet. Today guests are leaving back to  Houston.  We made arrangements for their stay to give them separate  room.  My room is in a mess as an extra bed is there.  Family is family no matter what everyone has to cooperate if  anything  comes up. It takes pressure away and helps to keep atmosphere peaceful and to enjoy.  From tomorrow things  will be back  to normal.  I will take stuff out of my closet and also from my suitcase to sort things  to decide what to take with me. I wont take so many dresses, no point if  I am not

Dear Retirees I told you before  that I don't take any supplements It is Tuesday morning sunny bright beautiful with 21 C Dear Readers you people must be thinking why I am writing  this sunny beautiful morning sort of repetition every day.  My Dear this is very important piece of writing. I believe that words play very important part in our life.  Words from our own self and also from other people around. It can make or break our day. It can ruin our day,  change  our mood,  our direction. It can flip our gloomy day into a happy one so never take it lightly. This is very important to begin your day with some positive words. It will give very positive impact and will be a great help in changing your entire day plan. Go with that. Write some positive words on a piece of paper and keep it on your table. Put it on any table where you can see it more often during your day. Words become more powerful when you write it down.  It will be like  print mater

It is Monday sunny beautiful morning with 19 C. Yesterday was raining so it is a scenic view. I am enjoying so many shades of green and the smiley faces of colorful flowers on the front garden across. Birds are talking to each other from tree tops, I think they are going  to have some party. Everyone is in a party mood. I am working  part time today. Playing Darts only no carpet bowling today. This is my last weekend in Toronto. Countdown will start from today. Yesterday I was at the wedding. It was a festive atmosphere. It was  good to watch the happy faces and the colorful dresses all around. I enjoyed the whole event, specially the music in the background. When I was leaving for the wedding, one of my friend called, her father died couple of weeks back. Friday night, she is arranging small gathering  for her father. Life and Death are two ultimate realities. We have to  accept and embrace whatever is there. I will try to attend if I will be done w

Kris Dear Father is sick He has to go to mental Doctor His mind is sick  giving problems to everyone To invite hundreds of people and make Hannah to cook is not fair and normal Father has Mental issues Take him to mental Doctor tell everything He will give him the Right medicine It is Sunday cloudy day with 20 C, rain in the morning afterwards  beautiful sunny. Guest still at our place, will stay for couple of days so nowadays very busy. My son going to Costco to get groceries. It is perfect opportunity for me to get out. It is 2 pm my son busy with his shopping list. I am walking around. Some tables are set for promotion with tasty free samples. I am snacking  the samples to pass my time and to enjoy. It is 3.45 pm I am in the food court now. Red rectangle small tables giving  color to the atmosphere. I am sitting on one of the small white benches writing my Blog. My son nearly done. It is 5.30 pm I am home. I have to go to some wedding at 7

It is Saturday cloudy day with 19 C, it was raining in the morning. Weather is pleasant not cold. It is very busy day today as my Daughter in law uncle coming with his family at our place. He is visiting from California leaving Monday. My Daughter in law Parents are staying at our place, her uncle was coming in the afternoon so we arranged High tea. I was busy with shopping things from outside. We had cake, chicken patties, melon,  cookies, things like that. It was good, they spent couple of hours. I have only one week left for my travel. It is 7.30 pm. It was busy whole day so I had no time to have my time alone. Family matters a lot, we have to give it priority. Now I am with my computer  writing my Blog.  Dear Reader I don't know what to write for you. You go on listening to your Job worker 2. I told you many times that she is not your friend. You don't have to do what she says but you always do that so never get your Job 2 back. She makes

Father I told you that my son didn't take  me to any party  or to dancing.  I did that myself BBQ was from my Club don't twist facts  to make others life  miserable.  You need to calm down and leave everyone alone Don't waste food give it to Food Bank cancel the party It is Friday beautiful morning 19 C I am working full time today playing Darts and Carpet Bowling too. It is 9.15, I am sitting in the Billiard room writing my Blog also enjoying the scenic view through the big glass panel of the window in front. Yesterday very busy but it was great. At Noon was BBQ in the library from my club. From 6 to 8 pm, my Youngest had his Graduation Ceremony. He was awarded honor roll and  with medal in Math. He is called Math Genie in his school. The gathering for my late Husband in the Community Centre, was at 8.30 pm. I was happy that I managed to go in all the events. I was  back home at 9.30. My Daughter in law Parents came at 11.30 night

Kris Dear I am sorry to say Father is very selfish To invite 300 people and  asking someone to cook is totally a selfish act It is Thursday with 21 C sunny beautiful morning I am not working it is my calls and walk day but today our Club having pot luck at  12 Noon. It will be BBQ  my friend will be coming at 11.30 to pick me up.  It is very busy day today as my Youngest having his Graduation at 6 pm.  There will be small gathering at the Centre for my late husband at 8 pm and my Daughter in law Parents coming from Houston at 10.30 at night. I don't know how will it all work. For now I am focused on BBQ party. I did my hair color before my breakfast so I can have shower after breakfast.  I am retired so do these things.  I think that  I am doing time  management.  I   trick myself. It is too early to call so I will finish this and make calls after. My sister from  London and my Uni Friend from Markham called me yesterday. I have to  call  them ba

To All My Dear Readers Take chicken legs skin off cut into two pieces  with knife make cuts on the pieces it will be easy for spices to penetrate Put some cooking oil in the pot  put the chicken pieces and pinch of salt stir and lower the flame  to medium  after 5 minutes  further lower the flame  cover the pot leave for 10 minutes.  You don't have to add any water. Water inside the chicken will be enough  to cook.  Stir fry some chopped onion in another pot add some chopped garlic and ginger Lower the flame to medium add red chili powder  couple of whole black pepper  couple of TBS of yogurt and salt add the chicken pieces stir to mix the spices Now put chopped tomatoes and boiled rice on top Sprinkle some cooking oil and lemon juice cover and leave the pot on medium flame After 10 minutes Switch off stove Dish is ready  it will be healthy and tasty enjoy.

Today please read my Recipe Blog too Thank You Kris Dear No Party Please It is Wednesday morning 22 C beautiful sunny day. I am working full time today playing darts and also carpet bowling will go home after 3 pm. It is 9.15, I am in the Billiard room enjoying scenic view through the big glass panel in front, also writing my Blog. In the morning I was for a while on my driveway, in just couple  of minutes there was so much to see and to observe. Pink and  yellow flowers giving me smile from my next door neigbor front yard. Couple of birds saying Hi to me from tree top. This all was enough to brighten my day. Just bring it on, I am ready to face whatever is there. I can handle. Right now I am thinking about Father, mixing cream in your coffee and putting cut fruits in your  oatmeal bowl, is not making like your breakfast my Dear.  Now thinking about Joint Family Living. I still believe that there has to be a balance. I don't agree with that idea of

Kris Dear please don't yell at Niklas It is Tuesday morning 24 C I am not working today. It is my calls  and walk day. I called my Daughter in Grimbsy others are at work. She told me that she will be coming to London on 7th of  July to  pick me up. 8th July is her birthday, we will celebrate that in London after that will go to Grimbsy nearly 7 hours drive. Her husband's birthday is on 12th, they are having a big event for that on 14th July. Everyone coming I mean my Daughters from Reading and from Croydon with their families. It is his 60th birthday so She has a big  plan  for that with 200 plus people. Father please keep in mind nothing will be cooked at home. She will be  there like  a guest as everything to be served will be from outside. I don't  think  anyone does that.  I mean, to make Hannah cook for hundreds  of  people.  If it costs from outside then don't do it.  On Saturday my Nephew  came for  dinner at my place with his famil

Kris Dear please let Niklas play Video and watch TV It is Monday morning with 29 feels like 34 C summer is here will stay for a while. Showers and thunder storm on the way later in the evening. I am now in the Billiard room writing  my Blog thinking about my Dear Readers. Father is upset but I didn't say anything wrong. Father thinks only about himself. He thinks he is doing great by throwing ice on Niklas  face, making him to wake up early but it is abuse. Kris never stops inviting people at his place as Hannah is a very good  servant sort of slave. She can cook for any number of people without prior notice, all sorts of dishes, deserts and so on. Can you imagine. Everyone's only job is to make Father  happy. My Dear Reader doing 2 Jobs never stops talking about my Blogs, which always results in losing his Jobs. I pray for him. My Dear Retirees are tired of handling the new member of their group, the Lady. First there was the Priest and now the

It is Sunday sunny hot morning with 26 C later on will be 35 feeling like 41 C. In summer it is real hot here. In the morning after my  breakfast, I watched Little House on the Prairies, my favorite  show.  It is short and sweet, I don't like to spend so much time on TV It is 10.30, I am at Petticoat Creek. Water is calm, it is summer time  so lots of activities going on. People busy in walking, fishing, and biking. Birds are back in their cottages under the bridge.  On top of the bridge Green color inter city Go train is passing through. Here comes another one bluish grey and orange Via train, which runs through Canada and States.  A single sea gull sailing graciously on the calm and quiet dark grey water. It is 11.45, I am at Tim Horton enjoying my coffee with toasted raisin biscuit, writing my Blog. Thinking about Father, he is something, I never stop thinking about him. I am also thinking about my Dear Reader who keeps on losing his Jobs. 

It is Saturday morning with 22 C will be 32 later on. Today is my walk day. I don't make calls on weekend. Weekends is time for people with their own families. I had couple of small loads of my laundry. I did 2 loads yesterday in the evening. I have to do my bed sheets laundry today. I did that early morning before my breakfast. I put my load in washer and by the time I was done with my breakfast, it was ready to go in the dryer. It is 10.30 I am done with everything now time to be with my computer. We have to divide our Day Plan into time slots, to work with. That way we feel no pressure. I figured out that my sleep has now different pattern. Somehow it is programmed with alternate schedules. One night it is good night sleep the other day not, I am OK with that. It is 11.30 time for my walk. I am at Tim Horton now enjoying my coffee writing my Blog. I discovered another route to come to the Coffee House. It is walkway by the side of Strathmore Co

Happy Eid Mubarak To All My  Dear Muslim Readers It is Friday sunny beautiful morning with 24 C I am working full time  today playing darts and bowling too. It is 9.15, I am sitting in the Billiard room  writing my Blog thinking about my Dear Readers Family. Nowadays I am not having good night sleep. I am not thinking about my trip or any such thing still it happens most often. I don't care about that  anymore, taking  it as my routine. I don't take nap during the day. No matter what, I sleep or not, I go to bed after 12 midnight. This is another  big problem with me but you are what you are. We have to accept our  personality the way it is. Sometimes back I mentioned 3 As formula. I believe in that.  It is like this. 1 : Accept yourself 2 : Acknowledge yourself 3 : Appreciate yourself We always have to give value to ourselves. Try to appreciate  your  positive actions. Reward yourself for all those actions when you were  able to avert som

Kris Dear please don't yell at Niklas Niklas idea was to help Father  It is Thursday beautiful morning with 19 C gusts 40 km I am not working today. It is my calls and walk day. I was on  my computer checking messages from my daughters and from my school friend living in Sydney.  She writes to me every day. I get comments on my Blog late in  the  evening. Nothing to worry about, not your fault, it is about Google. I made some calls. One to my Daughter in Grimbsy. Others are busy at work.  I also called my Younger brother and my Elder brother's wife, she  invited me to picnic for tomorrow. They are going to Wasaga beach, a very popular location. My Daughter in law is working so I excused. It doesn't look nice as she can't go. It is 12.15 beautiful weather perfect for my walk. I am at Tim Horton having whole wheat banana hazelnut muffin enjoying my coffee. Writing my Blog thinking about my Dear Readers Family. Father getting ready to t

To All My Dear Readers This is very simple and quick recipe Take chicken strips  Put few drops of oil in a pot, put chicken strips  sprinkle pinch of salt  No water added lower flame to medium leave for 5 minutes  cover the pot. Stir once a while. Take strips out. Put some oil in a pot add chopped onion Lower flame to medium You don't have to make onion golden  Just after 2 minutes add Chicken strips add sliced all colors of Bell pepper I mean green, red, orange, yellow as many as you have otherwise don't worry put whatever you have add one whole Banana pepper Big pieces of green onion garlic and Ginger powder or paste add extra some chopped garlic to give flavor No water added Chopped tomato Red chili powder crushed red chili black pepper powder Tomato ketchup  pinch of salt Make flame to full  Stir and after 5 minutes or less Your dish is ready to make sandwiches Wraps or take it with rice  Enjoy

Today please also read My Recipe Blog Thank You It is Wednesday mixed sunny and cloudy morning with  light rain 23 C. I am in the Billiard room, it is 9.15, I am not feeling good, dizzy. I think it is because of my trip, which is getting  closer day by day.  I am losing good night sleep, so much going on in the back of my mind. The same story, what will I need and what to pack. I am tired of all that. I know there is nothing to worry about but there is an ongoing tug of war between my conscious and subconscious. Our subconscious is like a storage room, like a junk yard but plays a major  part in our life. It is always there to distract and to mislead.  I try to  get busy to keep myself away and not to ruin my day. At night time whenever my sleep is getting disturbed, I open up my  computer start playing scrabble games. I am giving it a tough time still  sometimes my subconscious  becomes a winner. Don't you people worry,  I am trying to handle 

Kris Dear No Party please Don't yell at Niklas Not his fault Dear Reader please go to Supervisor for your Job 1  You have to do 2 proud Job  It is Tuesday morning beautiful with 23 C bit windy.  I need light jacket.  I don't work on Tuesdays, it is my calls  and walk day. I wont call my  Daughters. They are busy today.  My daughter in Grimsby busy with her friends, finalizing arrangements  for some big event on the coming weekend. Others are at work. I called my  Elder Brother's wife. Her son visiting with family from London. I talked  to him and his wife too. It is 11.30, time for my walk. It is 12.15, I am at Tim Horton, after  long time I had toasted raisin biscuit with jam. Enjoying my  coffee  and writing my Blog. Yesterday evening I was at Pickering Town Centre to get some gifts. I give my Daughters and Grand kids some cash money to get whatever they want. I have to buy for couple of other people. I got stoles for my cousin, her

It is Monday beautiful bright morning sunny with 22 C I am working part time today playing darts only no bowling. It is 9.15, I am in the Billiard room writing my Blog. Thinking about the new member of our Readers Family. My Dear Lady, you are of the view to take action for the members behind all these Temple troubles, issues and problems, to eradicate that for good. I know there are many ways to tackle problems. To make our point we can take help of law, rules and regulations. The other one is condemnation. Corner those behind all that make a resolution and so on, to make sure it wont be repeated. I wont go with any of that. To err is human and we all belong to the same human family. We have to let it go. I believe that "let it go" acts like a silent  message  touches other person's heart and stays there. We simply have to give our message not to flare up sentiments and  humiliate others. I will never go for that. Patience is virtue, it w

It is Sunday beautiful sunny morning, it is 22 C, windy, gusts 40 km. I have to take my light jacket as my son planning to go to lake. I am at  Frenchmen's Bay, sparkling water looking great, no ducks, no seagulls, I think they are partying at some other location.  Lotus still to come, people walking around with dogs and some with their kids. It is 11.45, I am at Pacific mall. They have great bakery stuff. We got some Croissants for 50 cents each and apple strudel, 3 for $ 1.49. Kids will love to have. It is 12.30, I am at Tim Horton, enjoying my coffee writing my Blog. In the morning I watched "Little House on the Prairies". It was about the girl, selected for inter school Math competition. It was a small place so  the whole town was excited about that. The girl was under lot of pressure.  I started thinking about kids participating in any sort of competition.  There is lot of expectation from all sides, specially from parents.  They star

It is Saturday bright beautiful sunny morning with 22 C After my breakfast, watched Little House on The Prairies to  spend sometime with my son. Everyone else sleeping. Yesterday in the evening I was at Petticoat Creek, water at lake was looking great. Couple of ducks sailing on one side, seagulls  busy  talking to each other having party on the other side. People  were   busy  with fishing and walking around.  It is 11.30, beautiful weather for my walk, I am at Tim Horton,  enjoying my coffee writing my Blog. Yesterday I talked to my  Youngest sister, she lives in Chicago. She was complaining about nothing to do and not easy to pass time. I started thinking that how come I am always short of time. Always  so much to do, 24 hours never enough for me. I am long time retired so what am I busy with? I think credit goes  to my Mind. I believe it never gets rusted rather groomed with age. Our Mind has very strong bond with our Body. Mind knows how to

It is Friday bright beautiful morning with 18 C. One more week will be going to drain. Time flies, we have to value the moments, slipping away from our hands.  i was worried about the situation within my Dear Retirees group. Thank God everything worked out. I want to thank all My Dear Readers for being patient throughout the stressful period. Specially to my friends " N " and Hannah, who were worried for kids to be  taken away from their Moms. Anyway it is all done. Last night, I was sure to get some good night  sleep,  but things were the same for me. I switch off  my  computer and all of my stray  thoughts on hold at 12 midnight, to try to focus on my sleep. After all of my efforts and measures, nothing changed. I keep on rolling  on my bed for couple of hours and then, switch on my computer to play scrabble games as a treat to my mind so it can help my body out  of this mess and give direction to go to sleep. I think there are couple of ot

It is Thursday sunny bright beautiful morning with 18 C.  It will be  getting warmer in the evening. I don't work on Thursdays.  It is my  calls and walk day. My laundry is done, I did it yesterday afternoon when  I was  back from bowling. I called my Younger Brother, We talk nearly every day. Nothing special just to keep connection. I also called my Elder Brother's wife,  we talk twice a week. I called my husband's niece. She lives in Sudbury, about 8 hours away  from here. She was living there for 14 years, well settled, big house.  Her husband now got better job in Toronto so she has to move. She has 2 small children, also busy with selling everything as well as  her house, so much work and pressure. Nowadays I call her more often. to give moral support.  Today  at 1 pm,  is monthly meeting of our club. It is 11.30, I have to  get ready. One of my friend will pick me up at 12.30.  I am  sitting now in the Meeting room. Enjoying my coff

To All My Dear Readers I believe while cooking the only thing we have to keep in mind  just relax  and feel no pressure. Kitchen is a place of meditation here we mix things of our own choice to get  something out of that. Yesterday at dinner time we had beef patties,  left over not enough for everyone. I had no plans, nothing in my mind just entered my kitchen  The only thing I was aware of that not enough time   as it was already 7.30 pm so has to be something quick  I planned for Egg and potato curry On one stove put small pot to boil water when water starts boiling  put eggs in the pot add pinch of salt it will be easy to peel Leave the pot on high flame after 10 minutes Switch off and put the pot in basin under cold water to cool it down it will be easy to peel On another stove I put some oil in a pot  add chopped onion cover the pot for 5 minutes stir once a while until it becomes yellow add couple of black peppers cumin seeds re

Today please also read  My Recipe Blog  Thank You It is Wednesday bright bit cloudy and cold morning with 14 C I have taken out my favorite black sweater. I got it years back  in London from Marks and Spencer, my favorite store. It is 9.15, I am in the Billiard room everything is close here, opens at 9.30. I am sitting on cozy black leather sofa, writing my Blog also enjoying the scenic view. I can see all that through  the big glass of window in front. Weather in Canada is tricky, it is officially summer here but not  comfortable to go outside. It is cold and windy. Not many days we can enjoy outdoors. Most of the times we bundle up and stay inside. Summer is very short and not comfortable too. Most of the times, it is  real hot but we Canadians manage to cope and enjoy. Try to do whatever  we can. We always keep in mind that it is Canada so prepared for anything, just bring it on. Here at library, staff knows me well so I never have to wait outside. 

Kris Dear please stop Father, Niklas and Football Kids from making videos and lists of Temple Don't give computer to Father  to  play with other people's  Religion Everyone has right to practice what they believe It is Tuesday mixed cloudy and sunny morning with 15 C gusts 30 km I don't work on Tuesdays. It is my calls and walk day. It is 11.30, I am  at Tim Horton. Enjoying my Coffee writing my Blog.  High school  students  are all around, it is a festive  atmosphere.  In the morning I called one of my Daughters She lives in Grimbsy.  She has her exams tomorrow at Hull university. Hull is one hour away  from her place.  After that, two more years will be left for her  BSc Hons in Mathematics. She was doing her Engineering, it was her final year, at that time she got the News that her Daughter is Autistic. It was like a bomb shell. Even  one person in your family matters a lot, can change your entire life. She lost interest in everythi