Thought Of The Day

Bright sunny beautiful Friday morning with 2 C below zero,  wet snow is also coming down. My Son has to go early around 8 am this morning.  One of my Friend will drive me to my work place.  I am working full time  today, playing Darts and also Carpet Bowling. I started thinking about my other friends, who used to pick me up. One, who works in Real State, is nowadays in Florida.  She has same date  of birth as of mine. She always brings cake to  celebrate  together.  She goes to Florida every year in winter time. This is  very  common  practice here.  People specially Seniors go to South of Border, to skip Canadian  winter.  They  are called "Snow Birds". My friend is now thinking to sell out  her  condo in Florida. When we are getting old, it is not easy to fly or travel. One of my other friend now stopped coming to our club. She is in her  Eighties.  She used to come to play Darts. Things not easy to handle as we  are getting older.  Time fli

Thursday morning with clear sky bright beautiful day 2 C below zero. No snow for now, grass is green. No wind, everything calm and still. I don't work on Thursdays. It is my calls day and do other things.  I will also plan to go for my walk. My middle Daughter who lives in Grimsby England, just called. She is  in different time zone five hours ahead of that in Toronto. She is getting  ready  to go to pick up his son from school. Her day is nearly done. My other Daughters are at work. My Son ready, about to leave for his work. Today is 29th of Nov. Just one month left, and after that one more year will  be going down the drain. Time flies, moments are slipping from our hands.  Same is our life.  We have to value every moment.  I am getting ready to go for my walk. It is 11.15, I am walking by Whites  Road, it is very busy, too much traffic. Walkway is quiet, no one is walking  I am alone but not lonely.  It is cold bit windy too. I forgot to wear my

To All My Dear Readers Take some ground chicken / meat add bread crumbs  chopped parsley  ginger and garlic paste  not much just to add flavor couple of drops of cooking oil salt and pepper Mix everything in a bowl Make small balls you can roll using table spoon Take a pot with some cooking oil put it on stove on medium flame add meatballs No water  Cover the pot for couple of minutes stir once a while  add chopped couple of garlic cloves chopped spinach chopped tomato No water keep stirring add green, yellow and red bell pepper few drops of fresh lemon and zest cover the pot for few minutes Take the lid off stir for a while to check the amount of water  in the pot Not too dry leave some gravy It is ready now you can enjoy with pasta, rice or with any bread of your choice.

Today please read My Recipe Blog Too Thank You Tuesday cold bright  morning  mixed sunny with clouds 4 C below zero. Snow on the way. It is quiet like wait and see atmosphere. Everyone left for  work and school, I am sitting on an empty nest with my computer. Today is our green garbage collection day. I can see green and blue bins outside houses. No cars on driveways. People must be at work. I see  sailboat and trailer on the driveway of my next door neighbor. Grass still green on my front garden. Most of the trees are now turned  into  skeletons. I don't work on Tuesdays.  I already planned  my day to get busy. I will make calls, go for my walk and spend  time in the kitchen to  make anything for my dinner table. It is 11.15, I am ready to go, all dressed up in layers with my long black coat, underneath is my maroon color sweater, my sister in law brought me  from  Marks Spencer. My favorite store in England. We don't have any  here in  Toronto

Monday cloudy rainy day, will rain all day 5 mm will be on the ground in  couple of  hours. Hazy windy morning with gust around 50 km. It reminds  me one of  the mornings in England. England, the land of three of my Daughters. All the beautiful time, I spent  in  their company. So much to remember so many golden moments,  locked  in  my Memory Box, like gold and diamonds, like real treasure. Memory Box is an important part of our body. It is located very close to our  heart.  To open and lock this Box, is very tricky. It needs lots of expertise  and tactics to operate. In Memory Box, there is a recording system with video cameras. We have  to be very careful when to switch it on and when to keep it off the hook. If we mishandle it's operating system and not using the right procedure,  it can backfire and ruin everything.  Our life is a mixed plate. It is like a combo with all the sweet, sour, bitter  and  spicy moments. We have to switch on the vid

Sunday sunny bright cold quiet morning 3 C Not below zero. Today my Youngest, I mean Slurpee Boy has his time keeping job at Don Beer Hockey Arena at 11 am. My Son will leave at 10.30 to drive him there. I will go with him I try to avail every chance to get out. I already planned to change my  bed sheets and do one load of laundry. It is 8.45 I have enough time  to do all that. I am done with my things, now getting ready to go. It is 10.30  I am on my  way to Hockey Arena. After dropping Slurpee Boy there, My  Son will go  to Costco to get some Groceries. It is 11.15, I am at  Costco  sitting in the food court area. My Son busy with his shopping list, I am writing my Blog and enjoying my time alone slot.  I will walk around to pass my time, after a while. It is 1 pm we have to pick Slurpee Boy from Hockey Arena. He has another  game at 2 pm. We will take him to MC Donald for his favorite Fish fillet  and  fries with coke.  We had to drive him back f

Saturday quiet cold bright mixed sunny and cloudy morning 3 C below zero. Freezing rain and wet snow is on the way. There are 90% chances of that.  It is 10.45  I am  busy with my computer, writing my Blog. My Son left for London Ontario. It is 3 hours away from Pickering. He has  to address the entire forum in Western Uni. He is representing his company  and also  he is the Media Ambassador. It is the same Uni where  25 years back  he used to go on Bike in 30 C below  zero  even around midnight. We had no money, our entire family had to  survive  with just couple hundred of dollars in hand.  My Son is packing so many goodies for My Eldest, who is now in the same  Uni.  I started thinking about the days when I could not buy even one pack  of  chips  and one can of Coke to my Youngest Daughter, her favorites.  Time  flies,  things change, God is Great. Yesterday was a busy day for me. I was working full time so was back from  my work after  3 pm.  From

Friday hazy cloudy morning but not gloomy. It is 10 C below zero. Not much snow still I can see white powdery stuff in my front and back gardens. Lots of Bronze in my backyard, Silver all gone. I think someone stolen it away. I see thin white sheet on the glass top of my patio table. Not much left on  the  red wooden bench. I am working full time today. Darts and also  playing  Carpet Bowling. Go home after 3 pm. It is 9.15 I am sitting in the Billiard room writing my Blog. Sky a bit  clearing  up, Sun started to come out with a shy smile. It is looking  beautiful. I am thinking  about My Dear Retiree Friends. They need some help with  Joint family living matters. My Dear it is  challenging not only for we  Seniors but for everyone in the family.  There are so many  stages in our life. We change our life style and attitude throughout our life but most of the  time  it is gradual, so we don't feel that much change in our lives.  I believe  there  a

Bright beautiful sunny cold quiet morning 18 C below zero. Twenty nine year record for cold weather broken today. It was on News  Channel.  Not snowing right now but it was yesterday so it is all around. On my front garden  I see some grassy patches in between white. On the glass top of my patio table, I can see white thin crust, so beautiful.  Everyone left to work and school, I am on my own, will enjoy my time  alone slot and plan my day. I will make some calls, do my laundry, change my bed sheets. Going for  my  walk will not be a good idea. I will skip today. We have to be careful  with our body specially at our age. We don't have to bother our kids, not to add up their existing problems, with our ambitious activities. Not have to go too far to enjoy our lives. Always have to keep in mind, have to do, what we can handle on our own. Father is very different, I don't think we have to follow his foot steps, to  mess  up our kids family lives. A

Wednesday sunny bright beautiful morning with 16 below zero wind gust around 30 km. The glass top of my patio table, the black  BBQ grill, the blue trampoline and the red wooden bench, all are covered under white sheet. All the Bronze at my front and back yard, is now turning to silver. It is windy so I see snow blowing all around. I am here in Canada  for years, still can not figure out that how many different types of  snow,  they always talk about, in the weather channel. It is freezing rain, flurries, wet snow, snow flakes, ice pellets, black ice,  so many  I try to figure out but they always talk about something else.  I think to  make  the News interesting. People watch weather channel all  the times  anyway.  Yesterday they were talking about "squalls".  I am working full time today. Darts and playing Carpet Bowling too.  Go home after 3 pm. It is 9.15, I am sitting in the Billiard room, writing  my Blog. I have to do laundry too. This w

To All My Dear Readers Take a pot with some cooking oil in it put it on medium flame add Chopped onion leave it for couple of minutes to turn yellow add cumin seeds, couple of whole black pepper one whole red chili Add chopped tomatoes some salt and chopped spinach two chopped garlic cloves cover the pot  You can add precooked  chicken pieces /  ground beef if you want to have Leave for 5 minutes it doesn't has to be exact time just to simmer the juices Don't add any water Stir and leave for further 5 minutes You can add mint leaves and one green chili Check the water in the pot When done it has to be Not too dry also not so much juicy If more juicy leave for couple of more minutes It is done now enjoy with bread of your own choice make Sandwiches, Rolls or take it with rice or pasta, spaghetti  Choices are yours My Dear

Today please read  My Recipe Blog Too Thank You Bright morning with an overcast 8 C below zero sun hiding somewhere, I have no clue. Today is a total different scenario. All the Bronze and Gold  on my front and back garden is covered under silver flakes. The glass top of my patio table is covered with thin white silver sheet. Pear tree is now giving a look of white skeleton. Red Caravan and silver  Jetta are  underneath the white sheets. I can't see any bird, all gone to South of the border. Black squirrel off from  his gym. He must be gone somewhere, may be with his company, his Date to  enjoy his vacation.  Houses looking beautiful with roof all covered with snow.Today is our  garbage collection day so my Son busy putting the cans outside. Garbage  is on alternate  week while green bin, paper, bottles and cans are collected  on weekly basis. Everyone left to work and school. It is an empty nest now. I am busy with  my computer, sitting in my bed

Tuesday cold cloudy day with 1 C. I don't work on Tuesdays. Everyone  gone  to work and to school. I am sitting on an empty nest. Done with my  breakfast, now  in my bedroom with my computer, browsing Messages  on my Facebook. My Daughters in England are at work. They will call me after. My Eldest  Daughter in Edmonton must be getting ready to go to work. She is in  different  time zone,  2 hours  behind the Toronto time. I will make some calls. We have to keep track of our friends and family,  to keep connection alive. This is a bit tricky. Whenever  we  make  any call  we have to think about that personality.  Some people don't like to be called, so we don't have to disturb them  so  often.    Our purpose is to keep the connection alive, not to get them be  annoyed.  That will damage our relationship. Some like to be called more often. Some of them are in a category to be  called just once a while. When we pick up the phone to call som

Monday morning sunny beautiful 8 C below zero, yes below zero. It is Canada My Dear what you expect. I can see lots of snow on most of the front gardens around. Driveways and walkways are  cleared off. Gold in my back garden now turning to bronze. It is 9.15 I am sitting  in the Billiard room. I am working part time today playing Darts only go home after 12. I will do my laundry and make some calls too. I know it is not my calls day.  I do it usually on Tuesdays and Thursdays but sometimes I have to make it if it is important.  My childhood Grade five friend, who lives in London England, had her knee  surgery last month. I call her often to keep track. She is not a call person.  She lives alone and never calls. From her tone I can figure out that she feels good to have my calls. I mentioned in one of my Blogs that I like to go alone for my things  whatever  I like to enjoy. I believe we don't have to bother our kids and  have to leave them alone

It is Sunday bright beautiful mixed sunny and cloudy morning with 8 C  below zero. I am done with my breakfast sitting in the TV lounge.  News  channel is on, I am not much interested in that. I am enjoying  view of my  back garden, through the big glass panel. Big Trampoline of Royal blue in color, looking beautiful in the center of my  backyard. I started thinking how things change. It was just matter of couple  of years, it used to be full with so many kids around.  My Eldest, Master Golden and Slurpee Boy with all of their friends used to  enjoy jumping over,   playing ball games on this Trampoline. We used  to be  on guard  to  watch  over, to make sure no one going to be hurt.  Our backyard used to be full of life, kids shouting and running around  to  catch each other. It used to be fun atmosphere around. Kids are now grown  up. They are no more kids. Some gone to Uni. some are in High school.  Trampoline giving a deserted look, same is the Ba