Time to collect treasures
Beautiful Saturday morning with 8 C below zero. It was snowing
last night. Here in Toronto most of the times, snow melts right away.
Sometimes in couple of hours, in some cases takes couple of days.
Whenever it starts snowing, it changes the whole atmosphere into a land
of wonders. Every time, looks like a total new scenic view to behold.
It gives a blank medium to draw anything you like to print.
Specially on weekends, no footprints, nothing there, looks like a virgin land
of peace and tranquility. All skeleton trees, dressed up in beautiful white
glossy costumes, ready to celebrate Christmas and New Year festivities.
Other plants are also in same mood, bearing white cottony flowers. Blue
trampoline, in my backyard, looks wonderful with milky white net around.
There is thick white layer on the top of it's blue base.
Red wooden bench at my front garden, giving a beautiful look with white
layer of snow. Grass is all covered, I can see just few green patches in
between all white.
Looking at the glass top of patio table in my backyard, I can estimate that
four to five cm of snow is there. This glass top helps me to check weather
around. It works like an apparatus, to me, working like a weather channel.
It is Sunday today, snow still there but it is bright and sunny, so looking
beautiful with 7 C below zero. My Son was ready to drive me to Tim
Horton, but I took my chances to go for walk.
I want to push myself as long as I can. I am already 76, time is running out.
Moments slipping from my hands. We have to value and drain every moment.
It is 11.30, I am ready to go, all dressed up in layers. It is 12. 15,
I am sitting in the Coffee House, enjoying my time alone slot, writing my
Blog. Half and half coffee is beside me with an oatmeal cookie. Life is
wonderful. It is 1.30, time to walk home, I am done with my coffee and my Blog.
Fall is time to walk in the land of wonders, to collect treasures, pieces of art and sculptures, scattered all around. Winter is time to walk in virgin lands. Land of peace and tranquility. Time to search our inner self and open up inside windows. Thank you God for everything.
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ReplyDeleteI have posted the blog in Smile Corner. This is market day but customers are coming to my shop in waves. They come here to read the blog first before going to the market. We have lots of people from out of town who come to read blog and then do shopping. Councillor has been coming every day. Some customers are joking and saying that he is coming here because of his votes as all the town comes here. Priest is here too. He is making some notes.
ReplyDeleteMy Smile is awesome! She is an awesome therapist! She is an awesome councillor. She is an awesome author. She has awesome family. What an awesome person my Smile is!!
ReplyDeleteKaren
I read this blog every day. It is my lifeline
ReplyDeleteN
I like you blog in China. It very very good
ReplyDeleteThis good. I no Anglais. French good
DeleteThis good blog. I read Russia
DeleteI enjoy you blog. I no good Anglais but French good
DeleteAs the wintry season is languidly taking leisurely trot, you use your blogs as a canvas and paint pretty pictures for your readers. Your illustrations are further enhanced by balancing hue and chroma. The flowers that you use to create a bouquet dazzle us , your readers, in their beauty and bloom. With a few keystrokes, you aptly presented your neighbourhood as a very desirable and livable community. You certainly have helped us get rid of the winter blues and instead replace them with a warm allurement of majestic elegance.
ReplyDeletethank you for making our days brighter
Dave and Linda
A new blog every time she writes! It is fantastic
ReplyDeletecool Kyle
Why are you surprise. Of course there is a new blog every time she picks up her pen. Smile is full of ideas
Deletenewbie (not any more)
Dear Madam Smile, you so good. You write good to. Wicked worker come and say me how you. I say I no want talk because I very anger. She say that why I bring cake. I say I no suppose eat cake. She say but that was long time before. It Christmas time and all eat cake and all become friend.You Madam must have write about that. I say no because she do like lot project. She write for city of Pickering contest, she give advise to Dear Mr. Mayor, she also write for dear community people. Wicked worker say so she take care of everyone but you. I say she take care me to when I need help. She say do she celebrate you job in my department. I say but she no know that. She say it ok but I celebrate because it will be very enjoy when you in my department, I say ok. Job worker 2 then cut cake to celebrate. I do 2 proud jobs and always read blog
ReplyDeleteDear Advisor,
ReplyDeleteThe retirees did not go for our long walk today. We are still very tired from the walk from yesterday. Some of the retirees are still suffering from cramps also. This walk, though very long for us, is nothing compared to the walks that you have. The retirees instead went straight to the reading of your blog.
The retirees are very surprised at your blog today. We know that you are active and weather proof but we dont understand how your son is sitting at home, sipping coffee or chugging beer, when you are walking in -8 Celsius temperature, with snow and ice all around. Even if this is your suggestion, which many retirees doubt, he still owe it to you that he insists that he gets up from the couch and take you there. The retired senior rights activist were very upset at this. We wanted to pass a resolution but we know its useless
The retired priest was here. Everyone is asking him for their money back but he said that he has given it to the temple priest/ He said that he also consulted the police but because there is no paperwork, they cant get involved. The hijab lady said that they have used it for the temple fundraising campaign. We dont think it is fair but she said that it is all for a good cause as they are building a bigger temple. We dont know what to do
thank you
recent retiree
Dear Author,
ReplyDeleteWe had the blog reading at the Smile Garden today. It was cold but with this many people, there is no way we can have the reading in the SRC. Mrs. Lucy brought the flat bread to give after the reading to all participants. One of the professors' wife who was there said that it must be difficult for her but Mrs. Lucy said that it is no trouble as she feels that all the listeners of Smile blog are her guests. As the reading of the blog was going on we noticedf that she started getting upset. After the reading, the Dean walked to her and said that it is true that she is not being treated well but there is nothing we can do. She replied that yes but this is the frustrating part. She has 100s of readers here, and her son is making her walk in sub zero degree. Its just not fair. The Smile Army heard that and they started raising slogans. As it was the Smile Garden, the Dean let them continue. We noticed that some professors started playing dart so we joined them too.
thank you
Literature Fellow
Father say that you no yell father now. Father say father very act to and go out in freeze weather. Father say father go freeze see to see see and do lot walk drive way and watch bird do bird trick in back garden. Father say father plan watch tele with Kris like you do with you Kris. Father say father no say father old almost 67
ReplyDelete(Hannah say Hannah kris skare when Hannah find that you go walk in kris cold nature. Hannah say it kris slip and it no good idea. Hannah say Hannah no that you kris act and kris indepen. Hannah say you blog like drip for Hannah. Hannah say you very sensitive and care all but no care you. Niklas say grandpapa wake Niklas morning with freeze water and ice. Niklas say Niklas then go see see with grandpapa but Niklas no no why Niklas need go because grandpapa no go out car but sit in car all time. Niklas say Niklas then take grandpapa walk drive way but he only walk 1 min and then go in home. Father yell me and say me that you Kris bad so me wil also become bad like you Kris. Me say father all Kris no bad but father no beleeve me but yell me. Father give idea that Niklas start get bad to so me start yell him. Me say father no rite but father say me need yell before he become problem. Me like idea so me yell him. He talk so me take fone to. Niklas sad. Hannah tire. Father anger. ME confuse. Me no no what do)
Kris (Germany)
My Smile is amazing!! She is an amazing writer. She is an amazing councillor. She is an amazing friend. She is an amazing carpet bowler. She has an amazing family. What an amazing person my Smile is!!
ReplyDeleteMy mother in law only sit in one place and does not go out for walk. All she does is complain that I no say hello, I no talk with her. I do so many things but she only looks at ones that I dont do. There is no point
ReplyDeleteHappy Reader
Come on! Give me a break. This is getting ridiculous. It makes my blood pressure go really high. I know, I know .....
ReplyDeleteGood job mrizvi. You made my day. Thanks
Caaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm down Plunker. Just Calm down. Take it eaasssssssssssssssyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. Yes we need to be kind
ReplyDeleteGreat work mrizvi. You guessed it right kiddo
If you want to read great literature, you have come to the right place. Smile does not only writes words, she can create a picture with her brilliant words. Thats why she is considered the brilliant author by so many. Just look at this:
ReplyDelete"All skeleton trees, dressed up in beautiful white
glossy costumes, ready to celebrate Christmas and New Year festivities.
Other plants are also in same mood, bearing white cottony flowers. Blue
trampoline, in my backyard, looks wonderful with milky white net around."
Brilliant!!