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Memorable Moments in Rochester

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It is Saturday, 22nd June -- Bright beautiful sunny morning with 19 C.  This is weekend so my daughter  is home, she made special omelette with  onion and tomatoes.  I had  my first breakfast together here in England.  My daughter moved from Croydon two months back, still in her settling  period.  When you are working, not enough time to organize.  It  will  take  a  while to streamline things in order.  She is busy downstairs, I am with my best friend, my computer. My  youngest  daughter coming today from Reading. She is working  so only  weekend works  for her. Reading is around two hours away  from Rochester. Two of my daughters will be with me on dining table. Amazing. I was under  so much pressure to start my journey from Toronto  to England. but now  I will go back with lots of  memorable moments to enjoy after.  Today is my eldest daughter's birthday. She lives in Edmonton,  seven hours  behind than the time in England. I will call her after. 

My Notebook From Rochester, England

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It is 17th of June bright beautiful morning with 20 C. Right now I am in Rochester, England, but no change, weather looks the  same as it was in  Toronto two days back on 15th, when I started my  journey 11.50 at night. It was a long flight, seven plus hours. My daughter was at Heathrow  Airport to pick me up. She lives in Rochester, two hours drive from  Heathrow but in London, two hours can take hours, depending on traffic.  We started from airport around 1 pm and reached home at 5 pm. From door to door, starting from my place at Pickering to my daughter's  place, took me fifteen hours travel time. Nearly same time on road as of my air travel time. Anyway, now I am here. We had dinner together. My daughter made couple of my favorite dishes.  I stayed at home as it was already evening.  With dinner and shower, my day was nearly done still I got time to sort my  suitcase to find things to give to my daughter and to my grandson. She has  three kids.

We have to Try to be relaxed

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Tomorrow is my flight Need Prayers Thanks It is Tuesday bright beautiful morning with 18 C. I am not working  today. No Darts, no Carpet Bowling. I usually go for walk and make calls when I am off but today I have to go to doctor's office for my Vitamin D injection.  I know it will take hours so I am all prepared with my Crosswords and  Sudoku books and will write my Blog, to pass my time. I am all set to wait  for hours.  We have to make things relaxing to cut down our pressure. When things are beyond our control, we have to focus on, how to get relaxed I will be busy with my own things, I wont feel the waiting time pressure. Keep in mind, nothing is end of the world.  Life is a gift from God for we  Humans. Enjoy your moments and spread  happiness around. We can not  spread happiness until we get  happiness  for our own self.  This is the last Tuesday for me before my  trip  to England.  My Daughters  are all excited. My childhood friend from gra

Mom you don't have to worry

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It is Sunday bright beautiful morning with 20 C. After long time, I don't need any jacket. It is 9.40, I am done with my breakfast, my woolen jacket is in the washer. I will take it with me on my trip. Weather in England is very unpredictable. I still remember I had to use my coat and gloves even in summer time. It changes so quickly over there, I keep that in mind and have to be prepared for anything. My Daughters calling me, "Mom you don't have to worry, you can use mine." but it is better to take our own things, that we are used to. To  keep  track of weight, I will  pack my light dresses, I  wont be overweight. I will be fine. Now have to do just one more load of laundry, for my bed sheets and couple of dresses , which I will use during the week.  We have to consider  the timings and hours  to save energy so w eekdays will not be good. I will do that on   Saturday morning. My  flight is at night.  My youngest grandson, the Slurpe

Try to make your day brighter

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Thanks Everyone for  sharing all my moments  Sweet and Sour It is Saturday sunny beautiful morning with 15 C. It is just one more  Saturday  before my departure. I will do packing and last minute sorting  of my things , next week, one week before my  flight. This week   my routine is the same as regular. It is 9.15, I am in my TV lounge, spending time with my son, and enjoying   the  scenic view of my back garden. Black Squirrel is back for his  workouts  on the wooden fence.  Pear tree on the left, is full of life with  white blossoms all around. Last  night  was rain so everything looking  great after shower.  Sports Channel  is on the  TV  in front. My son likes that.  I am not a TV  person, I am watching that and also keeping myself busy with  my  Crosswords  and Sudoku books. It is 11.30, weather is great, I am  getting ready  for my  walk. My right foot giving me some problem but I think, I will be fine. We have to keep pushing ourselves to do thi

Life is a Buffet with Sweet and Sour

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It is Saturday bright beautiful sunny morning with 18 C. Next Saturday I will be getting ready to go to Pearson Airport for Air Canada flight to London Heathrow. Days passing so quickly, same is life. We can not get  hold of that, so go with the flow.  Today I have a very busy schedule.  I have to do two loads of laundry, and  have to go to my doctor for vitamin D injection, for my osteoporosis. This is weekend so will spend some time in TV lounge, to be with my son, to have  my TV time and to enjoy the scenic view  of my back garden. Before having breakfast  I put my laundry in the washer,  so  I will  be fine  with that. It is 10.30, I am done with my laundry and with my  TV  time.  Now getting ready to go to lake with my son. He will drop me  at  Tim  Horton,  on the way back. I will walk home from there. It is 10.45, I am at the Pharmacy to pick up my Refill medicines, for my  trip.  Doctor is not in today, so my injection will be on hold for any 

Still Waiting for Butterflies

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It is Sunday bright beautiful sunny morning with 14 C. One more Sunday left before my departure to England. Count down started, days passing  so quickly, same is our life. Every moment goes away, never comes back, slipping  away from our hands, before we are even aware of all that. But we have to keep  in mind, every  moment  counts and matters in our lives. We have to make use of that. Focus on the present moment in hand.  Past is done, will never come back. We can not turn the page. Future  is unknown. We don't know.  Present moment is everything, we have.  Value the moments in hand and  just relax, things will be fine. My  weekend  mornings are the same.  After my breakfast, I spend time  in  TV lounge to be with my son, to have  some TV time and to  enjoy  the view  of my back garden. Black Squirrel is always there, on the wooden fence, for his workouts.  He takes it as his Gym. I think, his schedule is also  the same  for  weekends.  Pear tre