Thought Of The Day

  It is 9.15 morning. I am done with my breakfast, sitting in my room. My computer is switched on, in front of me, to browse Facebook messages, to connect with my family and friends. Window blinds are drawn up, to connect with the world outside. I feel lucky, not alone, not lonely.  My daughter, the middle one, called from Grimsby. She was going home, done with her work, was picking her son from school. Day is nearly done at her place. She lives in different time zone. England is five hours ahead of the time in Toronto. I got message from my childhood grade five friend. She lives in Perth, Australia, at other side of the world. She writes to me every day. Nothing special. We share day to day routine matters, to keep our connection alive. Nowadays, she is not in a good shape. Not having good night sleep. Facing the problems of our age.  Sharing is communicating with the person, you trust. It doesn't solve the problem but lowers down the intensity level, the gravity of the situation.

  Dear Friends in Ireland I am happy for you people. I salute the Mayor for respecting people's wishes and making arrangements to have Covid vaccine at Smile Corner. World will be a much better place if people start respecting other's emotions and feelings. Dear Reader doing 2 Jobs before, why you doing one Job nowadays. Please always listen to your supervisors and also to the Happy Worker. Thank you. Dear Retiree Friends, please ask the Indian people, not to bracket me with any Cast and Creed. I don't like that at all. I mentioned so many times that I believe, we all are members of the same Human Family and Creatures of the same God. They have to respect everyone's emotions. They also don't have to dictate Hijab Lady and her friends to do things. Ask them to leave everyone alone. Please follow the Directives. Have social distancing, use Masks whenever required and book appointments for Covid vaccination. Thanks. We have to follow the rules. This is for our own safe

  It was raining all night, still drizzling. Things looking great after shower. It is 8.15 in the morning. I am done with my breakfast, now sitting in my room. My computer is switched on, inviting me to be with my loved ones. To be with my family and friends. Blinds of my windows are drawn up, inviting me to connect with the world outside. I am going through my Facebook messages also enjoying the scenic view through the glass of my side window. Grass looks greener on my front garden. Skeleton trees no more shaky, look confident. They know, days of snow and sub zero temperatures, are now done. Time to enjoy, to have party, to have visitors. They know it is time to have social distancing, they will manage. Red wooden bench shining at the side of my garden. Magnolia tree looks, all set to have flowers soon. Last night, my grand kids, youngest one, the Slurpee Boy and  middle one, the Master Golden, managed to take the basket ball net out from under the trees. Net was lying down over there

  Beautiful morning. Sun is shining in full bloom. I noticed that green tinge now in abundance, on my front garden. Magnolia tree on the left, started budding, giving signals that spring is just around the corner. Get ready, make plans to enjoy, to get out. Ready to smell Roses. Watch birds, floating on the lake and roaming on blue sky. Butterflies will also be here any time soon, whispering to flowers, sharing their beautiful moments with their loved ones. It will be a scenic view around. Skeleton trees look happy, smiling and confident. They were very patient, waited so long for all this. Patience is virtue, always pays off.  Red wooden bench looks great, shining on my front garden.  My back garden is also giving a beautiful view to behold. Deck is out of the white mess. Glass top of my garden table, is shining, no more sheet of ice. Table looks wonderful with steel chairs around. I think, my friend, the Black Squirrel will be here soon, back on the wooden fence for His exercises. Sp

  Friday -- Beautiful sunny morning with 2 C below zero. Looks like summer here in Canada. Birds started coming back from South of the Border. Magnolia tree on my front garden, started coming, back to life. Skeleton trees around, not shaky anymore, look confident. Signs of revival of life everywhere. Nowadays  I am working part time.  It is 9.15, I am  getting ready to go to work. Activities now are started at my senior club. We have to keep distancing and follow the directives. I go to play Darts with mask to follow the rules.  I am wearing my navy blue pants. This is a gift from my middle daughter, from Marks Spencer, one of my favorite stores. She got for me,  while I was visiting her place at Grimsby. My navy blue shirt is also from the same store. It is gifted from my another daughter, who used to live in Croydon, now moved to Kent.  I am facing  sort of  tug of war situation between my mind and my body. My mind taking me to London, to  the  places, I visited during my stay at my

  Tuesday -- It is mixed sunny cloudy morning with 8 C below zero. Not so cold for we Canadians. Not much snow left. Just traces near the lake. I am done with my breakfast, sitting in my room with my friend, my computer. It takes me to connect with my family and friends and to the places I want to visit. No Masks and no social distancing needed. I feel lucky to enjoy my time in this time of Pandemic. I started thinking about myself, about fellow Humans, about the stages of Cycle of our life. Childhood and Teen period, we spend, shunting between schools and our home, busy doing home works and assignments, hunting for career opportunities. After that, we get busy with work, with our office trips and with raising our family. No time to slow down, to take an exit, to smell the Roses, from our routine cycle of life, until comes the day of our retirement.  Retirement is like a time to wake up, to look around, to think, "What To Do Now". How to fill the vacuum. We don't have eno

  Friday -- Beautiful sunny morning. It is 6 C, not below zero. Snow melted away. Grass on my front garden, not hiding anymore, under the white blanket. Skeleton trees look happy, shaking their heads. I can see my friend, the Black Squirrel enjoying his snacks, sitting on the red wooden bench of my garden. My garden furniture sitting nicely on my deck. The glass top of the table, shining under the sun. Blue sky looks great with thin silver clouds, like a masterpiece in water color. The "Twin Towers", I mean the two tall trees on my next door neighbor's garden, are all set to rent out apartments. I can hear the chit chat of birds from over there, may be negotiating in the rental office. Spring looks ready to give it's entry. Can't wait for Birds, Flowers and Butterflies. Waited so long for all that. Spring is the time of revival. Time of a new beginning. Time to take a fresh start. To look at things with a different perspective. Time to add colors to the story of o

  Tuesday -- Beautiful sunny morning. Not so cold. Not much snow around. I see lots of green on my front garden. In my back garden, steel chairs are out from under the heap of snow. There is just a thin sheet of ice on the glass top of the table on my Deck. Things are getting back on track. Ready to go with the Spring flow. Today is my dentist's appointment. It is 9.15, I am getting ready to go. I think, will be the sad demise of one more of my tooth. I don't know how many left. More now opting to go to my denture than to live with my gum. I think, everyone loves to go for a change. Not their fault. This is life. We have to take, whatever is there. Sometimes, things not in our control. Don't have to waste your time, don't have to shoot your blood pressure. Leave everything to God and just relax. He will sort things out, best for you. This is the best solution. I go for that, most of the times. Nothing is end of the world. Enjoy with whatever is available. There is alway

  Friday -- Beautiful morning. Sun is is shining in full bloom. Snow losing it's ground. Green of my front garden is emerging, in abundance. It is cold with 6 C below zero, feels like 14 C below, windy with gusts 55 km.  Snow still here but  things are much better than week before.  It is just a matter of few more days.  We Canadians will be enjoying our spring season. Spring, the time for birds and flowers to be back, to bloom, to flourish,  to smile and  to spread happiness. We will be enjoying more day time, more brighter days.  I am excited about the "Twin Towers", the two tall trees on my next door neighbor's  front garden. I think it's office will open soon, to start renting out apartments. Birds are already back from South of the Border. They will be coming anytime, to contact the office to negotiate, to get the apartments occupancy. I am excited. It will be a festive atmosphere, after. It is 11.30, I am at Frenchman's Bay. I got  on the way from Tim Ho

  Tuesday -- Beautiful sunny morning. Cold with 17 C below zero. Yesterday it looked that most of the snow will quickly, be melting out. The green of my garden was peeping out from, under the white blanket. But now it is totally a different scenario. White stuff is all around. Everything is dusted with white powder. I see a black strip around, by the roundabout. I think, garbage truck was here earlier, left it's marks. Tuesdays are our garbage collection days. Blue and green bins are beautifully arranged by the side of driveways in my neighborhood.  Today, paper and green kitchen stuff is to be picked up. Grey bins are sitting patiently in our garage,  scheduled  for next week,  to be picked up  on alternate Tuesdays.  It is 10.30, sun shining in full bloom. Thin sheet of ice, on my front garden, looks shaky, losing fight. Green patches are popping up on my garden, from the white under. It is an amazing scenic view around. White crystals of ice sparkling under the sun, like gold an

  I got your comments yesterday. Comments are like letters to me from my Readers Family. Your comments are like driving force, give me power to write my Blog. Thanks everyone of you. Dear Friends in Ireland. No gatherings please. We have to follow the Directive. Use Masks and keep social distancing. This is for our own safety and for others too. I advised to cancel the parade and celebrations due to Covid situation. We don't have to take any chances. Thanks. Dear Reader doing 2 Jobs, please always listen to your supervisors and also to the Happy Worker. She will not give you any wrong advice. Dear Retirees I can understand, some of you my Friends living with families, must be facing some challenges. My dear if we limit our expectations, things will be different. We have to pitch in, have to make contributions in the household, we live. Making contributions doesn't mean, we have to go for something beyond our capacity. We are not in good shape at our age. Our body not so strong