Thought Of The Day

  Weather is great, beautiful morning. It is mixed sunny cloudy day, 2 C. We Canadians take it like a great day, if temperature not below zero. December just one day away. It is 11.45, I am done with my breakfast and talking to three of my daughters. They were calling me from Kent, Reading and Grimsby. They use to call, while going back home, after work. Day is nearly done at their place. My youngest grandson, the Slurpee Boy is just back from his Uni. I am going to my kitchen to give him food of his choice. It is great to make your loved ones happy. Putting smile on faces around, is sort of meditation. Gives you inner peace and happiness. Enough to make your day. It is 12.15, I am ready to go to Tim Hortons, sitting alone, enjoying my coffee and my quiet time over there. It is 12.20, I am at coffee House, sitting beside small table with two chairs, at my favorite spot. Going to get my small coffee with two cream, one sugar and will have Croissant for a change.  It is a festive atmosph

  25th November 2022 Beautiful mixed sunny cloudy morning. Not so cold 2 C, feel like zero. It was raining earlier, my deck is all wet, clean and shining. I am working today, playing Darts at 10. I  coordinate with my son., I mean what will be good time for him to drive me to library. It was 9.30, scheduled earlier, now have to leave at 9.15. It is already five after nine, I have to be quick. My son has to drive my youngest grandson to Uni. It will be better to take me at the same time and drop me after. For now three generations, are sitting together in Black Lexus. Amazing. Library opens at 9.30. I think, it is a good plan. Suits everyone. My son is working, I have to keep that in mind. We have to appreciate, whatever our kids can do for we parents. Not easy for them with work and with family of their own. We have to coordinate and cooperate to make things workable. Not a big deal. I will browse magazines of my choice before playing my Darts.  Attitude is key to look at things around

  22nd November 2022 It is a mixed sunny cloudy morning, today. Sky looks like a big greyish hazy canvas. Sun is not fully awake. I think, he is taking a day off. It is 9.15, I am sitting in my room. My computer is switched on. Window blinds are drawn up. I am enjoying the view outside. Grass is still green. Red wooden bench is shining on the left side of my front garden. Most of the trees around, look like skeletons, shaking their heads. Must be thinking about the days to come. My youngest daughter is calling me from Reading. Today she has online classes. She is doing degree in education with her part time job at school. It is good idea to catch up with your studies, when your kids are a bit older. You can have some time off from your household responsibilities, which is always top priority to keep your family on track. She has gone for a walk, having some time off, to be with nature, to enjoy his time. I know she has to complete her assignment. Today is the last date for that. She ca

  Beautiful morning, sun is not in full bloom, still bright enough to enjoy your day. Sky is displaying water color paintings on a big canvas. Clear Blue and shades of Grey, all mixed up on a white background. What a beauty. Two days back, we had our first snowfall in Toronto. It was great to watch. Beautiful scenic view. Skeleton trees decorated with white linings. Other trees were loaded with with white cottony flowers. White all around, was spotless, untouched beauty. Today I can't see much of the snow. Trees are out of the white stuff. Some driveways across, are still covered with white plaster. I think, these are out of reach of full sunlight. I see some white patches on lawn of my back garden, reminding me that winter is not far. It is just around the corner. I have to get ready for the days to come.  I am working today. It is 8.45, I am done with my breakfast, now getting ready to go, to play Darts. I am all set to leave. My son is going to drive me to the library, to my wor

  15th November 2022 Cloudy morning, hazy sky. Sun is hiding under his light grey blanket. May be too early for him to come out, to start his day. It is 8.30, 3 C below zero, feels like 8 C below. It is nearly end of year. December is two weeks away. Time flies. Days are passing so quick.  Last night my sleep was not good. It happens often at our age. I go on my computer whenever I start struggling with my sleep. I keep my door closed. Not good to disturb others at night time. I switch my computer on to play Scrabble with Robot and my Card games.  When we start having  problems with our sleep. First thing to take care of, is that, we have to distract ourselves, to calm us down. The more we push ourselves to sleep, the more problem, we have to face with our sleep. Just try to relax. Forget about sleep and do anything to pass your time. Read books / Magazines. Watch your favorite show or try to spend time on your computer. Whatever you enjoy.  I was playing games on my computer and think

  Beautiful day, will be rain in the afternoon. For now it is a  bright sunny morning.  I have to go to work to play Darts after 9.30.  It is 8.15,  I have enough time to walk around on my deck, to enjoy the view of my back garden. Sitting on one of the red knitted garden chairs, I am enjoying my drink, honey in hot water. It is a changed scenery here. Grass is not lush green. I see some yellowish patches in between. Trees are not fully loaded with leaves on. I think, they soon will be changed into bare skeletons.  Lots of Gold is gone. I see Bronze scattered in my garden. I think someone stolen the Gold away and replaced it with Bronze. My friend, the Black Squirrel is walking around, looks like, looking for something, he lost. No flowers in the flowerbed at the back. Couple of bright Red seasonal flowers are smiling in flower baskets by the side, on the left. Two white Planters and the Brick Red planters, all giving a deserted look. No flowers there. It is nearly mid of November. It

  Beautiful bright sunny morning. Sun is shining up and above in full bloom. It is 8.15, 2 C right now, will be slightly better, still be in single digit all day long. Winter is just around the corner. How long can we skip that. November already started. My son and my daughter in law, are away on a two weeks holiday trip. They are enjoying in Egypt and Turkey. My grandkids are gone to work and Uni. It is an empty nest for now.  It is 9.30, I am done with my five minutes exercises, what my therapist told me to do. Pain in my right leg, is still the same. I am doing my homework everyday, anyway. Doing exercise, is always good. No harm in that. I am done with my breakfast too, walking on my deck. It is cold, I will not be staying long, just for couple of minutes to enjoy view of my back garden. Grass is looking great, green, loaded with Gold leaves. Not many flowers left. Red Canadian Rose is also gone, to come back next year. Couple of Red seasonal flowers are there, giving color to my g

   4th November 2022 It used to be my wedding anniversary day, years back. Not anymore. Things change. Time flies. We have to move on anyway. Have to go with the flow with whatever is there, available. My husband gone very early. He was in his late thirties. God can call you any time, to take an exit. It is always one of His decisions, not our choice.  Yesterday was my youngest daughter's birthday. She lives in Reading. Two of her sisters made it, to be with her. One of her sister, my middle daughter,  the Grimsby one,  was also in London. She couldn't make it. She was busy with her own family, with other things to do. Her elder daughter lives in "Home", in Croydon. She had to visit her.   In England, travel not so easy. Takes lots of time. You can not predict the estimated travel time. My daughter started her journey from Grimsby, in the afternoon, after picking up her son from school. She reached Kent, at her sister's place, at 1.30, after midnight. Road closure

  It is 8.30 mixed sunny cloudy morning. I am standing barefooted at my Deck. It is all wet. Red knitted garden chairs are shining, looking beautiful, all cleaned, washed with rain water. My garden is loaded with Gold, some Copper also here but not much Bronze leaves around.  I can't see lots of flowers. Those days are gone. Single Canadian Pink Rose is sheepishly smiling, in my flower bed, at the back. Not many flowers able to cope up with change of weather. Change is not easy to accept for anyone. It takes time to accommodate, to coordinate with the circumstances. The Pinkish purple, lilac flowers in two white planters, are also not in good shape. Red Geranium flowers in big pot, are still in full bloom, smiling, to make my day.  It is Tuesday, I am off, not working today. All my three grand kids are gone to work and Uni. My son is away with his wife, for a two weeks trip to Egypt and Turkey. They need to enjoy their time together. For now, I am sitting in an empty nest. My Slurp