Thought Of The Day

  May 4th 2024 I am one year older. One more year gone down to drain. My birthday was on May 2nd, two days back. I take age like  numbers. You don't have to count. Try to do whatever you can till you are mobile. Do things on your own. We never know, what will be the next.  God forbid, anything can happen at any age. Value your time and your health. Especially your health. That is priority. Try to enjoy. Celebrate with whatever is available. Don't have to wait.  Future, we don't know. Past is done. You can not turn the page to rewrite, to do it again. Try to forget whatever is done. Present is everything to be focused on. My family celebrated my birthday, like a big day. My grandson, the middle one, made special steak for me, with Avocado oil, Thyme and Rosemary. It took him two hours in kitchen, to do that for everyone in the family. On special occasions, whole family has to be there, to enjoy together. My son surprised me with a nice cake. My name was shining with birthday

  April 30th 2024 It is Tuesday. I am not working today. No Darts on Tuesdays. I have other plans to get busy to make my day. I have to do two loads of laundry. My clothes, bed sheets and towels are to be done today. I will do that in the morning.  I will start to put clothes in washer before having my breakfast. It will be done side by side. I have small load not big ones. Towels and bed sheets, is a medium load.  It is 10.30, I am done with my breakfast and clothes. Bed sheets and towels are in Dryer. My son is going to lake, I am getting ready to go with him. I have to be quick. Rain is on the way, will start at 11 am. 60 % probability.  It is 10.45, I am at Petticoat Creek. My son has gone for his long walk. I am enjoying by the side of lake, walking around. Water is very quiet, looks great, silver with blue tinge. Looks deep blue at the far end. Not many people here. Just couple of them. One or two are walking with their dogs.  I see couple of birds walking around. Not many. I thi

  It is mainly cloudy rainy day today. Sun is not out, hiding somewhere under his hazy blanket. Afternoon may be slightly better. Let's see. For now my walk is not on horizon. I started my day a bit late. We Humans are not Robot. So many things are there to change the normal routine of our body.  The outside atmosphere, our company, behavior of the people around. Our body has ability to absorb and feels for everything. So many things, we observe, changes our routine. Some, we show from our behavior. Some we hide, deep down. It will be like a scar, will affect our personality afterwards.  The things connected to our loved ones, matter a lot. Their behavior to us, how they talk about us. We take all that very seriously. We are not Robot. We have emotions. When we don't react, we feel and if we react, our relationship is done.  We have to disagree, what bothers, still have to be polite. Avoid to take extreme position. Try to maintain relationships. Never close the door to go back.

  April 23rd 2024 Beautiful weather sunny and bright. It is 11.45, 12 C, perfect for my walk. It is around more than a month that I haven't been to Tim Hortons. I will go there today. Coffee House is like my second home. Library is like my office, my work place. I go there three days a week from 10 to 12, to play Darts. On Thursdays, from 1 pm to 3, I go there to play Carpet Bowling. We have to engage ourselves after we retire. It is a key to stay positive. Doing nothing will take us down, leading to depression and other health issues.  Doing nothing will never result into anything positive. Our brain gets stagnant with all sorts of thoughts. We start thinking negatives, like we are of no use. Nobody wants us. We are just like an extra piece. No one has time for us and cares. We are useless. All such thoughts will result into extreme negativity. Our mind will not be in good shape to lead our body into any direction. We will get mixed signals and will be confused. We start getting i

  It is a mixed sunny cloudy morning 4 C, a bit windy. I was planning to walk to Tim Hortons. I think, I have to skip. Rain is also on the way. We have to adjust to the circumstances. Nothing is a big deal. It is better to switch to plan, 'B', to enjoy our time, to make our day. I was back from my three weeks trip to England, on last Saturday, just a week ago. I am all set, my routine is back to normal. We Humans are amazing creatures, have ability to adjust in all available circumstances.  It is 9.45, I am done with my breakfast, sitting in my room. My computer is switched on. Window blinds are drawn up, I am enjoying view of my front garden. Magnolia tree is looking great, back to life, with pinkish buds all around. Some are smiling, some are with full of laughter. I see some green in all the skeleton trees around. My lawn is lush green. Nature is amazing. Every season is unique with it's own beauty, always provides variety of sceneries, to behold, to cherish. Spring is t

  April 16th 2024 I am back from my three weeks trip to England. England, the land of three of my daughters, my sister and of my grand kids. End of my fairy tale period. I was back to Toronto on Saturday, just couple of days ago. It looks to me that I was never been away.  Home is home, I am all set, back to normal. My suitcase is still to be sorted out. I have taken out half of the stuff. Gifts, I bought for my daughter in law and also my daughters sent couple of things for her, I have taken out all that. Daily routine medicines like Calcium, vitamin D, Centrum and some of my clothes, also gone to cupboards and closets, still I have to take out the rest.  I will rearrange my closets. I don't want to do in hotchpotch manner. I will do it properly. For now, I have to focus on my work. I joined my office on Monday. It was great to be with my colleagues. I played Darts from 9.45 to 11.45. It was fun. It is Tuesday, I am off today. Weather is great, beautiful sunny 11 C. I will walk to

  I am in Reading at my  youngest  daughter's place. Time flies. Today is my last day in England. My flight is tomorrow afternoon.  End of my three weeks trip.  My trip was great, busy with full of enjoyment. I divided my trip into three of my daughter's places. One week each, in Grimsby, Kent and in Reading. On my last day at Kent, we had sort of mega gathering.  All of my daughters with husbands and all of my grandkids came to Kent to see me. We had lunch together. They gave me gifts too. I had great time with them. Moments to cherish, sort of keepsake for my memory box. My daughters, the Grimbsy and Kent ones, came to Reading with me and my son. My daughter, the youngest one was driving them to her home. They stayed for overnight. It was great  all three of my daughters and my son, having time together, talking, sharing their childhood memories. I was happy to see my kids so connected. Next day, we went to Croydon City Centre,  had lunch. My daughter, the middle one, has her

  Weather is windy and a bit on cold side. Today is my daughter's birthday. I am going with her for groceries, will get 'Daughter's tea cup' to surprise her. It is 11 C, still we have to wear gloves and coat. Traffic and weather, are very unpredictable in England. You have to be prepared for anything. Never know, what to face, on the road.  Tomorrow my youngest daughter from Reading, is coming to pick me up. Today is the last day for me in Kent. My daughter and her husband took me to many places. We enjoyed our stay in full. Trafalgar, Oxford street, Hyde Park, Buckingham palace, we covered everything. London by night tour was great, amazing.  My grandkids were kind enough to give their rooms for me and for my son. Not so much space here, in London. In Canada,  population is not much, so we have big houses. It is great of them, to make our stay comfortable.  Kent is a beautiful historical place. Castle and Cathedral, are the main attractions. I love it's High street

  Beautiful gorgeous morning. It is 11 C. I am in Rochester with my another daughter. Lucky me. I have many places to go, many houses, to stay. Every house looks to me like my own. My daughters keep tracking for what I need. I don't ask and things are there to make my stay comfortable. What else I wish. I believe nothing. Grimsby trip is over now. It was short and sweet. It was for about a week. My daughter took me to so many places, all of my interest. Louth, Cleetorpes sea side, Lincoln, Habbard's  Hill. We had dinner at the famous 'Papa Fish and Chips', by the sea side. She bought me two beautiful dresses and hand bag from Freshney Town Centre. She also got for me, Gold and rust maple leaves brooch from 'Pavers'. Pavers is very good shop at Cleethorpes. I was at the Train station too. I like it very much, small with overhead bridge and just two platforms. Old traditional style station.  I went to Lincoln Cathedral on Easter Monday, I was there at the Mass for

  Beautiful mixed sunny cloudy morning, 6 C, rain will be tomorrow, not today. My daughter has some days off from school. She has to drop her son at 9.30 for some extra classes. He is in high school, will go to Uni. in September.  She knows, I like to go to Louth, every time, when I come to Grimsby. I like small towns, such a peaceful atmosphere, you can't find in big cities. Louth is twenty minutes drive from Grimsby. We went to Louth High street.  In England, it is difficult to get parking space, even in small towns. We were lucky, someone was leaving. Have to pay one pound for an hour parking and one and half pound for two hours.   We parked for two hours, it was enough time to walk around.  From there, we went to Hubbard's hill, ten minutes from Louth. It is a beautiful hilly place, with water flowing in the middle and trails to hike around. It is good picnic point.   We were back home at 1 .15, after a short break, went to Cleethorpes, the sea side. Here, it rains so often

 Happy Easter to my Dear Readers March 30th 2024 I am in Grimsby, came from Reading two days ago. Beautiful morning 9 C, sunny and bright. Grimsby is small town, I come here so often to see my daughter, her friends and colleagues, know me well. They had a get together last night, I was also invited. It was good, I enjoyed, got couple of gifts too.  I started my journey from Reading, from my youngest daughter's place, on 28th morning at 9.30 am. Her husband drove me and my son to King Cross station. It was great, straight forward, just one  train for two hours to Doncaster and from the same platform, for one and half hours to Grimsby town.  It was nice of my daughter and her husband, otherwise we had to go to Woking station to Waterloo, change to tube and trains to go to King Cross, to get trains for Grimsby. Traffic in London is very unpredictable. My daughter reached home, at Reading in three hours from King Cross.  Young generation is smart, they don't like to drive. It is ve

  I am here in London for just couple of days. I am all set, walking in my daughter's back garden, having morning tea outside, there, enjoying my time. My daughter takes me to drive, whenever she can. This morning, we went to Windsor castle. We were planning to stay there for some time. My daughter was about to enter the parking ticket, it started raining. We changed plans and went to Ascot, the horses race area. Beautiful grounds and stadium, to watch the races. It was good drive.  Yesterday, I was in Ilford to see my sister. She is ten years younger than me, not in good shape, going through many challenges. Had an accident, her hip surgery was done couple of months ago. She is now mobile still taking things slow.  She has a big house, sitting alone there. Her garden was full of Tulips, so many beautiful flowers all around in her garden. It was looking great. Her son was on a trip to Spain with his family. I love my sister very much. My son and daughter were also with me. We spent

  March 26th 2024  I am in England, at my daughter's place in Reading. Yesterday, I was in Oxford at my grand daughter's place. Oxford is a city of Uni and colleges. I liked the old architecture. Flowers around. Coffee shops and eateries, all crowded, I think, mostly were students.  It is hard to drive in city area anywhere in London. You can not get parking space. Speed limits go on changing, difficult to keep track. You get tickets easily. It comes in mail sometimes, it is for sixty pounds and you get surprised, what did I do, where I went wrong. If you are lucky, it will be for twenty pound not less. Her husband is very considerate. He dropped us in the downtown area. Rare moments for me to enjoy with my daughter, my grand daughter and my son. It was like a combo of three generations. We walked around, enjoyed. Beautiful moments to cherish, to lock in your memory box. It is great to be with your loved ones. 

  Reading, England March 23rd 2024 Beautiful bright sunny morning. I am in England, in the land of my daughters. Three of my daughters live here. I came yesterday, Friday afternoon. Air Canada landed at 11.10, me and my son were in Reading, at 12 30, at my youngest daughter's place. Reading is not far from Heathrow Airport. It is Saturday morning, I am sitting in the eat in kitchen area, enjoying my oatmeal porridge and stir fried egg. My daughter had everything ready for me to enjoy.  I am having my morning tea in her back garden. Garden is looking great. Tree loaded with Pink Camila. Daffodils are smiling in the green pot at one corner. Grass is all cut neat and green. Pots lined up at the right side, on the raised semi circle platform. All shades of green, I can find here in her garden. Gardening needs lots of work.  She loves that and takes good care of her garden. It is 12.30, I am in car with my daughter, my son is also with me. We are done with grocery, now going to pick my

  March 19th 2024 It is a cold wintery day. Two more days to go, for me to get my flight to England. It is Tuesday, my Blog writing day. I try not to miss, to write my blogs. Mostly I write, sitting in Tim Hortons, at my favorite spot. I was all set, about to leave. It was 5 C below zero, so I got my heavy winter coat, my woolen cap, Stole, glove, everything with me. Light snow started showering from up.  I have to change my plans. My youngest grandson, the Slurpee Boy was about to leave to Uni for his Quiz exams. My son was driving him there. I changed my heavy coat to a lighter one, and decided to go with them.  Nothing is end of the world. We have to adjust according to the circumstances and have to keep our plan B ready to switch. Sometimes, our planning doesn't work.  My suitcase is at the right side, beside the window, in my room. I am dumping things, will decide to short list, what to carry with me. We have to check the weight, not have to go with the wish list. Weather will

  March 18th 2024 Dear Friends, Comments from your side, are on hold due to Glitch. I miss that very much. Anyway, we have to take it whatever is there. Hope all of you are doing well and enjoying your time. I am getting ready for my flight. Time is getting closer, I have to check the list, not to miss anything, I will be needing over there. Weather in London, is tricky, not like here. We usually rely on weather predictions in Canada. It goes wrong, sometimes, not often. Climate in England is damp, we feel a bit chilly. I have to be ready to face whatever will be there, in coming days. I still remember, years back, I was in London, at my sister's place, to attend her daughter's wedding. It was 8 C, I just got my sweaters and light jackets. I was shivering. Here 8 C, is like summer in Toronto. I am taking my winter coat, gloves, stole, I am all set for England. No worries. My daughters and my sister, all waiting. It will be great to see all my loved ones. I am worried about coup

  Happy St Patrick's day To all my Irish Friends March 15th 2024 It is 6 C, rain was early morning, no more now. No more snow. Weather is great. My deck is all clean and washed. Red wooden bench is shining at the corner of my front garden, under the Magnolia tree. Birds are back from South of the border. Time to get out, to hit roads, trails and waters. No more hiding, indoors. I booked my flight to England to see my daughters and my grand kids. They are excited. I know, it will be tough for them to manage room for me to stay, as  houses are not so spacious in England.  Here in Canada, not much population, so space is not a big problem, still nowadays, kids need their own domain.  Their own privacy.  Not like in our days. We used to share room with others.  Every era is different. Generations adopt changes according to the circumstances. Change is the beauty of life.  My son is also going with me. He too wants to meet his sisters and their families. It will be great to be with fami

  March 12th 2024 It is mixed sunny warm wintery day. Tough choices for us to make, what to wear, to get out, on these days. Warm under sun, cold under shade. It is 12.30, I am going for my walk, standing beside my coat closet. I have to select something suitable from the stock.  I picked my black and grey jacket to wear. It looked perfect, not too light, not too heavy. I took my red woolen stole too for just incase. I walked for a while, was about to enter Whites Road. I was not comfortable, feeling a bit cold. I gave a second thought to my jacket. I think, have to go back to change for a heavy one. I got my black hoody. I am on the way to Tim Hortons. I am missing my gloves, my hands are cold. I keep one pair of gloves in all my coats and jackets, how come I missed this one. Anyway, we learn lessons out of all this. Next time I will be careful to check things before getting out.  My daughter, my youngest one is calling me from Reading. I have to cross Whites Road, have to take Sheppa

  March 9th 2024 Hazy morning, raining since last nigh. It is 8.30, my youngest grandson has to go to Uni for his mid term exams. My son is going to drop him there.  It will be rain all day, my  walks will be on hold.   I will get my coat and joggers, to go with them, to Uni.  I will have breakfast later. I don't want to miss my chances. We have to get whatever chances available to get out, to change our scenery. It helps to boost our will power, also manages our mood swings. Try to get out, keeping track of your health and safety. That is priority at any age. We don't have to wait for sometimes later. God forbid our health may not be the same as today. Things change so quickly. Time flies. What is today, won't be coming back. Every moment is rare, slipping away, will be lost forever. Value every moment. Sometimes we are stuck, not so mobile. Try to change positions, to get a different view. Lookouts are everywhere, at our houses /apartments. We just take it for granted, ne

  March 5th 2024 Beautiful morning sunny and bright. Sun is fully awake, eyes wide open. Shining up and above in full bloom. I hanged all my heavy coats and jackets, at the back of my coat closet. It is now time to wear sweaters and something light. I have couple of light jackets. One is very light with sky blue and navy blue combination. I got it, years ago for five pounds from Oxfam, in Grimsby. That jacket is my favorite one.  It is not so hot today, it is 10 C. I have to wait, to wear this one.  My other jacket is, with grey and black combination. My son used to wear that. It is very old. I liked it so he gave it to me. It is mine now.  I have one more jacket, not so light. My son gave me as a gift. He got it from his work.  It is 10.15, I am in my kitchen, making banana strawberry shakes for my son, my youngest grandson and for myself. We have to treat ourselves well. It motivates our body to co-operate with our day plans. There is," give and take", in all relationships.

  March 2nd 2024 It is a foggy day, rainy and misty. Sun is still drowsing, not coming out of his hazy blanket, may be enjoying his weekend. It is 9.15, I am done with my breakfast, my oatmeal porridge and stir fried egg. I don't take egg every day. We have to be cautious with our diet, specially at our age.  Me and my son, are awake. He is also an early riser. Everyone else is sleeping at my place. TV is on, we are watching, "Andy Griffith" show. Old shows are good to switch on, we don't have to focus. These are mostly, with low pitch, sort of meditative, good to pass time.  It is 9.45, my son is going to lake. I am getting ready to go with him. It is raining so we will go to the canopy site of the lake. No chance to walk around, still good to be by the lake. To watch the view, to behold the atmosphere.  I am here, lake is sort of misty. No blue water. I hear couple of birds, somewhere inside trees. Not many people here. Just two cars. I think, people are sitting ins

  February 27th 2024 Beautiful morning, 4 C, sun is shining in full bloom, smiling from up and above, to make our day. Thank you dear, you are always there, trying to brighten our days. Thank you. Today, I am sitting with an empty nest, everyone left for work and school. My youngest grandson is sleeping, enjoying his Reading week. He is off from Uni. He must be playing computer games or may be studying for his next week exams,  till late night. He is in Uni, so like an adult now. We have to leave him alone. Don't have to dictate for things to do. Let him decide for what he wants and when he wants. Let him make his own decisions, his own schedule. We have to be considerate and have to trust our kids. It will help to boost up their confidence level. It is a different world. Kids know what they are doing. We don't have to apply our half a century old formulas to decide the path of their life.  Just relax, be patient and leave them alone, to choose for their own self. Don't try

  February 24th 2024 It is 10. 45, sunny bright, cold morning, 18 C below zero. It was just on Thursday, we were sweating, while playing Carpet Bowling. Weather is like a roller coaster. My eldest daughter in Edmonton, was enjoying yesterday with 10 C, today it is 25 C below zero over there. I think, this cold spell will last just for few days, not long. So much is changed due to global warming. Let's see. Today, I started my day a bit late. I couldn't sleep well last night. Some nights are not good, we can't handle well. We are not Robots. Our body acts differently from time to time. It takes it's own turn. There are lots of factors, to affect our mind and body. Our feelings, our thoughts, our surroundings, the atmosphere, the people around. Everything matters.  Most of the time, we can not figure out that what is going wrong, why our mind directing our body to switch from the usual routine, and orders to go in other direction.  I think, our subconscious is the key. It

  February 20th 2024 Sunny, bright beautiful morning, not so cold, just 6 C below zero. Snow is all around.  There was snow storm here, in Toronto, couple of days ago. T hick slab of ice on the glass top of my steel garden table, is looking great under sunlight. I think, snow is done for this year. Summer is just around the corner. Time to get out, to hit the roads, go to trails and lakes. I was busy in kitchen, making carrot desert and milkshakes. My Tuesdays are off, I don't have to go to work. Carpet bowling also started so, my Thursdays are busy too. Carrot desert takes time so I did it today. It is my son's favorite.  To put smile on the faces around, is great. It gives great satisfaction when you feel that people need you. Their smile is their acknowledgment. It gives you assurance that you did your job well.  To pitch in at the household, we live in, is a must. I take it like that. It maintains relationships with the people, we share the premises. It is always give and t

February 17th 2024 It is a cold morning, snow all around. There was a snow storm couple of days ago, on 16th. It started at 1.30, I was at the library. Our club arranged valentine's lunch for we seniors. My friend surprised me with a pack of tasty, strawberry filled chocolates. So nice of her.  She is a real friend of mine, gives me ride on Mondays. She knows, I have car problem on some days. My daughter in law goes to work, in person, on couple of days, I get stuck at that time.  Snow storm started on 16th, it continued till yesterday.  Nothing stops for we Canadians. We learned how to tackle all that. Yesterday was my working day. I was there on time. Couple of people from our group were also there. We were eleven, made four teams, played Darts game on two carpets, enjoyed our time. Today, it is a beautiful day, sunny bright and cold, feels like 17 C below zero. It is beauty of Canada that sun keeps on shining up and above, most of the time, to make our days brighter.  It is 9.45

  February 13th 2024 I just woke up, today starting my day a bit late. We Humans are not robots. Our bodies take their own turn, do what they like. It is snowing right now. Weather looks like a roller coaster. It is Tuesday, I don't have to go to work. I usually go for my walks, when I am off from work. Let's see how weather goes. For now, going downstairs to kitchen, to make oatmeal porridge for my breakfast.  It is 10.30, my daughters calling me from Kent, Grimsby and Reading. They call me during day time. They have one week school break. In England, they don't have two months long holidays, like here in Canada. They have short breaks after every six weeks. I think, that is a good idea. Students have time to refresh, must be feeling energetic to focus on studies.  My daughter, the eldest one calls me at night. She is in Edmonton, two hours behind the time in Toronto. She is not in school, works online, has her own day routine. I am done with talking to my daughters. They

    Happy New Year  To All my  Chinese Friends February 10th 2024 Great weather 4 C, sunny and bright morning. Try to brighten your mornings, focus on something positive. Make plans for the day in hand. I take mornings, like face of our day. Today is a beautiful day to go for walks. I will do that. First I have to check my table calendar.  I mark, things to do, on my calendar. It is easy to remember at our age. I just checked, it is time to wash my hair. I will do hair color too. I do that by myself, at home. We have to do things to look good, to make ourselves happy.  I don't wash hair every day.  We, at our age, go on losing hair, like so many of our other things. Our energy, our nerve's power. Some of our teeth are also gone. We have to take care. Have to be careful with whatever, we have.  Anyway, I have to do hair color.  I see so many hair in my bath tub after every wash. I don't know, how come, so many are still there, on my head. It is time to change my bed sheets t

  February 6th 2024 Beautiful weather. No rain, no snow. Bright and sunny, it is 1 C right now, will be a bit warmer later on. Perfect day for walks. It is Tuesday, I don't have to got to work, will make other plans for my day.  First thing first, I have to get ready for walk. It is 10.30, my daughters are calling me from Grimsby and Reading. Family comes first, I have to take calls. Day is nearly done in England. It is already afternoon at their places. They must be going home, after work.  They call me on the way, while going back to home. I know they will be busy with their own family things, won't be having time to talk to me. We parents, have to be considerate, have to appreciate for whatever time our kids can make, to brighten our days.  We have to acknowledge, never have to complain about the timings and duration of their calls. Their voice is more than enough to make our day. Complaints are like poisons, ruin relationships. We never want that. Not with any relationship,

  February 3rd 2024 Beautiful morning bright and sunny. Not below Zero temperature. Today, I started my day a bit late. My body was not listening to me. It was not her fault. Last night my sleep was not good, she must be tired. I won't blame her. I go to bed at around 12, midnight. That is my routine. Last night, after having some sleep, I woke up at 1.45, wide awake. At that time, we have no option, instead of tossing on bed, waiting for back to sleep. Just try to get busy with anything to distract yourself.  I think, sleep is like butterfly. The more we try to catch, it will keep on running away. Just relax, stay calm, it will come back to you. To calm yourself down, you have to distract yourself.  Get busy with anything. I sit down with my computer. It is like my friend, always there for me. Give yourself some time and sleep will come back to you. You don't have to run after. I have couple of invitations today, lucky me. Two of my friends invited me in the afternoon. They li

  January 30th 2024 It is 7.30, cold morning. White stuff showering from up and above. So much snow is already around. January is nearly done. Couple of weeks more for we Canadians to deal with snow.  I just woke up, still in bed, trying to revive my body, to deal with my day's program. We have to give some time, to our body to be ready to listen to us. Don't have to push. Have patience. Just wait. It is Tuesday, I am not working, don't have to go, to play Darts today. I have to make other plans to fill up columns of my day. Try to live in day tight compartment, to keep yourself away from thinking negative. Simple recipe to stay on the right track. We woke up each morning with a bundle of twenty four hours, a beautiful gift from Almighty. Try to make a good use of that. It's so nice of Him that He never asks about, what we did with our last twenty four hours. He keeps on showering His Blessings every day, every morning. We usually have our set programs, our schedule, at

  January 27th 2024 Beautiful morning. Great weather. I will make couple of quick calls back home, after that I will get ready for my walk. I have to call one of my cousin and my younger sister. We have to make use of whatever is available. Moments keep on slipping from our hands for never to come back. Keep that in mind, what is gone, is gone for ever, never to come back.  We can not turn pages of the story book of our life.  I just got the News that one of my old office friend passed away. I told you what is gone, is gone, for never to come back. Old friends are like sort of treasures. Moments we spent together, are cherished deep down somewhere inside our memory box. Beautiful moments related to our dear friends and the members of our family, we lost, we are not able to see them anymore. We have to open up our memory box to get a feel of them.  Our memories are cherished inside there, locked up safe and sound, not to be lost.  We keep on sorting things out from our memory box to mak

  January 23rd 2024 Beautiful day. Bright and sunny. It is 2 C below zero. Snow all around, is glittering under the sun, looking like Silver and Platinum. Such a scenic view to behold, to cherish.  I am off today, not working. I don't go to work on Tuesdays. It is garbage pick up day in our neighborhood. Blue, green and grey, all sorts of bins are lined up by the side of driveways. Ready to be picked up.  Grey one is the garbage bin, picked up every other week, not every week. The other two bins, blue and green are for paper, bottles and kitchen things, for perishable items, picked up on weekly basis.  It is a big exercise for households, to put the right things in the right bin. Confusing too, to remember. Things go wrong, not be picked up, will be left behind. I don't know, if this is helping our climate issue anyway.  Looks nothing working out to deal with our climate change. I think, we are late to start these things. Anyway, it is never too late. Let's hope for the goo

  January 20th 2024 It is nearly the end of January. We are getting lots of snow. Cold weather 18 C below zero, feels like 25 C below. It is so much snow all around. My walks are on hold for a while. We have to be cautious. Have to take health and safety as our priority.  Glass top of my steel garden table, is loaded with a thick slab of ice. Red garden chair, my son got from Home Depot, couple of years ago, is half embedded into a big pile of snow.  Deck is closed, will not be in use for couple of months. Mid March may be fine to get out, to look around our back garden. To check out, what is to be done in April and May, to get plants, to fill up flower bed. To give a new life to our garden. We know that spring will be for a short time still, we Canadians never give up, going to Garden Centre, to pick pots, plants and flowers, to beautify our home gardens.  Just try to enjoy whatever is there. Make use of, whatever is available. It will top up your positivity,  will be enough to make y

  It is 9.30 in the morning. Cold 8 C below zero, feels like 20 C below. Snow is all around. White stuff, still showering from up and above. It will go on, all day. Trees are giving a look, like decorated in Christmas time, loaded with white cottony flowers.  Beautiful atmosphere, quiet and still, just to behold.  Time to stay indoor, to search your inside. To listen your own self, to find inner peace. This is also time to go for winter sports, skiing and sledding, using cleats, to walk on frozen lakes and other frozen bodies of water. Ice hockey is our favorite sport. We Canadian are too much into it.  At our age, it is time to meditate. We are done with winter sport things in our time. We will be happy with any book / magazine of our choice, to stay by the balcony / window, with a cup of coffee / tea. We will be all set, to enjoy our Canadian winter. 20 C below zero or 30 below, doesn't matter to us.  We learned to enjoy. Every season is unique, gives us variety of views. Change

  January 12th 2024 It is around mid of January. Time for us to, start getting snow storms. This will be off an on, for the next couple of weeks. It is 10.15, mixed sunny cloudy morning, windy too. Gusts are 38 to 48 km.  Friday used to be my work day, not today. Kids day camp is going on in the library, at my work place. I am off for the whole week. I have to find my own things to do, to get busy. From Monday, things will be back on track. I will be having my regular work hours. It is 11.45, I am getting ready to walk to Tim Hortons. I take it as my second home. I know that it is cold and windy. I am all set with gloves, stole and three layers underneath my winter coat. I will be fine. Whites Road and walkway is, all clear of snow. I see some white patches of snow, by the side of road, under trees and bushes. This is the beauty of Toronto, snow cleared right away. It looks like a usual wintry day. No snow. Everything working, normal routine. Nothing stops, so is my walk. I am at Tim H