Thought Of The Day

      Nature is amazing. Two days ago there was snow all around. Today I can't see any. Thanks to the rain yesterday. Today it is a bright beautiful morning. No rain, no snow. The sun is shining in full bloom. Yesterday was gloomy, cloudy all day. Things change on their own due course.  We have to be patient to wait and see what comes next. Keep in mind,” This too shall pass”. There are always mornings after nights. Change is the beauty of life. I believe. It's a  bit windy at 48 km. It's the gusts I am scared of. Fall is dangerous for everyone at any stage of life. It is disastrous at our later stages. Healing is not easy. Not easy to be back on track. It doesn't mean that we have to be house bound for the rest of our life. Try to be extra careful while getting out. Take breaks while doing things in your routine life. Watch your steps. We have lots of time in our hands. Do things with tracking your safety. Health and safety is a priority all the ti...

    It's a cold snowy day. It started a day before, not heavy snow, just flurries still for continuous two days.  I can see a thick sheet of ice on the glass top of my garden steel table. It must be around six cm what it looks like. Trees around are dusted with white powder. Loaded with white Cottony flowers. Such a beautiful scenic atmosphere to behold. Cars on my driveway are covered under a sheet of ice.  My son is working from home. His kids have to go to work in person. A lot of work for them to dig out their cars out of this mess. For myself too it will be a bit scary to walk through the icy walkway. I take one day at a time somehow to manage my trip to my coffee house. Health and safety is a top priority at every stage of life. We have to be a bit extra careful at the later stages of life. Our body is old enough to handle any damage to our existing structure. Our nerves are also not in good shape to take any extra pressure. We are managing oursel...

    October is the month when the fall season comes in full bloom. November has started and we are still enjoying the beauty of the fall season. It is not done yet.  Winter is also trying to make its entry. It looks like a mixed plate. We are having a taste of both fall and a bit of winter too. Lucky to be here in Canada we have a chance to taste all four seasons. Every season with full intensity, full glamor.  It is 10.30, I will switch on my computer to go through some of the messages on my Facebook. It looks good to connect with the people of your choice. To connect with the people of a variety of cross sections. Some are not on the same wave length. Having a different point of view. It doesn't matter. To be around people gives you mental peace. I believe that. I agree that sometimes they take your mental peace away. Ruin your moments. I think that we have to get a chance to deal with all sorts of opinions. To come across a variety of ideas opens up o...

      It's 8.45, I am busy in kitchen making my breakfast.  Just oatmeal porridge, will have it with milk. I don't eat eggs in the mornings. I eat one boiled egg later on. We have to regulate our diet. Specifically at the later stages of life. I don't drink tea or coffee with my breakfast. I will walk to Tim Hortons after, to enjoy my tea / coffee over there. At the earlier stages of life. Our day program is already chalked out. We don't have to worry about that. No pressure making plans to fill up our day calendar. We are busy at school. After that period of life. We are busy with work. No worries to chalk out our day plans. At the later stages, we have to deal with a different scenario. We are done with work and our family obligations. Lots of time in our hands. No school, no work to get busy with. We have full days to spend. Just waiting for our call to leave doesn't make any sense. We are the masters to lead our life. No interference to disrupt our p...

  November has already started. The year 2025 is about to end.  Just a couple of more months to go. It will also be a part of history after that like so many others. Time keeps on flying. Moments keep on slipping from our hands. We rarely keep track of the moments in hand. Rarely give a thought that we will be losing them soon. Try  to make it useful to make your day. To smile and to make others smile too. It is a beautiful bright cold morning. The sun is shining in full bloom to make our day brighter. So nice of him. We have to start our day with a positive attitude. Things happen. Try to forget and focus on the moments ahead. We have a bunch of twenty four hours every morning. Try to be amazed. Be thankful to God Almighty for the things we have. Don't have to grieve for what is lost. Count and focus on the blessings we have. Life is not a bed of roses nor the bed of thorns. We all have to pass through some bumpy roads. Some turbulence on the way. Life is l...

  It's a beautiful bright cold morning with 4 C at 10.15. My back garden is loaded with scattered yellow Maple leaves.  Thanks to the tall Maple leaf tree standing gracefully in the back of my garden. Not much activity in my garden. It looks a bit quiet. Just a couple of red, purple and white seasonal flowers are pushing themselves to give color to my garden.  No pink Canadian roses and not any blood red David Austin roses. One black Squirrel wandering on the lush green grass to find his breakfast or maybe looking for his brunch. I can't see any birds in my garden or up in the sky. I think they already left for South of the Border. The red wooden bench in my front garden is looking great. Washed clean and shining under the sun. Thanks to the rain for a couple of days. Grass is also green.  The trees around are still full of life. No skeleton trees for now. I can see lots of sparkling red colored leaves in between the greens. It's 11.30, I am all set to ...

    It's a cold rainy day. It started in the morning and will be all day. What the weather channel is predicting.  I started my day a bit late. Nothing was wrong. My sleep was sound. I went to bed early at 11.15. Not my usual time to go to bed. I go around 12 midnight. We humans are not robots. We don't follow our fixed time table. Our body takes its own route to go ahead. Our sleep hours are not the same every night. I am off today. Not have to go to play Darts. I took my time to start my day. Last night I enjoyed watching the Baseball Blue Jay's game with my middle grandson. There's a lot of buzz around. The team is in the finals after thirty two years. They are one game away from the Championship. Let's see. The day is bright. Rain drops look great on the grass in my garden. It's 11.30, rain is not going to stop till late evening. I am checking the intensity and speed of rain drops to go for my walk. The glass top of my steel garden table works l...

  It's 10.30, I am done with my breakfast and with some calls to make. I am now getting ready.  I have to go for my dental appointment. Things start coming up at our age. We have to take whatever is there. It is 11.15, I  am walking by the Whites Road. Leaves of Gold, Copper and Bronze all scattered on the pathway.  Trees around are looking beautiful with scarlet and blood red leaves in between the greens. It is  a scenic atmosphere to behold. The sun is shining in full bloom. It's a bright and cold day with 6 C right now. Wind gusts around 40 km. Even on cold days the sun is up and above most of the time to make our days brighter. That's the beauty of Canada. My Dental clinic is ten minutes further to the Coffee House. I can make it. My grandson, the middle one, is working from home. He offered me a ride. So nice of him. I believe that we have to manage things on our own as long as we can. It boosts our will power. Helps to control our mood swings...

  It's 9.30 in the morning. I am starting my day a bit late. Sometimes our sleep is not good and we get stuck.  We are humans not robots. Things happen. So many factors are there to disrupt our normal routine life. Most of the time we are unable to figure that out. Everything looks fine. We still lack our mental peace. Our routine gets disturbed. We humans are full of emotions. The people around. The surroundings. Change of weather. Place. Everything matters in our life. Any change is enough to distract us from our routine. Sometimes things that are at the back of our mind are enough to ruin our day. Enough to lose our sleep. No use of  getting panicky. Be patient. Nothing stays forever. Things take time to settle down in due course. “ This Too Shall Pass “ . Get busy with anything to divert your attention. Go for a walk to change your scenery. At night time, find something to get you relaxed. Don't push yourself to sleep. Don't waste your energy. It will top...

    October is about to end. Our real cold days are just close by. Nowadays it's a bit cold. Still not much for us Canadians.  It is 6 C not below zero. Fine with us. We have to dress up in layers not have to be bundled up. Squirrels are walking around in the greens to get their food. I also see a couple of birds up in the sky. They may be leaving for South of the Border. I hope they have all the complete documents. Things now are not the same. So much has changed. Things are quiet in my back garden. I can't see any of the beautiful pink Canadian roses. Not the blood red David Austin. Some of the white, purple and red seasonal flowers are still there. Holding their breath, staying strong, keeping the atmosphere alive with their sheepish smile. The trees around are standing quietly waiting for the days ahead. There is a wait and still feeling all around. The sun up above is not in full bloom still awake trying his eyes wide open. Time flies and things change....

  It's 8.30 in the morning. I am sitting in the eat- in kitchen having my breakfast. I take one teaspoon of honey in warm water to start my day. Honey drink and oatmeal porridge is my breakfast. I skip my morning tea / coffee. It is Thursday, not my working day so I will enjoy my coffee in Tim Hortons. On the other days I enjoy my tea / coffee with my senior club friends. It is good to give color to your life whenever we can. I am retired. It doesn't mean we are done with our good days. We are not done with our life. We have so much time to travel down the road. Try to keep on collecting happy moments on the way. Life is how we take it. I know that it is not a bed of roses. I think it is sort of like a mixed plate with sweet and bitter moments in everyone's life. We have to face with patience and dignity whatever comes on the way in the journey of our life. We have so much to celebrate so much to be grateful. Count your blessings. That will give you power to m...

  I was on a four day trip to Washington. I started my journey on Friday at 8.30 in the morning. It is a ten hour drive from Toronto.  We stopped on the way taking breaks to make our journey enjoyable. I was back in Toronto on around 10.30 last night. As we get older things do not stay the same. Especially at the later stages of our life. We have to be extra careful with our health. Our body starts getting weak and other health issues start coming up. Our sleep does not sound like it did in the earlier days of our life. We will not be sleeping in our own bed. Going on trips becomes an adventurous task. We have to take so many extra things to be on the safe side. Thinking that we might need all that just in case. With all these issues I still feel that to get stuck for the rest of our life is not a good option. We have to take steps to make our days. Try to top up memorable moments to get happiness whenever we can. Change is the key to happiness. Change of place. ...

  It's a long weekend. Monday is closed for Thanksgiving. My neighborhood is a bit quiet. Cars are staying on driveways for orders to move.  I can't see any birds in my garden. Black Squirrel used to come early in the morning. He comes for his exercises on the fence of my back garden. He didn't come today. I think everyone is busy at home with the preparations for their family gatherings.Turkey has to be done before. It is the main dish to put on the dinner table for families. I believe that life is the same for everyone with some ups and downs. Some take it hard. Some try to go with the flow. They don't take things too seriously. I think how to live your life is an art. Some are good at that. We don’t have to take it too hard. That makes it worse. Not easy to control after. Mornings are the face of our day. It plays a key part in making our days. Handle your day with a good start. Try to enjoy your mornings. Life will all be good.

  It's a cold cloudy morning. The sun is not awake yet. Drowsing under his grey blanket. He must be awake till late at night.  It was raining all night. It just stopped and will start again after a couple of hours at 10. That the weather channel is predicting. It is 7.30, I got up early today. The first thing I do is to check the weather of the day. Time is running out. I have to get ready for my walk. I will miss that otherwise. It will start at 10 and will be raining all day. I have to dress up in layers. It is 8 C. I have to pick my maroon umbrella just in case. That umbrella I got years ago from Dollarama store for three dollars. We have to be prepared while getting out of the house. Not good to get stuck on the way to spoil the trip. I have gloves, my woolen cap and my red woolen stole. This red stole one of my senior club friends gifted to me. Gifts are like souvenirs. Doesn't matter how much it costs. Price doesn't matter. I am all set ready to leave. M...

      So much has changed in just a couple of hours. The temperature dropped to single digits. It is 6 C at 10 in the morning. The day before it was 24 C. I had to figure out what to wear to go for my walk. Today we have to follow a different dress code. Long winter coat not the heavy one with sweater underneath. I have to take gloves and my woolen stole too.  We have a variety of jackets and coats in our coat closet. We pick and choose according to the weather advisory. We learned to cope with 40 C plus and also with 35 C below zero. We can handle all that. Just bring it on. Our summer days are done for now. We enjoyed it enough. No complaints. We have to accept and manage with whatever is available. Time flies. Nothing stays forever. Winter has its own beauty. It's time to slow down. To take breaks. Today it is 6 C. Not too bad. We take it like a summer. It's not below zero. We know things are going to be tougher in a couple of weeks. We have to be bun...

   The weather is great. It's a beautiful morning at 19 C. It is already October 7th and we Canadians are still enjoying our summer days.  No jackets, amazing. I started my day a bit late today. My sleep was not good. Things start happening at our age.   Mornings are also a bit tricky sometimes. We don't know which part of our body is not in good shape. Start giving us a hard time.  We have to manage with how things are. Every stage of life is different. Not the same. We are not robots.There are so many factors that come across to affect our peace of mind, our harmony. The people around at work, school and household. Everything matters to make our days. It might also ruin our day. We have emotions. Emotions are key in managing our mood swings.Things which bother us are sometimes enough to make a dent. Enough to take our peace away.  We start feeling low, lose our interest. We take time off. Take a back seat for a while. Not ambitious to go ahea...

  The weather is great. It's still summer. We are enjoying the outdoors, not  wearing our jackets.  Flowers are smiling in pots and planters.The Flower bed at the back of my garden is looking beautiful with pink Canadian roses. Other seasonal flowers golden yellow, violet and brick red are also in full bloom. Making the atmosphere colorful.  The Black Squirrel is busy with his work outs on the wooden fence of my back garden. I can hear a couple of birds are busy chit chatting on the top of the Maple tree at the right side of my garden. The air is loaded with fragrance. Full of aroma from the flowers and greens around. I am sitting on one of the red knitted steel garden chairs. Trying to have a feel of all that. My son got four of these chairs years ago from Home Depot. Time is running out. It is already 10.15, I have to get ready for my walk and also to get my morning tea / coffee from Tim Hortons. To be outdoors imparts something unique to brighten up ...

  Time flies so quickly. The New Year 2025 is no more New. It's nearly done.  Just a couple of months to go to make it history. We never give a thought that the time we have is not for ever. Moments keep on slipping from our hands for never to come back. Try to make use of your time in hand.  Present is everything. Don't have to waste that moment thinking about the days already done. Life is like a combo. Mixed with sweet and bitter moments. It is not a bed of roses. We have flowers of happiness with thorns all around. Thorns are the difficult moments we have to face in life. That is so normal, Life is like a mixed plate. We have to pick flowers of happiness from wherever we can. To give color to our moments in hand. Try to distract yourselves. Do not spoil the moments to come. We are here for a given time. Everyone is in a state of wait and see. No one knows about his time to leave. We all are waiting for the call from Almighty. Done is done. The future is ...

    Summer has long days and short nights. Days to get out. To hit the roads, trails and waters. Time to enjoy the outdoors. September will be done today.  October starts tomorrow. We are still enjoying our summer time. Not have to wear any jackets or sweaters. Time to bundle up is yet to come. We have a couple of more days to stay outside. To have a feel of nature around. Flowers are still blooming. Smiling in pots, planters and in flower beds.  The grass is lush green in our front and back gardens. Everyone is busy, planning picnics and outdoor parties. Lakeside is busy. The sun is shining in full bloom. Water is sparkling under the sun, like gold, silver and platinum.  Sailboats and canoes are scattered all over the water surface. This all gives a festive touch to the atmosphere. Festivity imparts positivity. It helps to elevate our mood. Helps to distract us from our day to day issues. We take some time off to be a part of all this.  Putting ...

  Every day as soon as we get out of bed we start thinking about how to spend our twenty four hours. Sometimes we already have plans for the day. Invitations to attend get together. Visit with friends and some of our family members. Sometimes we have to make courtesy calls.  Someone not in good shape needs company. We go there to support. Sort of our moral obligations. Still so much time in hand. We have to figure out how to make use of that.  We have to empty our account the same day. Drain out all the time. We will be having another lot of the same amount of time next morning. At the early stages of our life we were busy with our school days. After that, we were busy with work. We have no pressure to chalk out our day plans. It was all tailor made.  We are out of bed and in no time have to get ready to go to school or work. When we come back we are already tired.  Now it's time to relax. Time to watch programs of our interest. Listen to music or s...

It's a hazy morning. The sun is not yet out of his grey blanket.  Maybe he was up till late night enjoying his time.  It has been raining since last night. It is still drizzling. not heavy though.   I am sitting with my computer in my room. Window blinds are drawn up to connect with the world outside. I am enjoying the scenery. The view of my front garden.   The grass is all lush green with no brown patches in between. Thanks to the rain. I don't have to water my plants either. I am on break. I have time off to do some of my own things.   The red wooden bench by the left side of the Magnolia tree, is shining, all washed and clean. The trees around look happy.   The red and golden yellow Dahlia flowers in the brick red platters in front of my door by the driveway look happy too. Giving me a smile. A smile is contagious just like grief and sorrow. A smile is a symbol of happiness. It works like an invitation for the people around to share the mom...

    It's 10.45 in the morning. I am outside, not home. I can see orange, yellows and blood red in between the greens in the trees around me.  So many yellow leaves scattered on the walkway. So much Gold also started showering from the Maple tree in my back garden. I will be rich any time soon. I smell a change in the atmosphere. Change in colors. Change in the scenery. The atmosphere is scented with a peculiar aroma. Air is loaded with a unique mixed fragrance. I feel a change in life too. Everyone is at a slow pace. Feeling calm everywhere around. Looks like all creatures have taken a break. I believe that is time to wait. To be prepared for the days ahead. It is time to pause. Pause to behold the things around. For which we never gave a thought. I believe, change is the beauty of life. It makes us change our lifestyle. To chalk out something different from our usual routines. I am enjoying my walk. I have to walk a bit carefully. I don't want to crush any ...

  Sometimes our body is not listening, giving us a tough time. I think at that time we have to listen to her / him to resolve matters. To save time and also to avoid complications. Listening works not only for bodies. It works for everyone. We don't have to push. No use of putting extra pressure.  Just back off. We have to take a back seat sometimes. Put your ego aside for a while. Show some patience. Patience is a virtue. It works to simplify matters all the time. Anyway, I did the same this morning. I took a back seat and gave all the time my body wanted to have. To revive herself. I think if we are not making a big deal of things. There won't be any issues. Life will be much easier to handle our day to day matters. We will be much happier. No big issues for our day calendars. Have some patience. Take breaks to pause. To smell the flowers. To behold the scenery. To absorb the aroma of nature.  We have so much to look around. Don't have time to waste on petty matte...

  It's Friday, I was back from work around 12.20. Darts are from 10 in the morning to 12 noon. My son and my daughter in law left this morning for Washington.  They will be back on Monday. Kids are busy with their computers, working online. I am sitting on an empty nest. The house looks a bit quieter. I made banana blackberries shake with nuts to treat myself. We have to treat ourselves to make our body go with our plans.  I made some calls after. My daughters called me from Kent, Grimsby and Camberley, England. They usually make a joint call. It helps to save time. Keep in mind that it works only when the people to call are on the same wavelength. Same mind set. One to one calls will be better otherwise. To avoid misunderstandings and complications. Everyone has his / her own personality. We have to make calls to them accordingly. We call to maintain our relationships not to deteriorate our existing ones. I am done at home so not much to do for now. It is 3...

  It's mid September and the weather is good. Perfect to enjoy walking outdoors. It can change anytime soon.  We Canadians know that so making full use of the time in hand. We don't have to grab a jacket while stepping out of our house. It looks so comfortable. We don't have to decide on our shoes. Any shoes will be fine. We can go with our candles. We rarely have a chance to use these except in our short summer days.  Same with our shirts. Not hiding under our coats. We can show off for a while to feel good. It's Tuesday 10.15 in the morning. I am off today so I don't have to go to work to play my Darts. Today is the garbage collection day in our neighborhood. Bins of all colors, blue, green and grey are lined up by the driveways outside. I don't see much activity outside. Not many cars, just a few waiting for orders to go ahead. It's a working day so most of the people must already be gone to work and school. Just a couple around my age must b...

    It's a beautiful morning, bright and sunny. Pink Canadian roses are giving me a smile to make my day. A positive gesture from anyone imparts happiness all around.  My friend the White Butterfly is whispering to the blood red David Austin roses. I think they two are close friends. She often comes to talk to them. I see a couple of birds walking by the left side of my deck. I think that they came to enjoy the outdoors. To enjoy the scenic atmosphere.They are having chit chats. I can hear them. It looks like they are friends. I usually start my blog by writing, “ It's a beautiful morning ”. To print positive words transmit positive messages to our brain.  The brain works like a power house. It works like a commander. Orders our mind and body to go into any direction.To take any track. There are so many things to look around. We have to try to infer positivity. It will help to impart positive messages to our brain. That will help our mind and body to go...

  Beautiful day, great morning. It's 20 C perfect weather. Slightly windy. I think now summer days are about to be over.   The apartments in " Twin Towers". I mean in the two tall trees in the front garden of my next door neighbor. are looking quiet. I don't see any activity over there. I think all the birds moved out.   They must now be crossing the border for South of the Border. I hope they have their complete documents to clear the security. Things are not the same as were a couple of years ago. So much has changed.   They will come back in early spring or be gone till summer next year. The trees are looking a bit quiet. Starting to change the colors. Losing the green of their leaves. Grass in gardens started to have some brown patches in between.   Some of the leaves have already changed to yellow. lost their strength. We see so many of them scattered around on the pathways. Nature started to change. Now there will be a totally different scenar...

    It's Thursday morning. I started my day a bit late. Some nights are tough to handle. Every night brings a different story, a different scenario to deal with.  Same goes with mornings at our age. We don't know which part of our body is not in a good shape to go with our plans. We were not having any problem planning our day schedule at the age we used to go to work. We had no option except to get up in the morning and get ready for work.  Our body was used to that. We had no time to listen to our body parts whining. Things start happening as we age. We are done with our work. No designated plans for our twenty four hours. We ourselves have to organize our days. We are now the ultimate authority to make our day plans. It is a big responsibility. We can make it or can ruin things by taking the wrong track. The wrong track will be doing nothing just sitting idle. We will be couch potatoes. That will take our mental health downwards. Our physical strength ...

      It's morning, time to have breakfast. The weather looks great, not too cold. I am sitting on one of the red knitted chairs in my back garden. My son got four of these steel chairs years ago from Home Depot. We don't use these chairs so often. Just in a couple of summer days we get a chance to have a seat here to enjoy our back garden. Not on rainy days and not in winter time. Summer for us in Canada comes like a visitor. It doesn't stay long. We look forward to summer days to get ready to hit roads and waters. We all know that it will be short. We try to make maximum use of its short and sweet stay. This is the beauty of Canada that every season is intense, comes in full bloom. Summer time sometimes we have to come across scorching temperatures with plus forty centigrade. Sitting in gardens won't be comfortable on those days. Today is like some of the days as the weather is great. Perfect to sit outside to enjoy the back garden. My deck is all washed...

  It's Sunday today. I am sitting beside my kitchen area. It is early in the morning, a bit quiet at my place.  My son is an early riser, not home. He goes for morning walks, loves biking too. Takes his bike to the lake and walks around. My grandsons are sleeping.They must be enjoying late night. Busy playing video games with friends.  It's a different world now friends don't have to be in person to enjoy together. Not like that in our time. I am busy enjoying my breakfast. I start my day drinking a cup of honey water. One teaspoon of honey in hot water. I take oatmeal porridge in a bowl of warm milk after that. No tea or coffee with my breakfast. I enjoy my tea while playing Darts with my senior club friends in the library. I go there three days a week.  On the days I am off and not going to play Darts. I walk to Tim Hortons to enjoy my morning tea  / coffee over there. We have to plan to do things to make our day to chalk out our own day schedules. I ...

    Today is September the 6th. Summer is nearly done.This is Canada how long we expect Summer days over here my dear. Between Summer and winter comes autumn. Autumn is the season of colors. I like to look forward to that period of the year. We get a chance to see all sorts of colors.  Colors start transforming from dark green to different shades of green mixing some yellow, some orange, red, coffee and bronze in it. Amazing to watch and to cherish your moments. Trees start showering cones and beautiful leaves of all colors. You see deep yellow color leaves scattered like gold all around in your backyard and walkways. You feel starting rich in just a couple of days. We see that the Gold leaves start turning into blood red leaves. It turns into bronze and copper after some days. So many beautiful pieces of art and sculpture we see everywhere every day. It looks like an amazing display of art. We hardly try to give time to pause to have a feel of all that. This ...

    Today is the 2nd of September. It was a long weekend. Monday was Labor day so everything was closed.  Eateries were open. I walked to Tim Hortons to enjoy my time. We have to keep our plans ready to switch, so as not to ruin our days. For me today is also off. No Darts on Tuesdays. I usually skip my morning tea at home after my breakfast. I walk to Tim Hortons to get my tea  / coffee over there.  We have to chalk out our routine to fill up our day schedule. Especially at our age it matters a lot. We have to make our own schedule. We are done with our work and other family matters. Now it is our time to enjoy doing things we want to do. We have twenty four hours every day for our own selves.  Time flies. We don't have to wait for tomorrow. We don't know things might happen and we will not be able to do things we can do today. For everyone things change. Circumstances are not the same. We have to value what we have today. Make use of time in ...

    It is the 29th of August. 3.30 in the evening. I am sitting in my room. My computer is switched on, I am watching my favorite show.  Things are fine still we have to change the scenery. Sitting at the same place doing the same is not good. We start feeling stagnant. It is important to change our position to find different things. It helps to boost our will power. To elevate our mood. Life is the same for everyone with ups and downs. It is like a combo mixed with sweet and bitter moments. We are the commander. We have all the power. Life is not a bed of roses. It happens only in stories. Not in real life.  We can make our life miserable or top it up with colors. Picking moments of happiness from around. Try to spread happiness, put smiles on the faces wherever you can. Life will all be good. It's 4.30 pm, and my grandson, the middle one, is going to Gym. I am getting ready. He will drop me at the Pickering Town Center. It is across the Gym. I am at th...

    The weather is great. Blood red David Austin roses are smiling in the flower bed at the back of my garden.  The flower bed is looking great with pink, purple, white and deep orange flowers. August is nearly done. Today is the 28th. Time flies fast. The new year of 2025 is not new anymore. I came back from England a couple of days ago. It looks like I have never been away from my home. Things are back on track. I started working part time, going to play Darts three days a week. We humans are unique. We are easily able to adjust to the surroundings. Manage to adopt whatever is available to make our time. Yesterday was a busy day for me. I was planning to sort my clothes after coming back from my work. I made it. I organized my closet.  All the clothes were on my bed to sort out. I packed some in my suitcase. I won't be needing those for a while in winter time. It's Thursday, I am off, no Darts today. We have to keep our plans ready to switch to get ours...

    Time flies, things change, so does the weather. I believe that change is the beauty of life. It's 7.15 in the morning, 17 C in Toronto. Nowadays I am an early riser.  I am out of bed at 5.45, maybe my jet lag period is not yet done. I came back from London two days ago. Time in Toronto is five hours behind the time in England. We humans are not robots. It takes time for our body to make adjustments. We don't have to push ourselves. Just go with the flow.  Not the end of the world. Keep in mind that we have twenty four hours in our hands. We have to keep our plans ready to fill in all the columns in our day schedule. At our age we are done with our work and with raising our kids. We are free to enjoy our own time. Not answerable to anyone except to God Almighty.  To be a couch potato is not good. It spoils our physical as well as our mental well-being. Doing nothing will make it easy to think of negatives.  Try to find hobbies. Keep in mind...

    It's the 24th of August 2025. Today is the first morning for me in Canada after six weeks. Home sweet home. We always miss that.  Sometimes we don't, much. Travel nowadays is so common. It is a small world now. Things have now changed from that in our time. Travel is very common, still families are far apart. Not able to make plans to see their loved ones. Kids like to travel to their favorite places with company of their choice. Their parents are busy with work and family. No time to plan to see their parents. We, parents, are at the later stages of our life. For us it's tough to go to visit them. We still try our best to connect with our kids and grand kids. Don't know for how long we are able to make that.  Every trip looks like that, this is the last one. May God keep us mobile to give us strength to make it for some more times. My trip to England is like a dream. With our loved ones every place looks wonderful. Every day with moments to cherish. My...

    My trip to England is done one more day to be here. It's 6.30 in the evening.  I am sitting in my daughter's back garden. Pigeons are on the tree top in front busy talking. I think they are trying to say goodbye to me in their own language. Pink and red roses adding up the color. The atmosphere is loaded with all sorts of aroma. I can feel the fragrance around.  The white cat with black spots is sitting quietly on the side wall of the garden. Such a beautiful scenic atmosphere to behold. Moments to cherish. Every city is unique with its own beauty. I see pigeons walking around everywhere in London. I will miss them in Toronto. Cafes also look quite different here. Not like in my city Toronto. We have to feel lucky to be around in various places. To be with different cultures is a novel experience. We humans are the same, scattered around the world. It doesn't take long to get along. I am leaving England with mixed emotions. Toronto is my home. Three o...

  It's the 20th of August 2025. I am now at one of my daughter’s places in Rochester. I was in Camberley a day before to spend a couple of days with my youngest daughter and her family. Camberley is about an hour and a half drive from Rochester. I will be going back to Canada on Saturday the 23rd August. Time is running out. I am busy gathering flowers of happiness from wherever I can to make my days. Today I enjoyed my time in Canterbury. It's a 40 minute drive from Rochester. Canterbury is a beautiful place famous for one of the oldest Cathedral. I liked the city's old style architecture of the houses, and cafes. I am not so fond of high rise buildings in big cities. It's 3.30 in the afternoon. The weather is great, not too hot. I am enjoying my walk in the High Street in Rochester. So many charity shops and cafes are here. All colors of flowers by the church are making the atmosphere scenic.The church is next to the historic castle, worth visiting. My ...

    It's the 15th of August. Tomorrow I am leaving Grimsby and will be on the road to Camberley to my youngest daughter's place.  Camberley is around four hours drive from Grimsby. My daughter is coming to Leicester to pick me up. It will be halfway for her. My daughter, the middle one, will be driving me from Grimsby to Leicester. Halfway for both of them. Communication always works to sort things out. To communicate, understanding and good relationships matters a lot. Things might get complicated otherwise. To convey your message in a true sense, we have to be on the same wavelength. It also has to be very clear for the person we have to communicate our message that it's a fair deal. We are not taking any advantage.  Message has to be proposed not imposed. We also have to be open minded to listen to the other person’s proposed idea. We Humans are social animals. We need relationships. Nothing works one sided. There is always give and take. Same works t...

  It's 13th of August, I am back in Grimsby. Done with my trip to France. It was short and sweet. Just for two days in Paris. Three of my four daughters were there.  I missed one of my daughters, the eldest one. She lives in Edmonton, Canada. Too much for her to make it. My son was also there. He took a direct flight from Toronto to Paris. They all arranged the Paris trip for me, and were there with their families. One of my  granddaughters was with her five months old baby. Four generations were there. Amazing. We were in Paris for two days. Sometimes time freezes, sometimes flies too soon. It all depends on the company. Company is everything that matters. The people around you make a difference in changing your mood. It doesn't matter, they are family or not. They have to be like minded. People who are not on the same wavelength will ruin your day. Time freezes at that time. Try to pick the right company, especially while going on trips. You will be stuck...

  From Heathrow Airport  It's 8th of August 2025, I am at Heathrow Airport, already checked in. Done with my security, waiting for my flight to Paris. Most of my family members are in Paris, waiting for me. Two of my daughters and their families are there.  My son arrived today from Toronto. One of my daughters, the middle one, is with me. My daughter started our journey yesterday from Grimsby with me. It was a four hour drive.We stayed in Stratford overnight at her daughter's place to be for our today's flight at 12.55 pm.  We were two minutes late, missed our flight. Things happen. Luckily we got another one at 7 pm tonight. We have to make extra payment. We won't blame them. It was our fault.  I think mistakes are part of the learning process. We don't have to take it seriously. This is also part of the game. We keep on learning while going through our journey of life. Just move on. Don't take things too seriously so you can not be out of it....

  It's the 4th of August, a rainy and windy day. Gusts are around 35 to 40 mph.  I usually walk in the back garden before having my breakfast, Not possible today. I tried that couple of times. I was about to fall down due to strong gusts. Health and safety has to be our first priority at any age. At our age, we have to be more careful. We don't have much strength with an old body. Anyway, we have to accept whatever is there. I am sitting by the small round table in the kitchen. Having lunch with my daughter. I like this spot. It is closer to the large glass panels. I can enjoy the entire view of the garden. It's raining. Not a heavy rain, just a drizzle. Pink roses look happy. I think they are also enjoying the view. Two pigeons are walking on the lush green grass. It's too windy with strong gusts. I can't go outside to have a feel of all that. I just had lunch with my daughter. Now I'm getting ready to go grocery shopping with my daughter. Tomorr...

    It's a mixed sunny cloudy morning. Grimsby is a bit cooler than the temperature in London.  I am wearing my light jacket while walking in the back garden.  White Butterfly is whispering to the red roses. I think talking about something personal. White butterfly looks a bit shy. I don't have to go closer. Not a good idea to intrude on their privacy.  Red roses look happy. I think they two are close friends. White Butterfly used to come more often to share her moments with these beautiful roses. I think not we humans, all the creatures have emotions. They are not robots. They are much better than us in so many ways. Always come forward to spread happiness, to brighten our day. It's 12. 45, I am getting ready to go to the Freshney shopping center with my daughter. This is the only shopping mall here in Grimsby. Sun is just awake, now out of his grey blanket. In Europe the climate is much different. Not like at my place in Canada. Here the flowering ...