Thought Of The Day

My Dear Retiree Friends I am so happy that you are having Group Meetings Cafe is lively place  good idea going by car Say Hello to the Gentleman who traveled one hour and used buses  You can give my Blog website whoever likes to have You can share any information as it is public just don't have to use Names I think it will be helpful to others while we live in Family have to face  such problems in our day to day Life Please also share with your Social  Committee it will be a great idea My Dear Kris Father we do so many wrong things  still God lo ves us we have to forgive others Please think about that to make God happy You are a sking why I do my things and don't ask my son I like to do that to be mobile to be active to enjoy My Life Nice weather today sunny bright and plus 3 trees are shaking their heads I think celebrating the beauty around Small shrubs like young trees are in playful mood ...

I was waiting for my second Bus # 900 Pulse at Kingston Highway I was going to play Darts and Carpet Bowling after 2 weeks I was with family -- friends and Community things I was very busy so  didn't miss my Senior Club though I love my Club it is like a second Home for me I am at the Bus stop taking refuge inside the Glass shelter it is 4 degrees now at 9.25 am my bus will be coming in 5 minutes This is an intersection of Kingston and Whites Road on either side are Gas stations one side is Shell and near that is Tim Hortons drive through On the other side is Petro Canada and just at 5 minutes walk is Tim Hortons and Wendy a Proper Eating Place Tim Hortons is very popular in Canada like Costa in England It was long summer so it is not Fall yet Colors started changing but not completely I see birds flying  in groups and all in the  same direction may be signed up with the same Tour Bus Company so all g...

My Retiree Group Members first thing don't make it official keep everything simple just get relaxed Get involved in family or with the people you live with involve yourself in simple cooking talking or  meeting  just for Chit Chat  We have to get busy to keep ourselves away from L oneliness which results in Negative Thinking and move us away from Happiness For My Reader doing 2 Jobs  You can share My Blogs with Anyone this is for Everyone Now Today's Blog I was walking to Tim Hortons everything looking so fresh it was rain early morning and all the Greens  had a shower A contagious Smile all around wild yellow and purple flowers were inviting Butterflies for a Dance with Twinkle in their Eyes Squirrels sneaking for Date Rain drops  still on the grass and leaves birds playing music and hopping from plants to plants giving color to the festive  atmosphere Everyone in a different mood a p...

   I am not sure in yesterday's  Blog if I clearly delivered my Message I wanted to say in difficult Moments to make decisions not so hard as in day to day life Matters My Retiree Members can  take some Tips from  this Blog You don't have to run a Marathon  just relax and be to yourself Get involved in your Grand kids life keep in mind  They don't need us We need them  and their Love  Every day  take a few minutes to experience  the Earth  stand sit or  lie on  Earth, the grass the ground or on floor Even if you are lying on a carpet you are being  held by the Earth spend at least  5 minutes  and feel the Earth this is a  sacred time  It will bring  relaxation and calm in our life a  good start  for our Day We see the  rhythm of  Earth spring -- summer  --autumn and  winter  same like  as in our life W...

It is 10 in the morning 13 and cloudy still not chilly I am at Don Beer Hockey Arena with My Son and all 3 Grand kids My elder one is in Grade 12 Today he will be the Head Coach the next one who is in Grade 10 will be Assisting and the 3rd one is playing When there are all 3 Teenagers together in House League you have to keep an eye anything could happen My Son will be having a watch I am watching them coaching  first time in their Life and also walking around between the Rinks in the Arena also writing my Blog Now I am walking outside in the Woods for a while it is cold as wind started blowing but not too hard I love the wild a different Aroma here you not only watching so close to Nature like touching and can have a Real Feel for Everything I can see all variety of Wild vegetation the untouched beauty very Raw it is such a contrast form the atmosphere inside the Arena So quiet and still just the sigh of bushes w...

It is Tuesday temp. is dropping day by day it is 11 now Everybody left for school and work House looking an empty Nest so quiet  My Club is off today so I do my Laundry but not enough very small load I can do later sometimes Right now I need a Push  Problem lies within you Solution lies within you I switched off my computer take my nice navy blue dress pants out of my cupboard which I rarely use as it has no pockets and I need that to put coin to flip in my Senior Club game for sorting teams I got this pants for 19.99 pounds    two years back from my favorite store Marks and Spencer while was in England  My grayish green shirt very old from Sears it was on sale 10 Canadian  dollars with my Sea green fall jacket with grey checkers got at Grimsby last year from an Old antique shop for 3 pounds I was ready to go to to my favorite Tim Horton Coffee House while walking I heard Birds chirping  lo...

My Seniors Club started a new Indoor Golfing program Thursday from 1 pm to 3 pm I go for anything to get going after that I went to My Friend's Place  she was having a get together Love  a lways has to be shared She has a wonderful Garden  her backyard connected to the natural habitat like conservation area  walking with her all along the Trails was really great You can see Rouge River flowing and the big rotten trees decaying a real Nature View to watch and to enjoy Logs were there to have a seat Big Swimming Poo l in the back yard raw peanuts were there to put on the fence to bring down Blue Jays in the backyard the mellow music was on Porch was of all wood  giving a very natural touch to the whole atmosphere with wooden furniture arrangement Plants and flowers everywhere portraying a village style setup like a Summer House or Cottage  or a Summer Camp which I saw in Toronto Zoo wooden ...

I Love people and Love my Family Love to be around in England summer vacations are different schools start by the end of August My Daughter is working she is a schoolteacher used to leave early morning and back at 4 pm I had my own ways to pass my Days no groaning no grumbling we are not there to bother them they are not  responsible to keep us happy and to solve our day to day problems otherwise we will not have a Welcome Note from anywhere When my Daughter used to be home in  evenings I used to make sure to be with her go with her to drop her son to swimming to Parents meetings and to do groceries  In T oronto same thing busy with my Son and Daughter in law by this way I am busy all the time and don't left any time to get bored  always have something to do I love to b e around to enjoy I believe in pockets of Happiness if one pocket dries up we can put our hands in another one we always get some happ...

It is 7 am I take couple of minutes to lie down on my bedroom carpet to feel the Earth  it gives so much relaxation enough to start my day While in England I missed my morning ritual as in my Box room not enough space but I had other bonus to balance that the smiling face of My Daughter and my Grand kids around In North America we have spacious bedrooms so I can  do that no problem It is cool morning I picked up my black pants and navy blue  cotton shirt which I got last year from Marks and Spencer in London It is Friday so will play Darts  and after that Carpet Bowling I will be back around 3 pm My Bus stop is just 2 minutes  away from my Place My son keeps in mind while changing houses that bus stop has to be at walking distance He knows I don't drive and can't stay home It is 9.20 in the morning temperature is 16 a bit cooler I can still see the Morning Dew glittering in the sunshine Birds are...

Thursday 12 Noon was my Pot Luck at my seniors Club  my friend planned to pick me up I was on my computer then looked out of my window it was a beautiful  morning with lots of sunshine I called my friend that I am planning to walk to the Library that is to my Club It was 10.15 am I had shower and ready to walk on streets it is 35 minutes walk  I am talking about my walk time When we are young we are busy with work and raising our kids managing everything so no time  for our own  After retirement we can do whatever we like to do with our own 24 hours Gift from God it is totally our property no sharing we can spend wherever we want no more anybody business I mentioned in my previous Blog I am Lucky I am Retired I was not making it up I believe in that with my heart and soul Retirement closes only one chapter of our life but opens up so many new Vista that we never imagined before Time is like a Butte...

London England I got Bus # 127 from Tooting Broadway just opposite from Mcdonalds it is very long route to Purley around 40 minutes I like that as it goes through Small Ponds with  ducks also some farms and green areas I always take the front seat at the Upper Deck to have a feel like I am enjoying a Tour Bus Ride Now I am at Purley Tesco Extra It is the place I used to come with my Daughter who now lives in Grimsby I opened my Memory Box to have a taste and feel of the Past Memories I am now sitting at Tesco Cafe enjoying Toasted Raisin Biscuits with butter and small Cappuccino I also got a  black striped Top for Myself size 8 cost me 12 Pounds sometimes you have to give Treat to yourself I picked 2 Bananas for 13 Pence as from here to Thornton Heath will be a long journey I am now at Purley Train Station j ust 5 minutes walk from Tesco waiting for Bus # 289 My daughter House # 45 is on the same Street just there now...

London  England My Grade Five school friend  lives at Finchley Station She was insisting me to  stay  at her place for couple of days I packed my trolley and didn't forget to pack my computer inside My daughter picked my trolley to check it's weight She was concerned that how will I manage it in my 2 and a half hours long journey with  three different buses  She was insisting to drive me to Norbury station which I didn't agree We have to manage our things as much as possible on our own It is good children ask but if we start depending on them they will stay away and stop asking I started my journey from Thornton Heath at 10 am and at 12.30 I was at Finchley Station My another Grade five school friend  was also at her place from Los Angeles We three friends of old school timer had Lunch together It was a Unique occasion we talked about everything It is so relaxing with friends when we are old the...

I posted my Blog in the morning I was still lying down in my bed while two lines clicked my Mind Those two lines were Enjoy the Days of Life You have in Hand it made my Day I had my breakfast of hot oatmeal cereal fried egg with orange juice had shower and ready to roll on London streets Top up my Oyster for 10 pounds now on  Bus # 250 to Brixton station from there on Bus # 3  passing through Thames  --  Parliaments Square Big Ben and Trafalgar  today not so hot after 3 days of Heat wave  I am sitting at Trafalgar square nearby pigeons are roaming around an artist drawing sketches with colorful chalks people are taking pictures such a colorful atmosphere Just across Trafalgar is National Gallery of Arts I am enjoying the beautiful Magnificent Paintings Now I am in my favorite Garfunkel Restaurant  having fish and chips cost 12.50 pounds and apple crumble with vanilla ice cream cost me 5.95...

I am in London in the Heart of Croydon Center  sitting on a shiny steel bench road is full of people it is 5 pm Mall closes at 6 pm but it is Summer time so late shopping hours and now will close at 7 pm Parking is 3 pounds for 2 hours you can not park for one hour so minimum have to pay 3 pounds Lloyds Bank is at my front Marks and Spencer very old and prestigeous multistory store is behind me now I am in McDonald the ever green eat out Place it is like Walmart store  within reach of common average Middle class Now I see House of Fraser the top class store Zara - Aldos all here Thornton No.1 Chocolate store Costa the Cafe people love here Primark  multistory Big Big store very popular for everything My daughter and my Son family all are busy in the Mall I am not a shopping person so enjoying my own time Croydon Center has two separate Malls Whitgift and Centrale the road between is Path to walk around and connect ...

Today I was at my Cousin Place in Tooting Broadway it is  Tube Station Junction 20 minutes away from Thornton Heath my Daughter's Place I noticed flower baskets hanging outside the Pub painted in black colorful flowers looking beautiful on black walls Light Blue color of Cafe Nero Italian Coffee Chain My cousin is in very bad shape after his stroke his left side affected so was lying in special hospital bed I was thinking of my last Trip when he was f ull of life very active used to hop in buses to see me on the very first day of my arrival How things change you never know what will be the  next Enjoy the Moment you have time will never come back don't wait for tomorrow it will be a bonus Try to make use of time you have so that we wont have any Regret

Shakespeare says people are like actors  play their part and leave We all are actors Everyone is living alone here those who pretend to be Happy are never alone  If we cry we cry alone when we l augh whole world laugh with us practice to be happy Try to enjoy your own company you will get used to it  Now I start my Today's Blog Today my Son left for Toronto with his Family his 3 Boys also gone my two other Daughters went back to Reading and Grimsby I am at Thornton Heath with one of my Daughters She is busy with her kids and Husband Today is very quiet so I have to push  myself to get out I had shower went to nearby Off License Shop to get My Day Bus Pass for 4.50 Pounds Top up my Lycamobile for 5 pounds In London Transit is costly still very good I wanted to have a walk so decided to take Bus # 264  ---  10 minutes away I like it's Scenic Route it goes through Farm like Area on a narrow road very long nea...

We are going to Leeds from Grimsby Leeds is in Yorkshire District we are passing over a small Canal I see Manchester sign with Leeds Manchester is two and half hour  away from Grimsby Leeds is one and half hour away now we are stuck in traffic Truck and trailer accident so will take one more hour on highway is XScape a big factory outlet Wakefield college sign Wakefield is the Town where my daughter bought her first House On the highway by the roadside is very old style small Crow Hotel now we are in Leeds My daughter has an appointment in Leeds for her autistic daughter Leeds is a city of Concrete and red bricks Very old style two Arch shaped red brick gates leading to town center Traditional old city at the main Regent Street I see big bus stop 6 seated under the shelter Bus No 42 ,  X 98 and X 99 No are there Big overhead bridge this is Eastgate  of red bricks with Blue painted border and pillars Here comes Tr...

Yesterday I went to Peak District from Grimsby it is 2 and a half hours drive we started at 12.15 pm I saw Scunthorpe and Lincon Exit signs very scenic view road was lined up by Green trees on both sides Next sign was of  Doncaster from where you can get direct Train to London Whole area is like a Countryside farms sheep cows horses and very few scattered houses  just after 15 minutes I see Exit sign for Leeds, Hull, Newark Sheffield and Notingham Sherwood Forest also there all the sightseeing places signs are of brown color then comes Derby and Woodall service station Where we had a stop over then continued our Trip to Peak District from here very different scenic view this is all Derbyshire We are passing through Matlock a very old different town old style housing small " Blue Toops " pub winding roads it all reminded me of Ireland Specially drive from Limerick to Cork at some places look like an aerial view from airp...

Yesterday I went to Louth Louth is 30 minutes away from Grimsby my other daughter sitting on the back seat feeling nausea and driving sickness may be because of the winding roads Either side were Farms, Sheep cow and horses with old style houses connected to Barn I started thinking of James Herriot he was a Vet I like his books very much beautiful scenic description of countryside life I had a feeling he must be living in one of these houses with his clinic attached to his house will come out with his life long Friend his employer and his mentor Siegfried Louth is a very old style small town very small narrow road of it's City Center old style shops if you walk around have a feel of couple of decades back Era like old days atmosphere very small plumber shop next to small Clark, Costa and other such shops Centuries old Church is a historical place at night when lights of different color thrown on this Tower beautiful to ...

Grimsby  England Diana, Prince of Wales Hospital is the only hospital in Grimsby area My daughter's husband going to another Wing of the Hospital so he was giving a Party to his Colleagues my daughter has to drop things for the Party I had a chance to be at the Hospital Way back my daughter picked up her prescription from the "Scartho Medical Centre" we went to Tesco Extra for Grocery I noticed Salmon was 3.50 pounds  for 300 Grams 17.50 per KG not cheap In old days Grimsby was famous for Fisheries business Fishing Heritage Museum is there to enjoy and to have an idea admission ticket cost 6 pounds weather was sunny still breeze not an ideal day for beach so my daughter gave a driving tour of the town Grimsby Dock,  the Dock Tower which used to be an icon in old days when Grimsby was famous for it's fishing business We were going through Freeman street known for drugs a run down area but very useful street you...