Thought Of The Day

It is Monday mixed sunny, cloudy morning with 9 C. It is Election day  here in Canada, not a holiday. But no activity in my library so  I will be  home. Not a big deal,  I will plan my day to get busy. Everyone left home for work and school. It looks like an empty nest. 10.30, I am done with my breakfast. Now busy with computer,  going  through my Face Book  messages.  My daughter from Grimsby, England, just called. She is five hours  ahead.  Her day is nearly done by now. She is doing part time Graduation  in Math.  It was a long six year journey of her education. Not easy with  family life. She has an Autistic daughter. Grimsby is small town so she has to be busy  with social life too. This is her final year. She managed anyway. My other  Daughters are busy, at work. It is 11.30. I am ready to go for my walk. It is windy and cloudy. I have to be dressed up in layers but i...

It is Tuesday bright beautiful sunny morning 8 C.  Monday was  Thanksgiving Holiday. Tuesdays,  no Darts,  no  Bowling so it  is very  long weekend for me. Today I will go for my walk and make some calls.  It is cold  but I am all dressed up in layers and have my gloves and jacket on. It is 10.30, I am at Rouge Hills conservation area, hiking with my son, on  the unpaved trails . Beautiful scenic view, nature all around. Scarlet Red,  the Fall color, looking great behind the trees with Olive Green leaves  around. Some spots are very steep, difficult to walk for me. I found a dried  piece  of wooden stick, from the skeleton tree, for my support. The skeleton  tree is lying down, by the stream. I think, he is resting, taking a nap. The crystal clear water of the stream, sparkling under the sun, giving all  the beautiful colors. Sun is smiling up and above on the clear blue sky. ...

It is Saturday sunny bright cold morning with 3 C.  Last night I could  not sleep well. When we are getting old,  things happen my Dear. Nothing  to worry about.  I sleep well or not, I usually get up early  in the morning. It is 10 am, I am done with breakfast and with two loads  of my laundry.  Sitting now in my TV lounge, busy with Scrabble and  Sudoku books   also  enjoying the scenic view of my back garden. Winter is just around the corner but grass is still green. Pear tree on the left corner of my garden, looks happy with fruits all around. Black Squirrel not here, may be still in bed. My sleep was not good last night so my body, still not fully awake.  I have to push myself to go for my walk. It is cold 2 C. I will dress up in layers. I will be fine.  I am walking by the Whites Road. Birds are all around, having chit chat, may be making plans to go to South. They know the real Canadian...

It is Saturday beautiful day, mixed cloudy and sunny with 20 C, 10 in the morning. I am done with my breakfast, oatmeal porridge, and stir fried egg. Now sitting in the TV lounge, watching Climate Change program, with my son. Everyone else sleeping. I am also enjoying the scenic view of my back garden through the big glass windows in front. Black Squirrel playing around the pear tree. It was rain  early morning so pearls are scattered all around, beautiful. Grass looking  lush green. I started thinking, why I am sitting watching TV. Busy with my Scrabble  and Sudoku books. I have to go, to enjoy my walk but first I have to take  shower.  We have to wake up our body, so it can can listen and co operate  with our mind. It is 11.30, I am all set, ready to go. It started drizzling, I better get my  maroon umbrella. I will be safe. I am walking on Whites Road, I can hear  birds, may be  saying Hi to me from tree tops. ...

It is 10 in the morning, hot humid day. Yesterday was 34 C, today will be 32 C. I am done with my breakfast, now walking around the  gardens of my neighborhood, while waiting for my son. He is going to Costco to get groceries. I try to avail chances to get out, to make my day. It is 10.30, I am at Costco, dropped my son's prescription,  at the Pharmacy. My son is busy getting groceries, I will pick his medicine to save time. I believe, family is like a unit, like a team. Everyone has to pitch in,  to  supplement his share, for smooth running. It keeps everybody connected. While waiting to pick up the medicine, I am walking around the store.  Vendors are busy setting tables for their own merchandise. Sometimes  we get delicious snacks in small bites, as free sample. Now I am walking by my favorite place with colorful flower bouquets, arranged beautifully, so eye catching, I can spend hours here, amazing,  wonderful. It i...

It is Monday morning 16 C, it was raining last night but now sun is here to make our day brighter. Morning dew giving glitter, Black Squirrel  playing around. She is naughty.  White Butterfly whispering to pink and violet flowers, across the front  garden  of my neighborhood. Everything is perfect just like picturesque  but I am not. My Retiree Friends got the wrong message from my last week Blog.  I posted t hat I am not enjoying. They thought that I am sick.  I am not. Nothing  wrong with my health.  I am not enjoying because of  the Retired Priest. He is determined to make  my life miserable. It happens every time, especially at this time of the year, when my Temple Friends observe their special days. The more I hate to talk about Religion, the more he talks about that. Always ready to target my Temple Friends. Making proclamation about  to which Religion I belong. Who gave him authority, not m...

It is 12.30, I am sitting at Tim Horton, trying to enjoy my small coffee  with  Pecan banana muffin. But when your inside is not 100% into, nothing  matters.  You can not enjoy whatever is around. Every year I have to face these moments, thanks to the Retired Priest. Every year when my Temple Friends observe their mourning days.  Priest  becomes active,  using his tactics,ready to carry on his mission.  Mission to make Temple Peoples lives miserable. Becomes active with his  team with Spy Cameras on,  involving Social workers, police and what not. Making announcements that Kids lives are in danger.  Believe me, everyone is safe. Nothing is to worry about. There was a big  such procession in Downtown Toronto. People mourning, following their  own Rituals. We have to respect everyone's Religion and have to be patient. I am worried  about my Temple Friends. Please make the Priest to stop from...

September the 8th ------ Bright Beautiful sunny morning with 15 C. Winter is just around the corner  but  who cares, I don't need any jacket for now. We have to enjoy the  moments in hands. Past is done, we can not turn the page. Future, we don't  know. Present  Moment is everything. Value that moment and just relax.  Everything will be fine. I am very happy today, My Friends in Ireland, made my day. I told you  what goes around, comes around, so simple. I am in Toronto, sitting  thousands of miles away, still I am so sure about, that they must be happy  too, must be enjoying their time.  I thank everyone of my Dear Friends, who contributed keeping the " Smile  Corner " open. Whenever any of God's Creature, Big or Small, becomes  sad,  not happy, God becomes sad too. This is my ultimate belief.  Keep this belief closer to your hearts. You will never be able to make  anyone, sad....

It is Saturday September the 7th ---- I have to go to Community Meeting at someone's place. It will start at 9 am. It is 8.15, I am done with my Breakfast, now getting ready to go. It is 10  minutes  Drive. My son got up early to drive me there. I will get Ride from  there to go  to other three more Meetings. It is Beautiful scenic view, dew drops glittering in sunshine. Flowers smiling from the front gardens of my next door neighbor and also from across. Two birds walking on my front garden. Black Squirrel playing around the Magnolia tree, on the left corner of my Garden. Everything looking great and beautiful but I am not happy, not enjoying  the  view around. Because I just gone through the Comments from my  Readers  Family on my Blog  "Moments slipping from our hands."  Smile Corner is closing down. I requested so many time to my Friends in  Ireland to support it's business. That place has an espec...

I am happy, in just couple of months I have seen all of my daughters.  Now  will go back  to my normal routine, to my Senior Club, to Library,  my  second  home, to  Tim Horton and my kitchen. I will be fine.   August 25th -- My Grandson, the eldest son of my daughter, who lives in  Edmonton, has passed his  Exams. He is doing  Medicine. We are going to  celebrate, will have Dinner  tonight at Tangerine,  the Chinese Restaurant.  We have to value such moments to acknowledge and share the happiness.  This matters a lot  to  connect  and help to boost our bond with our kids and  grand kids.  August 31st --  My daughter left for Edmonton. Her flight was at 10 in  the morning. Last night was very busy. We went to have dinner at  someone's  place. She is my late brother in law's daughter.  My husband must be watching over us, fro...

18th August -- It is 12.15, I am sitting on seat # 32 H with my seat belt on. It is Air Canada flight # 825, time to fly to Toronto and to say Good Bye to  England and t o all the beautiful moments, I spent with my daughters, in  Rochester, Grimsby and in Reading. I checked in my suitcase. My  computer is packed  in my carry on trolley .  I also have  to carry my  baggage of  memories with me . It is too  precious  to  pack in the  luggage.  I have to  put that at  somewhere safe  enough.  I think my  Memory Box  will be  fine for that.  My youngest daughter  and her husband,  were at Heathrow Airport, to see me off. It is seven plus hours flight. I will be home at around 4 pm  Toronto  time.  In England it will be 9 pm. Door to door will be fourteen  hours.  I enjoyed my  trip to my Daughters land. No complains . 1...

13th August -- I am packing my stuff to go to Reading to my youngest  daughter's place. It is around 2 hours drive.  She came to Rochester to  pick me up.  It is  6.30 pm I am sitting in my daughter's back garden,  enjoying  my evening  cup of tea. On my left is the scenic spot with unique collection of variety of flower pots.  I can see the bottle green ceramic pair of boots with white flowers. The  black  wire cat with Thyme. The colorful wooden doll with beautiful  metallic flower  in between the all green. The two bottle green wire chairs are there to have seat. I am now sitting  with  my daughter, enjoying my cup of tea and the whole view around.  I have four  days left to enjoy my trip in England. 14th August -- It is 5 pm I am sitting in Costa Coffee House. My daughter  is with me. She is having Soya Latte, I am enjoying black tea with milk  and sugar  w...

August 8th -- I am at Rochester at my other daughter's place. Grimsby  is  now history. I am done with visiting two of my childhood friends and  my  younger sister. Now I have to focus on the rest of my trip in  England. I was at Rochester last month too, from 15th to 30th June. My  daughter  was working at that time. Her school holidays started by the end of July. I used  to roam  at  the High Street,  to pass my time. I  made  couple of  new  friends.  One is Elizabeth.  She runs  "Six Travelers" museum and charity programs.  Today I went to Rochester  High Street to say  Good Bye to her. We  exchanged Email addresses. I also got special money box from the Charles Dickens museum, for my  youngest  one, the Slurpee Boy. I have to carry only one suitcase but this  can fit in  somewhere. One of my friend is my daughter's friend...

July 1st -- very busy days for me, going with my daughter to drop her  son  to work at 8.30 picking him up at 1 pm, in between going for groceries also to Freshney Mall for some last minute shopping. Time is running out. July 2nd is my departure date from Grimsby. Having lunch and dinner invitations from my daughter's rest of friends. Getting gifts too from them but in very relationship there is always give and take. Nothing works one sided. I never forget to take gifts for them like chocolates, flowers, anything as good will gesture. Big cities  have  glitter.  Small towns don't have much  distances so people have enough  time to  socialize. There is always  something plus in everything. July 2nd, it is D day today for me. Have to do my packing, saying  goodbye  to all my friends, the Black Squirrel, the White Butterfly,  Red and Pink Roses, White Daisies, Red fuchsia,  Pink Hydrangea  a...

July 22, it is very hot morning 30 C. My routine is the same. My day starts with my morning walk in my daughter's back garden.  I am happy to see the Roses and my friends the White Butterfly and  the Black Squirrel. Pink Roses looking beautiful. Black Squirrels playing around the  Palm  tree.  White Daisies and Red Fuchsia are smiling, so amazing. It is 8.30,  time  to drop kids to school and work.  Spending time with grand kids is very special for we grand parents. They will fly away. After a while it will be an Empty Nest. We have to  value the moments in hand. Present moment is everything. July 23rd, hot sunny morning 31 C. Schools are now closed but my  grandson has to go to work so I will go with my daughter, to drop him  at 8.45 after that we will go to Freshney Mall. My daughter wants me to get some tops from  Marks and Spencer. She knows, I like that store. I got two tops,  one  pri...

July 18, 16 C cloudy morning. Last night, it was not a good night sleep for me. I started thinking that my youngest daughter will leave on  Saturday the 20th. It distracted my sleep. Anyway, in the morning I chalked out plans to utilize the maximum out of the time left. I made plans to go to Freshney Mall, to buy her any  gift  of her choice.  In the afternoon, I walked to People's Park, with my daughter to enjoy  our time  together. There is a small pond in the park. Next to the pond is  Beautiful Rose  garden. We  were sitting by the pond, watching the ducks,  had pictures  with Roses.  I had enough time together with my daughter. I will sleep well tonight. July 19, 18 C cloudy, 8.15 in the morning. I start my day with my walk  in my daughter's  back garden, smelling the Pink Roses. Yesterday it was  raining.  Rain drops  looking  like pearls on the velvety leaves o...