Thought Of The Day

It is Thursday, 8th of September. Edmonton weather is tricky.  I went to "Winners" nice clothing store, my daughter wanted to get things for me and my son. My son got nice Jeans, as she was insisting to have any gift. I didn't want to get anything. I already have enough. At our age, we don't have to store much.  Sky was clear blue, before we entered the store, afterward, it was raining, not heavy, still, not like a drizzle. We enjoyed the beautiful Rainbow, went to have dinner together. It was platter, with Chicken, Kebabs and Fish. We came home to have tea and to take some time off. We went, afterwards, to a nearby grocery store, 'Loblaws" to get snacks for our trip. We were planning to leave today in the morning, for "Jasper", a scenic place, four hours drive from my daughter's house in Edmonton.  Things sometimes wont go according to your plans. We have to make adjustments. Keep your plan "B" ready to switch. Jasper is not recommend...

  I am am in Edmonton, sitting with my eldest daughter and my son, enjoying our breakfast together. Great moments to cherish. She is working online. It is 8.50, she has to go to her office room at 9 am sharp. She converted one of her room into office. It looks like an office, a big table with computers and special office like chairs. To create an atmosphere, supports, to focus on work, I think, it is important, to have a office feel.  Her house is a three bed room with an open concept. Bright house with considerable big back garden, upper deck is, with couple of steps to enter the garden. Very comfortable, cane and steel combination backyard furniture with grey cushions and glass top table in the center is arranged at the deck, to enjoy outside. It is a well decorated house with ordinary pieces of art, sculptures and indoor plants. It is something great that she is managing all this and also her two sons, with her single income. Not easy for single parents to brought up family...

    Dear Readers, Got comments from you people today.  I am happy  You made my day Thank you all my Friends Thank you   Beautiful bright sunny day. It is 8.30 morning, 21 C, will be hot 26C, later in the evening, feel like 31. September is the month, we expect lots of surprises. Weather becomes like a roller coaster. Two days back, we were using Air conditioner, now thinking to check our Furnace, to be turned on, few days after. These are for sure couple of last days of summer for we Canadians. My days for my trip to Edmonton, are getting closer. Two more days left, Monday, I will be leaving. So much to do. For now, I am sorting things out, what to pack, dumping it in my suitcase and around, at the corner of my room. I will check later to shortlist, to manage the weight, I can carry with me. Couple of things, people gave me gifts, like beautiful Black purse, my late brother in law's son gave me, while visiting me from Chicago.  My sister in law, sent me bea...

  It is a mixed sunny cloudy morning. Raining since last night, still drizzling. I am enjoying. My slippers are off, I am walking barefoot, to have a feel of  water, the rain. Amazing moments to cherish. Thanks to God Almighty for keeping me mobile. To do things, I like to do.  It is 8.45, I am going inside, to have my breakfast. My Porridge will be done by now. I put it before. It was on low flame, to make sure not to make a mess, and to clean it off, after. That is not easy, takes time. Anyway porridge is done. Now going to fry egg and make my tea, also for my son.  All set on my eat in dining table. I am having my breakfast, sitting beside patio doors, enjoying the scenic view of my garden. Everything looking great after having morning shower. Red and Yellow flowers adding up beauty of the atmosphere. Purple flowers are smiling in two white Planters, by the side of my Deck. Lawn is lush green, thanks to the rain. My day to travel, is getting closer. Not even a wee...

  It is 8.45, morning, I am just out of my bed. Nowadays I am getting up late. My sleep is good and I am off from my work too. My right leg giving me problems for couple of weeks, may be because of that. It is my age, so why to complain. Things start happening at our age. Just take, whatever is there. Face with patience and grace. What you expect from, around a century old machinery. I am already seventy plus, keep that in mind.  I have to do my five minutes stretches before having my breakfast. I started it again, couple of days back, might help my leg problems. Let's see. It is 9.15, I am done with my breakfast, my oatmeal porridge, stir fried egg and half a cup of orange juice. Enjoying my morning tea, outside at my deck, sitting on my favorite knitted, steel chair., to have a feel of fresh air.  It is hot, bright, sunny day, 24 C, right now, will be 33 C, in the afternoon. Sky is clear blue. Purple flowers looking beautiful, in the two white planters, in front. Red an...

  Dear Readers,   I got comments from you people, last night after more than two months period.    I don't get your comments, so often. may be because of Google issues.  I am sorry that you people have to wait so long for my Blogs.  I am not getting time to write Blogs as regularly as couple of weeks back. My daughter, the middle one, visiting me, after around twenty years. Kids get busy with their own family matters. Busy, sorting issues of their own family. That age is the settling time for kids. We parents have to understand. They have no time to visit their parents. We have to leave them alone. At the time, when kids get married, they need their own time to settle down.  My daughter is not here, at my place, all the time. She is shunting between my place, Pickering and to her in laws place, Belville. Whenever, I get a chance, I try to write my Blogs. I am sorry for not connecting to you, my Friends, so often. She is leaving on Saturday, 27th A...

  It is a mixed sunny cloudy day, 8.30 in the morning, 23 C, will be 33, later in the afternoon. I think, this is the last leg of hot days of our Canadian summer. Our weather channel is predicting couple of rainy days, starting from tonight. Let's see. Sometimes, they are 100 % right. It is weekend, one of my friend invited me and couple of her friends to have lunch together. One of my friend lives close by, she picked me up. We went to Markham, twenty minutes away from our place, Pickering. I don't drive, still it is never an issue for me. By the Grace of God, someone is always there to pick me up, to take me to the places, I want to go. My daughter, the middle one, visiting me from Grimsby, England, is at Belville, for couple of days, to be with her in laws. She will be back on 25th, her flight is on 27th of August. For now, she is posting pictures of her activities, to keep me connected, I am enjoying that.  She also tries to give me calls, whenever, gets a chance. It is br...

  Beautiful day, sunny morning, it is 8.15, I am enjoying my back garden, sitting on my Deck. My friend, the White Butterfly whispering to her friends, the White and Purple flowers. I can see smile on their faces. Black Squirrel is busy with his workouts on the wooden fence, at the back of my garden.  A cool Breeze is touching my face. Aroma of scented atmosphere is all around me. Red and Golden yellow flowers look great in the flower bed on the back. For now, I am into it, admiring the stunning beauty of Nature. Amazing, moments to cherish. My daughter, the middle one, visiting Canada, is now at my place. I went  to Belville,  with my eldest grandson, the Lucky Guy, to pick her up, from her in law's place. Nowadays, very busy for me. I am busy gathering memorable moments, to lock up in my "Memory Box", to enjoy after. Last night, I went to Frenchmen's Bay, to enjoy the scenic view of Dusk, watched colors of sunset, together. My son took me there. My daughter capture...

  It is hot sunny day, much better than last week. I am enjoying morning tea at my deck. It is 8.45, 20 C, feels like 22. It used to be 38 C,  couple of days back . My daughter visiting from Grimsby, England, was having shower three, four times a day. For her, it was hard to believe that, this is Canada. W e have to switch on fans on top of our Air conditioning, to cool us down.  We heard News, many times from our weather experts, of rain and thunder storm, but it was just sprinkles. That resulted atmosphere more humid and hot. Anyway it is better now, will be cooler day by day as it is nearly mid of August. Couple of more hot days, then it will be over. I enjoyed watering my garden every day. Watering pots and garden, is like meditation. You get a feel of inner peace and contentment. My daughter is here for two more weeks, will be leaving on 27th of August. She is shunting between Pickering and Belville. Two of her  brothers in law, live there. Belville is around tw...

  It is 8.30, hot sunny day. I am done with my breakfast, having tea at my deck, enjoying the morning scenery. White and Violet seasonal flowers are smiling in Brick red planters, lined up by the side of my deck. Red and Yellow flowers are looking great, in the flower bed at the back. O n the left side of my garden, c ouple of birds enjoying their morning walk, also having chit chat with friends.  It is 21 C feeling like 24,  I am enjoying the small bracket of comfort zone for now as it  will be 28 C, feeling like 33, later in the afternoon. We have to avail whatever is there to enjoy, to make our day. What is gone is gone, wont be coming back.  I remember years back, we didn't have even fans in Canada. Forget about air conditioning. Now it is a must, everywhere. I got our first fan in 1993 as summer started to stay for a longer period of time. This all is because of climate change. It is a big issue for years to come. We have to keep that in mind while using pl...

First week of August already started. It is Tuesday, the second. Bright, cool, breezy morning, 18 C. I am feeling great, enjoying on my deck.  Brick red planters  lined up by the side, are fully loaded with Deep Orange, Red and Violet flowers. They all are adding up beauty of  my garden.  Pinkish Purple flowers are smiling in two white planters on the back. Small Brown Rabbit sitting quietly. I think, he is also enjoying the scenery. Black Squirrel is having his snacks. He is already done with his exercises. For couple of days, I was, enjoying my daughter's company. She came on Saturday evening. It was a long flight of seven hours from Heathrow to Pearson, from London to Toronto. After landing, passengers were getting down in a batch of fifty, for immigration purpose. It was nice to streamline the process. Took some extra time, for passengers but no mess, no hassle.  I went to airport with my son. I was excited to see my daughter, right away. From airport to our...

  Sunny bright, hot morning. I am working part time today. I have to go to library, to play Darts from 9.30 to 11.30. It is 8.15, for now I am enjoying morning tea at my Deck. My back garden is looking great.  Atmosphere is loaded with an aroma of freshly cut grass.  Thanks to my son. He did lawn mowing, last evening.  Morning breeze feels pleasant. It is like cherry on top. My friend, the White Butterfly is talking to Red flowers, at the back of my garden. It is like a whisper, I can't hear anything. Must be something personal, between two of them. I have to respect their privacy. None of my business. Let them enjoy. It is 8.30, I am in my room, getting ready to go to work. My friend will be picking me up. I will be back by, around 12 noon. Try to avail any chance available, to get out, to make our day. We have to keep ourselves busy, as much as we can, taking our health and safety into account.  We don't have to leave any of our day slot open, otherwise negati...

Beautiful day, bright sunny breezy morning. It is 9.15, I am done with my breakfast, enjoying morning tea at my deck, sitting on my favorite chair, enjoying the scenic view around. Small Red bird is calling her friend from the tree top, in front. Couple of Robins enjoying their morning walk on my garden. Grass is lush green, thanks to the rain, last night. Purple, Pink and Red flowers smiling in the flower bed, on the back. Nice view, to behold, to cherish. It is 10.30, I am in my room, sitting beside my table. My computer is switched on. Blinds of my windows, are drawn up. I can see the view outside, can connect with my neighborhood around. It is our garbage collection day. All Grey, Blue and Green Bins, are lined up on driveways, to be picked up. Thanks to all front workers for helping us out, to make our lives easier. I salute their efforts, their dedication. My daughter, the middle one, just called from Grimsby. She is all set for her travel to Toronto. Grimsby is at about four hou...

  It is Friday, 8.15 in the morning, I am done with my breakfast. I have to go early today to my work, Darts will start at 9.30. My friend will pick me up 10 after 9. It is school holidays so summer camp is on, in our library premises. Some adjustments are made because of that, so our timings on Fridays, are bit early. We have to make our day, take whatever is there.  Weather is better, not so hot like couple of days back, still 27 C, feels like 30. July is nearly done, couple of more weeks to go for summer. From mid August, things will change. Temperature will be getting down and in September, will be a total different scenario. We have to dig our closets to take out our winter clothing. Sweaters, gloves and woolen stoles. Jackets and winter coats are hanging in our coat closet, so nothing to worry about that. It is 5 after 9, I am ready, all set to go, walking on my driveway, enjoying the view of my garden and of my neighborhood around. Sun is in full bloom, giving smile fro...

It is 9.30 morning, looks breezy, still hot day. Bright sunny 29 C feels like 37. I am sitting in my eat in kitchen, having my breakfast, enjoying the view of my back garden. Looks quiet over there. No birds, no squirrels. There was rain last night so Grass is green, flowers smiling on the back, in my flower bed.  I was up late this morning. Didn't have good sleep at night. I was keeping myself busy, shunting between my bed and my computer, playing scrabble and Card games. Things start happening at our age, just take it with patience and grace. We have to adjust with the things around. I don't have to go to work. My Tuesdays are off. Getting up late was not a big deal. Now will start my day schedule.  Workers are still at my house, painting is in progress. Downstairs still not done. Hose is in a mess. My daughter, the middle one is coming from Grimsby, on 30th of July with her husband and her youngest son, he is in high school, so free to enjoy his holidays. They will be leavi...

  It is Friday, beautiful sunny breezy morning, not so hot, 21 C. It is 8.50, I am walking on my driveway, waiting for my friend's Red SUV. I have to go to work, to play Darts. Today it will start a bit early, at 9.30. My friend will be coming to pick me up. For now I am enjoying the scenic view of my garden and of my neighborhood. Red and Yellow flowers smiling at the front garden across. I can hear couple of birds having chit chat in Twin Towers, the two tall trees on my next door neighbor's front garden.  Two hanging baskets, full of Red flowers giving color to my garden. Red wooden bench is shining under Magnolia tree. My friend, the Black Squirrel enjoying his morning walk. Beautiful view to behold, to enjoy, to cherish.  It is 9.10, my friend  is here to pick me up. I have to go.  It is 12.15, I am back, busy in my kitchen, making banana shake for my son and for myself and also  for my youngest grandson, the Slurpee Boy. He likes that. My eldest grand...

  It is Tuesday, hot sunny bright morning. 8.45, I am done with my breakfast, having my tea, sitting in my eat in kitchen. It is hot to go outside to enjoy my morning tea at my deck. I am still enjoying the view, looking through the big glass of my patio doors, to be part of, what is going on, in my back garden. Trees shaking their heads, it looks windy. White butterfly, my friend, is talking to Pink Canadian Roses. Golden yellow, Purple and Red flowers, at the back, all giving color to my garden. Black Squirrel, my old friend, is busy enjoying his morning snacks on the green of my lawn. I think, he was early, already done with his exercises. My sleep, nowadays, is like a roller coaster. One night, it is good, the other night is not the same. We have to take whatever is there. Manage things according to the circumstances. Our body is not a Robot. So many things around, take control of our body. We humans get a feel of all of our surroundings.  Everything matters to flare up ou...

  Beautiful bright morning, warm, not hot. Summer is short for we Canadians. Just couple of more weeks and it will be over. I was working today but I have taken a day off. My back giving me problem for couple of days and I have to go to one of my friend's memorial service in the evening. That is a must. I can not miss that. My friend died last week. She had cancer, suffering for long. I think God decided what was good for her.  Last night my sleep was not good. It happens at our age. What you expect with more than half a century old machinery. This is like our old age saga. We enjoyed our days for long, now  face, whatever is there, with patience, with grace.  No complaints from my side. This is life.  Old age is just like any other stage of cycle of our life. I take it as our golden era. We can make plans to do, what we like. No pressure. We are done with work. No family matters, to resolve. We can do, what we skipped to do, while we used to be busy. All is don...

  It is 8.15, I am downstairs, walking on my deck, barefooted. I like that, take couple of minutes before my breakfast, to have a feel of  Nature. To connect with the world outside, before starting my day. It must be raining early morning. Deck is all wet. Looks so good to walk here. Now drizzling started, very light, amazing.  It reminded me of my childhood, the golden era of my life. I don't know whenever we experience anything great, beautiful, moments of excitements, in our life, we try to connect that to our childhood time period. It doesn't matter, how difficult our childhood time was. We look back at that, like a lost  treasure, which can never be replaced with anything. It is lost for ever. Looks like a child standing far away, smiling, giggling, insisting, to hold our hand, which we can't.  Anyway, it is 8.45, I have to go to my kitchen, to make my oatmeal porridge, stir fried egg and my morning cup of tea. I will check after, if rain will stop, I will ...

  It is Friday, 1st of July, Canada Day today. This is long weekend, everything closed. Eateries are open. We can go to eat out, to enjoy our day and go to watch fireworks at night. Yes we can, but things change with time. Now kids are no more kids anymore. They all are grown up. They have their own programs. We have to understand and respect that. Years back, we used to go to enjoy all day events, games and so many stalls, to walk around in Kinsmen park. To take a break, we used to be back home, to go to watch the Fireworks at night time. We used to park our car, far away in the designated parking lot and from there, special shuttle buses were ready to take us to the location, to watch the magnificent fireworks.  Kids used to look forward to enjoy all of the Canada Day events. It used to be very busy day, from morning to start and back at midnight, tired but happy. Not any more. Kids started their job. The only time they have, is weekend. They have to enjoy with friends and w...