You are not too old, and it's not too late!

"Spring has Sprung-- The grass has riz, I wonder where the Boidies iz??-The Boid is on the wing, but that's absoid, I thought the wing was on the Boid!-----"

We used to chant that wee rhyme every warm day in Spring--kinda a crazy poem--and I do have news for you--The grass seed  has sprouted-not by much, but I see tiny wisps of grass --more in the front yard, but some in the back also--

                                Words I wish I had written--

#1.You are born to succeed

#2.Make the best of a bad situation

#3.Live in the present

#4.When you plant a flower garden, you show people that you care                 about more than just yourself-

                            Below--Blasts from the Past--

Below--Allison holding Sophia--This fall Sophia enters Kent State                                                         University

                  Below--All of us at Son#2's wedding                       

Below-Son#4 with his Daughter--"Andie" and Son#2-

Ava, with Andie and Heather, and Lisa and me -left side--  In front, Charlee,  with Emma and Ethan, with Fred on the far rt 

            Above Ava, Emma, holding Jacob and Sophia  on the rt

                        Fred and I out for Chinese Food--I think--

                                                Matt and Erin, just married

So--time to get- on with your day, -forget past disappointments, learn from others' mistakes, reach down and lift people up, and time to make your life more exciting than your dreams--Listen to your feelings, and, if you care, it will show--Go on-Get off of here-

 

Be the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are.

Good morning--It is Friday, June 5th--cloudy--looking a lot like rain outside--We are supposed to get rain and I need it so much , for the grass seed to grow--

Well, I am late posting-partly because I was sorting out all my 500,000 pills, and they fell all over the floor and there I was on my hands and knees trying to pick them all up before Lopez went out to the kitchen--to devour them.And yesterday, I am very sorry to say, that I never did get to post--I think because Gil, the workman came, and was hooking up the AC in my tiny home, and things then progressed to  busy, and then--to--"VERY" busy--

                    But I am here now-- and that is the main thing--So-==-                                                Words I wish I had written-

-#1. Focus your energies on the present

#2.-A happy heart runs like a good machine

#3.-We re not meant to fly solo--

#4.-Don't let being tired stop you-

So much has been going on here  as I was trying to get this blog onto here for you all--Son#2 just now phoned-said--"OK Mom, let's check your banking--"I wonder why the Charge card is so high?"--Well, I knew why--I bought about 8 loafs of top soil so I could put it into the wee yard, before we seeded----and sure enough--  that was the reason--Well, while he was flying to "Timbuctu"--Gil and I were seeding the wee tiny yard--Lord love a Duck!!!--and it takes $$$$  to prepare the land in the the yard--

-- And I think "Blasts From The Past"-might be a good idea right now--below---Some of the Grandchildren with a couple of Moms" thrown in--

                    Below-- here is another with just Grandchildren

and another 

                        Decorations one Halloween out along the road

                                                ME--

Son#$1 with Charlee-his daughter

Time to get off of here--The washer has stopped--  The dryer is done-- Time to get on with the day--Lopez must get out--To understand life, we must live it--so--do not let being tired, stop you--Remember, the more you know, the less you fear--Anyone who says raising children is not the most difficult job in the world is not doing it right--So get offa here and get on with your day--Go on!!!

 

We can never be too kind or too loving--

 Good morning--  To-day is Wednesday, June 3rd--We have sunshine--with a few black flies--warm temperatures----  It is looking like a lovely day beginning--Lopez and I have been out walking--and he did his business--so--a new day is here ----and here "WE" are-a part of it!

Good morning--Sunshine, Generosity, Cheritable, Tolerant,  Loving--So so much to think about--Lopez and I have been out--He did his business--Sunshine with a few black flies--a new day has begun, and we are a part of it--

                        "Words I wish I had thought of--"

#1. Misery loves company.

#2.Enjoy the life you are given.

#3. If there is life, then there is hope.

#4.Let the other person save face.

                        "Blasts from the Past"

                    Did yu ever see so many lychees??(taken by Son#2 in Vancouver)-below-- "Foody ' world--in Vancouver

                                    Below-Emma with Charlee

                    Below-Son#2 with Charlee, the dancer

Time to get off of here and get on with the day--I hope that your day will be great--try to make it that way--Remember to never outgrow fun--fight fair--He who laughs, lasts--Now get off of here -- and enjoy this day--Big hugs--

Survive now, Cry later!

 Good Morning-- on Tuesday, June 2nd--

We have sun--cool temperatures--but--the best part is--We are alive-

I just walked Lopez around the block--good wee fellow--He did  his business---and--there are black flies -I have bites on the back of my neck  --The joys of living in the North!

I heard from Son#2 last night--  He flew out to Vancouver--where he still is--He sent a couple of pictures--The first is his WonTon soup--  as he says, "Dad's favourite soup"--The 2nd is his plane , getting ready for his flight -

 

And below--Words of Wisdom

#1. You can be strict and loving at the same time.

#2. Pack light-Always keep your word-

#3.When you're angry, take a 30 minute walk.

#4. Barking dogs seldom bite.

and--Blasts from the Past--

Emma in the red  dress below

and below---- this is how our front hall always looked--

Below--a bunch of Mermaids resting on the dock

Another Birthday for Fred, below

Above-- AT Son#2's wedding-- Fred and Son#2 with his wife's Mom

Alison's 2 children, --Sophia and Jacob, one Halloween

Time to get off of the computer--  get on with the day--I hope that you are happy-Make getting older interesting-- and apologize immediately when you lose your temper----and-----remember, laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone-so much to think about isn't there--?---Best get offa here and get on with your day--Have a good day!

 

Keep calm and just keep laughing-

                        Good Morning on this sunny summer day---- It is Monday, June 1st--a new month--and we have sun and not too bad weather--  sorta warm-- Lopez sand Sushi and I were up  around 5am-- The wash machine is done--so is the dryer-- AND--  LOPEZ HAS EVEN DONE HIS BUSINESS--Now you all are saying to yerselves, " She is just bragging because she got up early"----"I HATE GETTING UP AT 5AM"-----like--I REALLY WOULD RATHER BE IN BED------but---  Yu  do get a lot more done when you put those feet on the floor--Anyway----

I just drove to the pharmacy and picked up this weeks pill pack--I had to switch to the plastic containers for the pills as the paper ones were ripping--What one has to do eh when we age!-----stuff I never ever did--like take so many pills , I need a pill pack--like make 500 trips to Canadian tire to buy grass seed--then lug it home here--spread top soil to go under the grass seed--and as I lugged the top soil bags to the car, and some man said, "Can I help you with that Dear?"---I just wanted to wrap my arms around him and hug him, but, instead, I replied , "Oh thank you Sir"---I think he was from Heaven for sure!----although he  had no wings----

                                            So, "Words I wish I had written"

#1. Push your luck sometimes

#2.Say hello to others

#3.A willing heart sees nothing as impossible.

#4.There's good in everybody

                                            And------  Blasts From The Past

Above--Allison, Andrew (sitting)--Phillip in front of Andrew, and Matt, son#2 , holding Tim

                                above--one Christmas many moons ago--

                                Below--Son#2  with Hannah, his daughter

Below--lerft to rt-Andrew-  Phillip, Karen Chin, Me, Fred, and Tim

                                        Below--Fred with Ava , daughter of Phil

                        So--- Time  to get going here--  for  you all also--

            You know, it takes a lot of loving to make a home!----Try to remember that when someone makes you cross--and when you are angry, take a 30 minute walk--Let anger die quickly-

-Be willing to shed parts of your previous life--Enjoy the life you are given--Even getting older takers some practice!--Now get going--get off of here and face this day!

 

I don't need fancy things---just a world that makers sense again!

Good morning It is  the last day of May-Sunday---the 31st --and to-morrow will be JUNE--FINALLY!-- I see sun  away off on the horizon--It is freezing cold in here so I shall have to turn that wee stove I have, up----Lopez and I are down here on the main level, but the wash is NOT in yet--so I must get a few things done and then I shall return-

-This is another morning--"Breakfast with Dave"--at 9:30am----We have lotza blackflies outside now-- which means bug hats sitting by the door, ready to  put on the head--a sign of "Spring"in the North--
 

                        So--"Words I wish I had Written--"

#1.You should not always bail your children out of trouble.

# 2.Eat less-live longer

#3. Honour your Father and  your Mother

#4.Thinking is one of the hardest tasks you can do.

#5. If you cannot tell someone why you are mad at her, then you should not be mad at her.

                        And---- " Blasts From The Past"

                    Below--Allisons son, Jacob, many moons go

                            Below-- Beautiful Elliot Lake

Below--  Fred, with Son#2, the Pilot

Below---in our kitchen--must've been Sunday--

Look at all their smiles!

and-- there they are agin-- one Christmas

Fun at Andrew's Dock--out at Dunlop

Time to stop the dreaming here--get on with the day--So, I hope your day will be happy--Never think that you're not good enough--Remember, you cannot always have things exactly as you wish--It takes a lot of work to make a house a home--So, GO  On! Get offa here and get on with your day-Hang in there--and, face adversity with a smile- to-day--

Up and at-er!

Good morning on this Saturday, the 30th of May-- The sun is out--cool here tho outside--And yes, I need a reminder that I CAN do hard things--and, if it's going to be, it seems its all up to me-- I used to be able to call Fred and ask for something to be done, but, now, life has taken a sudden turn. No sprinkler--no bug hat--  things that I used to have---gone---  so, many trips to Canadian tire to purchase all that--And yesterday,  a chord stuck on the piano and the sound came out muffled-- but, eventually a girl dropped in to say hello and she discovered the chord stuck down----It was like God up in Heaven sent her over to help me-- and now the piano sounds like it used to-- 

So, the washer is chugging away here-- Lopez needs to go out--A woman's work is never done , is it?--I shall return-

                                    Words  of Wisdom

#1.Life is what you create.

#2.Be all that you can be.

#3.Be your own best friend.

#4.Allow yourself to have fun

                                    Blasts from the past

                            Now this is really from the past-if you look closely,  -look for the name "Allan"--That was my Dad's Father-----Everyone else in the picture , are his brothers and sisters---I absolutely love this picture--Look at their clothing! Look at how many children in his family-- His Mother and Dad emigrated from Scotland---farmed around the Port Perry area, near Toronto--

                            Below--Ethan and Ava-Cousins

                                Me with Fred's neice 

                                The guy that I married-Below

                    Below--Charlee with her cousin, Andy

So, Time for me to get on with this day-- I hope that your day goes well-Remember--There is always more to life than what you see--Remember to live with grace and intelligence, bravery and mercy--and, be kind to animals--Now get off of here and face the world!