"Outdoor necking, starts to-day!"--

 

Good Morning-- It is Friday, the 29th of May--We used to chant--        "Hurrah, Hurrah, the 1st of May, Out-door necking starts to-day!"

Holy cow-I typed this whole blog--then it drifted into space--Lord love a Duck!---So, How is your day going??-- --We have sunshine, with lotza blackflies outside, here ---it seems like a warm summer day--

                            

                            Words I wish I had written-

        #1.If yu make yourself a doormat, you will get stepped on-

        #2. Fearing death does not make it easier to face life.

        #3. If you are patient, you will eventually accomplish everything.

        #4. Just be yourself

                                and Blasts from the past

                    Below--  Cousins--  Ethan and Ava

                                    Son #1 with Son #2

            more cousins--Andy, Ava, Charlee, Emma and Ethan

                My Mom (left) with my young sister Sandra in front

            Below, Son#2 the Pilot, with wife and daughter

Remember--success is being able to spend your life in your own way-so, I hope that your day is the best day ever---Keep tying no matter how hard it seems, because it will get better--Never ever give up---Stay busy and accomplish much--Get offa here, and get going--and I shall see you all to-morrow-- Big Hugs---

Wake up !

So--It is Thursday -- May 28--(I think!)- Yes, it is--I just checked on my phone here--no sun up yet-- cold-- outside AND_-inside-                            -I have the fire on--

I must get that wash machine going--Lopez is down  stairs here with me, asleep on his chair--which he thinks is his bed---- I shall return----I just wanted to wake you all up-- get you going  to "FACE THIS DAY"--

                            Words of Wisdom below--

#1.Remain calm

#2.Don't take yourself too seriously

#3.Love gives you the strength to start over again

#4.Learn from the mistakes of others as well as your own

#5.You cannot love a pet too much.

And here we go--Blasts from the past--

                                Below---  Dinner out again--

Below--

Fishing

Look what

they caught

Sophia, Ava, Jacob, and Emma-- cousins 

So--I hope that your day goes well--  that you live in the present--and-remain calm--sometimes the truth is not simple--pamper yourself now and then--  and think only happy thoughts-- and when someone lets you down, don't give up on them!  -Now get off of here and face the day-- Go on!!                    

                                   

Spring has Sprung-The Grass has riz---

 Good morning on this 27th of May--We have sunshine--freezing cold in the tiny house--the fire is on--the wash machine is chugging away--Lopez is down here  on the sofa -asleep--Sushi upstairs still on my bed--The big news this am., is--I am driving to Blind River- the  next town over--with Dave-- to go to Home Hardware there-- We will return round noon-- Other big news here--  SPRING HAS SPRUNG!-

                                   

                                        Words I wish I had written--  

#1.    Try to smile when everything goes wrong  

#2.  It is never cheap to get sick       

#3.     Retirement should be the frosting on the cake of life. 

#4.Do not kiss and tell    

                                                and----Blasts from the past     

            Below---lots of little  Grandchildren waiting for Santa

 

                                                                It must be Xmas!

                                                        and another Birthday below

        I hope that you are enjoying  Spring in your part of the world!

Enjoy to-day--It only comers once--Life is tough , but you can be tougher--Remember that anxiety brings old age too soon--Now get off of here and enjoy to-day--Hang in there!--Spring has sprung!

Stay strong!

Good morning--It is Tuesday, May 26th--and we have sunshine--and warmth--Right now, I am feeding animals--  a trucker just dropped 3 loads of nice looking top soil for the garden--for the grass back and side---and a garden in the back--Man oh man--I do hear the washer chugging away also--Everyday starts early here!-- Lopez,. Sushi , and I , are up and at-er - I must take my zillion pills--Man oh man! The day begins early in the North!------

Below--the topsoil which arrived very early this am-- and the roots   showing beside my tiny house which we hope to cover --so I do not break my back (Mom's expression) as I trudge to the gate to get into the back yard--

    So, "another day--another dollar"-- (Mom's expression again!)--I have  the dishwasher chugging away in the kitchen--and again, Mom used to say, "Where there's a will, there's a way"--

                            Words I wish I had written--

#1 If you enjoy old age, then you have won the game.

#2.Do not rely on your wits alone!

#3. Don't peek into a cannon.

#4.Compliment others.

                             

                            Blasts from the past------

                Below--- Sophia ---with her Dad--Dr Berkowitz

                            Below--Andie--Son#4's daughter

                                Below--  the guy who I married

and there he is AGAIN---with me--with Ava--Son#3's daughter--now                                                     in University            

                    above--another Birthday--with 5 Grandchildren--                

So--I must get moving here--To-day, do not forget to "Smell the roses" -"Compliment others" also--remember," If you can dream it, you can realize it--"--and, remember also, " ---"It takes great strength to be happy--"--so, "surround yourself with people who are more intelligent than you are--"---Now get off of here!  Go on--"GO"------

Never give up!

                    Good Morning--To-day is Monday, May 15th--cloudy here--misty--- looks like rain is in store here for to-day--hope not, but---it does look a tad "iffy"-!-

--The wash is done--must get to the dryer--Lopez goes to the groomer this AM--I hope she doesn't cancel-I shall return-- So, Son#4 arrived yesterday, with a hammer and screws on his hand, and announced--"Mom I am going to hang those pictures you told me about"--and he did--hung them on the wall going to the 2nd floor-                            -                                    Below--  Grandchildren

                        Above-To the 2nd floor in my tiny house

                        Above--The family many many years ago

                                            note-- all the dogs

Above , My Grampa's picture which I never forgot--how he met Gramma--a teacher , on Scugog Island--near Port Perry, ONTARIO--and his horse, named Fred took them back home--How we loved that story!

Now years and years have passed--but, I have so many precious                     memories of the "olden days" as we used to call them--We absolutely adored  going to Grampa's house--

Below--Gramp  (with the hat on)and Gramma----My Dad  holding arms--                with Gramma many many years ago--

                            So--Words I wish I had written--

#1.  If you give more, then you have more to give.

#2.  Don't let being tired stop you--

#3. We are not ment to fly solo.

#4.The most important thing a parent can do for the children is to love             the other parent.

                                so, life just goes on and on--

Everyday  seems to be a challenge to me-- Can I make it thru the day without the tears flowing?-- It seems sorta easier--I do enjoy being back here in Elliot Lake--The neighbours are wonderful--stop and talk always--The grown kids stop in more and more--  to say hello--  the Grandchildren call me  once on awhile--  and I feel that I do belong here--

                As you can see below, we all love the North--

Ever onward here--I hope yu make your day a great day--Enjoy your                                 family--and love your life-

                        -Never lose your child heart!

 

YOU CAN---end of story-

 It is Sunday, May 24th--  AND-----IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE--kinda cool also--just so you know----so---wake-y--wake-y--rise and shine--

The washer is chugging away here--I will be meeting Dave for breakfast--We wanted to drive to Blind River  this AM---to the "Home Hardware " there-I wanted to buy a bench for the front yard--but--- guess what?--It is Sunday---  That store will not be open---And it is raining outside--looks kinda dreary---- must get little Lopez up and at-er 

 --Are you happy--and you know it?--Did you clap your hands?-Was it hard to get out of bed this Am.?--It was for me---

                            

                            "Words I wish I had Written"

                #1.Learn to live by the motto, "Do it now!"

                #2. Do what you love!

                #3.You are older longer than you are younger-

                #4.Will this be important 5 years from now?

                                Blasts from the Past

            

            below-- "Me" with Angie, Fred's niece in Jamaica

                              Below--  Ava's Birthday

                                                        Lopez            

                                    Andie--Son#4's youngest

                                                Fred at 92

                                Jacob with his cousin, Ethan

                    above-Charlee with her other Gramma

So--another day--  another dollar--Remember, if you want to feel good--help others-, AND___we can only be sure of to-day--and that love gives  you the strength to start over--and also---The world will always get better!------Be Happy!

Control a loving home!

Good morning--  To-day is Saturday, the 23rd of May--we had sun-- lost it now--overcast--kinda cool-- not raining however--yet!--I am late posting-- the wash has been done--even in the dryer--AND PUT away-So--I do hope that your day will be perfect, as the duck says below--

Gil has been here the last few days working on building a garden in the tiny yard--I have Andrew and Tim dropping in sometime to-day to see if he is right with how he is building it--or am I right--(LOL)---This is when I miss Fred--He used to know everything--Life is difficult when I don't know how things should be done--  My Dad who was a Civil Engineer would know how this thing should be built-- He isn't here either--So--- what to do --what to do?-I wish I knew everything--

                    So, there are words I wish I knew--below---

                        #1.Moderation can be learned

                        #2.As long as you are alive, you can still hope

                        #3.Never look back

                        #4.Rise early

                        and----blasts from the past--

above-- Grandkids acting silly--    Andie, Ava, Charlee, and Ethan--                                                    cousins---

              Below--Son#2, the Pilot with his daughter, Hannah--

                        Below---  Fred's Mother and Father ---long ago

                                 Allison's Sophia-awhile ago

Below--  my Mom on the left--  my younger sister in the front-- at                                                 Niagara Falls

                        Son#1with Charlee, his daughter

above --Ethan (Son#4's son) winning "GOLD" -First place, in a swim

                    Grandchidren in Gramma's kitchen--Can yu identify them?-(Ava, Ethan, Jacob. Sophia, Emma and Andy )  --

So,       I must   get busy here-- an overcast cool day going on-- Son#4 told me to quit doing things--LOLOL-- Time to get off the computer.

 I hope your day is fabulous--Remember to be kind to the animals--Ask others about themselves--Live  each day as it comes--and no matter hat happens in life, there can always be an occasional bright moment, so, keep your cool--and, stop trying to control the uncontrollable.-We must create a loving home!