Time makes you Bolder----Children get Older-----

Well, you never know --what you wake up to?--  I stayed up last night---until the strike was done--I guess we shall see what  will be the result of the strike--My concern was Son#2 , in the sky, en route to Britain--When I texted him, to tell him what had just happened, his reply was-- "Oh Shit"-----I have not heard from him this morning yet--He is still in the air--

                    So, we (Lopez , Sushi, and me)--are up-- had breakfast--  Lopez has to go out yet--

    This is Lopez, this AM--on the sofa, in the living room--He looks like he is hiding from the cold----

I  just heard from Son#2--He has landed in Britain safely---  He has his daughter with him on the 'plane--She is almost finished her University courses at  Ottawa--decided to go on a wee trip with her DAD--

                    This was Hannah visiting Himself and Gramma-(me)- many moons ago--Tempus Fugit--"Time flies"  doesn't it?-------A blast from the past , for sure!

                                    So we have sunshine  to-day--muggy--with a coolish breeze-

                        This was Emma---  Son#3's daughter---now in her 2nd year university--

Above is Emma's Mom--  and her wee sister , Ava, in  her Mom's arms--, -She is -beside her Mom--  and Our Daughter Allison, holding Sophia , who is going  to spend next year at Xavier University in Ohio--where Himself received his Degree in Business-before going to medicine-so many great memories!

                            Himself resting, (babysitting)-beside Ethan, Son#4's son, who is in high school now--

                                           So so many memories---  Good memories---makes me feel old you know!

IT"S ME!!!!

No matter what---Are you happy?--  Are you feeling like you can "take the bull by the horns"-(Dads expression of course)--            

                                                    Enjoy the day-------and feel strong!

 

Does worrying work??

 AND----  It really is almost --"SUMMER"--!--And here we are--a part of it all---summer clothing--  green grass--flowers--birds-- swimming- fewer clothes---a whole new season!---Summer arrived yesterday at 10-40am-----  Did you know that?----THIS IS THE FIRDT DAY OF SUMMER--TO_DAY!   ------I DO  LOVE SUMMER!

To me, I am happy to know that I have not as long to wait for my big move back up north--It will be ANOTHER move--but--I will be heading home. Below is a picture of the highway, going thru Elliot Lake-I can even see Himself's MacDonald's sign-- He loved to go there once a week--and get a take-out meal.

I could not get the TV to work this AM--   Son#2 has it hooked up to all sorts of different things --and unbeknownst to me, forgot to pay the bill-- so--hopefully he can correct that soon, and we will be back in business again---  I just want it hooked up to normal everything , so that all I have to do is turn it on--and a picture will appear--I don't need  any complications--

Lopez and I have not been out yet---We will have to get out there--All the morning walkers are seniors--and they all have dogs--mostly small dogs.   AND LOPEZ DOERS NOT BARK AT THEM AS MUCH NOW--He is more used to seeing people and other dogs. 

I try not to take life so seriously--Just float through the day and always hope for the best---A few pictures---from, "A blast from the past"--

                      -A Christmas-- many moons ago--all the babies  in this picture are now at University--

This little one, Sophia, just toured Xavier University ,in Cincinnati,  where Himself received a degree in Business- a long time ago--

                                    -Below--Emma  is a dancer--now in her 2nd year University----

        How is your day going?--Are you as happy as a clam at high tide?--  Mom used to say that!

Hopefully you all are -- relaxing,  and enjoying,  the day--

Be happy------ If we  believe we can, then,  usually we can do anything!

 

Be kind--Be gentle!

Good Morning--

        It seems cool-ish--a bit of a breeze blowing--and Me thinks that rain might be in the forecast. It is 6-47 am  right now--Lopez is fed---so is  Sushi-- I have coffee here--had juice with the multitudes of pills--There seems to be more and more pills, as I get older and older--

Last night, Son#2 and I tried "Uber Eats"--  It worked!--Exactly when they said that the Swiss Chalet meal would be delivered--  the doorbell rang, and there was the "Uber Eats " guy--It was like a miracle!

Have any of you ever tried  that "AP" on your phone? Hopefully, when I get settled in "the townhouse", I can do some cooking--

Well, it does seem like summer doesn't it? I believe when I return to Elliot Lake--and I see the lake again, yes , it definitely will seem like summer--and I miss the Hummingbirds--Hopefully I can retrieve my stick that Himself made for me, with that nail on the end, which could reach up and hang each feeder.-I will have to go back to our old home, and hopefully will find my stick.

Summer--It is here!--less clothes--gardening--sitting on a dock-- swimming---  Will I ever have time to do all that when I return to where I belong?-- I feel a bit like "Winnie the Pooh" you know----  like--- " I am in the wrong place---"----I must return to the right place-- I have misplaced my town--one more month----  not even a whole month---  The picture below shows  you what  I need to do--wade thru the  lake--  the water-----I really am a child of the North--

So here is Miss Sushi-- the cat who came in from the cold--the cat who now sleeps on Himself's side of the bed---She never used to-----  funny how pets seem to try to keep one happy--this cat who adopted himself immediately once she moved into our home.

a blast from the past---below---

---- another memory of good times a bit ago---

                                                            How is your day going???-

                                            I hope that you feeling peace, joy, and happiness--Everyone  carries the weight of many lifetimes-and remember, they are doing their best  to find peace and joy and Happiness--

Remember-I Luvs Ya!

Hello there-- It looks mighty much like it will rain to-day --but that is OK--I do have a lot to do inside here.

- But, first, I must tell you about "UBER EATS"--Our daughter has been telling me about this "Uber App" which you put on your phone, and when you want , say dinner, from a restaurant in Peterborough, you type in "Uber Eats" and they deliver the meal,-- for a fee of course.-

-So, this evening I am trying it--and I shall let you know how I make out.  They think of everything these days--For people like me, living in a strange city, it sounds like a wee bit of Heaven. I shall let you know just how I made out.

So, the bench, in memory of  my dear husband , is now sitting in front of Huron Lodge--in Elliot Lake.

And the plaque will eventually be put on it--

This husband of mine, did not want a "celebration of life"--so this is what the  grown kids decided they would do--

A few photos---"blasts from the past"--

Fred with grandson, Jacob--

Myself , with my 2 sisters--Mary Beth and Sandra--I believe we were dressed for church.

Fred and his brother--Murray--a professor, Waterloo

Above--on the beach at Port Stanley--my young sister Sandra in front,  back row--  My older sister Mary Beth, my brother Wayne, myself,  and Johnny on the top row, and in front of him, Johnny's sister, Linda 

So---How on earth is your day going?-- Is it raining where you live?---Are you happy?---  Is it going to be a good day---It can be a good day, IF YOU DECIDE TO MAKE IT A GOOD DAY__!!!!!!

and---I know you will!!!

REMEMBER____

 

Choose to be happy to-day!

    Good day to you --It is  hot here--humid also--  with thunder storms predicted this afternoon.  

  Lopez and I have walked the trail and he did his business---and  breakfast is ready for both Sushi and him--They are so fortunate to have me  prepare everything they need---That is what Moms do I guess!--  

Himself used to do that for me---Now I must try to be strong--No! Now I AM STRONG and I do "stuff" myself--

                TRUST in MYSELF! -----Lordy be!----Life changes as we age doesn't it?--

Last evening, Son#2 and I went out for supper--ordered wings--at a restaurant just up the trail from here--

Did I tell you about the trails around here?--  They are paved---and there are many trails---  bikers use them-- older people on bicycles--- so many  older citizens  live in this area, and they all have a dog--mostly small dogs--  It's the dog that keeps them walking  the trails--

Along the trails are benches--and concrete stones with people's names who have donated some $$$   to keep the trails open and clean--

and yes--  all ages walk, or ride their bikes etc all over the paved trails--and everyone picks up their doggie's poo poo----bags it and carries it home--I believe their pooch keeps these people healthy and facing everyday.--Also, their friends help these people to face everyday ---

But--I am still returning  to the North--As different and as nice  life is here, I miss the North--I miss my kids-- and the lakes--and even the rocks--and of course, all the people-my friends, who live in the North--

                                          So--  This day begins-- Are you feeling strong??-- 

                                        A Blast from the Past--- Dunlop Lake--on a foggy day--

                                        a wedding in Jamaica and we are all there---

                                                    I hope you choose to be happy to-day--                                            

 

 

 

There is something laughable in everything!

 Good Morning---"Another day--Another dollar"--Dad used to say that--He used to say a lot of things--

In fact, when my sister and I were not up early, of course after a late night out, he would put on music--blaire it very loud, so we could hear it upstairs , as we were snoozing--and of course it was always some opera singer, from his collection of those "Readers Digest"" LP's--Remember those??

We might get sunshine to-day---It looks a bit "iffy" right now--but it will probably clear later--

--so, I lost my ID Medic Alert bracelet--funny, because I dreamt about it--saw it in my dream, lying somewhere,  in a pile--on the carpet. It woke me right up, and I suddenly realized the bracelet was not on my arm. I have searched high and low, and, no bracelet--It might be in one of the boxes I have packed--That bracelet identified the thyroid medical problems  that I live with.

-a blast from the past above --myself, with our Grand daughter--- who now is finished her University degree--and of course, with Willow----and below, a very old  blast from the past--

                                                    My Mom and Dad's wedding picture--

I am trying very hard to  live very day--in spite of my sadness, without my husband--Life definitely is not the same--I tell myself , "I CAN DO THIS-- Some days, for sure,  are harder than others--but, I am trying--

So, I hope that your day is wonderful--Remember how unique you are!----  and , always remember that you are stronger than you realize---Be kind to everyone----and--- try to see the good in every person and everything!-It is a brand new day----Let's get out there----- and show the world  we are  a part of to-day!

                                            

                                                There is something laughable in everything....

I am Whackadoodled out!

                                                        -and that day is---------TO_DAY__!  

There is no-one who is going to help me --tell me sweet nothings--  advise me to do "this "--or "that"--and to-day, for some reason, I want to lean on  a person who can say,   "Go ahead, yes, whatever you are up to, go head--you are right! You CAN do it!-- You go girl!""

I am packing---  I am getting rid of "stuff" AGAIN--- I am lonely--- I just want this move to be over with---but---  This move  has to be all co-ordinated  with the August  1st date--the move -in date  with the townhouse. And meanwhile, I am trying to juggle my present life with Son#2 and his wife, who might be wishing me  in China--or -someplace far away,  so they could live their lives,  quietly with no-one asking "HOW DO I?"--do whatever---  And I don't blame them--

So, I try very hard to "think for myself"--

"dig deep"-"Stick to my guns"--

You see, I miss my husband--- very much!

One more move---  and then I think I'll get my wits back (as Mom used to say)--and I will be living in a place familiar to me, once again--if I am able to"hold it together"  till the wits return--and--there in lies the problem--

I presently do not feel schmorky-dorky---or even Whackadoodle  enough---  Somehow I must muster up the stamina to survive  the chaotic mess, and "stick to my guns " --courage to survive this next move that is going to happen--whether I am ready or not--

                                            Time for a few "blasts from the past"--

                                                Son#2 towing a couple of babies 

                                                Son#2's daughter--- with Willow--now--all thru University 

                                                         and my garden--at the lake 

                                           One day I shall be---"just fine"----I Hope!