I LOVE MY CITY. I MISS MY CITY . I STILL LIVE HERE.

OUR DAUGHTER MAKES HER LIVING WRITING AND PERFORMING LIVE MUSIC. THIS HAS ALL BUT SHUT DOWN FOR HER (AND HER FIVE BANDS).

WHEN I WAS A CHILD I HAD HOURS OF ENJOYMENT DAYDREAMING IN THE CAR. MY FAMILY USED TO LOVE TO HEAD OUT FOR ‘SUNDAY DRIVES’ AFTER MASS AND AS WE WOULD VENTURE ALONG I WOULD LOOK UP AT THE CLOUDS.

THESE ARE A SAMPLING OF SOME OF THE BOOKS I’VE BEEN READING LATELY.

WHAT IS WITHIN US?

ALWAYS LOOK FOR THE GOOD WITHIN, ‘SOMETHING STRONGER-BETTER’, AND PUSH THE DARKNESS BACK.

I WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU TODAY.

I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW FAST THESE THREE DAYS HAVE FLOWN!  WE HAD A WONDERFUL , WEE BREAK FROM REGULAR LIFE (WHILE OUR BASEMENT BACK HOME IS BEING JACKHAMMERED FOR A NEW SUMP PUMP …AND OTHER RENOVATIONS SINCE OUR RECENT 2 FLOODS). UGH.

I AM FEELING REALLY BLESSED THAT THE BEAUTY OF JASPER, ALBERTA AND THE BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS WITHIN ARE JUST A FEW HOURS AWAY.

IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF DOORS HAVE SHUT SINCE COVID. SOME OF MY FAVOURITE BUSINESSES HAVE HAD TO CLOSE.

IF ‘COVID’ HAS TAUGHT ME ONE THING POSITIVE IT IS HOW TO SLOW DOWN AND BE STILL.

“NONNY” AND GRANDPA SAID GOOD-BYE TO OUR OTHER VANCOUVER FAMILY EARLY THIS MORNING.

TO BE HAPPY ….WHAT DOES IT TAKE?

ENJOY THESE THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT. I DID.

WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN LIFE GOES SIDEWAYS? THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FEW MONTHS FOR ALL OF US. AND WHEN I SAY ‘ALL’ I MEAN FOR THE WORLD OF COURSE.

EVERYTHING WAS READY. MY OTHER SON AND HIS FAMILY WERE DRIVING FROM VANCOUVER TO BE WITH US FOR A WEEK. THEY WERE DUE TO ARRIVE AROUND MIDNIGHT.

FUNNILY ENOUGH, ON THE SAME DAY THAT I CAME UPON THE ‘DINO WEDDING’ ON ONE OF MY WALKS I ALSO HAPPENED UPON ANOTHER FRONT YARD THAT HAD DUCKS PLACED IN VIGNETTES.

THIS PIECE POSTED BY ‘NOELLE AND DOUG’ REALLY SPEAKS TO ME….

ONCE AGAIN, I NEVER KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO HAPPEN UPON DURING MY DAILY WALKS.

AFTER WE SAID GOOD-BYE TO OUR FAMILY ON MONDAY (THEY HEADED HOME TO VANCOUVER) WE DECIDED TO TAKE A DRIVE TOGETHER TO CHECK OUT ANOTHER ‘WORLD’S BIGGEST’ STATUE. THIS TIME WE ENJOYED A TWO HOUR DRIVE NORTH EAST TO VILNA, ALBERTA , TO SEEK OUT THE BIGGEST MUSHROOMS IN THE WORLD. HA HA.

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SINGER/SONGWRITERS , CAROLYN ARENDS, IS WORKING ON A NEW ALBUM AND ONE OF HER SOON TO BE RELEASED SONGS WAS INSPIRED BY THE FOLLOWING POEM….

‘PAPA’ WORKED ON ONE LAST PROJECT WITH OUR WEE ONES BEFORE THEY HAD TO HIT THE ROAD AND DRIVE HOME TODAY.