Last week while shopping for treats to take to my daughter’s home I discovered a bag of multi-coloured carrots. We enjoyed eating these fresh, tasty carrot sticks. I normally enjoy trying new things, and new ideas. In fact, I don’t like getting stuck in a rut, and often seek new adventures. This week I amContinue reading “Rainbow carrots”
Category Archives: random reflections
Cats!
Cats! I have never been fond of cats. To be honest, I was never very fond of dogs until Toffee came into my life. Allergies and fear of the unknown has kept me away from most cats. This past week I spent several days with my daughter, her fiancé and their two cats. Benji isContinue reading “Cats!”
The King’s Barge
Auntie Tamada was a very special woman, a distant aunt to my first husband. We lived with her for a few months when we first married, and kept in touch through the years. Her name, Tamada means “ordinary” in Thai. She was far from ordinary. She loved life, and people, and food. Once when myContinue reading “The King’s Barge”
Dad
I started writing this post on November 25, 2021, the day after Dad died. All I had was the title. This is what I want people to know about my dad. Today (June 24) would have been his 91st birthday. I haven’t decided yet how I would celebrate or honour his birthday. Last night IContinue reading “Dad”
Reflecting on the past
This morning I met a friend at a coffee shop, and we sat outside enjoying a conversation over morning coffee. Before the pandemic started this was a regular occurrence, but in the past year we have only tried 2 or 3 times. Both of us are very concerned about our own, and each other’s healthContinue reading “Reflecting on the past”
Music as an escape
This morning I watched a film that was shared in a Facebook group which I was invited to join. The group was formed recently because of our local school district’s plan to axe the elementary and middle school music programs because of money problems. I won’t go into the details, or even my opinion ofContinue reading “Music as an escape”
Hiding behind a mask
When life gets busy, journalling is the first activity to get put on the shelf. This probably should not be the case, but it happens. Yesterday Toffee and I were out for a mid-afternoon walk, and while heading home and gentleman in shorts stopped to look at Toffee. Usually I don’t let Toffee approachContinue reading “Hiding behind a mask”
Drunk Tanks
I was reading a news article about a man who died in police custody. They were discussing the future of drunk tanks. This got me thinking back to the time I was in a drunk tank. That was about 17 years ago, or so. One of my daughters wanted to change her surname back fromContinue reading “Drunk Tanks”
Tired
I’m tired. Not just physically exhausted, but mentally and emotionally tired. Toffee tries hard to keep me going…he gets me up between 4 and 5 every morning just to get a head start on the day. But I had 3 late nights in a row, either because of meetings or participating in webinars. A bigContinue reading “Tired”
Patience
Let me tell you about my first father-in-law. (yes I have been married more than once.) Skinny, the literal translation of his name, was a very spiritual man. Everywhere he went, every day of the year he would tell people about God’s love for us. He was kind and patient. His patience is what IContinue reading “Patience”
Reflections 