Look and see what your family or friends have done. — Sometimes we come late to the game. But that’s okay. We need to know what we want to do, especially as we age. When you finally have the time to explore different avenues of creativity, you may be surprised by what you find. Grandma My grandmother was from the generation that…

Not the least is keeping raccoons from your new turf lawn. — Many years ago, my husband and I moved to North Vancouver. It’s a suburb across the inlet from Vancouver. We lived as far up the mountain as the tree line. At that time, we had two sons. Shortly after moving, we had a problem. We fenced in our side yard…

Open your life to friends and see where you go. — I was talking with an old friend yesterday on my phone via messenger. This is a friend I met through a writing class about 10 years ago. The class was an 8-week course on how to get your novel finished. Fran I had never taken a writing class before and had…

Sitting on a blanket, transported to a gentler time by music — Last Saturday my husband and I went to the VanDusen botanical gardens in the heart of Vancouver BC. It has approximately 55 acres filled with gardens and is so beautiful. It was first opened on August 30th, 1975. In the garden, they have a couple of small lakes and ponds…

Read along and find out how. — I read an article recently that talked briefly about being a polymath. I had heard about this, but couldn’t remember what a polymath was. In the middle of the article, I stopped and looked this up. And down the rabbit hole, I fell. According to Wikipedia, a polymath is an…

Memories really are roses in the winter — I read one of my favorite bloggers, John P. Weiss, yesterday. It was on the value of keeping small mementos that bring memories to you. https://johnpweiss.com/blog/177689/how-the-spirit-of-small-things-will-sustain-you He is a painter, a cartoonist, and a writer. John weaves stories of his family life, his past working life, and his current life…

Helping others can also help ourselves. — One of the great things about where I live is that we have a very vibrant social committee. Of course, I am on that committee. I love that kind of thing. Last Saturday we started back with our first event since Covid. We decided we’d start small and had our…

From a 1981 Jeep Wagoneer to a 2022 Mazda CX5 Signature — A few months ago I turned 70 years old. I find it hard to believe that I could be 70. It took me a decade to believe I was in my 60s so I guess the same process is going on now. Cars over the years. For the last decade…

Hell yeah, it is. — It’s been a rough couple of weeks. I have been sick with a spring cold. My husband has had this cold for the last few weeks. Runny nose, sneezing, just typical cold symptoms. He seemed to get better and I came down with his cold. …