Monthly Archives: October 2019

Tongue-Tied (almost) Tuesday

Posted on October 22, 2019 by dfolstad58

In the last few days I have been walking along both the north end (Okanagan Lake side) and the south end (Skaha Lake side) of Penticton. When I walk I inevitably stop and take pictures, I don’t listen to music, … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, okanagan related | Tagged autumn, light, Okanagan lake, photos, skaha lake, tongue tied, walk | 38 Comments

Nature is kind in October

Posted on October 20, 2019 by dfolstad58

I don’t know what the weather is like in October where you (kind reader) live, but Mother Nature has been kind here in the first month of autumn. Autumn began September 23 and my last swim in Okanagan lake was … Continue reading →

Posted in family, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged bonfire, fire, kind, Lake, leaves, October, Okanagan, seasons, weather, winter | 27 Comments

In the News; Against All Odds

Posted on October 15, 2019 by dfolstad58

Last September, after I restarted dialysis after about 31 years with my kidney transplant from July 1987, I wanted to raise awareness about organ donation. That lead to my calling the Penticton Western newspaper, and a reporter interviewing me and … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, health, okanagan related | Tagged 32, freedom, hope, kidney transplant, odds, overcome, Penticton, report, Transplant, travel, Western | 26 Comments

Cake around the corner !

Posted on October 12, 2019 by dfolstad58

A few days ago I posted a post called Pass The Muffin ! with photos which could have been confusing, because the pictures from my 60th birthday in 2018 as in last year. 🙂 What a different situation it was … Continue reading →

Posted in family, health, travel | Tagged BC Ferries, birthday, Dialysis, family, friends, Juan de Fuca, sooke, Sookepoint, Transplant, travel, Vancouver Island | 15 Comments

Pass the Muffin!

Posted on October 7, 2019 by dfolstad58

A year ago I celebrated my birthday surrounded by kind family and friends who joined together to make my 60th birthday special despite being forced by my kidney transplant failure to return to dialysis. Wow, it was so amazing that … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged 60, birthday, happy, muffin, year | 29 Comments

Istanbul – In front of Hagia Sofia

Posted on October 1, 2019 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Flavia Vinci:
Hagia Sofia has millions of visitors every year, it is undoubtedly a masterpiece of the Ottoman Empire but I desperately fell in love with the Fountains and Mosaics located right in front of its entrance.…

Posted in Just being creative | 2 Comments