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About dfolstad58

I live in the South Okanagan. BC. I enjoy reading, exercise, toastmasters. spending time with my son, my daughter, & her husband , and my patient wife. I try to respond personally to every comment on my blog, and in this way I hope to get to know my readers a little bit and and am able to thank readers for their encouragement on what they liked and suggestions on what they would like to see me try in order to improve.

Cookin wid the Green stuff…..Curry in a hurry!

Originally posted on Currydemonology:
 A lot of what goes on in Indian food is quite complex and sometimes more than a little fiddly, meaning that preparing something tasty and fast is a non starter well that’s what you might think but…

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Thru my eyes – the slower pace is just right

When I bike, or stroll I have an opportunity to easily stop and catch the moment. All these pictures were taken in the last few days, I have been watching for the salmon to return and it was exciting to … Continue reading

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Balloons & Whistles – over 10,000 views! (big grin)

I have been busy with getting a speech ready for tomorrow for Toastmasters, and reading the parallel story of Enders Game. Today I logged in and saw I had over 10,000 views. I am so thankful to the readers, and … Continue reading

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11 moving images from 9/11 submitted by people around the world

reblogging this post because of the images shared which are not too blunt. I always think of this day with a shudder as imagine the people above the flames, or jumping to certain death. My sympathies to the thousands who … Continue reading

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8 Reasons to Love Honolulu

Originally posted on Everywhere Once:
Whenever we’ve asked for advice about where to go in Hawaii, whether for this latest excursion or one twenty years earlier, we invariably hear the same suggestion: skip Honolulu. It’s a place where the conventional…

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Diesel – the Cat in the Stacks

What are you reading these days? Who do you recommend to your reader friends?  I enjoy relaxing and reading, and yesterday I continued my exploration of a new author, Miranda James – the author of the Cat in the Stacks … Continue reading

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