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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.

For A better life, take time to Play

Posted on July 16, 2012 by dfolstad58

I like to read and so life is balance of updating this blog, reading library books, spending time with family, playing games and always there are the chores of regular life, and maintaining a home. I suspect that some people … Continue reading →

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Stormy sunset.

Posted on July 14, 2012 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on A Word in Your Ear:
Monsoon Season can make for stunning sunsets – a storm blew in from the mainland as we settled down to watch the sun sink Kapas Island,  Malaysia

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Amazing Photography – Tofino, BC.

Posted on July 14, 2012 by dfolstad58

Do you like to take pictures? I do enjoy taking pictures also but none of them turn out like those at Tofino Photography.  I follow his blog regularly, and the picture below is from there. I just enjoy so terribly the … Continue reading →

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July 7, 1987 – A New Life, a new freedom

Posted on July 7, 2012 by dfolstad58

Today is July 7, 2012.  Today I celebrate 25 years since my  successful kidney transplant at Vancouver General Hospital. I had always enjoyed good health growing up, so it was shock to me at 18 years old to have myself … Continue reading →

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Fun Music is always great to watch and listen to

Posted on July 5, 2012 by dfolstad58

Music is so powerful to all of us. When I was young I was at concerts seeing names like Three Dog Night and Alice Cooper. There are lots of groups like Pink Floyd that I think I will never get … Continue reading →

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Take your eyes off the goal, enjoy the trip – the detour is worth it!

Posted on July 4, 2012 by dfolstad58

Each day is an unwritten page. When I woke up this morning, when you woke up this morning, what happened was at least partially unknown.  You may have had the route of your day planned out, but life is going … Continue reading →

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