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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.

Take some risk!

I sometimes wonder if people become sheep as they get older. When I was  young, I remember being at my Grandpa’s farm north of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He had lambs, and they were so cute, and tame. Little lambs were … Continue reading

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Feel compelled to add your two bits?

Most of us at some time want to evoke change. We want our spouse to notice us, to appreciate us. We want our kids to pick up after themselves, we want someone to change their behavior. What is the best … Continue reading

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Music soothes the unsettled mind

So much to tell you today. What really stands out to me from the recent Toastmasters Conference in Osoyoos, BC was the warmth of people there. Most of the people there were cheering for everyone in all the contests, whether … Continue reading

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Clouds on a Sunshiny Day

  Some stats for you. 1094 “hits” so far. 69 posts, 4 subscriptions, most views in one day 65 April 23. I did an earlier post called Sunshine on a Cloudy day, but today is the opposite. You may want … Continue reading

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Back from Las Vegas

Dear Readers, I am just returned from a five day jaunt to the city of Las Vegas. A very dry city weather-wise, and windy. I stayed at a resort hotel on the south end of the strip that had a … Continue reading

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You Got Me Going Now, so Shake it all out! – Target 1000 views by May 1

Thanks for dropping by, I have a variety of blogs; I am sure you will find a few of them interesting, music, just thoughts, and of course, toastmasters ! Different categories so please look around and leave your comments, or … Continue reading

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