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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.

Flooding in Australia and California

I thought I would add these two you-tube videos to my blog because they are reminders to myself to count my blessings, and remind me to remember others in my prayers. Always I need to remind myself not to have … Continue reading

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle I suppose the language is what attracts me to re-reading certain authors, such as Arthur Conan Doyle whose most famous fictional character for me is Sherlock Holmes. The use of vocabulary challenges me to expand my comparably … Continue reading

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Oscar Wilde

Once again I am re-reading some of Oscar Wilde’s plays. I am nearly finished and I enjoy how he turns a phrase with such wit. I should take the time to read more about his times, the society he observed … Continue reading

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Mona Lisa

Sunset or dawn ~ I guess it depends on your perspective.  2016 is facing it’s sunset but the 2017 year is fast approaching dawn. For some it has been a year of celebrations, graduation, new milestones and for an equal … Continue reading

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Christmas Memories

The season is upon us, Christmas season that is.   I remember the Christmas on my grandfather’s farm when I was 10ish and the gifts that stand out (no not underwear) were a toy submarine and a flashlight. The submarine … Continue reading

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Snow Flakes!

Right now skiers, snowboarders, and snow removal contractors are doing a happy dance! December 11, 2010 – 2:44 and white snow flakes are floating, swirling and dancing to earth. These are the kind of snowflakes that are light and fluffy. … Continue reading

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