Author Archives: dfolstad58

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.

Invisible or Heard?

Posted on April 21, 2025 by dfolstad58

Greetings in the warmest possible way to you today. Thank you for arriving to read this post and double thanks to those who gift me with their thoughts in a comment at the bottom of the post. Sincerely I mean … Continue reading →

Posted in reading / books, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged Communication, conversationalists, David Brooks, Diminishers, faith, heard, Illuminators, invisible, life, relationships, sincere, uplifting | 13 Comments

It’s Time for a Review

Posted on April 19, 2025 by dfolstad58

Dear blogging friends, Happy Easter weekend to you! I hope that you are enjoying time with your families walking in the spring sunshine. Here in the Okanagan valley, spring is evident. Snow is no longer on the caps of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged Easter, Lake, loon, marmot, Okanagan, pancakes, review, Spring | 26 Comments

Give your head a Shake

Posted on March 23, 2025 by dfolstad58

Thank you friends who swing by to read my post – I appreciate you. When I write a post and receive your feedback it encourages me to write again. ♥ What kind of title is this one today? Give your … Continue reading →

Posted in O Canada, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged Canada, differences, disrespect, education, History, military, skaha lake, travel, USA, war | 13 Comments

Truths about life from a Canadian 90 Plus years old

Posted on March 7, 2025 by dfolstad58

Thank you to all my friends who read this post, add your comments and give me smiles. If you are reading this – I count you as a friend. Achieving “vintage” status I have but I am not a nonagenarian … Continue reading →

Posted in O Canada, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged Canada, family, hard working, life, Love, parliamentarian, prime minister, successful, wisdom | 23 Comments

A Happy Story; Gnomes that Roam

Posted on February 22, 2025 by dfolstad58

Dear Readers, thank you for reading this post today. This is a happy story. A happy and true story that happened in Kelowna BC in the summer of 2024. I set this story aside last summer because it was one … Continue reading →

Posted in Just being creative, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged anonymous, covert, fiction, Gnomes, Good News, inspiration, Kelowna, kindness, magic, nontoxic, poetry, unknown | 14 Comments

How was your sleep last night?

Posted on February 13, 2025 by dfolstad58

Welcome my friends again to my blog and the title of today’s post is likely a question you have heard many times before. I’m glad you are visiting today. – David After all, when we groggily raise our heads in … Continue reading →