Author Archives: dfolstad58

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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.

2018 Penticton Beach Cruise

Posted on June 24, 2018 by dfolstad58

  This weekend is one of the festivals in Penticton I enjoy the most, classic cars with the Penticton Beach Cruise. I particularly went looking for a Rambler and I found one because my Dad was telling me about a … Continue reading →

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Love You and Leave You

Posted on June 15, 2018 by dfolstad58

My Mom, Lillian, connected to everyone in her life in different ways. She talked regularly on the phone with her many friends, and her family and her way of ending the call was to say “I’m going to love and … Continue reading →

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Every Day – Help Wanted

Posted on May 19, 2018 by dfolstad58

  I was thinking about things that I want to include in my life Every Day. What do you include in your Every Day? Every Day Count Your Blessings, before you count anything else. Stretch, and be aware of the … Continue reading →

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Make That “Some Day” Today

Posted on May 16, 2018 by dfolstad58

I procrastinate.  I can take a long time to get something accomplished,  and some things I won’t put off at all and they are usually fairly inconsequential. I think everyone has a “Some Day I will” in them,  they know … Continue reading →

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Classic but true

Posted on May 3, 2018 by dfolstad58

Originally posted on Life and Random Thinking:
I remember my grandma (Baba) teaching me manners when I was just 5 or 6. She took me to a hotel in Kindersley, Saskatchewan and bought me a cola. I think it was…

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Getting old is a pain in the…

Posted on May 3, 2018 by dfolstad58

My grandma (Baba) used to tell me that in her mind she was still 18, and she told me this when she was in her 80’s.  She was a fun person who after she turned eighty started celebrating her birthdays … Continue reading →

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