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.

Taking the Long Way

Posted on October 26, 2022 by dfolstad58

I appreciate every visit and comment to my blog. Recently this blog outgrew it’s memory for a free blog and I had a few options; a) quit and start over, b) pay and get rid of the ads that I … Continue reading →

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October has been amazing

Posted on October 24, 2022 by dfolstad58

Thanks for visiting my blog today, I was shocked to realize it has been nearly a month. Yikes – it’s not that I don’t think of things to write, the days disappear and best intentions don’t write blogs. October has … Continue reading →

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Some silly when the lakes are smooth

Posted on September 29, 2022 by dfolstad58

Thanks for visiting my blog “Life and Random Thinking” today. A shorter post today – to check in and say thank you for the comments and visits on my blog recently. I especially enjoy receiving feedback. Today I was down … Continue reading →

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When the dog bites

Posted on September 15, 2022 by dfolstad58

When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I’m feeling sad. Dear readers, thank you for visiting today. How is it I can still remember the words to a song I learned in my exuberant youth? I think I … Continue reading →

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It’s always Blue Skies

Posted on August 30, 2022 by dfolstad58

Thank you for visiting my blog “Life and Random Thinking” today. Today is my 8th post in my Toastmasters challenge to do 8 posts in a month. Thanks for hanging in there and supporting my writing and especially the encouraging … Continue reading →

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Give it Up!

Posted on August 29, 2022 by dfolstad58

Thank you for visiting my blog “Life and Random Thinking” today. Today is my 7th post in my Toastmasters challenge to do 8 posts in a month. Thanks for hanging in there and supporting my writing and especially the encouraging … Continue reading →

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