Category Archives: family

Don’t Go breakin my heart

Posted on July 5, 2016 by dfolstad58

For a couple weeks now, we have had another girl in the house. She is temperamental, one minute friendly, the next she is spitting and hissing. The girl, is my daughter’s cat “Africa“. Africa is a rent free boarder for … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Uncategorized | Tagged Africa, Cat, heartbreaker, irresistable | 5 Comments

Never was, and never will be.

Posted on May 6, 2016 by dfolstad58

There was a time when I at least thought of myself as attractive, or at minimum I never transformed any gals into pillars of salt if they “checked me out”. Oy vey, those days are gone; perchance never to return. … Continue reading →

Posted in family, humor, music related, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged 1970's, dancing, looks, Music, party | 7 Comments

Life’s Stories take planning

Posted on May 2, 2016 by dfolstad58

I was reading in the travel section of the Globe & Mail a few days ago and the writer commented “Don’t plan life. Live it.” This struck me because an outgoing friend of mine says the opposite ” You don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Thinking Out loud, travel, Uncategorized | Tagged coliseum, Dave, Europe, family, Holidays, Mandy, pizza, Rome, Sue | 8 Comments

Too Much Make Believe

Posted on April 18, 2016 by dfolstad58

I planted grass in my back yard nearly a week ago. Not sod. I threw an abundance of grass seed and covered it with lawn soil and then I did a little jig before I watered it, hoping the grass … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged make believe, memories, put down the device, real experiences, simple life, wifi | 13 Comments

All that will be left will be the stories

Posted on December 3, 2015 by dfolstad58

All that will be left when I die will be the stories. I will explain in a moment. My daughter will always be my little girl, but now she’s a grown woman and a wife also to her husband. She … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, family, FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, Thinking Out loud | Tagged anticipation, daughter, life, memories, perspective, remembering, riches, son, stories, wife | 9 Comments

A Memorable Evening out for dinner +

Posted on November 30, 2015 by dfolstad58

I was recently on a holiday with my son, and it had many memorable moments. Most sadly will slip away through my fingers like when I try to hold a cup of water in my hand. Some drops will … Continue reading →