Category Archives: Just being creative

Darkness into Light

Posted on April 28, 2025 by dfolstad58

Dear friends of my blog, I have been thinking for a few days about a post to honor the donor of my kidney transplant six years ago. The timing of this post is because his surgery was April 23, 2019 … Continue reading →

Posted in family, health, Just being creative | Tagged anniversary, donor, Edison, future, Gift, health, Kidney, kidney transplant, light, light bulb, memories, Organ donation, organ transplant, six, Transplant | 31 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

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 →

Posted in health, Just being creative, Thinking Out loud | Tagged dreams, health, hibernation, mental health, rest, sleep, wellness | 11 Comments

Let’s all be Candles

Posted on December 24, 2024 by dfolstad58

Before I forget the post link above is about a lesson I learned in 2017 when a Jewish friend invited me to a lighting of the menorah candle service. It was a heartwarming experience so I wrote about it. Sadly … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Just being creative | Tagged advent, biking, candles, Christmas, faith, hope, Love, Penticton, winter | 14 Comments

Fourteen (14) is a nice number

Posted on October 29, 2024 by dfolstad58

Good morning, afternoon or good day to you! Thank you for popping in to read this post – “Fourteen is a nice number” – it really is! I have excellent reasons for liking the number 14 and it’s beyond the … Continue reading →