Category Archives: Thinking Out loud

Where is summer?

Posted on September 1, 2016 by dfolstad58

I should not complain but I want Summer to last longer. The cooling nights, and windier days are harbingers of frost, and dates with a snow shovel. To be fair, the days are still in the high 20’s celsius … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged cold, leaves, Okanagan, summer, weather, winter | 22 Comments

I have come unglued, finally

Posted on August 22, 2016 by dfolstad58

I suspect that I am not the only one that has spent an abnormal amount of time glued to the spectacle that is the summer olympics. Soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, rugby, diving, plus plus, and now I confess, at last … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged beach, encouragement, lessons, life, olympics, people, Sports, sportsmanship, volleyball | 6 Comments

Some things don’t change, Thank heaven

Posted on July 26, 2016 by dfolstad58

IN the last 36 years, I’ve owned a whole bunch of different cars, moved strata to house to strata to house to strata to house again. Presidents, and Prime Ministers have come and gone. My career has changed. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in family, FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, music related, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged anniversary, dedicated, Love, Music, partners, still the one, togetherness, wife | 11 Comments

The Value of a Friend

Posted on July 18, 2016 by dfolstad58

It is often said “blood is thicker than water” meaning that family relationships are always more important than friends. My blood relatives are important to me but I certainly have and do appreciate the many good friends I have had … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud | Tagged faithful, friends, friendship, helping, kindness, treasures, value | 4 Comments

We all have one, at least

Posted on July 12, 2016 by dfolstad58

Sunny, but still cool outside because of the time of day, 6:30 a.m., and I was enjoying my plain coffee with a friend whose Starbucks order of double expresso plus plus was just impossible to memorize. I met this friend … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged challenges, conference, confidence, friendships, life, Public speaking, Qahtani, regrets, richness, risk, speeches, Toastmasters | Leave a comment

Resisting S for the life you really want

Posted on July 2, 2016 by dfolstad58

Forgive me please my sporadic writing of late. I have a project I am working on that will be concluded soon, but I am jotting down thoughts and ideas for blog posts I want to share, and that I hope … Continue reading →