Tag Archives: family

What Sparks your memories?

Posted on August 16, 2014 by dfolstad58

Our minds are interesting organs. They retain our memories including poems we learned in school, songs we sang along with the radio (wrong lyrics and all). I will be listening to a song I haven’t heard for decades but my … Continue reading →

Posted in family, FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, Thinking Out loud | Tagged baba, candy, family, guido, Love, memories, remembering, sparks | 6 Comments

It’s hard to believe but it happened

Posted on July 26, 2014 by dfolstad58

Since I planted roots here in the Okanagan, summer holidays have without exception been the “Tourist In My Home Town” variety. I have a close friend though who has been encouraging me to briefly forgo the Okanagan for another holiday … Continue reading →

Posted in family, travel | Tagged Depoe Bay, family, friendly, Gleneden, Holidays, July 4, Oregon, summertime, sunsets | 3 Comments

Tennis is not the only place where Serve is Important

Posted on June 5, 2014 by dfolstad58

A lot of people, myself included, are watching the French Open, which is an annual tennis tournament in France. Voila! As you watch the competitors you notice many things, that they towel their face a great deal, there are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking Out loud, Toastmasters | Tagged acknowledgement, family, friendship, now, toast, Toastmasters | 1 Comment

You Sunk My Battleship

Posted on March 21, 2014 by dfolstad58

Growing up I didn’t have to walk knee-deep in snow ten miles uphill to and from school each day but my childhood was certainly different from the current generation. Happiness doesn’t depend on any external conditions, it is governed by … Continue reading →

Posted in family, Thinking Out loud | Tagged battleship, family, Games, kites, memories, simple life | 3 Comments

Black Friday So What?

Posted on November 23, 2012 by dfolstad58

My newspaper yesterday was stuffed with ads from business intent on luring people to spend money they hadn’t planned on just because it was a Super deal. I get that people are going to spend money at Christmas, buying gifts, … Continue reading →