Tag Archives: life

Jour 16 – Day 16: Gunny Sack of Apples

Posted on April 21, 2020 by dfolstad58

The time for this post should have been in the past, or maybe this autumn but regardless here it is today. Opportunities are ahead if stalled temporarily now. It includes some of my thoughts from a speech I shared. I … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging assignments, family, FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, health, Just being creative, Thinking Out loud | Tagged bc apples, choices, gunny sack, life, opportunities, rotten, waste | 17 Comments

Invisible or Not

Posted on March 3, 2020 by dfolstad58

I think my growing up was probably fairly typical. I did most of the things boys do, biking, playing army with straws shooting peas, water gun fights, kick-the-can and hide and seek after dark. I had my share of … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged be kind, invisible scars, kindness, life, understanding, wounds | 20 Comments

Life in the White Lane

Posted on January 21, 2020 by dfolstad58

It’s been a few days since I have posted, so I thought I would post what I have been up to. Keeping out of trouble, mostly anyway, and that includes shovelling snow. Actually these photos ares from a couple days … Continue reading →

Posted in family, okanagan related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged cold, life, melting, Snow, Spring, winter | 15 Comments

Stormy days and Sunny Days

Posted on November 26, 2019 by dfolstad58

I live in a beautiful valley, it stretches north to south for hundreds of miles with different lakes lying in a row north to south. Beautiful to see and drive along no matter the season. A valley is basically a … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged bend, blue skies, break, health, life, sunny, tall grasses, tough times, weather, wind | 24 Comments

How has my life changed?

Posted on August 17, 2019 by dfolstad58

I received a kidney transplant April 24, 2019 The terrific readers who regularly read my post already know I received a miracle this year on April 24, in the form of kidney transplant from a living donor. My living donor … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, health, Thinking Out loud | Tagged benefits of transplant, Dialysis, family, future, hemodialysis, Kidney, life, living donor, Transplant | 24 Comments

At long last – new hope

Posted on June 20, 2019 by dfolstad58

Dear friends and readers, I wondered what to title this post. My posts became especially irregular after my failing kidney transplant resulted in returning to reliance on dialysis three times a week for five hours to live. What most people … Continue reading →