Before I begin my Thanksgiving Day story, I want to announce a very special friend’s 81st birthday today. It’s ironic that my buddy Norm Colon (the southern Norm), gets to celebrate three special occasions today – because he lives in the USA and they celebrate Columbus Day. Their Thanksgiving Day isn’t until next month. So,… Continue reading A Very Happy Thanksgiving Day
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A Fair Lady in Fairhaven
After a short series of emails, Tom, Margaret, Norm, and I got together for an impromptu walk in the village of Fairhaven, Washington. Norm’s wife, Gina, wasn’t able to join us because she was volunteering. So, my gal pal, Margaret, was our ‘fair lady in Fairhaven.’ Margaret is Tom’s wife, which left Norm, and I like… Continue reading A Fair Lady in Fairhaven
You Have Mail
Today, while having my morning coffee and checking emails, I got a surprise. I was surprised, because I’ve never, ever, received a Happy Thanksgiving card before, and I was elated because of who sent it to me. It was a beautiful, animated card of a country scene, complete with pumpkins, children playing, grownups doing their… Continue reading You Have Mail
My Gal Pal, Betty
We met a couple of years ago when I volunteered at the cancer center in Surrey, BC. My buddy Norm, (who was also a volunteer) and I used to walk over to the adjoining Surrey Memorial Hospital and buy a $10 Big Lottery ticket from the smiling ‘ticket lady.’ On our first visit to the… Continue reading My Gal Pal, Betty
Sad Eyes
Originally published August 2, 2012 Although he had been seriously ill for several months, his passing was sudden – or at least that’s how it seemed to me. “Death is so damn cruel,” I thought, as I watched him take his last gasp of air. It was that last gasp of air that he struggled to… Continue reading Sad Eyes