To thine own self be true

I would stay the course, living largely in the present. I would continue working at restoring movement to my osteoarthritic knee. Resume bicycling. Definitely lunch one more time at the closing-forever Confederation Lounge of the Macdonald Hotel. Ring my bells during the finale of the “1812 Overture” at symphony in the park as planned. Travel to Radium Hot Springs, as planned, with my daughter in September. Register for the Stroll of Poets readings in September. Lunch, as planned, with my old teacher friend and our wives in September. Do a few last lunches with closest friends. Fall walks at the u. Maybe travel to Victoria in September. Other than that, no, I would not do any much out-of-the ordinary in the time remaining. I have done pretty much all I desire to. I have no other missing pieces.

Lying down beside Bighorn Resort parking lot where we stay. I love the close proximity to wildlife there.

4-year-old grandson

Trompe l’oeil style.

Don Quixote.

Figurines I inherited from him.

Gloxinia

Ironically, we were in the Okanagan when the tornado hit Edmonton. My own worst experience goes back to March 4, 1966 (gr. 11) in Winnipeg, the day of the Big Blizzard when the city shut down for a few days.

It started snowing one afternoon and wouldn’t quit. Winds were up and snow plows could not keep up. Buses were stranded in drifts in addition to cars. Many workers were stranded at their workplaces; they couldn’t get home and many stayed overnight in their workplaces. Even Eaton’s and the Bay put up workers in their beds departments. Portage Avenue and Main Street were closed down as did all streets, basically.

I went out the next day to my girlfriend’s and she lived in one of the low-roofed houses of Silver Heights. Teens were tobaggoning off the rooftops! My friend Dave remembers seeing a tank going down his Strathmillan street. There were many other crazy stories like this. Best of all, we had 3 days off from school.

might be 60 educational publications including 50 student texts and teacher`s guides, which have sold over 1 million books, many used in most provinces between 1980 and today (2019).

I dwell in possibility
-Emily Dickinson