It’s the winter solstice today: the shortest day of the year. And, there is a significant stellar event in the night sky, I believe, as well tonight. Too bright in the city to see it most likely. The winter solstice marks the turning of the seasons; the beginning of the next cycle … It remindsContinue reading “Reflecting”
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Family
For me, Christmas-time always brings “Family” to mind. This year, my thoughts have focused once more on Family History, more so than on presents and the annual family dinner, in part because this is my first Christmas without dad but mostly because there isn’t a family dinner or get together of any kind planned dueContinue reading “Family”
Remembering
November 11, 2020 is my first Remembrance Day without my father. He served in WWII on the HMCS Ettrick. He never talked of the war when I was a child. By the time I was born, it was long past. As he got older, memories of his youth became more important. Once mom was inContinue reading “Remembering”
Colouring
I’ve been colouring forever… Currently I prefer coloured pencils and my favourite owl colouring book by Lulu Mayo called “A Million Owls” … she has other books too: “A Million Unicorns” for example. Colouring helps me to relax and to focus … and is supposed to help “prevent” Alzheimer’s. I finished this double-page image onContinue reading “Colouring”
Shredding
Today I finally did some more shredding … a small dint, one clear bag of bits of paper all staples removed… I used to drop off my shreddies at the Humane Society and they asked for that … that was many years ago. This is my second bag since I started. And weeks since IContinue reading “Shredding”
Learning WordPress
Learning goes slower after 50?? During my University years I studied Human Development and I focused on aging … I used to know the technical answer to that. I am so used to Front Page … I am finding the transition to WordPress very difficult. Why do this? Front Page was discontinued in 2003 andContinue reading “Learning WordPress”
Hi There!
The Older I get the More and MORE Stuff there is in my life … more stuff to store, more stuff to clean, more stuff to remember … you get the idea…. More and MORE Stuff. I’m hoping to sort through some of my stuff; get rid of some stuff; repurpose some stuff and maybeContinue reading “Hi There!”
Welcome!
To Aud’s Stuff…. where we will talk about Stuff … and Alzheimer’s: One Day at a Time! This became our Mantra! Good words to live by! Going forward means not dwelling on the past; learn from it yes, but move on! For us, staying focused on what was important meant staying in the moment. EachContinue reading “Welcome!”
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