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My mother-in-law has Alzheimer’s. I recently found out that she’s also in kidney failure. She is elderly and unable to comprehend her future status. She made a comment to my husband over the weekend that she is looking forward to winter being over and summer coming. This poem came to my head. I wish you... Continue Reading →
Someone close to Robert said ‘I can’t believe how busy the two of you always are. I’m trying to slow down and you two have ramped it up.’ Yes we have. But we have always been very energetic people who get involved in a lot of activities and since becoming parents in 2008 this has... Continue Reading →
Hi readers and thanks for joining us again for another issue of our favourites. OK another issue of Margaret’s favourites. My three partners here have been so busy in the UK. I’ve kind of taken on the favourites page for now. And I hope that you enjoy what I enjoy. Kylie M Interiors First on... Continue Reading →
Welcome to issue No. 2 of Focused Friends favorites. Posting again today is Margaret Morton. We hope you enjoy what we enjoy. Hi everybody and thanks for popping in again today. So this week I have had my focus on many little things around the house and the children of course. It’s back to school... Continue Reading →
Welcome to our new topic of 'Favourite Things' where we will sometiumes share some of our fabulous finds around the net or in life. We hope they inspire you. Or you find something interesting to share with us. Margaret starts us off. Bed makeover Ok so you all know how much I love a great... Continue Reading →
I was visiting North Vancouver recently. After brunch on Sunday my sister-in-law suggested we go for a walk and she took us on a tour of a beautiful columbarium. For those of you that don’t know columbarium is the place where m loved ones ashes are taken for final storage. This particular columbarium was truly... Continue Reading →
Going through my Facebook history this morning and gushing over all the lovely photos and memories of my time on this day I came across some writing that I did and thought it was worth a share here. In 2016. My daughter was three, my boys were 10. Life is pretty much the same except... Continue Reading →
I often buy things that are a little broken. I frequent thrift shops, garage sales and marketplace finds. Sometimes at a thrift store somebody will say to me ‘you know that’s a little broken?’ And my reply is typically ‘yes but I’m a little broken too. We’ll be a good match.’ And when I say... Continue Reading →
She smells like lemonade on a warm spring day Her smiles feel like sunshine in the middle of July Her thoughts arrive like cartwheels then she’s off to find a thing She laughs at senseless nonsense like the world doesn’t understand She creates treasures out of bits and bobs she finds along the way Determined... Continue Reading →
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