Happy Holidays and a little romance!!

Here is an excerpt (click link) from my midlife romance novel, Third Chapter, Second Chance that I hope you will enjoy (or perhaps for a second time).

Christmas is such a perfect opportunity to remember happy times from long ago, people we are missing now, young dreams and adventures….poignant and bittersweet memories.

We never really forget our first, young loves/romances, do we? It was fun to incorporate some of my own special memories in the dream sequence from this story.

Sigh….and now back to the present…..It will be a quiet holiday for us, here in Alberta but we are both glad to have made the move from BC. Hopefully, lots of snow on the way to really bring the Christmas spirit to life! How I love snow (perhaps strange? but true) but not driving in it every day now really helps with that!

Wishing you and your family a magical Christmas season and much happiness in 2024!

From Hot and Smokey Alberta….

It has been a challenging few weeks, during our first (early) summer, here in Northern Alberta.

The forest fires continue to rage in all areas of the province. We have been told by many of the long-time locals that this is highly unusual and not the typical start to an Alberta summer. Good to hear, but doesn’t lessen the financial, environmental and mental impact this has had on everyone living here. And definitely not what we had hoped for, when making this move earlier in the winter.

We are not in any immediate danger right now, but the threat is always there. The smoke and being stuck indoors to avoid (some) of the toxic air is the worst part. Hopefully rain is on the way and LOTS of it!

I’m trying to stay busy and to look forward to better days and weather.

In the meantime, hope you enjoy the haiku and photo above. This one always makes me feel just a little bit COOLER!!!

^{Take care, stay safe and Happy Summer!}

PS: To enjoy more of my summer haiku poems and photos, stop by my author’s site.😊

Holiday Greetings and Leaving BC

Hope you will stop by my other WordPress blog, to read this year’s holiday post and details about our upcoming move.

You can check it out here.

A Time to Hope and Reflect….

Wishing you and your family a MUCH better year in 2021.

I hope you will stop by my author’s site and Veggies, Yarns & Tails too, for some additional holiday greetings and my current Amazon Kindle promotions.

This has been a good year to catch up on reading, in spite of all the challenges! 😉

Take care, stay safe, be well.

PS: If anyone can enlighten me where to find the option to change the default page text color here at WP now, I would be oh so grateful. Posting here has become one big hassle. 😦

🎄Happy Holidays!🎄

I am taking a short blog break to relax and enjoy some holiday cheer. 

🎇  See you in January! 🎆

Revisiting…Fading Memories

It’s a cool, dreary Thanksgiving Day, here on Vancouver Island.

This poem and photo came to mind this afternoon, again and again.

Thinking of all those struggling with these heartbreaking issues. Sending hugs. ❤

Your efforts ARE appreciated.

I know….because my mom so poignantly told me that, when I needed to hear it most, many years ago. 

My Poetic Path

She sits in the diner, far from home.

Lunch rush over.

Blessed quiet restored.

It’s Tuesday, “her day”.

A crosstown bus ride, now a secret and special delight.

Away from the caring but claustrophobic family.

Still time to look back on happier days.

Trying to hold on to precious, fading memories.

 

The hours to savor, often still hopeful and good.

But too many others, a haze of uncertainty and doubt.

For now…

She will cautiously guard her fragile independence.

If only for a while longer.

Keeping them guessing.

Or so she hopes.

 

Where did the time go?

When did the children grow up to rise above her?

Knowing “what’s best”.

The mother becoming the child.

The child becoming the mother.

Trying to do their best..

Of that one thing, she is sure.

 

She grasps fervently and desperately to the time left.

To revel in these sacred moments alone.

Savoring her own thoughts.

Not willing to give…

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Merry Christmas 2018 & Happy Holidays!

Mr. Cheddar and I wish you the best Christmas ever!

And all the best in 2019.

It’s going to be a wonderful New Year!

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PS: Stop by My Real Life Reviews to check out my new holiday gift guide. With something affordable for everyone on your list. 

Happy Holidays 2017!

 I haven’t been an active blogger at WordPress in recent years, but I stop by when I can! 

I do wish my readers through all the years, a very:

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and a

HAPPY and PROSPEROUS 2018! 

PS: Never give up on miracles!

They still do come true! 🙂