For several months, my Husby's health wasn't . . . very good.
In fact, we were quite worried about him.
But, with excellent medical…
Diane Stringam Tolley's Blog – July 2012 Archive (11)
Bonk Eye
Recently, I've noticed something.
That, in itself is remarkable.
Moving on . . .
I work with a group of elderly people.
Some of them like nothing better than talking about their health.
Or lack thereof.
I've been treated to stories of gall bladders.
Knees.
Hips.
Hearts.
Mysterious lumps.
And a plethora of aches and pains.
I cluck sympathetically.
Knowing that each of these ailments will probably visit…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 31, 2012 at 6:30am — No Comments
Through My Kitchen Window
Out My Kitchen Window
For three years, we lived next to a haunted house.
Okay, it really wasn't 'haunted'.
But strange things went on there.
Maybe I should explain.
We lived on a street of tiny, beautiful starter homes.
Less expensive and perfect for people living on a lower income. They were filled with senior couples and young families.
We fit into the second category.
The house beside us, whose front porch I could see from my…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 30, 2012 at 7:04am — No Comments
July 1st Miracle
We had decided to take our children for a holiday over the long July first weekend.
It had seemed like a good idea at the time.
But we had made a couple of mistakes.
We hadn't planned. Anything.
We hadn't made reservations.
Did you know that you need reservations to camp in Alberta over THE long weekend?
Well, you do.
Sigh.
It was getting late on June 30.
We had been through dozens of…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 29, 2012 at 6:42am — No Comments
Barbie - The Ultimate Weapon
Okay. She's tougher than she looks.
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My little brother and sister were playing.
Something they wasted a lot of time doing.
When they could have been involved with much more productive pursuits.
Like me.
Sitting in…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 12, 2012 at 9:35am — No Comments
Rise and/or Shine
Go ahead! Start singing!
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How do you 'rise and shine'?
Throughout my life, I have been summoned from sleep in various ways.
Some gentle.
Some strident.
All annoying.
My mom, a member of the…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 10, 2012 at 10:14am — No Comments
Small Town (Lack of) Education
Milk River is a small place.
Hardly more than a dot on a map.
And, though it was the centre of my world, in a cosmopolitan sense, it would not be considered . . . well . . . cosmopolitan.
Oh, we had descendants of peoples from many places around the world.
Hungarian.
Swedish.
German.
Polish.
United Kingdom.
In fact, most of Europe.
But no African Americans.
In fact, the only people who weren't strictly white-skinned, were our few…
Added by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 8, 2012 at 9:46am — No Comments
The Birds and the Bees
Who knew?
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This story is about sex.
But it’s not what you think.
I was raised on a ranch.
There are animals on a ranch.
That do ‘animal stuff’.
Eating. Sleeping. Growing.
Making other ‘little’ animals.
Which then eat. And sleep.…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 6, 2012 at 9:56am — No Comments
Generation Gap(e)
Okay, I don't want to suggest that there is a generation gap in our family but . . . well . . .
Yes. There is a generation gap in our family.
And it was never more obvious than it was yesterday.
Several of my grandchildren were over for the long weekend.
It was a fun time, made even more fun by the 'launch' of our new pirate-ship playhouse.
All of the kids were in the house.
Because it had decided to rain.
And our intrepid pirates didn't want…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 5, 2012 at 11:29am — No Comments
Speedooooooooooooooooooooo!
It's July.
Time for a story about Christmas.
Because.
And in keeping with what has become a week of stories about my Husby, my favourite . . .
In the Tolley household, Christmas . . . the actual ‘business portion’ which includes frantic tearing of colourful papers and scrabbling through mounds of discarded wrapping, was an event on hold.
Until the father of the house finally succumbed…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 4, 2012 at 8:01am — No Comments
Honey Bunny
He IS a Honey Bunny!
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I admit it.
I call my Husby names.
Maybe I should explain . . .
My Husby was serving on a church committee.
With several other men.
One of which worked as a police detective in his real life.
Tough guy…
ContinueAdded by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 3, 2012 at 6:09am — No Comments
Beaumont Pie-Rats
Monday's PhotoPrompt:
Inspired by my PhotoPrompt group and my good friend Delores at The Feathered Nest
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Added by Diane Stringam Tolley on July 2, 2012 at 12:05pm — No Comments
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