Journal Entry # 142 – Hey look…it’s Poppy!!!

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Happiness is a warm puppy – Charle Shultz

Journal Entry # 141 – We Must Believe!

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Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.  – Marie Curie

Journal Entry # 140 – Quiet The Mind!

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Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak. – Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

Bike Writer # 1

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New bike, new vision, and a whole new concept to my biking posts. Stay tuned!!

Harboured Feelings

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I had you for a while,
then…I lost you to the sea.
Alone in these narrows,
until the day you return to me.

 

Journal Entry # 138 – Health is Wealth!

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Your health is what you make of it. Everything you do and think either adds to the vitality, energy and spirit you possess or takes away from it. Ann Wigmore

 

Journal Entry # 133 – Spring Is In The Air!

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No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. – Hal Borland

Ashback # 6 – Time Together!

fred,lloyd,albert and ashleyChristmas is a day that holds all time together – Alexander Smith

Journal Entry # 98 – It’s in the Heart!

DSC_0353“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” ―Roy L. Smith

*P.S. That’s our tree for Christmas 2018. Can you find my ornament? Where and what is it?

Ashback # 4 – Bump, Volley…Spike!

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Yup, those were the days!!!

Afterschool practices and weekend tournaments were my only focus during this chapter of my life. Back when I hadn’t quite grown into my ears yet. Oh, how I miss the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The clean-shaven, beer shirt wearing, non-look at the camera bunch of guys you see above were once my comrades in arms. For all of high school, I had the awesome opportunity to be a part of a team with these fine lads. Volleyball, basketball, hockey, you name it. We were good too, I’m not just saying that. It was just great chemistry I think, most likely because we all got along so well. Best of all, we got to share a bunch of really cool experiences together, being on the road was one of my favourite parts. It was a great time in my life for sure. When I look at the newspaper clipping now, I wonder what everybody is up to. It’s been forever since I have seen or spoken to most. I think this was 1994.

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