ARRIVED SAFELY AT KELOWNA TO VISIT MY DAD FOR THE WEEK.
TODAY MONDAY AUGUST 26TH IS MY DAD'S 93 BIRTHDAY.
HE IS LOOKING AND FEELING VERY WELL.
GOT A NICE LARGE ICE-CREAM CAKE FOR HIM AND EVERYONE TO ENJOY THIS MONDAY EVENING.
IT IS LOVELY WEATHER, AND WILL BRING BACK TO CALGARY SOME OF THE GREAT FRUIT THAT IS GROWN HERE IN THE OKANAGAN VALLEY.
THOUGH SEMI-SESERT HERE IN THE VALLEY THE CLIMATE IS WONDERFUL FOR GROWING FRUIT; PEACHES, PLUMS, CHERRIES, APRICOTS, PEARS AND APPLES. I HAD FRINEDS HERE ONCE THAT HAD THE MOST DELICIOUS LARGE BLACK CHERRIES ON THEIR TREES YOU COULD EVER WISH TO HAVE, ORGANIC AS WELL. THEY ALSO GROW EVER VARIETY OF CORN [ON THE COB] YOU CAN HAVE. THEIR LAST OF THE SEASON IS ALSO THE MOST SWEETEST CORN IN THE WORLD.....WOW I CAN MAKE A FULL MEAL OF IT, JUST EATING SWEET CORN WITH BUTTER AND SALT.....YUMMMEEEE! GOOD JOB IT'S ONLY A FEW TIMES A YEAR, FOR THE WAISTE-LINE.
THIS VALLEY IN B.C IS ONE OF THE MOST LOVELY PLACES IN NORTH AMERICA. WHEN I LIVED HERE FROM 1987 TO 1990 I HEARD ABOUT ONE COUPLE THAT HAD TRAVELED ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA OVER THE YEARS.
WHEN IT CAME TIME TO RETIRE THEY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND SAID, "WHERE SHALL WE SETTLE FOR RETIREMENT?" THE NEXT WORDS CAME FROM BOTH OF THEM......" THE OKANAGAN VALLERY OF B.C." THEY BOUGHT A HOUSE IN PEACHLAND JUST SOUTH OF KELOWNA.
YES FOR A YEAR ROUND CLIMATE AND FRUIT AND WARMTH, AND A LAKE, THE OKANAGAN VALLERY OF B.C. CANADA, IS INDEED A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE IN YOUR RETIREMENT YEARS.
BUT WITH ALL THAT SAID, I WAS BROUGHT TO CALGARY, ALBERTA, IN A LONG ROUNDABOUT WAY OVER MY LIFETIME, TO SPEND MY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN WONDERFUL BLESSINGS OF WORK TEACHING GUITAR AND ALL POPULAR FRETTED INSTRUMENTS, THE HORSE OF MY BOYHOOD DREAMS.......MY BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN PALOMINO, SOME GREAT FRIENDS I'VE MADE. SO SURE AIN'T COMPLAINING ABOUT CALGARY; THE LORD HAS BLESSED ME INDEED IN MY LATTER LIFE.
WELL BETTER GO VISIT MY DAD, HAVE SOME BIRTHDAY CAKE, AND PLAY THEM ALL SOME GOOD OLD SONGS TONIGHT ON MY CASIO DIGITAL GUITAR, AS I PROMISED THEM..
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