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Blessed Rain to Refresh Us has Arrived

Posted on July 7, 2021 by dfolstad58

Such a lovely few days and now today a lengthy dose of refreshing rain. In addition to the puddles on my street I smiled today as I watched our neighbourhood doe cross the street, she does so very slowly as … Continue reading →

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Off the Top of my Head

Posted on May 6, 2021 by dfolstad58

Thank you for visiting today. The last few days I have been riding my ebike and taking pictures. Often as I took these pictures I thought of how I would share them with you via this blog. I hope you … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Penticton – 1905; Real History

Posted on December 22, 2020 by dfolstad58

Thank you for visiting “Life and Random Thinking” Here where I live in Penticton, the public library and the museum are located in the same building. When I entered the building this week I saw and copied information posted by … Continue reading →

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A Rare Book – Grizzled Miners and Dance Hall Girls

Posted on October 29, 2020 by dfolstad58

Book recommendations are rare for me. Regardless I want to share a recommendation about an exceptional book. I hope you won’t mind too much. If you investigate and love it, that would please me very much. The first time I … Continue reading →

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On Alert – An Update after the wind storm

Posted on August 22, 2020 by dfolstad58

Welcome back to “Life and Random Thinking,” I appreciate your visit. In my previous post “On Alert” I shared the apprehension the whole city of Penticton was feeling as we faced the 70 kilometre winds blowing from the south on … Continue reading →

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On Alert

Posted on August 21, 2020 by dfolstad58

As the summer of 2020 progressed the hope that this would be a summer without forest fires grew, but our hopes were dashed in the last week. Sadly, although the end of summer seemed in sight, forest fires are now … Continue reading →

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