Remembering my dad: 31 years ago

I would consider myself to be one of the luckiest folks because for all of my life and as long as I can remember I have been so very fortunate to be blessed with great and wonderful mentors and this was what my beloved dad was to me.  

31 years ago on an Easter Saturday, April 02 1988, dad took leave of us when he passed on peacefully from a heart attack. Unfortunately for me I was not at his side when he left us but as I would always say, he was one of the finest mentors that I have ever known.

Dad was never afraid to share his knowledge and experiences with me. He filled my mind and being with endless info ranging from religion and politics to economics and history, and from geography and what I call street lessons to any and everything.

Dad was my main mentor and even today as I grow older and hopefully a bit wiser I can call on so many of his teachings and life’s lessons to help me navigate this stressed and busy world.  

I’ll never forget you, Dad, and I know that on that day when we finally meet again the sun will shine down on us in all of its glory. Then we will embrace and I will place my hand in your warm, welcoming one! I will hear your soft voice welcoming me home and I’ll rest my head on your strong firm shoulder and whisper in your ear, “So glad to see you again, Dad!” 

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A new adventure: Starting a chess club

This has always been one of my things to try and do and up until now I have not had much success in doing so. But, thanks to Rebecca and Uwe, it appears that this is now going to come to fruition.

I will admit that I am not sure how much time I’ll have to devote to it but I am going to do my best.  

Chess is a wonderful game and it is one where there is a level playing field for everyone. That is, when playing face to face games.  

There is always going to be an edge for the sighted chess player when playing games via email or even on Skype, but I believe that this is one of the closest level playing fields we would find.

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I enjoy! My other passion

I guess that when it comes to my other passion there are so many for me to choose from. But, after my work and before my chess playing, knitting, and pottery, comes my passion to write mysteries.  

This has always been my passion and it has certainly taken over a huge chunk of space in my schedule from time to time.  

Yes, I am guilty of having neglected my work on occasions to go off and write mysteries and I humbly submit that I have been quite successful with my Crime Crushers audio mysteries series.  

I have written 3 seasons along with a 12 Days of Christmas box set and I have some special plans to write a second Christmas box set along with some mini series for podcasting.  

Lots of big plans but not sure how/when I’ll be able to accomplish this.

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All in a day's work: My laundry day

For most of us laundry day could be thought of as anything from trying, challenging, and mundane to must be done or just another home task.  

For me, it is a bit of everything.  First, I need to ensure that I am going to wash exactly what I do, indeed, wish to wash.  Next, to make sure that I put each piece of clothing into the washer when I am ready to do the laundry. I am now halfway there!

Then, when the washer has completed its job, I need to ensure that I take every piece of clothing out of the washer and place it into the dryer. This applies particularly to ensuring that I do not leave my socks behind.  

Why is this?  Because of the small size of the socks and to ensure that my socks either do not fall on the floor or that they are not caught up in my sheets or some other larger piece of clothing.

Now comes the dryer, and after ensuring that every piece of clothing is in the dryer, I close the door and turn it on.  

Finally, I need to ensure that when I empty my dryer that I don’t leave anything behind in the dryer or that I don’t leave any piece of clothing on the floor.  This entails that I count each piece of clothing and make sure that everything is accounted for.  

That’s my laundry day.

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A new adventure: Mailing Mom's magazines

It is a new adventure for me and I started this in early March 2019.  Every week I go off to the pharmacy with Stephanie and together we choose and pay for Mom’s magazines.

Next we go to a side counter and Stephanie addresses the envelope and then we place the mags into it. Finally, we move across to the post office and there we mail the package.  

Sounds easy? It is after we both get used to doing this weekly task. The challenge is for me to ensure that Stephanie chooses the right mags. And how do I do this?

By making sure that she tells me exactly what she is choosing when she does so.  

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What a shock! Packing the wrong pair of pants

Looking back on this particular experience I can only smile to myself. What makes it even more humorous now is that I only discovered it much later.

In the case of this particular pair of pants, I honestly thought that it was my black dress pair of pants and I had packed it to go along with a red dress blouse. I was supposed to have been traveling to Ottawa for a special function.

I ended up not going because of a snowstorm and did not unpack my stuff until about a week later.  Just imagine my surprise when I then discovered my error.

It turns out that the pair of pants that I had packed was purple! I guess that would have been quite an entrance for me if I had, indeed, ended up going to the function!

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This is hard work: Sorting out my freezer

This is probably not one of my favourite chores. At the best of times I find it to be a task that is filled with challenge and I am often called upon to exercise patience and an ability to find ways to distinguish items.  

For most of the time my freezer is organized to ensure that I know where everything is. But whenever Mom visits I need to know how things are organized and where she has put them.  

Mom is extremely aware of my needs and requirements and goes out of her way to ensure that she places items in a methodical manner for me.  Still, it does not stop me from ensuring that after she has left me to return to her home, I can function well in my freezer without having to depend on sighted assistance.

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It takes a bit of work: Distinguishing the cartons

This circumstance arises whenever I purchase a carton of juice along with a carton of milk. Trust me when I tell you that they both feel the same. Even when I try to find a distinction between them after uncorking them, it is very difficult to tell the difference.  

So, what do I do? When I purchase them at the supermarket, I place a piece of tape beneath one of them. That is, I put a small piece of tape at the bottom so that I know what I am opening. I simply think of it as another way to overcome a challenge.

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Fun times: Those naughty knitting needles

Over three years later and I still like to refer to my knitting needles as naughty knitting needles. I have learned so much over the years; from Miko, Robbie, and now Rochelle.  

I have learned to work with the large bamboo needles, the middle sized ones, the fine ones, and now the circular needles.  

I wish that I could have progressed more quickly, but as they say: patience is a virtue and more haste means less speed. No use blaming it on those naughty knitting needles. Blame it on me! I need to show them who is the  boss and it is not them! It is me!  

What is my  latest project? I am in the midst of knitting a hat! Good luck to me! And while I’m at it, watch out knitting needles!  Time for us to work together now!

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Extremely frustrating: Unable to open the pill on the card

I would say that this was probably one of the more frustrating challenges or experiences for me. First off, the pill was very tiny and then it took every effort on my part to carefully use my nail to punch a hole in order to enable the pill to drop into my hand. 

Then I had to ensure that the pill had indeed fallen into my hand.  It was so tiny that I needed to search the entire palm of my hand to find it.  Then, when I found it, I had to take it gingerly from hand to mouth and then put it on my tongue. 

I never knew that this would take such a long time for me to accomplish but there you have it.  Another challenge for me to overcome.

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Humorous but challenging: Searching for the rubber band

Looking back on this experience now, I can only smile.  You see, when they fall they do not make any sound so one needs to use their sense of direction to try and determine where it could have fallen. That is, if you are blind or vision-impaired.

This is exactly what I did when it fell and whereas for a person with sight it is much easier, it is not for me as a blind person.  As long as I remember this, I’ll be just fine. 

I had made up my mind that this search was going to take a few minutes but thanks to my internal GPS I managed to find said rubber band much more quickly than expected.

I went down on my hands and knees and began methodically to move my hands around. I was careful to move my hands in sync and over specific areas of my kitchen. I think that it took me about two minutes to find my rubber band and it was probably in the area where I felt it should be.

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My beloved home street: Mom's view of Tragarete Road

Her view is nice and simple: a somewhat exciting and noisy street when we were growing up, to one today that is a lot quieter. No nightly activities and no one fighting or dogs chasing each other anymore. 

Truth be told, I somewhat miss the dogs barking and playing on the pavements. I miss the folks interacting with each other, and I sure miss the smells of baking goodies. 

There used to be a cinema when we were kids but that, too, is gone and now it has been replaced by a night club where music is nothing but noise and booming beats ringing out.  The cars still travel down our beloved Tragarete Rd but there are not as many.  Even the gas station at the corner is much quieter now.

I guess as they say: things should not be expected to remain the same forever.  Things change and times change and this is our beloved Tragarete Road today.

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