Retire in Style with Lolita

"Inside every older person is a younger person - wondering what the hell happened." Its not too late. No regrets. Lets make the most of whatever time we have. For me its seeing a bit more of this world "Travel makes one modest. You see what a small place you occupy in the world. I have not been everywhere but its on my bucket list."

Many years ago I joined a Fan dance group in Vancouver. The instructor taught mostly in Chinese and it took a while to even learn the first few steps. However the group was very friendly and all took turns helping me learn the dance. When I moved to Maple Ridge I found a fan dance group at the Leisure centre. It was a small group of 6 to 8 participants. Again the instructor taught mostly in Chinese. I had to rely on youtube videos to re-learn the steps. Unfortunately the group grew even smaller and it was discontinued. Here are some pictures taken at the Rupert Community Centre in Vancovuer. This picture was taken at Connoly Lodge, Riverview hospital grounds. Our Healthy Lifestyle group topic for the day was Fitness and exercise. The patients had fun trying to open and close the Kung Fu Fan.

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2013 was the year that the kids got involved with gardening. Seven years later they still help in the garden. Free photo slideshow personalized with Smilebox

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"Life brings tears, smiles and memories. The tears dry, the smiles fade, but the memories last forever." Happy New Year ! Time for new memories ! Slideshow generated with Smilebox

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With great hope that we will be seeing each other in person soon ! Greeting card personalized with Smilebox

It is now a part of our daily lives. We wear face mask whenever we are not able to physically distance from others. It does not take long to wear one. I made several for family and friends.

My plants has been prolific plus my sisters gave me several of their hens and chicks. I potted and repotted starting April and now I have about 15 plants to share with friends.

Some of my sempervivums came from the original plants I started with eight years ago. They are all prolific. Easy to care for. I enjoy using them for plant arrangements both to keep and to give away. Here are the latest in my collection: This is called Gold Nugget. My first yellow sempervivum. However as the weather turns warmer the leaves will change to green, red in the Fall and back to yellow Winter to Spring. This is another beauty called Berry Blues. Barely a month after I transferred to its new home it produced several chicks. This is Berry Bomb. I prefer to call it Berry Pretty Citrus Sunrise is another attractive semp. From yellow orange color in the winter to early spring it will change to deeper pink to red with tinge of yellow. This is called Strawberry Kiwi. Gave several offsets already. This is called Appletini. Looks very happy in her new home. I used to call this sempervivum spider web hens and chicks. Chick Charms call them Cotton Candy

All seven grandkids singing Christmas carols with me... the best Christmas gift ever !

After 35 years, a return visit to Haney Intermediate Care, now called Royal Crescent Gardens. I worked there in 1984-1985 as their first Dietitian.

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We went on a 12 days Hawaiian Cruise on the Radiance of the Seas. We enjoyed good weather cruising the Hawaiian islands and crossing the Pacific Ocean as we sailed back to Vancouver. We enjoyed good weather and good company. Customize a slideshow design

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M y sisters and I are booked for a 12 day Hawaiian cruise in May of this year. This will be our third visit to Hawaii ( fourth for one of my sisters. ) Here is a photo album of our first trip to Hawaii.... a cruise in 2007. Digital slideshow generated with Smilebox Our dream of returning to Hawaii was fulfilled when we spent a week in Honolulu in 2015. Here is a photo album of our second trip to Hawaii. Create a free digital slideshow Hawaii we heard you calling.... Aloha !

Lafarge lake at the Coquitlam Town Centre has been my favourite walking destination for the almost 23 years that I lived in the area. It is less than 10 minutes walk from my townhouse. I go for walks around the lake and park to fill up my ten thousand steps goal for the day. I also go there for leisurely walks to enjoy the weather, the scenery and sometimes to walk with friends. Sometimes I wish I could go back in life...not to change anything but to feel a few things twice. It was a cold evening stroll around the lake but memories of my life spent in the area warmed me inside. The past 2 years something magical has been added to the 1.2 km walk around the lake during the Christmas season. To celebrate the first day of the New Year my sisters and I went for a stroll to enjoy the over 100,000 lights display around the lake. Personalize a photo slideshow

Good luck and God's blessings be with you all !

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