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Remember Whensday: Fears and Phobias by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Going through my father's slides, I came across images of events which are forever seared in my mind, memories which became the origin of phobias I have struggled to overcome. ... Read on »
The Fisherman's Prayer by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Fishermen's and Seamen's Chapel, Pier 45, San Francisco CA The Fisherman's Prayer by Thomas Keats When far from land on the stormy sea There are times when my boat seems fra ... Read on »
Clutter, Chaos, and Creativity by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Sunset at Pacific Grove CA I have been back in Canada for a little over two weeks and during that time the contractor has been at the house daily continuing with our renovatio ... Read on »
Red-tailed Hawk Rescue by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Paul is the plumber at our hospital. I knew him as the person who had a Smart car in the parking lot, but recently found that he also has a keen interest in the natural world ... Read on »
Friday Flowers: California Blooms by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Bougainvillea Bloom One of my patients recommended that we spend time in the Pacific Grove/ Monterey area of California on our road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles. She ... Read on »
Imagine... by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living National War Memorial, Ottawa Canada I have met many Canadian war veterans in my work as they are an aging group of people, their numbers thinning as we move a half century a ... Read on »
Remember Whensday: "The Chair" and other Memories by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I have no recollection of this Christmas when I was three, almost four, but the picture evokes many memories of my childhood. This is Grandma's living room, a room in which I ... Read on »
In His Image... by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him;male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 (Lester Kern) I have been a Sunday School teacher for gr ... Read on »
From Vegas to "Reno" by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Colorado River/Lake Mead approaching Las Vegas I have been home for three full days, back to work for two, following a perfect holiday where we enjoyed 13 consecutive days of ... Read on »
Postcard #8 ...end of the journey by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Went to the beach at Malibu this morning and enjoyed the warm sun and fresh ocean breezes. This lagoon was north of the pier and many birds were there. I took a lot of picture ... Read on »
Postcard #6 by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Drove through Big Sur from Carmel where the Santa Lucia mountains rise from the Pacific Ocean. Stopped to get this classic photo of the Bixby Bridge. The heights were spectacu ... Read on »
Postcard #5 by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Harbour Seal, Black-tailed Deer, Red Admiral, California Brown Pelican The Monterey Bay area is home to many species of wildlife, from whales, seals and sea otters to a variet ... Read on »
Postcard #4 by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Pacific Ocean at Monterey Bay Drove California's Highway 1 from San Francisco to Pacific Grove. Traffic light, lots of scenic stops along the way. This bay is full of birds an ... Read on »
Postcard # 2 by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Waiting for the ferry to AlcatrazSan Francisco is my kind of city! But I hear that real estate is very expensive so it is unlikely that I could afford a place with a view of t ... Read on »
Postcard #1 by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Ruth at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Arizona USA Having a great trip. Good weather, spectacular scenery! Very hard to find international stamps in the United States, so ... Read on »
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living A song with the same title of this post speaks of Christmas as the most wonderful time of year. To me autumn is the best season and I have always enjoyed the month of October ... Read on »
Remember Whensday: Birthday Celebrations by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living From birth to age eighteen, a girl needs good parents.From eighteen to thirty-five, she needs good looks.From thirty-five to fifty-five, she needs a good personality.From fift ... Read on »
The Last Rose of Summer by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living 'Tis the last rose of summerLeft blooming alone;All her lovely companionsAre faded and gone...Thomas Moore (1805)Autumn arrives by the calendar today but its presence has been ... Read on »
Friday Flowers: Preparing for Next Season by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living The last of our summer flowers are in bloom, Chrysanthemum, Fall Crocus, Asters, Rose of Sharon, Goldenrod, Autumn Joy Sedum... Walking through the city and along nature trai ... Read on »
Remember Whensday: By the Water by Ruth K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Ontario 1959I have no memory of this day in 1959 when my father took the picture of my brother and I at some body of water in Ontario, Canada just before we returned to South ... Read on »