Normally this time of the year I'd be cursing the dead leaves, elm seeds all over the place, dandelions popping up as fast as you can dig them out, weeds vying for space in the garden, not to say anything about the heat. I'd be thinking about how much time it takes to get the yard cleaned up and the garden ready for planting, more hours in one week than 7 months of clearing snow and I'd almost be wishing for the first snow fall, yeah, a distant almost. Things are different this year, I remember the splendor of the landscaped hillside behind Deanie's brother's house in Lumsden and I remember the beauty of Tony and Carols yard on Weekes Crescent, and after the funeral I can imagine people driving by Tony's place in Saskatoon wondering, "How the hell does that guy keep those stones from cluttering his driveway?"
To June
Loved
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Love those thoughts and words Ed .Tony is watching over us all
❤️ That summed it up Ed!
๐♀️Thanks, Edward,
We also find that our perspective has widened beyond the stuff of everyday life๐ to a renewed appreciation of life itself๐บ. That heightened awareness sparks waves of nostalgia๐ฅฒ, gratitude๐, joy ๐ฅฐand even laughter๐. Your latest blog entry does all of that for us.๐You write so well and your punch line always hits home๐ฅ.
๐Lots of love,
Louise and Dave
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๐HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MICHELE AND BRIAN๐ฉ❤️๐จ!
Hi from us in St. Andrews ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ where we are already into the afternoon of your anniversary day๐ฐ️. There is a free and loving feeling about this time of the year๐ฟ and it’s clear to us why people might choose to be married in the month of June๐.
๐We happily add our wishes to others you will receive today from family and friends who are celebrating the anniversary of your wedding day, twenty-two years ago๐. Congratulations!๐ We hope this day brings back happy memories for you๐ซ, provides you with more moments to cherish๐ก, and adds to the shared dreams you have for the future๐.
May your Friday celebration spill over into the events of this weekend๐ฅ and carry on throughout the year ahead๐️. Salute!๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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Thank you Ed. Your words speak volumes.
With love and gratitude,
ME
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๐HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, VICKY AND DON๐ฉ❤️๐จ!
We are posting your anniversary greeting late in the day here in Scotland๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ. Nicholas, David and I took an early morning bus to Anstruther๐ to attend a street festival there๐ช. We have just now returned home with a few select items purchased from local artisans and crafters๐จ.
Of course, we are seven hours ahead of you in the UK⏳. It is almost time for us to pour ourselves a wee dram of our own GOLD MEDAL ๐ฅ and raise a toast to you on yet another milestone anniversary. Congratulations!๐ Fifty-seven is a truly remarkable number of years for you to have travelled life’s road together as a married couple๐ฐ๐ป๐คต๐ป♂️. We wish you a day of recalling good times, sharing more moments and shaping future plans๐.
๐We will drink to that and to your continuing happiness on the road that still lies ahead of you๐ถ♀️๐ถ๐ป. Cheers!๐ฅ
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐ถ๐ถHAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACK AND DAVIS๐ฌ!
☀️It is a sunny afternoon here in St Andrews as we send birthday greetings your way๐. We hope your Sunday celebration is “putting the icing on the cake” of a fun weekend with family and friends๐.
๐๐S o, today we are
๐ค๐คE ager to wish you a
๐ฅ๐ฅV ery exciting and
๐๐E ventful birthday with
๐๐N ice surprises,
๐ฐ๐ฐT asty treats and
๐๐E njoyable moments that make you
๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐE specially happy
๐️๐️N ow and in the year ahead.
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CEANNA๐ง♀️!
Today you make SEVEN a lucky number๐! From across the miles๐, we are able to join your family and friends ๐ in celebrating the happy day of your birth, seven years ago๐คฑ. Hip, hip, hooray!๐ฅ
๐ฅฐS hare your joy and
๐คธ♀️E xcitement, (as you so
๐♀️V ery often do) with
๐E veryone who sees what a
๐ซ ๐ปN ice person you’ve always been.
๐Warm wishes and lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THOMAS๐ง๐ป♂️!
Congratulations on this milestone event๐️. Reaching the 60-year mark in life is most often a hard-won victory for those who are fortunate enough to celebrate their DIAMOND birthday๐. Lucky you!๐
๐We see that you and Melissa are indeed making your sixtieth birthday special by travelling from BC to Ontario and Quebec✈️. So far, your Facebook pictures have let us share your brief stop in Vancouver๐ป, a theatre highlight in Ottawa๐ถ and a bit of sightseeing in Montreal๐ซ. Though today is the date of your birth๐คฑ, your celebration actually started days ago and is sure to continue throughout your travels๐ถ๐ป. You sure know how to make the most of this milestone year in your life๐ฉ❤️๐จ.
Enjoy your holiday time, Thomas๐ญ. Here’s to another very good year, too.๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOGAN๐จ๐ป๐!
๐ค️It is a cool Thursday morning here in St. Andrews as we send birthday greetings your way๐. We hope you’re being treated to a bright day in Calgary๐, (and not just weather wise๐). It’s your turn to shine๐บ๐ป.
๐๐ป♂️E njoy everything that
๐ถI s in store for you today-
๐G reetings and gifts,
๐H andshakes and hugs,
๐T reats and trinkets.
๐๐ป♂️E veryone wants you to have an
๐E specially happy birthday
๐N ow that you’re 18.
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOSEPH๐๐ป♂️!
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟGreetings from us in St. Andrews at the start of another pleasant week in June. Your birthday always bring back good memories of our first meetings with you as a child in your grandparents’ home๐ and in the Regina airport✈️. You have had a special place in our hearts since then๐.
๐ฉ❤️๐จWe are especially pleased that we got to catch up with you during our latest stay in Regina at the celebration of Tony’s life๐. We came away with renewed admiration and love for you as an adult๐. On your twenty-seventh birthday, we are eager to join family and friends in wishing you the kind of day that brings you personal joy๐ and adds to your satisfaction with the stuff of everyday living๐คน♂️.
๐ฅOur celebratory toast in honour of you will include a grateful salute to life itself, Joseph. Cheers!๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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JJ was very happy with your birthday greeting Louise and Dave. Thank you!! ๐
๐♀️Thank you for passing on our greeting to JJ, Christine๐ฎ. We were hoping you would.๐ Staying connected to family is made easier because Ed’s Edition is still going strong after sixteen years.๐ฉ๐ป
๐♀️Hi BJ. Today our garden looks so inviting in the sunshine๐ก. We are thinking of Bob, as we so often do when are enjoying our back yard๐ชป๐ฆ⬛. He died three years ago today๐ฅ. It seems so appropriate that flora and fauna and the vibrancy of life itself are the things that make us think of Bob๐ฟ. Warm and gentle hugs to you on this anniversary day๐
๐Lots of love,
Louise and Dave
Thank you for your post, Lucy, It is so appropriate considering the Family Tree link you and Bob shared. Today I am remembering him with love and gratitude.
Love, BJ
Bob was also remembered in loving and grateful posts on Facebook yesterday๐จ๐ผ๐ป. We miss him๐
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๐ฐHAPPY BIRTHDAY, DENNIS๐บ๐ป!
☀️We cannot believe what a perfect day this is for celebrating your seventy-third birthday here in St. Andrews๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ. If we remember correctly, Mother Nature treated us to this kind of summer weather for last year’s party, too๐.
๐กIt will be especially nice if your Friday celebration spills over into a weekend of fun with family and friends. ๐ฅWe join all the other special people in your life๐ in wanting you to have a birthday that suits you to a T⛳️. (In fact, a golf game played off 18 tees might well be included on your wish list๐๐ป♂️.) Anyway, enjoy whatever this day has in store for you.๐
๐May all your birthday wishes come true as the year ahead unfolds, Dennis. Cheers!๐ฅ๐ฅ
๐Lots of love,
Louise and Dave
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๐HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEHLIA๐!
This is shaping up to be one of the loveliest summer days we have had so far this year๐. We are having no problem at all in getting into party mode as we celebrate your birthday here in Scotland๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ.
๐ฅN ow it
๐ถI s time for a
๐N ew and
๐คธ๐ฝ♂️E xciting year
๐️T o begin - with
๐️E lements of fun and
๐E nergy for our
๐♀️N ewest 19-year-old.
๐Love and congratulations,
Louise and David
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๐️June 17… always brings me thoughts of๐♀️:
๐ฉDad born 109 years ago on this date (1914)๐คฑ
and of:
๐ฉ❤️๐จMom and Dad married 85 years ago on this same date (1938)๐
with love, praise and thanks,
Louise๐
Thanks for the memories, Lucy.
๐Of course, BJ… and now Father’s Day keeps those memories coming.๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฆ
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๐จ๐ป๐ผHAPPY FATHER’S DAY๐๐ป♂️!
๐จ๐พF ew families
๐จ๐ป๐จA re gifted with our
๐จ๐ผ๐ปT otal number of
๐จ๐ผ๐ณH ome-loving,
๐ท๐ป♂️E xcellent men who are
๐จ๐ฆR eally good dads.
๐๐ป♂️D o have a great day,
๐บ๐ปA ll of you.
๐คY ou know who you are!
๐Hugs all around,
Louise and Dave
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๐HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, PENNY AND MICHAEL๐ฉ❤️๐จ!
Today’s weather is typically Scottish with a nice mix of sunshine, clouds, cool breezes and fresh air๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ. This kind of day lends itself to a celebration of married life, filled as it is with elements of change and surprise๐ค️.
๐As we board a local bus to the nearby city Dundee, we have the two of you in mind๐. Congratulations on this twenty-fourth anniversary of your wedding day๐. We hope the memories of your time together are like this refreshing day, encouraging you to enjoy its surprises and to anticipate the shared experiences of the coming year as well๐๐บ๐ป.
๐Before this day is through, we will raise a celebratory toast to you, Penny and Michael๐ฅ. Here’s to bright and promising beginning to Year 25.๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐ฅHAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL๐ถ!
๐๐ป♂️Greetings to you from the East Neuk as we set off on a day trip through the coastal villages south of St. Andrews๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ. ‘Neuk‘ is a Scots word for ‘nook’ or ‘corner’; it is a fitting description of this quaint and beautiful part of Scotland๐.
We join Ann-Marie๐ฉ❤️๐จ, your family๐ and good friends๐ in wishing you a happy fifty-third birthday, followed, day after day, by another satisfying year. David, Nicholas and I expect to take a break in our travels at a castle in a place called Aberdour.๐ฐ They serve scones there that will easily serve as birthday cake in honour of you๐ง. If all goes as planned, we will make those sweet treats our way of joining in on your celebration from across the miles๐.
๐Our evening toast to your good health and happiness will ‘put the icing on the cake’ of this special day๐. Cheers!๐ท๐ท
๐Lots of love,
Louise and David
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๐️HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GWENYTH๐๐ป♀️!
Congratulations on your ninth birthday๐. There are lots of fun facts about the number 9️⃣; it seems to do some magical things with so many of the other numbers๐คธ๐ฝ♂️. But for us, the most fun fact of all is that you are nine today, Gwenyth๐. Hip, hip hooray๐!
๐ง♀️N ow, at nine, may your
๐ญI maginative and fun-loving
๐คน๐ป♀️N ature continue to explore and
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๐Warm wishes and lots of love,
Louise and David
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Mike says:
"That was a very nice addition to the blog. Please pass along a thank you the next time you message/talk to her. ❤️"
ME says:
Love ya
xoxoxoxo
Thanks for the message from Michael, ME.๐♀️ Not all went as planned on our day trip ๐ but Michael did get special mention throughout our travels๐ถ๐ป and again in the evening when we raised a happy birthday toast to him๐ฅ. Dave, Nicholas and I had a very good day.๐
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