Letter from the Editor Well, that was one very wet Seniors Picnic in the Park back in July! For those who stayed dry at home, yes, it poured, but I’m happy to report the event was still well-attended and full of laughter. I, on the other hand, was thoroughly waterlogged. My toes
Funny how we change as we age. As a kid, I collected everything -- comics, games, hockey cards, plushies, even rolly-pollies (a.k.a. pill bugs), much to my mother’s horror come laundry day. My room was bursting with treasures I refused to part with. Now? I’m practically a minimalist. I still have my hockey cards in the basement, because I can’t stomach tossing something I spent so much on, but otherwise, I travel light. Every few months, I do a purge: old clothes, forgotten kitchen gadgets, and bits of Staci’s things I’m still gently sorting through. Even my beloved DVDs now live in a massive binder to make room for my growing plant collection. Apparently, mid-life interests fall into four categories: cars, collections, crafts, and birds & plants. I skipped the cars, ditched most collections, and here I am, proud plant dad and bird owner (we now have two, Powder and Jesse). And while I love garage-selling, I hate hosting garage sales. I can’t bear haggling over a $40 item marked down to $1 only to be offered 50 cents. I’d rather donate it and let the thrift store win. Speaking of winning, think you’ve got talent? Auditions for St. Thomas Seniors Got Talent are on October 2. Call me at 519-495-7177 or email geoff@villagerpublications. com. Move over, Rachel McAdams and Joe Thornton. You could be the next local star!
looked like raisins by the time I got home. Still, what a day! Oddly enough, the question I was asked most often at the picnic wasn’t about the weather, or even the event, it was about my Letter from the Editor in July. Specifically: What kind of toys did your mom sell? The answer? Stuffed animals. But not the carnival kind. These were the plush, posh gift shop variety, the kind your grandkids beg you to spend $50 on and love deeply… for a week. Her best-seller was Wrinkles, a wrinkle-faced dog that came in various sizes. I had several, along with my favourite, a Wrinkles elephant. Of course, being a teenager, I wasn’t thrilled when my mother donated my collection to a local shelter. As an adult, I get it; my plenty went to a child who had little. Still, I’d have liked to have kept that elephant. Fortunately, my Care Bear survived the purge and was passed down to my kid.
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