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    Keeping Up With the Sisters

    May 16, 2022 /

    Every once in a while life blesses you with an experience that lands in your heart, stays there and leaves you sweet memories. And every once in a while those memories reappear and you relive the magic. In this case, the magic took place in August 2019 when my daughters (affectionately referred to here as #one and #two) decided that a girls trip to Italy was in order. Much to my delight, I was included in that category.

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    June 6, 2022

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  • Sisters Dish

    Preparation is Key

    May 2, 2022 /

    We're so excited and we just can't hide it! This is it folks! The Sisterhood is about to meet in person. For the first time in "forever," we can say, "see you next week" and literally mean it. We only have the weekend together and a lot of territory to cover, so we need to be efficient and mindful of our timing, hence preparation is of the utmost importance.

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  • Sisters Dish,  Travels with My Sisters

    And the Saga Continues…

    April 4, 2022 /

    A Quick Recap… The Sisterhood is on an athletic adventure, and an inspirational mission. Yes, we are still walking to Montreal to see our brother Randy. When last we spoke, we were enjoying the lovely town of Princeton, B.C. Canada. Since then, we have braved torrential rain, physical pain (we’re approaching the mountains now) and overwhelming depression….. just kidding about the depression! In case you are wondering though, Big Sis is still complaining of foot pain, Middle Sis is still ridiculously upbeat and Little is preoccupied with Biscuit’s well being and comfort. But I digress. We are now just outside of Enderby,B.C., where we are going to rest for a…

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    November 15, 2021

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    June 15, 2020

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    November 13, 2023
  • Sisters Dish

    Walk a Mile in my Orthopedic Shoes

    March 7, 2022 /

    Life is funny, isn't it. Especially the aging part. Days slip by without you realizing that time is creeping up on you and then one day reality hits. A body part starts to signal that things are, to put it delicately, declining. It's inevitable but it still surprises. Imagine my surprise then when seemingly out of nowhere, one of my feet started to be "a bit bothersome."

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  • Sisters Dish

    A Puzzling Situation

    January 24, 2022 /

    I have never really been interested in puzzles, (the kind that come in boxes that is) mainly because I am keenly aware of my inability to complete them without a struggle. Anything over 50 pieces is just too much to deal with. I have learned to live with my affliction, preferring to dwell on my creative skills.

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    March 21, 2022
  • Family Fun,  Sisters Dish

    You Light Up My Life

    December 13, 2021 /

    As Clark Griswold so aptly illustrated in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, one can never adorn their house with too many lights. When it comes to Christmas there is no such thing as an "excess of illumination." After all, what would Christmas be with out them? With that in mind, the Sisterhood recently spent time reminiscing about lights from their Christmas' past.

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    Bonjour Montreal!

    June 6, 2022

    Keeping Up With the Sisters

    May 16, 2022

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    January 17, 2022
  • Betty Boop

    You Have to Walk Before You Can Run

    December 6, 2021 /

    Once upon a time, long long ago in a land far away (actually in a lounge in a Saskatoon hotel), three smart, sassy sisters made a bold, life-altering decision. It is a story of epic proportion.

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    October 16, 2023

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    September 26, 2022

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  • Sisters Dish

    Well That Was Fun!

    October 25, 2021 /

    Everyday life offers a myriad of potential challenges. It also offers a myriad of opportunities for humor and laughter. The Sisterhood can speak to both with a measure of authority. We have after all, a combined 195 years of experience on this earth. Collectively, we prefer to dwell on the funny side of life (hence the above picture of Little Sis laughing as she wrote her contribution to this post.) I mean really, if you can’t laugh at yourself, life must be very dull indeed. So it is with great humility and perhaps a splash of laughter, we offer our thoughts on what we refer to as “Our Most Embarrassing…

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  • Family Fun

    What a Difference a Year Makes?

    October 11, 2021 /

    On this Canadian Thanksgiving day, we once again gather to celebrate and of course give thanks. As always it’s a happy occasion with lots of conversation, laughter and delicious food. As a family, we are blessed. We Won’t Back Down One year ago, our Thanksgiving in the midst of Covid was an interesting ?? affair. Out of an abundance of caution, and because a vaccine was not yet available, we ate outside, sheltered from the pouring rain and huddled in the bone chilling cold. To put things in context, I refer you to our Thanksgiving post last year, titled “Thanksgiving in the Breezeway.” You have to read it to believe…

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    November 14, 2022

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    April 6, 2020

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    October 10, 2022
  • Sisters Dish

    Hang in There

    September 27, 2021 /

    Our word of the month for September is PERSEVERANCE and all three sisters have vivid examples of their perseverance in the face of extreme challenges. Well, perhaps not extreme, but challenges nonetheless. What follows is a detailed and graphic account of each sister's very real struggle to overcome adversity.

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Full Circle Moment . As Middle Sis, I turned out t Full Circle Moment
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As Middle Sis, I turned out to be the explorer of the family and this quote pretty accurately describes my life over the last 50+ years. 
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I left my hometown at the age of 18 and have lived in many different communities over the years, to now return to my hometown at the age of 71.  A full circle moment if there ever was one.
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Things look a little different, as they should after so many years, but it still feels good to be home again. ❤️

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Hockey Night in Canada Our young Grandsons are re Hockey Night in Canada

Our young Grandsons are returning to Finland after a two year visit. During their stay they became immersed in the world of hockey, particularly street hockey in our driveway. So it was only natural that our family farewell barbecue would culminate in a hockey game!
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Eldest Grandson took it upon himself to set the teams (5 kids vs 2 adults) and draw up the Rules (see next slide) to avoid the possibility of conflicting opinions. 
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Note: the Rules refer to the number of penalty shots per infraction. For example Butt tapping will result in 1 penalty shot per infraction. And Rule numbers 3 and 6 merit special attention😊.
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In the end the game was a roaring success with lots of trash talk, cheering for the kids team, penalty shots and so much laughter. It will be a beautiful memory for all of us.
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Click the link in our bio to learn more about our very special Hockey Night in Canada. It was a night to remember 😊.
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Friend Zone . Now that most of the boxes are unpac Friend Zone
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Now that most of the boxes are unpacked, Middle Sis is turning her thoughts to making friends in her new city.  Fortunately, she had a great role model in our mom Betty who had a gift for making new friends wherever she went. 
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Click on the link in our bio to see a post from 2020 entitled “Making Friends The Betty Way,” which we hope will give Middle Sis some pointers on how to make new friends, the Betty Way of course!
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In case there was any question about the identity In case there was any question about the identity of the above earnest young musician, a kind soul chose to clarify. That kind soul was our grandmother who had a habit of identifying the subjects in old photographs…. We have an extensive collection😊.
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In this particular case, there was no need for the identification. We are well aware that this is our Mom.
Side note: we hesitated for a brief minute to post this photo, but decided that she would have thought it funny🤣.

Check out the link in our bio to read our latest blog post and learn more about “BETTY “.
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Boxes, Boxes Everywhere… . Middle Sis and her hubb Boxes, Boxes Everywhere…
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Middle Sis and her hubby are in the middle of moving mania after making the decision to relocate to be closer to family.  Right now they are surrounded by boxes and are busy trying to figure out if/where everything fits in their new house.  But rest assured there are stories to come about the whole moving experience including a carpet cleaner who was afraid to go down stairs and a dental theme that emerged on moving day.
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Big Sis didn’t think she would make it past 10 sec Big Sis didn’t think she would make it past 10 seconds, hence the look of surprise when she realized she could hang on a bit longer😂#youonlyliveonce #hangingout #hangingoutatthebar #letshangout #sistershavingfuntogether
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Gone But Not Forgotten . Hard to believe that it h Gone But Not Forgotten
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Hard to believe that it has been fourteen years since our dad’s passing.  We still miss him.  He will be in our hearts always.
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Like so many of us, Big Sis occasionally has diffi Like so many of us, Big Sis occasionally has difficulty getting to sleep. Luckily, she has a few tried and true methods that almost always work!
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Click on the link in our bio to read her latest blog post. It has some innovative and unique suggestions for “nodding off to dreamland.”
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Are we there yet? . Recently Middle Sis was on a t Are we there yet?
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Recently Middle Sis was on a trip that involved several flights. The flight experience could best be summed up in a few words: delays, cancellation and unexplained stops.
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Click on the link in our bio to read the latest Sisterhood of the Travelling Shoes post entitled “ I’ll Fly Away” and find out how Middle Sis found herself stopped in Winnipeg and why one of her flights was cancelled/not cancelled.
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Seven years ago The Sisterhood decided to start an Seven years ago The Sisterhood decided to start an Instagram account . We wanted to honor our Mom by walking a 5K in every Province, and tell stories about our adventures.
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So today we are reintroducing you to our sweet Mom. She was our guiding light and the inspiration for our dedication to a “just have fun” principle 😉.
Love you Mom❤️❤️.
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After an unfortunate experience on a recent flight After an unfortunate experience on a recent flight, Big Sis asks this existential question in her latest blog post. In it she details how she finally came to terms with her situation. It is her steadfast belief that many other senior women have suffered a similar fate so she offers the coping strategy that worked for her. Check it out😊.
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Like Mother Like Daughter? . Our mom Betty was an Like Mother Like Daughter?
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Our mom Betty was an early adopter of the current resistance training trend.  She took it up in 2004 after participating in a study about seniors and resistance training and never looked back. 
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Middle Sis on the other hand describes herself as a slow learner when it comes to any type of fitness. It took a while but she eventually followed in mom’s footsteps. 
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Click on the link in our bio to see the latest post entitled “I’ve Joined The Resistance” and find out what finally got Middle Sis doing squats and lunges and joining a Ballet Fit class.
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After Big Sis talked about an article she read whe After Big Sis talked about an article she read where a woman sent emails to her friends listing three good things that had happened that day, the Sisterhood decided to adopt a version of this at their weekly meetings. 
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Our first go at it produced lots of discussion and our inaugural list of three good things we are grateful for:

 * our mom Betty and how she inspired us to start our blog
 *the fun and laughter we have at our weekly meetings and on our yearly Sisterhood trips
 *the opportunity to offer Little Sis career and retirement advice😂
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And how about you? What are three good things that happened to you today? Send us your thoughts in a comment below.
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And don’t forget to click on the link in our bio to see the latest post entitled “Betty Would Love That” and find out more about how our Mom Betty inspired us to start our blog and why she would love our Three Good Things project.
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Big, Middle and Little Sis from the Sisterhood of Big, Middle and Little Sis from the Sisterhood of the Travelling Shoes wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!🎄🎄🎄
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See you in 2026!
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As kids growing up we always looked forward to rec As kids growing up we always looked forward to receiving a cracker box full of grandma’s shortbread cookies at Christmas. 
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This Christmas Middle Sis was feeling nostalgic and decided to try making shortbread using grandma’s recipe. After an unsuccessful hunt for grandma’s original recipe, Big Sis found this version created from grandma’s recipe. 
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Determined to have this be the year of shortbread success, Middle Sis followed the recipe to a”t” and managed to turn out a few dozen cookies that she thinks grandma would approve of.
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Click on the link in our bio to see the latest post entitled “The Long and Short of It” and see the results of Middle Sis’ baking efforts.
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