How often have you realized that time has passed way too quickly, and you've not yet gotten around to doing something for your friend?  You've thought about it, but life has been busy, and well, you just didn't get around to it.

Here are a few ideas of quick things you can do TODAY!

• Stop by to share a cup of tea or apple cider
• Invite your friend's children to your house to play
• Send a card - serious or funny
• Put a potted mum on the doorstep
• Send an email to a group of friends to get a leaf-raking party organized
• Bake a pie and drop it off
• Deliver a pot of soup, along with bread, some veggies and dessert
• Before you head to the grocery, call your friend to see if he/she needs anything
• Donate blood
• Schedule a health screening you have been delaying