Tag Archives: aging
Use the Good China
If you’re like me, you have a cupboard full of “good” china and crystal. You probably save it for special occasions—a dinner party or a holiday. But have you ever asked yourself why you are saving this china … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Mom
Today would have been my Mom’s birthday. She would have been ninety two years old—which, no matter how you figure it, is old. I often wonder what she would have been like as a really old lady. I’m pretty sure … Continue reading
Beep-Beep
Living in an “active adult” community has many perks. For example, you can wear a granny bathing suit and no one will giggle and point, you can play Mah Johng everyday if you like, you can ride an adult three … Continue reading
Smile, Smile, Smile
I’ve decided that I need to try to focus on the blessings in my life as a counter balance to the losses and problems that I’ve encountered over the last few years. What woke me up was the reaction of … Continue reading
I’m Back!
As regular readers of this blog know, it’s been several weeks since I’ve posted anything new. I haven’t given up on the blog—it’s just that typing with the “hunt and peck method” using one hand is tiring. Why am I … Continue reading
Becoming Uncool
Recently, I saw an article about the new words that have been added to the Dictionary. Among the terms was “dad dancing,” which is defined by Wicktionary as “The making of embarrassing flamboyant dance moves to pop music by middle-aged men.” H-m-m, I thought. Middle aged men—that means … Continue reading
She Who Must be Obeyed
I’m being subjugated , put down and ordered about—by my 15 pound Yorkie-poodle mix dog, Sparkle. Perhaps it’s the name. If I had called her Wendy or Cutie or Moxie or, well just about any other name, perhaps she … Continue reading
The Ice Queen
Pain surrounded her every day. She saw it in their faces, heard it in their voices. Sometimes when she administered medications or wheeled them into a treatment room, she wished she could go somewhere else—anywhere but this place. Many … Continue reading
The Beach
Stress has been the constant drumbeat in my life for a long time. For the last several years, I helped my husband cope with cancer—the first one almost 6 years ago— the one he survived. And then about a … Continue reading
It’s Trash Night Again?
“Take out the papers and the trash!” If you are of a certain age, you’ll remember these words from a popular song in the 50’s. This has become my new anthem. Our trash goes out every week on Monday night, … Continue reading