Thanksgiving is over for another year. My brother sent me this and sometimes I feel like this whenever I host a dinner! As friends get older there is a growing list of what people will and will not eat!
Author Archives: Kate Crimmins
The spirit of Thanksgivings past
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Our Thanksgiving celebration these days is much more sedate than when I was younger. For one thing, both my husband’s children and my brother’s son live out-of-state and rarely come home for Thanksgiving. That leaves a small collection of relatives … Continue reading
A most unusual friend
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A while back I wrote about how events that happened when you were young affect your entire life. That particular blog was more focused on the idiosyncrasies of my cats. But I had a friend….. This friend is Chinese. She is … Continue reading
Truisms of life at 3 a.m.
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Last night was one of those nights. Like many people over 50, I have trouble getting a good night’s sleep. I wake up around 3 a.m. or so and can’t fall back asleep. Sometimes I am cranky because I can’t … Continue reading
Marriage, partnerships and communication done right…maybe
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You gotta love marriage. Done right, you have a best friend forever. Done wrong, it’s downright expensive and exhausting! A spouse is someone with whom you can share things and who will support you in many ways. Someone with whom … Continue reading
Back to the ladies of the circuit….
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Long-time readers know that I routinely go to an old ladies’ gym. That’s how I justify my mocha lattes. It’s a form of circuit training which I like because of my very short attention span. It’s similar to that of a … Continue reading
Just for fun – brain tests!
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This is adapted from a post by the Spectacled Bean. There is a lot of discussion about left brain-right brain. Logic versus creative. I think most of us can guess what we are but then again…..is it really? Does it matter? … Continue reading
To smell or not to smell
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Earlier this week I was sitting in my car enjoying life. There was a smell assaulting my nostrils. Hmmm….maybe a food smell. Yes, a food smell gone stale. Like French fries or hamburgers. Like from three weeks ago. Where was that … Continue reading
How fast they grow!
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Yesterday was the granddaughters’ birthday. They are eight years old. I can’t believe it. Soon they will be going to college! How fast time flies. This is how they started. They were very much wanted! Here is their growth. How … Continue reading
Don’t worry, be happy
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“I don’t think there’s anything to worry about but we’ll do a biopsy to be sure.” As a cancer survivor I heard those words more often than I would like. The odds were always in my favor for the mammograms … Continue reading
