Our area has a high vaccination rate and a low infection rate so regulations are loosening up. If you are fully vaccinated, masks are optional. When I faithfully wore a mask the past year, I quickly found that there was … Continue reading
Category Archives: Aging Gracefully
Random 5 for June 6 – Bridges, puppies, decisions, strawberries, masks
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A friend who gets it – A few weeks ago I posted about how much I hate walking across an open grate bridge. Keep that thought. There is a Dalmatian puppy in my neighborhood. Although she’s a puppy, she is … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 16, 2021 – Ladders, dust, masks, shipping charges, color
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The proof is in the pudding – I’m not sure what exactly that means but my mother said it all the time. I’ve been whining about painting since I moved and here is the evidence. We have some rooms with … Continue reading
What’s in a word?
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I consider myself anchored in reality. Maybe. Most of the time. My age starts with a 7 followed by another digit. (Yeah I know. I can’t believe it either. Such a perky thing like me!). I can’t in all honesty … Continue reading
Another one goes
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I was one of 50 cousins and the youngest of all. Most of my cousins are 10 to 20 years older than I am and many have passed. This week another one died. I wasn’t close to this particular cousin … Continue reading
No! Not old feet!
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My mother had old feet. When I was a child I thought my mother was old. All parents were old. Some were ancient. She wasn’t ancient, just old. She liked to go barefoot (a gene her daughter did not inherit … Continue reading
A great gift
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Some families take pictures all the time. Even in the age of real film, they had albums devoted to specific occasions and closets full of super 8 films. They celebrated half birthdays and quarter birthdays. They celebrated tooth loss and … Continue reading
Today’s the day!
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Today I get my second covid 19 shot. It’s almost like the first day of school. I need to make sure I wear the right outfit. In school that would have been something really cute but today it’s something that … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 28 – Flower tent, Easter, people, decisions, life
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It’s back! – The flower tent is back up. That’s a sure sign of spring. The Easter flowers should be appearing early this week, followed by spring flowers, Mother’s Day flowers and bedding plants. Woo hoo! Last year they erected … Continue reading
Short and sweet
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Background: I grew up in a house full of music. There was a lot country, 50s pop and German polka songs going on. All. The. Time. Records were on the player (vinyl to you young’uns) and lots of singing. My … Continue reading
