Most people live next door to someone. (I don’t personally know anyone that owns an island but I’d make a great friend if you do!) That someone is a neighbor. They can be good or annoying. They usually alternate between … Continue reading
Category Archives: Aging Gracefully
Ghosting, more techniques for introverts – the tutorial
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As a follow-up to my whine post (no, not wine) about people, some friends introduced me to ghosting. Editor’s Note: This is not the ghosting that you do when dating where instead of “officially” breaking things off, you disappear. This … Continue reading
Reunions!
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Reunions! Some people love them and some people dread them. Maybe it’s an age thing. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait. There would be all those kids so you could play games that you can’t play with two … Continue reading
Tess Tales – Lessons – Hold your damn tongue girl!
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I was born a very bright human. I knew everything there was about life by the time I was age 13. (I can hear my Mom’s eye’s rolling from her grave.) I spent the next 6 years or so educating … Continue reading
Magazine subscriptions – renewal time?
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I got my “last notice” to renew a magazine subscription. The very last notice. Like the end! There are a few magazines I subscribe to. I like the paper version much better than the e-reader version. I liked them better … Continue reading
Postscript on fireworks
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Yesterday was a huge holiday in the US. It sounded like a war zone. I want to say it started at dusk but it started earlier than that. Days earlier. We are a very dog friendly neighborhood. Almost everyone has at … Continue reading
A look back in “Time”
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I like cats. (No, this isn’t about cats!) I recently found an issue of “Time” magazine that a good friend gave me in December 1981. It had a feature story on cats. I kept it all these years. (I also have the post … Continue reading
Catalogs – the fantasy world, the totally useless and the practical
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Recently I’ve received dozens of catalogs. Some make sense like the fall bulbs for planting (which I no longer plant) but I also received summer clothes sales catalogs, pet catalogs and ones devoted completely to swimsuits. By July 4th the … Continue reading
It’s finally here – anticipation is over….maybe
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The weather is perfect. After months of whining, summer has arrived. We never did see spring but there were sightings of her on the beach in the Bahamas with an umbrella drink. Even she didn’t want to visit us with … Continue reading
What day is it; where am I supposed to be; and do I have a coupon?
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Do you worry about memory loss? Can’t remember where your car key or fob is? (Or even your car? Yes, did that too.) Tools walk away when you are working on a project? “They say” it’s normal to a certain … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 