Have you noticed that the ranks of medical generalists is going the way of the dinosaur? I keep getting referred off for what I consider inconsequential things. I was at the eye doc this summer. Typically when I go, they … Continue reading
Category Archives: Growing Up
Random 5 for August 1, 2021 – Seasons, locusts, clothing, projects, medical advances
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Dang! It’s happened again! – July disappears more so than any other month for me. It has slithered away but not without excitement. I’m hoping for a delightful (and long) August! Oh yes, and boring too! The locusts are back! … Continue reading
The art of a favor — he’s a keeper!
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When I was a child I was afraid of some of my friends’ fathers. They would yell and scold and didn’t seem to have a tolerance for children. My own dad was not like. I was not used to a … Continue reading
Random 5 for June 13, 2021 – Flowers, Gus, downsizing, windows, houseguests
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Discovery! – The new house has basic landscaping. Not a lot of beautiful gardens or flowers but I have found a few. There is a gorgeous peony in the back. Unfortunately it’s at a spot that you can’t see from … 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
It’s August
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Something happens to me in August. At a certain point a switch flips and I’m in fall mode. Not real fall but practice fall. It happens mid to late August. I look longingly at my hoodies with the soft fleece … Continue reading
Random 5 for August 16 – Dad, weather, reunions, retail therapy, aging out
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Happy birthday Dad! – Yesterday was my dad’s birthday. He would have been well over 100 years old. I always envied his summer birthday. Mine is in January when no one wants to celebrate! I drank a toast to him … Continue reading
You’ve come a long way baby!
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This morning my Starbucks mocha was only about two-thirds full. That happens when the barista puts too much foam on top and it fizzes out. If I get it with flat foam I feel cheated. It’s not a buck a … Continue reading
Weird things about names and connections
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I was talking to my neighbor this week. She was telling me about one of the properties in my development which she identified by the former owner. Neither of us know the current owner so it will forever be known … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 