Marriage revisited

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Here is one of my favorite posts with a slight rewrite (I know, always the editor!) You gotta love marriage. Done right, you have a best friend forever. Done wrong, it’s downright expensive and exhausting! A spouse is someone you … Continue reading →

More on aging…or is it?

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Some things I am noticing… Bed flags – I ceased being comfortable (by temperature) ten years ago. I am either hot or cold. As if that isn’t the worst, everything I do about it is a conflict. I like it … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 26 – kittens, spiders, consumer marketing, demographics, traffic lights

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Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur – My heart was warmed this week. I went to pick up a sale item at a store. Inside the store I heard a “squawking” that I thought was a bird. I … Continue reading →

Wanted: Peaceful day without catastrophes

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Who said retired people live quiet, sedentary lives? They would be wrong…so wrong! When I was in my 40s, my former in-laws, who were in their 70s, were an amazing couple. They traveled, owned and lived at a beach house … Continue reading →

Random 5 for July 19 – nighttime creatures, mood, locusts, honey bees, bloggers

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They have arrived! – The locusts started their sweet song this past week. For me this is a sure sign of summer. As a child it signaled the hottest point of the summer – pool days, Kool Aid, biking! Good … Continue reading →

The on-going battle for control

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It happens to everyone sooner or later. They can’t help themselves. The attraction to the camera is just too much. Lily (the wayward deer who keeps trashing my pond) has discovered the night camera. Earlier this week she posed this … Continue reading →

Keystone Cops, Kate style

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There were two spastic bodies sweating profusely in a 10 by 10 foot room. Arms were flailing, legs twisted. The gross motor movements made Stephen Hawking look agile. It all started innocently enough. I was going to the grocery store but … Continue reading →

Will it or won’t it

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We have a really “nice” supermarket nearby. It has fabulous produce, ready-made food and a bistro. Shopping is nice. I would even call it fun. There is a nice drugstore section with enough cosmetics to keep me busy for hours. … Continue reading →