Storm – We are hunkered down waiting for an impending ice storm that should have started already. I hustled out to Starbucks to get my fix early. There is nothing like an addiction to help overcome my fear of driving. … Continue reading
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Some pandemic lessons
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Mask wearing taught me a few lessons. First having your own bad breath go straight up your nose is sobering. More mouthwash, please! I know my hearing isn’t great but without the ability to read lips and facial expressions my … Continue reading
Sassy cats — It’s all new!
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It’s Kate here. I had to wrestle the blog from ace reporter Gracie but she wants you to know she will be back soon! Morgan is in her last few days of leg bandage and she’s had it. For the … Continue reading
Who does that during a pandemic?
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Long time readers know that we’ve been looking to downsize for several years. Some might say decades. There are friends who think we use that as a conversation opener and aren’t serious about it. We are getting older and the … Continue reading
Stuff I don’t understand
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Information please — With businesses in chaos, many of us don’t know who is open and who isn’t. We rely on Facebook and websites to find out that information. Businesses are not keeping their status and hours updated. This week … Continue reading
The best of and worst of 2019
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The worst – I started the year with a cat passing. Hazel wasn’t my oldest cat so it was a complete surprise and devastating. Just when you think it can’t get worse, it does – During February my brother and … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Gracie, the forgotten cat
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New cat Sasha is very photogenic. More than that, she is willing and will pose. Mollie and Morgan photograph well too. Poor Gracie, she doesn’t. There is something about her shading that makes her look like a dark hole. … Continue reading
Some thoughts on aging
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My mother often yelled at the TV, especially regarding older actors/actresses. “Boy they look old!” Or “What happened to them? They used to be handsome/gorgeous!” It was baffling to me because they were her age. Contemporaries. They didn’t look any older than she … Continue reading
Aging isn’t for sissies or hypochondriacs
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No it isn’t! Weird stuff happens to your body. Stuff you can’t explain. For years you are a healthy person then all of a sudden you feel something when you swallow. Or there’s a suspicious looking thing on your leg. … Continue reading
Ruminations on a vile election
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This election has been painful. It’s taken a while to process. This is not a political blog and I’ve avoided the topic but this is part of my therapy. Normal writing will resume shortly. It’s not about Republicans or Democrats. … Continue reading