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It’s a Really Big Number
In a couple of days, the hubs and I will celebrate 48 years of being married to each other. We like to joke that we helped to raise each other. As I look back at how young I was, I’m amazed that I had the good sense to marry the guy, and then to stay…
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And It’s Friday! #Perspective
As you can see, this is a really tall tree. Standing at the foot of tall trees or tall problems can be intimidating. The hubs had to move pretty far back to see the whole tree. I think that sometimes we need to get some distance from our tall problems. In other words, perspective helps.…
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My Heart Home
When most older couples (or well-seasoned—ouch!) talk about retiring, about where to settle in their final home, it is often in the South. In warmer climes. I’m sure the hubs and I aren’t the only ones to move North when they retired, but we seem to be in a minority. Through the years, we’ve been…
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Hot August Nights
In my memory, every night in August was a hot August night. We didn’t have A/C or even ceiling fans back then. I can remember tossing and turning in bed, waiting for the night to get cool enough for sleep. I’d move around on my narrow bed, trying to find a cool spot, flipping my…
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I Buy a Swimsuit
I bought a new swimsuit. For most people, this wouldn’t rate a blog post, but it is a rare event in my life. The days when I looked sassy in a swimsuit have long past. Now it’s more about containment. I got one with ruching, lots of ruching, which used to be a decorative detail.…
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A Symbolic Cling/Sandwich Post
So this is one of those symbolic posts with a somewhat symbolic picture. I saw this image in the hub’s Flickr feed and thought, oh wow, that’s me. I’m hanging on for dear life and I might have a few prickles out. I’m a hermit who is often nudged out of her comfort zone by…
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The Perilous P ROAR
I turned fifty the same year as Godzilla. And that was, um, ten years ago. So yeah, the G monster and I been around a long time. While I didn’t start out in black and white like he did, you wouldn’t know that from my early pictures. The world has changed a lot since then.…
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Oh, This Getting Old…
I saw (and shared) a meme on Facebook yesterday that said, “The sad thing about getting old is, you stay young on the inside, but nobody can tell anymore.” Lots of “heck yeahs” from the peeps who are older on the outside but still feel young on the inside. (My younger peeps always say, “You’re…
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My Ghosts of Christmases Past
Do you ever “see” the ghosts of your Christmases past? As part of my “Adventure in Wyoming,” I’ve stirred up a lot of ghosts. Thankfully, I’m not Scrooge, so they seem to be benign. But there is something about Christmas that really brings out the memories – the good, the bad, even the crazy. I…
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Accused of being an Optimist!
November is all about being grateful, at least in my world. Yeah, there is some Christmas shopping, but mostly it’s a heightened awareness of the things that go right, and me trying not to dwell in the emotional desert when things don’t go quite right. Count your blessings is such a cliche that sometimes we…