There are 53 days left before I turn 50. I wrote that sentence and thought how many hours is that? So like an idiot I googled it and found a countdown that showed me in real time – a clock…counting down…53 days…12 hours…34 minutes…23 seconds…22 seconds…21 seconds…yikes! I looked at it for as long as […]
aging
Laughing at the little things
I am the first person to admit that I’m kind of hitting middle age. Sorry. Had to take a minute there. Truth told? I’m definitely not the first person rushing to say I’m middle-aged. It’s a stupid term anyway. I need something better…but I got nothing. I’ll work on it, but I’m open to suggestions. […]
Best before dates – here’s when to ignore them
I’m making myself a coffee and just noticed the ‘best before’ date says June 29. It’s July 10. I smelled it. It smelled ok. I put it in my coffee. Tastes delicious. This cup’s for you Angela 
If it kills me, I leave you my collection of books and my good corkscrew. That was my […]
Love at the end…
I thought I knew about love. I thought I knew about loss. I did. And I didn’t. What I am feeling now, experiencing now, is something I didn’t know about. This kind of love requires more than I knew I had in me to give. We are having a long goodbye. Dad is so near […]
Looking through a new lens…
“Look at that sign across the street! I can read that sign!” I said excitedly. Tugging on My Sweet’s hand I exclaimed, “Oh my gosh, can you see that? That little sign down the street? I can see that! I can READ that!” If I was a ‘dancing in the streets Mary Tyler Moore-esque twirling, […]
Remembering Margaret…or not…
July 18, 1995 Dear Margaret, Hi there! You just popped into my mind! Whenever that happens – you know – you’re thinking about something and out of the blue a memory of a person comes up – I write that person a letter or note. I suddenly remembered the day I came by to tell […]
Leftover Lipstick
We replaced our bathroom vanity last week. The old one was getting pretty tired and it was bland anyway, cheap white vanity with plastic handles and a plastic, one-piece counter/sink. It had most of the finish worn off from repeated cleaning and, thanks to one of my children, a patch of dried fletching glue when […]
Rethinking the “Golden Years”
I went to visit my Aunt the other day. She’s living in an extended care facility. While her mind is sharp, her body has betrayed her with the tremors of Parkinson’s disease and brittle bones. Her life has been reduced to mostly the confines of her room, which is decorated with the beautiful and intricate […]
