You would think that having all our routines disrupted since March would enable us to seize the day. We have more hours now that we’re not taking trips or socializing with friends over lunch. One would assume we would be able to instill healthier habits and more structure in our lives. Carpe Diem…seize the day, […]
Carpe Diem: Ten ways to give new structure to your days Read More »
There’s the Social Security donut hole…the Medicare gap… But have you heard about the late-life marriage strap? It’s an institution that really yokes us together Like workhorses in all of its good and bad weather. Yes, we seem to go awfully well with each other. We’re partners and friends, like a good sister and brother.
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The smell of Scorched Something drew me downstairs. Dad-gummit! I had just started getting into the focus and flow of writing when, in a panic, I remembered the pan of water I had put on to boil for hummingbird nectar. Yes, it burned dry, but it didn’t set off a smoke alarm. We don’t
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The courage to try new-old skillsets My dearest departed cousin-sister Linda collected cookbooks. When I came into her house as the beneficiary of her husband and a mountain of knick-knacks and what-nots, it became my job to sort through that collection and disperse them to her daughters and step-daughters. I kept a few for myself,
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I’ve been scaring myself into the middle of next year. All it took was reading speculations in the press about new realities facing us as the economy begins to open up. Here’s what frightens me . . . • No spectator sports in big stadiums. •Colleges and universities gravitating to online classes entirely. • Social
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These days we have more time to get in touch with ourselves through art, writing and music. We can talk to God or the walls or our fellow isolation inmates more often and on a deeper level.
Thank you, Hobby Lobby, for staying open Read More »
I did not check with my doctor until after the little capsules arrived. I know she tried not to laugh at me when she said, “You realize that nitrous oxide is basically Viagra, don’t you?”
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I got a rude awakening last night while watching a special ET report on the HGTV show about the makeover of the Brady Bunch house in California. Original cast members reunited to decorate the home for the holidays, in much the same way they did as kids on the hit series. The scenes kept shifting
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A holiday grinch would likely feel like pasting duct tape over my mouth these days. No, I’m not counting down shopping days until Christmas. Instead, I’m a melody in motion. Either I have an ear worm singing lyrics, “The most fabulous, most marvelous, most joyously wonderful time, wonderful time… of the year” or I’m belting
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This is the town I now call home. Wakarusa was to have been named Kingston. Coincidentally, the place I lived and operated my newspaper in for 27 years has a county seat named Kingston. I was forced to leave this place called Wakarusa as a child. That meant leaving grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and the
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