Grandmothers
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PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
“There’s nothing worse than being in the middle of a great ride and having some idiot suddenly turn in front of you with cartons of eggs in their little, front section. So, I try limiting myself a bit during Easter. One good thing about getting older is that experience has long taught you what does… Read more
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“GRAY IS THE NEW BLONDE”
That’s exactly what the receptionist said to me this afternoon as I was paying a doctor’s bill. I had just made fun of their new office sign which said: Settle Your Encounters Here. “Encounters? Good grief. Why don’t you just say, ‘Bills?’ Are we going back to the 70’s or something?” The young receptionist, (who reminded me… Read more
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AARP (An Age Richly Producing)
I was mad. Fuming actually. Could not believe that the envelope I had just pulled from the mailbox was “an invitation to join AARP.” Certainly this was meant for someone else; someone really old. Not ME, the ponytailed girl who had just put in her ½ mile daily swim. But no, it really WAS me. … Read more
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MEMORIES ARE MADE IN THE ROOMS OF THE MIND
“All week, trucks have been dumping appliances, stoves, A/C units, warped bookshelves, stain-soaked draperies and bed frames. Standing lamps and chairs stick out of these gargantuan piles like broken arms and legs. Newscasters sound amazed when they report, “There’s been no looting.” But the truth is, there is nothing salvageable to steal.” Read more
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HOLD YOUR HORSES!!
“I am extremely prejudiced towards old folks. Just love ’em. Guess you could say that I have a thing for crinkly wrinkles and a shuffling step. In fact, give me a sour codger over a surly teen ANY day of the week. At least they’ve earned it.” Read more
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KISSING YOUR TOMATOES!
“When I think about it, though, it really is the ‘little things’ in life that often make the deepest impressions on us. For the last few years, when my husband gets up before I do, he makes me a cup of coffee and leaves it on the counter. Even though he has done this at… Read more
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ALZHEIMER’S AND “KISSING TOMATOES”
Our elders have given us EVERYTHING and yet we abandon them in their last chapter. Our babies, while precious and sacrosanct, have yet to offer us anything. Read more
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AGEFULLY AGING 