Graduation from Patienthood — Pending!
Two weeks ago I asked you for help staying sane while I try to meet my goal of being cured …
Category Archives: humor
Incoherent Ramblings After Having Surgery for a Hip Replacement and Removal of Hardware, Followed by a Hip Fracture
Your surgical experience will be unique. Therefore, sift through what others tell you about their experiences, salt those accounts away, …
Grief at Four Years Means a Cookie Sheet in the Bed
Every year on the anniversary of my husband’s death, I have dedicated a blog post to that event. Marv passed …
Throwing Away My Past Life: Part 2 (Hard!)
Some things from my boxes I can’t throw away. Yet. I was doing fine with my purge until the final …
Throwing Away My Past Life
George Burns once said, “You know you’re getting old when you stoop down to tie your shoelaces and wonder what …
The day my garage door broke…
I purged my closet of twenty-seven items. Does this “first line” grab your attention? Do you want to know more? …
Signature Dish
I’m having a miniature identity crisis and desperately need the help of a few of you readers. I was invited …
The Fun of Memoir Writing
If you’ve never taken a class on writing about your own life, you are missing out on some fun stuff. …
Turkeys and Drains – Never Say Never!
“If Darlene can do it, surely I can,” I told myself last week. I was recalling a time I dropped …
Ice Cream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream
Remember this little ditty? It was first published in 1927, and I wasn’t around to hear it then. But I’ve …
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