Category: humor
A Winter Horizontal Greeting…
I am at my winter place in AZ. I am eating brownies made and frozen by my daughter-in-law. I'm sure I read somewhere that they are curative for a cold. I hope you did not miss that article. It is chilly here for this time. In the 50s and 60s with several days of rain. …
Growing Older – On Turning 82
Thinking about turning 82 is both positive and negative. The positive part, of course, is that I’m still alive. I’ve outlived several classmates who’d be the same age. I’m still able to walk and talk and see and hear and smell and taste and feel. I do not take these capabilities for granted. But I …
Moving Furniture Again
You may remember that close to my 80th birthday I bought a recliner, pulled and dragged it from my SUV into the house, and set it up in my AZ bedroom. So when I bought two new chairs recently, I reasoned with the sales person, that even though I'm now more than a year older, …
Thanks, Victoria Lynn Smith, for this review of “Marv Taking Charge”!
You can find this review at Writing Near the Lake. Click below on "continue reading" to read here. http://writingnearthelake.org/2023/05/05/what-im-reading-this-week-marv-taking-charge-a-story-of-bold-love-and-courage-by-lois-hoitenga-roelofs/
Growing Older : On Turning 81 or Birds in the Bathroom
I’m celebrating this birthday with a two-week Viking cruise in Central America. Apart from lots of history, this is what I have learned so far: 1. There are birds chirping and cawing in a public bathroom that I’ve used several times. I don’t know if they are in the ceiling or not. They may be …
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Growing Older: Christmas Gifts from my Grand Dogs
First, you must meet them—my adorable grand dog puppies. Here I am sitting quietly at my daughter’s on Christmas Day with the puppies on my lap. But they are puppies, so they are usually frolicking or sleeping. And they don’t know me yet, so they greet me rambunctiously, and it feels like they’d rather explore …
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snowed in
At bedtime last Thursday Don't even try to follow my screen shots below! But I want you to experience the frustration I had last Thursday. Not nice of me, I know. But misery loves company, I hear. And visuals are powerful. I was trying to get to Seattle to see my first great-grandchild who was …
Thanksgiving at 80
For most of my adult life, my family celebrated Thanksgiving at my brother’s home in Michigan. We would come from Chicago, a sister would come from Toledo, another sister sporadically came from Seattle, and my third sister and folks lived near my brother. After my dad died at 90, I remember my mother who would …
On My Own Now for End Tables and Lamps
For most of the 56 years I was married, my husband made my end tables. I'd often want to buy a new one, but he'd say he could make one a lot cheaper, and then when I got sick of it--which he knew I would--he would throw it away and make another. My last request …
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