An entry for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge in April: Have you obsessed about your hair this past year? With beauty salons and barber shops closed? And your favorite hair dresser or barber out of work? Of course, there were bigger things to be concerned about, but I've talked to a lot of …
Category: retirement
G is for Gunk
Gunk in my newish kitchen faucet threatens to bankrupt me. It started after a pipe burst. To date, I think I've had a plumber come four times to clean out the aerator. I don't have a tool small enough to do it myself. That must change, however, because once again, after my water softener ordeal …
F is for Marv’s Functional Furniture
Today, I'm honoring my late husband's hobby of making things. He made almost every end table, bookcase, and wall hanging I ever had. He did not claim to be a perfectionist; he was proud to call his creations "Marv's Functional Furniture," with an emphasis on "functional," not "perfection." He was especially proud of the wall …
E is for Emergency
Last night, for the first time since my husband died in July of 2018, I put a dab of his comforting Carlos Santana cologne on my wrist before I went to bed. I desperately needed at least the illusion of his presence. It had been a decent afternoon of running errands. But, when I got …
D is for Dimwitted
Today's entry was supposed to be about Dental Care. But that would have been about my two crown problems within twenty-four days. A picnic to be sure. An expensive one. But then yesterday an article arrived on my phone from the NYT and the word dimwitted caught my attention. A far more fun word than …
C is for Chicago
When I missed my connection and stayed overnight at O'Hare a few nights ago, all I could see of Chicago from my hotel room was this haze of clouds. It was almost enough to soothe my lonesome mind. Living in the Chicago area for fifty years does that to you. I imagine you have some …
B is for Birthday
Marv got an invitation to a birthday party today. It came in an email and the sender expressed regrets that he hadn't heard from Marv lately, and he wanted Marv to attend a birthday party. The party would be virtual and he pleaded with Marv to send money to support his cause. It apparently doesn't …
A is for Adjusting
This is the first in a series of posts I'll write in the Blogging from A to Z in April challenge. My theme will be Aging from a Recent Widow's Perspective. I had a high falutin' word starting with A to present to you today, but my experience of the last twenty-four hours gave the …
Blogging from A to Z in April
Last year I stumbled on a delightful Australian blogger who was participating in the A to Z April blogging challenge. The challenge involves blogging every day during April, except Sunday, on a letter of the alphabet, starting with the letter A on April 1. Makes sense right? Thirty days hath September, April.... Skip Sundays and …
Grief at Eighteen Months: Contemplation
“Here I sit by a fire pit at a lovely resort in Arizona contemplating...” Three years ago this month I wrote that opening to a blog post. Today I can write the same thing; I’m at the same place. But much of my personal life has changed, mostly related to the loss of my husband …
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