Okay, friends and family! I am hearing from you that you are wondering how I am. I mostly disappeared after the insertion of a pain pump for my new diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer. On June 19, I had a Medtronic pain pump inserted into a "pocket" incision made into my right upper abdomen. The …
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Participating in the Blogging from A to Z in April Challenge Just when I think I’m on a break concerning finances, on my way to church yesterday, a fraud alert dinged on my watch. The watch face is too small to read, especially when I’m driving, so I planned to check my phone once I …
Participating in the A to Z Blogging in April Challenge I did everything I could do yesterday to procrastinate what I had to do: taxes. First, I turned off my alarm at 8 and went back to sleep. My body is still clinging to AZ time. I woke up for the second time at 10 …
Participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge Diet. Such a hated word. Who wants to deprive themselves anyway? It seems like I’ve been dieting most of my life. In my thirties already, I graduated TOPS and became a KOP (keep off pounds sensibly). The meetings were so much fun. We’d joined a …
Three months of accumulated partially-sorted mail Who wants to hear more about clutter? Google the word and you’ll find dozens of definitions. What I’m talking about is the stuff that accumulates in your home. Perhaps it all has a place, but you haven’t had time yet, or taken the time, to put it away. A …
Vicariously enjoying the balloons on my way to the airport coming home... I did it, finally. I signed up to take a hot air balloon ride a few weeks ago while in AZ. I'd wanted to do this the last couple of years, but health stuff got in the way. Two years ago a hip …
Participating in the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge Write along with me! What does aging mean to you? In general, aging means the process of getting older. Duh! In this Blogging from A to Z April Challenge, I will be writing about my own life at 82. Thinking about aging, I’ve complained a …
As you read a day or two ago, I've decided to do the A to Z Challenge again. I do it for fun, not necessarily to educate as has been my life's work! If you feel smarter after reading my posts, so be it! If you can nod in agreement or get a chuckle, that …
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I am in AZ, far from the snowstorms in my home state. It's tranquil here and almost eerily quiet. I have time to simply stare at the sun-soaked landscape and dream. When I took this photo yesterday, I thought of Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken. Rather than look back at what roads I've …
Continue reading Growing Older: What road are you on today? And what lies ahead?
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