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Seeing: Photos From My Daily Walk

Seeing: Photos From My Daily Walk

July 23, 2019 By Gail

“See the world through the eyes of your inner child. The eyes that sparkle in awe and amazement as they see love, magic and mystery in the most ordinary things.” ― Henna Sohail A leaf, curled on the road as though summer is too much. A bee on a blossom, I dare not touch. Fences contain both light and dark…… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: a walk in nature, seeing with childlike eyes

What Makes A Person Old? And Who Gets To Decide?

What Makes A Person Old? And Who Gets To Decide?

July 17, 2019 By Gail

“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” ― Robert Frost In retrospect, I think it was the wink that bothered me most. There we were–“we” being my husband and me–sitting in a place of business awaiting a transaction. It is a business we’ve used for decades, but the person working with us was new. At least new in our… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: ageism, being seen as old

Fur Real: Why Cats Are Good For Our Health

Fur Real: Why Cats Are Good For Our Health

May 16, 2019 By Gail

“I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.” ― Eckhart Tolle If you don’t like cats, look away now. LOOK. AWAY. Why? Because I’m going to share a few reasons why cats are good for our health and wellbeing. If you think cats are pretty badass and cool, this blog is for you…essentially cat-goodness validation on… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: cat happiness, Cats, cats good for our health

Nobody Says “Chubby Dipp’n”

Nobody Says “Chubby Dipp’n”

May 1, 2019 By Gail

I’ve had so many bikini waxes, I cry every time I see a Popsicle stick.” ― Libba Bray On a recent spring night, a rare one in which the sun was in attendance, a group of artists gathered. Me, being me, grabbed a drink and tried to slink off into a corner. I love artists; I don’t enjoy starting or… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: midlife swimsuits, swimsuit insecurities

Could There Be A “Bedder” Husband?

Could There Be A “Bedder” Husband?

March 29, 2019 By Gail

“What darkness swirls inside your head? You are the Pinot Noir beside my bed.” ― Silvia Ardor I love my husband. We’ve known each other for around thirty years with the last eighteen of those attached to titles of Mr. and Mrs. With that much time together you’d think we’d be so familiar, so predictable, that our kisses would merge… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: bedder husband, sleeping with your husband

The French Word For Dandelion?  Pissenlit, or, Pee The Bed

The French Word For Dandelion? Pissenlit, or, Pee The Bed

March 20, 2019 By Gail

“Dandelions are just friendly little weeds who only want to be loved like flowers.” ― Heather Babcock “Pee the bed.” Not Shakespearean is it? Dandelions, it turns out, have diuretic properties. Who knew? (Well, obviously the French people, but not me.) Needless to say, my awareness concerning dandelions is embarrassingly minimal: –When you rub a dandelion on a siblings face,… Read More

Filed Under: Remembering Tagged With: dandelions, Pee, weeds

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