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Category Archives: Humor
What We Really, Really Want
It’s 3 a.m. and I am wide awake—again. I untangle from my sweat-soaked sheets and stumble blindly into the bathroom for the third time since crawling into bed just a few hours earlier. There’s no need to turn on the lights; … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Beauty, Health, Humor, Men, Sleeplessness
Tagged aging, Insomnia, menopause, photography, wish list, Women
20 Comments
I Would Never Say That
The other night I was reading aloud to my husband an annoying Facebook post one of my friends had made. Very little clouds my mostly sunny disposition these days—and this particular post really had nothing to do with me—but it still … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Grumpiness, Humor, Photography
Tagged cranky old ladies, photography, sarcasm, waterfalls, wildflowers
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Baffled and Bewildered … Again
Every time I think my wisdom is finally starting to catch up to my years, little events in my personal life and bigger ones in the crazy world around me suggest I still have much to learn and even more to … Continue reading
Older than Zip Codes–Yep, That’s Me
Tomorrow is my birthday, and I will be 55 years old. Fifty-five. Years. Old. The double nickel. Halfway through my fifties and skidding downhill toward my . . . I can’t even say it. Holy cow. How in the heck … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Aging, Gratitude, Humor, Photography, Simple Pleasures
Tagged advice, aging, gratitude, humor, lessons, photography, simple pleasures, things I've learned
8 Comments
Mid-Night Ramblings (And You Thought YOU Were Weird)
It used to be (or so it seemed) that my every waking moment was spent trying to fulfill someone else’s needs. When my children were young, mornings were a chaotic rush of cereals poured, animals fed, permission slips signed, backpacks assembled, … Continue reading
And That’s Why I Could Never Be Married to Me
It was a sunny Friday in May of 1981. A few days away from finishing my student teaching practicum, I had spent a frustrating morning attempting to teach yearbook design and narrative essays to seniors who were past caring about anything more than … Continue reading
Bumfuzzled, Round Two
That hateful demon Insomnia has once more reared its ugly head, depriving me of the rejuvenating slumber that my aging body and mind so desperately need. And all the hours I should be spending in sweet dreams of turtle cheesecakes, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Photography, Sleeplessness
Tagged humor, Insomnia, questions, random thoughts
18 Comments
A Message for Old Man Winter
We should have known it was coming–the “woolly worm” told us so months ago. And if the narrow brown stripe on its woolly little back weren’t enough scientific evidence of the brutality that lay ahead, then the spoon-shaped persimmon seeds … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Photography, Seasons, Uncategorized
Tagged Old Man Winter, old wives' tales, photography, weather predictions, winter
16 Comments