Tag Archives: aging

Learning to be Chipper

Posted on April 12, 2019 by janie

I don’t speak Canine. But my ninety-three-year mother is fluent in this language. She has numerous conversations with Chipper, her beloved beagle. Most often they go something like this. “Do you think it is hot out?” she asks. “Yip yap … Continue reading →

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Aging Icons

Posted on June 26, 2016 by janie

It’s one thing to look at your face in the mirror and see wrinkles, age spots and white hair. It’s quite another to see your favorite musician staring at you from a screen resembling an old man or woman It’s … Continue reading →

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Moving Mom

Posted on November 4, 2015 by janie

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The Pluck of the Eyebrow

Posted on July 8, 2015 by janie

So, the other day, I looked down and wondered whose hands were those attached to my wrists. They looked too dry and wrinkly to be mine. They reminded me of my grandmother. Well, she was a hard working woman. Having … Continue reading →

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Menopausal Maniacs in Mexico

Posted on July 16, 2013 by janie

I’m bumping down the beach on a four wheel quad.    The wind whips my hair off my face, blowing it into dreadlocks.  Sand gets into my eyes and nostrils.  The sky is a dark blanket filled with hundreds of shiny … Continue reading →

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Voices of the Year Award

Posted on July 2, 2013 by janie

The Romance Writer’s of America have the Rita award. The Motion Picture industry has the Oscar.   Television has the Emmy. Mystery Writers have The Edgar and The Agatha. The National Grocer Association has it’s Best Bagger Award. And bloggers … Continue reading →

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What goes around, comes around

Posted on April 24, 2013 by janie

If you’re in your fifties and your parents are still alive, chances are this is you.   buy levitra Though there also exists certain other beneficial anti-impotency patterns but this specific solution has been cached during producing good remedial outputs … Continue reading →

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The Hands of Time

Posted on March 26, 2013 by janie

This post is part of a Generation Fabulous Blog Hop on Aging Gracefully – What other way is there, really? THEN:   NOW:   As we approach fifty and beyond, we begin to look at ourselves differently. Whereas our hands … Continue reading →

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Remembering A Big Man in A Small Town

Posted on February 4, 2013 by janie

Today is Stand Up 2 Cancer Day I wrote this post in memory of my brother-in-law who passed away last year.  Way too soon.   In Honor a a great man   The bad thing about living in a small … Continue reading →

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Then: Sun Bathing Now: Sun Spots

Posted on February 2, 2013 by janie

Then:  Sun Bathing   Now:  Sun Spots   When I was in high school, my girlfriends and I would spread out our towels by a pool or at the beach, turn on our transistor radios, slather our bodies with baby … Continue reading →

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