I’m hungry for hugs. How about you? Especially if you live alone as I do. I heard recently that if you don’t have anyone to hug, you can hug yourself. Your ‘self’ won’t know the difference. Cool! So I started hugging myself in the morning and before bed–and … Continue reading →
I enjoy a good deal of privacy and time alone. I’m a friendly person but I crave time by myself, so when I get it (or take it) I’m very happy. This Pandemic is not as hard on me as on some people who are more sociable than I … Continue reading →
Last week my friend Kathleen and I visited the Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden (with masks in place). What a blessing it was to stroll among the most beautiful of exotic plants and flowers. I played with the feelings that came over me as we strolled the paths, … Continue reading →
The words ‘social distancing’ have become a catch phrase. We know what it means. Don our masks and keep six feet from others–as best we can without carrying a measuring tape. Recently, however, I read a new way of looking at those words, while reading one of the daily … Continue reading →
In 1970 Glen Campbell released an album titled “Try a Little Kindness.” I thought about that today and looked up his photo and the date. Wow! Today, fifty years later we’re still in need of trying a little kindness, actually, much more than a little. With all that is … Continue reading →
Hi everyone: Meet Chloe JonPaul, a new follower of my blog and a new friend to us all. Chloe contacted me about my latest book, Laughing All the Way: Wit, Wisdom, and Willpower For the Golden Years. I was pleased to meet her and to hear she loved the book and that … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago I received a sweet blessing in the form of an email from a woman I had not met before–but whom I now consider a friend. Her name is Marcy. With her permission I’m including it here: I am traveling from Arizona to my house … Continue reading →
A week or so ago it was quite windy–too much for my usual walk in the neighborhood so I decided to get my exercise in my yard. It meant pacing back and forth across and around but it was worth it to avoid being blown over. As I walked … Continue reading →
Hi Everyone. My friend Etta Mae (a blog follower too) has written poetry over the years but I just found out about it during a walk, picnic lunch, and visit that we shared recently. I asked her if I could post a couple for you. She agreed and so … Continue reading →
I’ve used the quarantine time to read more books, touch up things around my house, review some old journals, have my house repainted and yard spruced up, and let my hair grow a bit. It’s been fun to freshen up. Took away some of the boredom and uncertainty and … Continue reading →