Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyA Conventional Husband is Highly Overrated – So Who’s Complaining After 52 Years?Yes, it’s usually me — Yes, I know. I have much to be grateful for. I complain more than I ought. Just because my beloved dances around the house pumping his arms back and forth across his chest like some demented wind-up toy. Or gives away everything he gets. Or requests NO gifts for Christmas…Aging8 min readAging8 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyWhat is the Meaning of Life? Am I Finally Ready to Give up on This Question?In my Seventies, I have different priorities — I don’t like that I haven’t figured out the meaning of life yet. I’ve already put a lot of work into this problem—how to understand life and suffering and why people have to die and what happens after death. Or what to do about any of it. I was a…Life Lessons5 min readLife Lessons5 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyOctober at the Ripe Age of 72: Saying Goodbye With GraceA month of many transitions — I want to talk about October and all the transitions I’ve become aware of this month. Geographically, I am talking about October in Maine as that’s where my observations are made. Octobers are likely different in other places. Living on a farm in Maine is idyllic. Truthfully, I know I…Seniors6 min readSeniors6 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyWhat Does a Seventyish Woman Who Has Been Married Fiftyish Years to a Man Who Adores Her Cooking Do When She’s Sick to Death of Cooking?When running away is not an option — I suppose I could don a disguise and run off to the nearest wine-bar and sip cocktails while my husband tried to find me to make dinner. But then I’d likely overdo it and end up being driven home by a well-meaning stranger who would need to be fed, too…Aging Well7 min readAging Well7 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·PinnedMember-onlyHow A Seventyish Woman Stays Indoors for a Long Winter and Likes ItI also take advantage of every opportunity to go outside — I don’t know about the rest of the seventyish population, but I have been staying indoors a lot of the day, for a lot of the days and weeks and months this past year. It is especially noticeable in winter, as right now, for instance, I couldn’t go out without…Aging Well7 min readAging Well7 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·5 days agoMember-onlyPublishing My First Book at 74 is a Confusing JourneyWhat do you do when a dream comes true? On October 30, 2022, I received an email from a publishing company where I had submitted a chapbook manuscript saying they would like to publish my book. A poetry chapbook called Not All Are Weeping. This is a dream come true…Aging6 min readAging6 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Dec 29, 2022Member-onlyMy First Poetry Book Will Be Published as I Turn 74Main Street Rag is publishing my first-ever poetry chapbook. At 73 years old, I am in a new place that is exciting and uncomfortable at the same time. I am being asked to promote myself. Though I am used to selling things in my several different businesses as a caterer…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Dec 13, 2022Member-onlySo What is a Podcast Anyway?In January of this year, I was invited by editor Nancy Peckenham to become involved with a small group of people who write for the Crow’s Feet publication on Medium. We talked about how to do more to promote the publication and our own work, as well as tell stories…Crows Feet Podcast5 min readCrows Feet Podcast5 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Jun 26, 2022Member-onlySmall Kindnesses Create Big Rewards For the Giver, the Receiver, and the People Looking on.I want to join a fellow Crows feet writer Warren Turner in keeping a list of small ways we can take action to improve society. He wrote a story that I admire, talking about little actions that do a lot of good. Like stocking a mini-community library or food pantry…Kindness4 min readKindness4 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Jun 26, 2022Member-onlyA Kidney Friendly Diet is a Careful Balance of Really Nutritious Foods With Special Emphasis on Moderating Those Factors That Are Giving Your Kidneys Trouble.I have been writing about the restrictions of my husband’s diet for Chronic Kidney Disease and how we are adapting to them(or not). Lots of the time it seems like we should get a “fail”. Our choices for meals often run afoul of one or the other lists we are…Kidney Disease6 min readKidney Disease6 min read