Tag: aging

  • My Post-Surgery Misadventure

    My Post-Surgery Misadventure

    A favorite restaurant is located three blocks from my house. I walked out my front door early on a pristine autumn morning, not a cloud in the sky, the sun shining, warming the night-chilled landscape.  I walked slowly, unsure how my body would react six days after surgery. The past few days had been spent…

  • Little Girl’s Bicycle or Old Lady’s Bike?

    Little Girl’s Bicycle or Old Lady’s Bike?

    Years ago my son assembled a bicycle for me, a sleek golden model with thin tires, 15 speeds, hand brakes, and a top tube across the frame – the sign of a boy’s bike. I enjoyed the ride and relished the sensation on my face as I leaned forward against the wind and struggled to…

  • I Am a World-class Procrastinator

    I Am a World-class Procrastinator

    I have learned many skills over the years, a lot useful, others not so much, and many forgotten. For instance my ability to solve math equations and speak a foreign language disappeared. Those particular brain cells are dormant, and resurrecting them a chore more difficult than I wish to tackle.  One skill often used and…

  • Musings on Other People Moving

    Musings on Other People Moving

    My neighbor is moving. She knocked on our door one day, came in for a few minutes of small talk and said, “I want you to know before I do anything. I’m selling my house.” We knew this day would come. Her brother moved to a town 50 miles away, and she often drives to…

  • Musings on the Transformations Around Me

    Musings on the Transformations Around Me

    Like life, my neighborhood changes over time. Homes transfer ownership. New people spend weeks and sometimes months renovating, redecorating, refurbishing. Or they tear down a fine old home – one that needs updating, but has a warmness and positive vibe not easily duplicated – and build a larger building, a three or four-story house that…

  • Musings on Becoming Irrelevant 

    Musings on Becoming Irrelevant 

    My Florida family rented a home in my resort community for two weeks. Teenagers now, the grandkids’ are immersed in their generational lifestyle. Friends rule. Family time is enjoyed until teen goings-on beckon. Their parents’ lifestyle is not a lot different than their kids. With friends who live in the Northeast, a shore vacation offers…

  • This Week I Aged Another Year

    This Week I Aged Another Year

    A day dawned this week when I officially became a year older.  At my age it is not a big event to close the chapter on one year and begin a new one, especially when the new year does not mark a milestone. A number ending in a 0 or 5 designates a benchmark year,…

  • Time and Energy – Priceless

    Time and Energy – Priceless

    There are only so many hours in a day. A cliché, I know, but a truism that becomes truer as the years fly by, at least for me.  As I age and the years tick off one by one, it seems I have less time to do anything. I realize nothing changes, but my body…

  • Musings on Old Friends Gone and Those Still Around

    Musings on Old Friends Gone and Those Still Around

    A friend texted me the obituary. I had not seen or spoken to Viv for years but considered her a dear past friend. She occasionally showed up in my Facebook feed. I am dismally neglectful at maintaining communications with folks as the years roll by. They moved away, I moved away, life interferes. Viv relocated…