Monthly Archives: March 2016

Three Thoughts

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

  In a very late response to the challenge posed by Margo at https://theothersideof55.wordpress.com/ I’m posting my answers (three for each question) to this meme: Three names I answer to: Ruth Grandma Mrs. Crates Three places I’ve called home: Vanlue Ohio … Continue reading →

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The Easter Dress

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

      In the early 1960’s, when I hit the preteen years, Easter became about fashion.  For weeks before Easter, I would search through the Sears and Roebuck catalog to look at the latest fashions.  I seldom got the … Continue reading →

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Pride

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

Sweat saturated my lashes.  I blinked away salty tears,  but still couldn’t see. Stumbling toward the spindly tree, I fell forward , caught myself before hitting the sizzling pavement, and landed on the scorched, crunchy grass. “Is this what you are … Continue reading →

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I’ll try Anything

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

When Ruth turned sixty-five, she noticed some subtle changes.  Time got away from her, energy levels dropped, and her memory wasn’t sharp.  She knew it was part of the aging process, but she didn’t like it. She tried herbal remedies and … Continue reading →

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