Tag Archives: memoir

The Junk Drawer

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

In every house I have ever lived in, there has been a junk drawer.  A catch-all.  A place to throw everything that doesn’t fit in any category.  A place to throw things when unexpected company arrives and you have to … Continue reading →

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I received this from a friend.  My apologies to the author who was not identified.   My blogger friends of-a-certain-age will hopefully enjoy this as I did. Long ago and far away, in a land that time forgot, Before the … Continue reading →

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond... | 9 Comments

Under the Covers

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

My love of sleeping in a cold bedroom comes from growing up in old farmhouses with primitive heating systems. There was no furnace in the first house I lived in.   A coal stove standing in the living room heated … Continue reading →

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Celebration: Farmer Style

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

Wednesday was my husband’s birthday.     We usually have a small get-together with our friends on the weekend closest to our birthdays, but this year it didn’t work out and everyone was busy with other committments.  This was birthday … Continue reading →

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Oh yes…. I’m the Great Pretender….

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

Oh yes I’m the great pretender. I have always loved to pretend, and yes, even at the rotten (not really feeling ripe anymore) old age of almost 63 I still pretend. I hope think that’s normal.  In today’s high-tech world … Continue reading →

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Picking up Rocks

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

There have been many articles recently about “helicopter parents”.  Meaning parents that hover a bit too closely to protect their children and in doing so cause them to be fearful and develop into adults that are afraid to take a … Continue reading →

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Monthly Peace Challenge

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

The Beatles were wrong. There I’ve said it even though I never thought I would disagree with those 4 adorable boys from the 60’s. What I have learned from the past (almost) 42 years of marriage is….. it takes more … Continue reading →

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Anna and Martha

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

My Grandmother, Anna, was born in 1900.  She had  lovely red hair.   Her identical twin sister, Martha, looked so much like her that I grew up thinking I had two paternal grandmothers.  The sisters were close and much alike … Continue reading →

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After my mom passed away in 2005,  we were sorting through her things and I found a book that I had given her for Mother’s Day.  It was called “Harvest of Bittersweet” by Pat Leimbach, who was a farm wife … Continue reading →

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond... | 16 Comments

I can’t kneel but I can underwater curtsy

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Life in the 50's and beyond...

I’m trying to adjust to a new knee… I really am.  But I am not liking all of the adjustments I have to make. It’s been a little over 5 months since I had knee surgery/replacement and I am graciously … Continue reading →

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