5 tips for a successful rose garden

March 14, 2023
successful-rose-garden
It's that season! Soon, our rose garden will be bursting with color and I'm so excited! I have fallen under the spell of those beautiful blooms and enjoy seeing the...
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

What do you get when you combine nostalgia with homesicknes...

March 8, 2023
hiraeth
Yes...hiraeth. That's what you get. More than nostalgia. Our pasts are full of lost places, places we'll never be in again. And not just homes, like this one, the...
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16 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Spirituality

Why Hawai’i is no country for old men

March 3, 2023
no-country-for-old-men
  Maui is our fantasy. The vibe is perfection. We daydream about living in the peace and tranquility of this beautiful island. So we try to visit at least...
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30 Comments · Opinion, Travel

How I became a car guy

February 27, 2023
car-guy
I am a car guy. Or, more accurately, I am an unlikely car guy. I can't explain how an internal combustion engine works. I can't replace brake calipers or a...
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17 Comments · Blog, Reviews

Easy ways that don’t cost a dime to help friends in b...

February 22, 2023
help-friends-in-business
Do you have a friend with a small business that you don't patronize? Maybe you're not in the market for what they offer. Or maybe you're not the target customer....
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12 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog

Why don’t we give it a rest?

February 13, 2023
poke-the-bear
Are you tempted to poke the bear on social media, sometimes? The need--the right, even--to comment on everything that goes on, regardless of how much (or how...
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8 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Could I have cried my last tear?

February 7, 2023
last-tear
My other ex-husband died a few months ago. I felt... nothing. Blank. Flat. Unemotional. No reason for me to be so indifferent about it. He was a good man. He...
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30 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog

Making it easy to do a random act of kindness

February 2, 2023
If you read, you know I'm into random acts of kindness and also making it easy for everyone to do them this Valentines Day for people who really could use some support....
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10 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Blog, Inspiration

Going there? Are you serious, Katie Couric?

January 31, 2023
I just heard the audio book, Going There, by Katie Couric. I found it interesting. What I did NOT find it is controversial. Or shockingly revelatory, as reviewers...
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16 Comments · Blog, Opinion

Like fine vintage wines, we get better with age

January 29, 2023
vintage
We Boomers are old enough to be considered vintage. Like this car, maybe? But we have some treats for you this week! My turn to host the weekly Boomer blogger...
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6 Comments · Blog

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