Nostalgia – Getting Older: Charting the Uncharted

Do Old People Cry More?

An elderly woman sits tearfully with her memories.

This Post is dedicated to Joni. My husband has three medical specialists, and an internist who manages his overall health care picture. They are all professional, knowledgeable and, best of all, caring individuals. I accompany him to all his visits. We feel in our older age that two sets of ears hear better and retain…… Continue reading Do Old People Cry More?

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: N

Aging: The Good, the Bad, and the Tolerable N is for Nostalgia I have lived almost 82 years. A lot has happened in my life. And a lot of memories come flooding back with a deep longing to experience them again. Nostalgia, as defined by the Oxford dictionary, is a sentimental longing or wistful affection…… Continue reading Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: N

Milestone Birthday

I celebrated my last milestone birthday ten years ago in Paris. I thought this current milestone would find me riding on an elephant like Gloria Steinem on her 80th. Instead, my husband and I will drive three hours to the North Carolina Coast and spend two weeks in an oceanfront rental on the beach. My…… Continue reading Milestone Birthday

Alphabet Challenge: I

I’ve signed onto The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge 2021. The challenge is to blog the whole alphabet in April and write at least 100 words on a topic that corresponds to the letter of the day. Every day, excluding Sundays, I’m blogging about Places I Have Been. The last post will be on Friday, April…… Continue reading Alphabet Challenge: I

Alphabet Challenge: H

Alphabet Challenge: C

Haunted Townhouse

Back in the 70s we rented a townhouse in Arlington, Virginia that was haunted. Now what made me remember this? Maybe because I, like many others, have been fixated on food while sequestered in my home over this past year due to the pandemic. Food and kitchens and houses. Now there’s a connection. Right? Back…… Continue reading Haunted Townhouse

Thanksgiving Tradition

Looks like I have started my own tradition. I am posting Happy Lasagna Day on my Blog during Thanksgiving week for the third time since 2016. That year, my husband and I chose to spend Thanksgiving alone. Last year, although we enjoyed a traditional turkey meal with my daughter, son-in-law and the grandkids, I posted Happy Lasagna Day for…… Continue reading Thanksgiving Tradition

Some Needed Levity

I don’t know how Tim Holt does it but he grinds out an entertaining post every week. I could be one of his little old ladies shuffling along in my black church shoes with a grin on my face. However, I don’t wear church shoes or walk with a shuffle–yet. I do, however, have a…… Continue reading Some Needed Levity

It Takes a Village or a City Block

This is my 262nd Blog post. It’s a significant number for me. I spent the first twenty years of my life in a two-bedroom apartment in a three-story brick building in Jersey City, New Jersey: 262 Summit Avenue. Most of the buildings on the block were three stories with an apartment on each floor. I…… Continue reading It Takes a Village or a City Block