A 100-year-old does yoga daily. An 85-year-old runs two miles a day. A 70-year-old writes weekly news notes for her local paper. A 93-year-old climbs Mount Fuji. An 85-year-old plays the piano at area nursing homes. A 65-year-old starts a new business. These are the new elderly. Forget the stereotypes […]
Marie Snider – This Side of 60
Every time I go to the computer, I have a little ritual before I get working. First, I play a few games of free cell (usually until I win one). Then I check the weather and the humidity (humidity affects my eyesight), followed by my e-mails. And then I plan. […]
Spring is almost here–glorious, beautiful, happy spring. There are so many reasons to be happy in the spring. Sunny yellow daffodils and forsythia. The nostalgic fragrance of old-fashioned purple lilacs. Long evenings before dark comes. Open doors and windows. A rainbow after a spring storm. And most of all the […]
When our family gets together, we have very interesting conversations. My husband and my son are veritable encyclopedias of interesting facts and statistics, and always are willing to share them. I, on the other hand, am more interested in people–remembering their names, what their grandchildren do, and what they said […]
A 100-year-old does yoga daily. An 85-year-old runs two miles a day. A 70-year-old writes weekly news notes for her local paper. A 93-year-old climbs Mount Fuji. An 85-year-old plays the piano at area nursing homes. A 65-year-old starts a new business. These are the new elderly. Forget the stereotypes […]
Writing is a somewhat haphazard and disorderly process for me, especially since the advent of the computer more than 20 years ago. It is far too easy to save ideas, quotes, half-finished columns, book titles, and snippets of information for later use. But, like a squirrel accidentally planting oak trees, […]
Last Tuesday, my calendar saying was “Life is so good!” Yes! Life is good! Very good . . . and beautiful . . . and wonderful—and I love it! I also believe in the importance of positive affirmations, such as “Life is so good!” But then, a very important friend […]
Growth is important. My son was 19-and-a-half inches long when he was born—a very appropriate size for a newborn. But he had to grow! He grew to be six feet tall. Then he stopped growing and that was good! What if he had gone on–seven feet, eight feet, nine feet. […]
Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day—and it’s still a goal I hope to achieve. Maybe it was because I admired my Grandma Moser so much. I loved going to Grandma’s house and as far as I could tell, so did everyone else. […]
One of my pleasures in life is coffee! Sipping by myself . . . a cup by my keyboard when I’m writing . . . afternoon coffee and cookies with friends. . . . And I often try to have coffee with my daughter. I say “try to” because it […]
Lists are very important in our busy lives, even after retirement. My computer, for instance, is full of lists–lists of what I have to do and lists of what I have done. Shopping lists for my husband who buys the groceries and shopping lists for me. A list of columns […]
My Christmas card basket was pleasantly full this year. Not crowded but pleasantly full! There were the usual cards–the ones I always can depend on. A card from Esther, my college roommate. Esther is a gentle person, who lives in Richmond, Ind. and is a Quaker. Every year, she updates […]
