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Tag Archives: #gettingolder
Mom at 95: Still Barbara After All These Years
There’s old. And then there’s 95 years old. What does THAT feel like? Let’s ask my mom. Because she knows. Continue reading
Posted in affirmation, aging, encouragement, generations, gratitude, happiness, home, inspiration, life lessons, old age, solace
Tagged #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #home, #innerpeace, #inspiration, #lifelessons, #mother, #oldage, aging, happiness
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Talking in Color
Posted in affirmation, aging, comfort, encouragement, family, generations, gratitude, home, inspiration, kindness, peace of mind, solace, synesthesia
Tagged #affirmation, #encouragement, #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #inspiration, #shygirl, synesthesia
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Mom Says Goodbye to Her Old House
Posted in aging, comfort, encouragement, family, generations, gratitude, home, inspiration, old age, peace of mind, solace
Tagged #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #innerpeace
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Rockin’ the Purple
Posted in affirmation, aging, beauty, comfort zone, encouragement, home, marriage
Tagged #affirmation, #comfortzone, #gettingolder, #hair, #home, #purple
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Sunday Afternoon, Mid-November
This morning it rained, and the afternoon was gray and mild. The past week the weather’s been up and down. For a few days, it felt like the middle of winter. Then it backtracked to early fall. November’s like that … Continue reading
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Tagged #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #inspiration, #kindness, #shygirl
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When I’m 64. And a half.
This past Sunday afternoon, my granddaughter’s best friend threw her a surprise 17th birthday party. It was great. You know how, a lot of times, the surprisee figures out the plan beforehand? Well, this time, Ms. Birthday didn’t have a … Continue reading
Posted in encouragement, inner child, inspiration, peace of mind
Tagged #gettingolder, #innerchild, #inspiration, #peaceofmind, #shygirl
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