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Christmas Fingerprints On The Surface Of My Heart

Christmas Fingerprints On The Surface Of My Heart

November 28, 2020 By Gail Leave a Comment

                                                                                                 “May you never be too grown up to search the skies on… Read More

Filed Under: Remembering Tagged With: Christmas 2020, Memories, ornaments

Class Reunions In Midlife…Do You Love Them Or Avoid Them?

Class Reunions In Midlife…Do You Love Them Or Avoid Them?

July 6, 2016 By Gail Leave a Comment

There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered. –Nelson Mandela       There was that moment, as I held the invitation to my 40th high school class reunion in hand, when I thought, how have I aged? After all these years high school insecurities still exist. Why?… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: body image, fears, Memories, Midlife Class Reunions

Lipstick Story: A Midlife Woman’s Miss And Tell

Lipstick Story: A Midlife Woman’s Miss And Tell

May 19, 2016 By Gail Leave a Comment

Red lipstick, the color of blood on a white T-shirt, was my mom’s favorite. She rarely wore makeup in general, but lipstick was an exception. Whenever she left the boundaries of the farm she’d pull the silver tube from her purse and swipe on a layer of waxy red beauty. It was her touchstone to womanliness in a field of… Read More

Filed Under: The Best Part Of My Day Tagged With: Lipstick, Memories, midlife women

Mom and Sex Before Marriage…

Mom and Sex Before Marriage…

May 22, 2015 By Gail Leave a Comment

My mom, as I stated, was complex. She embodied innocence and wickedness in one package. Although Mom and Dad tried to hide it for many years, the undeniable fact that my oldest brother showed up six months after their wedding vows more than implied there was some canoodling before marriage. Not a socially welcomed outcome circa 1953. After the wedding,… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: Memories, Mom, Naughty Women

Sweet Memories

April 16, 2015 By Gail Leave a Comment

I stood in line at the checkout counter juggling a ten-pound box of Milk Bones and several other bags of dog treats. Yes, I should have grabbed a cart. No, I didn’t intend to buy an armful, but there I was. The man in front of me was cranky. He wanted to know if the child’s toy he was purchasing… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: aging, Childhood memories, Memories, Old time candy

Ambush Smiles

March 21, 2015 By Gail Leave a Comment

Do you ever come across something while you’re supposed to be doing something productive, and get lost in a memory? For instance, let’s say somebody whose name rhymes with “Sail” is cleaning a closet. (I know, I know. My closets hold their clutter like a pregnancy in its twelfth month. Just go with me here and stop rolling your eyes.)… Read More

Filed Under: The Best Part Of My Day Tagged With: Feeling the passage of time, Finding Closet Treasures, Getting lost in memories, Memories

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