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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

Tears Water A Memorial Garden

Tears Water A Memorial Garden

September 6, 2020 By Gail 2 Comments

Driving home from Rochester, Mayo Hospital, almost two years ago, the pain of loss made the starless night sky even blacker. Tears flowed down my face unabated, and my mind clawed in vain to make sense of the evening’s events. That night, five months into my daughter’s pregnancy, five months of riding the rollercoaster of excitement and hope, I witnessed… Read More

Filed Under: Remembering Tagged With: grief and healing, Memorial gardens, Mila

Crap Wildlife Photography: How I received 1800 “Likes” From A Fugly Photo

Crap Wildlife Photography: How I received 1800 “Likes” From A Fugly Photo

May 4, 2020 By Gail 1 Comment

One photo out of focus is a mistake, ten photos out of focus are an experimentation, one hundred photos out of focus are a style. –Unknown It was not my finest photographic moment, but then again, optimism ruled the day. How bad could a picture taken from a fast-moving tour bus, through a fingerprint speckled bus window, on a blizzardy… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: bad photographs, Crap Wildlife Photography

A Little Wax, A Little Wane, But The Candles Went Out

A Little Wax, A Little Wane, But The Candles Went Out

April 9, 2020 By Gail 4 Comments

Birthdays. Even though my business is named Aging Schmaging, and even though I honestly know and believe aging is a gift, I still feel, well, doggedly resistant to the years adding up. And up. Annnnnd up. I see the changes to my body. My night vision is different. Knee joints are a little more vocal, and my back throws regular… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: aging, birthdays, celebrating who we are right now

Making Friends With Fear And The Person I Used To Be

Making Friends With Fear And The Person I Used To Be

September 18, 2019 By Gail 1 Comment

“If at first you don’t succeed then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.” ― Steven Wright Me. I’m that woman who somehow lost her daring over the years. At least that’s how it feels. What happens? Where does that “I’m invincible” attitude go? When I was a kid trying to keep up with my two older brothers, not much daunted me…. Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: badass, Fear, skydiving

Leaf It To Me To Adore Imperfections

Leaf It To Me To Adore Imperfections

September 12, 2019 By Gail 2 Comments

  “Imperfection inspires invention, imagination, creativity. It stimulates. The more I feel imperfect, the more I feel alive.” ― Jhumpa Lahiri Daylight had mostly given up. No matter. I pulled up my inadequate hoodie, hunched into the rain, and kept my head down. Funny where you find gifts. As I walked, I noticed how lovely the fallen leaves looked spattered… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: fall leaves, imperfection, Russell Monk

A 7-Day Cleanse: I Felt Like I Ate A Bale Of Kale

A 7-Day Cleanse: I Felt Like I Ate A Bale Of Kale

August 1, 2019 By Gail Leave a Comment

“In Wisconsin they have deep-fried cheese curds, which taste like French fries and heaven had a baby.” ― Jim Gaffigan It started, as so many of my life experiments do, on a whim. I was browsing online and noted a 7-day “reset” program that claimed, by the end, that I would be bursting with energy. Oooo yeah, I could use… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: Cleanses, cranky thoughts, kale

Seeing: Photos From My Daily Walk

Seeing: Photos From My Daily Walk

July 23, 2019 By Gail Leave a Comment

“See the world through the eyes of your inner child. The eyes that sparkle in awe and amazement as they see love, magic and mystery in the most ordinary things.” ― Henna Sohail A leaf, curled on the road as though summer is too much. A bee on a blossom, I dare not touch. Fences contain both light and dark…… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: a walk in nature, seeing with childlike eyes

What Makes A Person Old? And Who Gets To Decide?

What Makes A Person Old? And Who Gets To Decide?

July 17, 2019 By Gail Leave a Comment

“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” ― Robert Frost In retrospect, I think it was the wink that bothered me most. There we were–“we” being my husband and me–sitting in a place of business awaiting a transaction. It is a business we’ve used for decades, but the person working with us was new. At least new in our… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: ageism, being seen as old

Fur Real: Why Cats Are Good For Our Health

Fur Real: Why Cats Are Good For Our Health

May 16, 2019 By Gail Leave a Comment

“I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.” ― Eckhart Tolle If you don’t like cats, look away now. LOOK. AWAY. Why? Because I’m going to share a few reasons why cats are good for our health and wellbeing. If you think cats are pretty badass and cool, this blog is for you…essentially cat-goodness validation on… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging Tagged With: cat happiness, Cats, cats good for our health

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