Covid, Carrie, and Me
Recently I came face to face with my own mortality. Sort of. I stared at the two pink lines on that test with a mixture of shock, resignation and disbelief….
Author: Deb P.
I’m a 64 year old aging hippie with a sarcastic tongue and out of control ginger hair. I am passionate in advocating for women “of a certain age”, especially we single ones, because we aren’t quite dead yet, in spite of the fact that we are often largely invisible and made to feel redundant on many levels. I hope to make you think, make you laugh, and mostly, feel like no matter where you are in life, you are never alone, and whatever dumb thing you think is going to sink you, won’t. Because heaven knows if that were true, I wouldn’t be here.
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The Scarlet S of Shame
The Scarlet S of “Thanks, But no” I’ve written on the topic of changing relationships many times before in this space. The many nuanced aspects and reactions of both (eventually)…
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Caregiving at Christmas
Caregiving is only in my past. Or so I thought. First, let me say that I feel for everyone that is stretched to the limit this time of year, trying…
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The Rockwell Christmas
As the season of holly-jolly is once again opening up, I am pre-dreading my usual holiday level of anxiety. Hating it, and truly wishing that this year I can finally…
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The Importance of Humility
Living With Humility and Faith “Help me… sometimes it feels like the walls are caving in I’m trying to find a way to chill, can’t breathe oh Is there somebody…
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Letting the Music Back In
…“You need to learn to play without watching your hands,” he told me. “You need to trust the music that’s in you. When you watch your hands, you’re not making…
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The Old Lady Who Wouldn’t Sit Down
“A woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself, and only…
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It’s All About the Frame
“Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.” ― G.K. Chesterton On the eve of my 64th birthday, I realize I have spent the…
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Fulfilling the Purpose, Living The Dream and The Wisdom To Know The Difference
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are” e.e. cummings Like everyone who’s ever gone through a major life change…I have spent a lot of time…
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Sitting with the magic
I’ve always been a porch sitter. Some of my earliest memories are of my parents sitting out on the tiny “front stoop” of our tidy little war house in Tonawanda,…
