What Day Is It? And Does It Matter?

I thought Wednesday was Saturday but I knew Thursday was Thursday and, so far, I'm confident that today is Friday (and my calendar says so too). Tomorrow should be Saturday and I just hope I don't think it's Wednesday because I have a couple of appointments and getting my days wrong would really screw things…

Crow’s Feet, a Medium Publication, is Expanding!

Yes, indeed, I am excited about the future of Crow's Feet, a publication on Medium. Crow's Feet publishes poetry and essays on life as we age. I started writing for it a couple of years ago, and I've enjoyed watching it take off. Recently, I became a member of Crow's Feet Social Media team, and…

The Beat Goes On

You know I had to read my last post to see where I left off. Lol. Apologies for my absence from the blogosphere, not so much for not writing as for not reading. Whoa, I am so behind that I might not bother to try and catch up.  Update on my sister: Last week she…

14 Weeks and Counting #reflections #nature #aging

At 63 years old, I still enjoy getting dirty as much as I did when I was 6.

Getting Older and Getting Better #aging #writing

As if I needed another reason to anticipate a new chapter in my life, I received word yesterday that an anthology of essays and poems on aging--including one of my own--has just been published!

My New Mantra: “I’m Too Old For This” #MondayBlogs #2old4this

As too many of you know, I struggle with keeping up with social media.  I often feel overwhelmed with the tsunami of memes, messages, Likes, Invites, and other cacophonous clatter that greets me whenever I go to the feed of my Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+ accounts.  (Strangely I don't feel that way when I…

Purple Hair

A poem I wrote in response to a photo prompt at The Community Storyboard. I definitely have an obsession with hair.