Are we still telling all the other girls and boys to stop meddling with our toys? They aren’t the same toys we had as kids. They are definitely more expensive and fragile. We take them as seriously as we took… Read More ›
hobbies
YOUR HOBBY VERSUS YOUR PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Fandango’s Dog Days of August #15: HOBBIES From Fandango, here’s the question: Today’s theme is “your hobby or hobbies.” Do you have a hobby? Do you collect things? Do you work on model airplanes? Do you whittle things from wood? Do… Read More ›
A MOST UNUSUAL HOBBY – Marilyn Armstrong
I got an email notification informing me that Amazon had delivered a package at 2:05 pm this afternoon. This was confusing because I had received a previous message from Amazon that this particular delivery had been canceled because it was… Read More ›
TIME OFF AND RETIREMENT – Marilyn Armstrong
Weekly Word Prompt: Time Off Periodically, we go to retirement parties. Well, not so much now because most of our similar-age friends are already retired. For a long time, it was all retirement parties all the time. Except for the… Read More ›
WHAT IF YOU CAN’T MARRY AN ARCHAEOLOGIST?
Agatha Christie said that if you marry an archaeologist, the older you get, the more interesting he will find you. It’s a little late for me to marry an archaeologist, but a man who still thinks you are beautiful when… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY PHOTO PROMPT 2015-6
SERENDIPITY PHOTO STORY PROMPT WEDNESDAY – 2015 #6 Welcome to Frisbee Wednesday where we celebrate … well, whatever. Mainly, we try to write something about a picture. This week’s picture is my own, beloved plastic pal, Toni — by Ideal. She is… Read More ›
BEWARE OF DERANGED BOOKWORMS TOO
Daily Prompt: BYOB(ookworm) Write the blurb for the book jacket of the book you’d write, if only you had the time and inclination. Photographers, artists, poets: show us BOOKS. I can do this. I have books. I wrote a book … and… Read More ›
BEWARE OF DERANGED BOOKWORMS
Daily Prompt: BYOB(ookworm) Write the blurb for the book jacket of the book you’d write, if only you had the time and inclination. Photographers, artists, poets: show us BOOKS. I can do this. I have books. I wrote a book … and… Read More ›
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE
I bought a dress from Land’s End. To get the free shipping, I had to spend an extra $10 which would save me $9 in shipping costs. I bought a blouse. Navy blue cotton knit. Boatneck. Long sleeve. It looks… Read More ›
The Best Parts
One of the oddest adjustments one has to make in retirement is how everything transforms into “hobbies” and “activities.” No matter if you spent a lifetime doing something professionally, our society has specific definitions of “professional,”which is you have to… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 