Be a bad-ass. Make the world a better place...   “Let’s get Grandma tattooed.” My daughter said. “Okay.” I said We didn’t drag Mom to get a tattoo. She went willingly. Would Mom pick a skull and crossbones? A dragon? A stingray? As I watched Mom’s tattoo take shape, I finally knew what I wanted … Continue reading Bad-ass Butterfly

Little beige Cobalt doesn't have the same ring as little red Corvette... Your cruising days are definitely over if... Your ride is beige. The stereo in your car came with the car. You need the trunk for groceries which leaves no room for a box with multiple speakers. The radio volume is turned way down. … Continue reading Your Cruising Days May Be Over…

You'll need to work on your swing... Fear of retirement looms for couples without shared interests. My husband and I did what any pre-retirement carpenter and jack of all trades would do. We took up golf, or rather, I did. Hubby had twenty-five years in the game. He had sticks or “clubs” as I was … Continue reading The Pursuit of Retirement

Gardening: Survival of the fittest... I’m a gardener. I have a four hundred acre brain on less than half an acre of space. My garden includes three fruit trees, five blueberry bushes, and vegetables. That doesn’t include the pine and cedar trees or the rhododendron bush that were on the property beforehand. Add the hydrangea … Continue reading I Hoe, I Hoe

Retirement? One can dream... Couples who wondered how they would survive retirement with a full-time spouse prepared ahead of time. They took up an activity pleasing to both partners. The key word being “both”. Dancing was a “NO” with my hubby not even if there was a show called “Dancing with the Nobodies” and involved … Continue reading In Case of Retirement