It’s okay to let bucket lists go with no regrets. A few days ago, I wrote an article: Getting Ready for a Hiking Adventure In My Seventies. I was planning to climb Mt La Conte in Tennessee for a second time. It didn’t happen. …

How could I forget to use an everyday item? Last night I was sitting watching TV with my husband — our regular activity after a full day. About 10 PM, I usually start to get ready for bed. The first thing I do is take out my upper denture. Without…

“It has to be fun” was my motto for almost fifteen years. — I retired from a career in accounting at age 52. I had come into an inheritance and said farewell to numbers, spreadsheets and deadlines. No longer did I have to bring work home or dread Mondays. I always wanted to start my own pet sitting business, so I looked into…

Come down to my basement, and I’ll show you a good time. It’s not what you think, no, not sex. It had nothing to do with me personally, but it was something that our family had, a pinball machine. It showed up at our house in the mid-1950s — a…

Scare tactics might wake us up to save more — It’s tucked away in my mind, but it is there; what if we become destitute someday? After we’ve sold our house and cars and all our investments are gone, what would we do? If we live a long time, our money is eaten up by inflation, and/or we rack up…

I am grateful for my health, but what has happened to my friends? In early January, I got together with my good friends, Shirley and Val, for lunch and to exchange Christmas gifts. We met at a restaurant close to Val’s house because she is her husband’s caregiver (or is…

There is hope for Medium writers that hear crickets more than claps. — Yesterday, I got an email from a Medium higher-up saying my article was being boosted. This Old Woman’s Advice About Aging Crow’s Feet Prompt #28: Advice on agingmedium.com I wanted to know if it had something to do with the supplement I drink for nutrition, but it is entirely different. If you want to read the whole 21-minute article, you can. An excerpt…

My fantastic day in Washington DC with my granddaughter Initially, we had planned a day traveling to DC and seeing a play with my daughter, but she broke her ankle three weeks ago, and we canceled our plans. I told my granddaughter that we would go another time. I was…

Crow’s Feet Prompt #28: Advice on aging — If they listened, the advice I would give the younger generations on aging would be: Have a sense of humor, eat and drink moderately, stay hydrated, exercise, and live until you die. Have a sense of humor It’s like a surprise party every morning when I look in the mirror. Surprise! There’s that old lady…