I used to feel I wanted to be touched. I waited for not only the physical whispering touch on the palm of my hand, but the sweeping t...

We have certainly had the luxury of travel often in our retirement, and my son, on this recent trip with him and his future wife, pointed ou...

While I like to think I am an upbeat and optimistic person, most people would probably describe me as a little too straight-forward, someti...

I somehow missed the headline in the Science section of the newspaper about how the earth is ever so subtly speeding its rotation.  I fail...

It is happening. Slowly the simpleness levels you. Smooths out all the interesting edges, Grays down the highlights, Fades the lowligh...

Being retired means, for most people, that everyday is Saturday or Sunday.  Baring economic hardship, you can pretty much do what you w...

The best time of the day for me is when I get up around 6:00 AM. The house is very quiet since hubby sleeps in until 7:30 or 8:00.  The ho...

Retirement to a country life is deemed romantic by some and is usually a less expensive life style.  But it has some distinct disadvantages....

"Do not let yourself be bothered with the inconsequential. One only has so much time in this world, so devote it to the work and the pe...

Bob Brady at PureLandMountain featured this article about the human brain in a recent post. Since my blogfriend at One Woman's Jo...

Retirement has been a wonderful gift for which I am daily thankful. I have good health and reasonable economic security, neither of which...

Looking back is not something I enjoy doing as the road back is longer than it used to be and the scenery starts to blur as I squint to tha...

I had to drive my husband to the airport and also was asked to babysit the two grandchildren over the weekend. This left me 1.5 free days ...

For those of you who have passports, can you remember the first time you got yours? I can. I was heading out to live in Palau, Micrones...

The fact that my husband is again off to Hawaii means once again I can enjoy a free schedule and alone time. Thus I finished the apples a...

The majority of my recent adult life I have lived in the suburbs and most recently I have lived in the city...or within walking distance of...

This blog entry is a tale for those future grandmothers/grandfathers wondering if their young adults are ever going to get it on and present...

Although I have been retired for some time, I do not seem to be falling into much of a regular pattern of daytime/nightime activity. Yester...

The luxury of both wild and domestic raspberries! I have been retired almost two months now---58 days. But I still feel that the shoes do...

Chancy (For some reason Blogger won't let me link) recently left a comment that got me thinking about my overly aggressive activities ...