Sunday is March 22nd and my 71st Birthday. It's hard to believe I've reached this point in life. How could the past year have gone by so quickly? How could I be the same age as my mother was when I watched her be a grandmother? It seemed so far away when I was in … Continue reading The Journey of Life: Celebrating Another Year
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Livin’ the Dream: Phases
This week I enjoyed a late morning walk on the paved path around Hunter Street Park. The weather was perfect and the leaves were hinting at fall with branches displaying some orange-gold color. The nice thing about retirement is that I don't have to walk in the early morning darkness like I did all those … Continue reading Livin’ the Dream: Phases
Surrendering to the Seasons of Life
Last year in August when I walked on the Portuguese Coastal Path of the Camino, I was amazed that there were flowers blooming that are at their peak in spring and summer in North Carolina. I was surprised to find a pumpkin growing on a garden fence which we'd typically see in September. In that … Continue reading Surrendering to the Seasons of Life
96 Years: A Life Well Lived
Today we celebrated Mama's ninety-sixth birthday. The gathering at Parkview Retirement Community included Mama's niece and her husband, we three daughters and our spouses, all but the eldest of the seven grandchildren, and six out of eight of the great grandchildren. It was quite a lively group with six children ages five and under. It … Continue reading 96 Years: A Life Well Lived
Finding the Funny
I rummaged through the cabinet at the Cancer Resource Center. An older lady joined me looking through the wigs and hairpieces that had been donated. I didn’t need one, since my hairstylist and cancer nurse-therapist, Darlene at Lovely Lady Salon had fitted me in my short platinum-colored wig. It wasn’t the best—since it was an … Continue reading Finding the Funny
Connie Rosser Riddle 