Archives in Category: Changing Scene

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Changing Times

Posted on January 21, 2015

Years ago, when I was falling in love for the first or maybe the second time, someone gave me a black and white print with a beautiful butterfly on it that read, “If you love someone, set him free.  If

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Hard Hat

Posted on January 12, 2015

In 1977, when I purchased my first condo in Chicago Earl presented me with a hard hat to honor the occasion. It’s followed me ever since and hidden out in more than one closet.That was six residences ago.

Today I

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Becoming Obsolete

Posted on January 11, 2015

After my experience at the Olive Garden yesterday, I’ve taken to wondering how previous generations felt about the inventions in their lifetimes that threatened what they knew best.

Did farmers think motorized vehicles were silly when horses could pull surreys

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Harbinger of the Future

Posted on January 10, 2015

It was a sunny afternoon, so Earl and I decided to visit some of our favorite haunts – if you can really call Costco or Talbot’s a “haunt” – in South Bend. Of course, these trips always include a meal

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Small Plate

Posted on January 6, 2015

Over the last fifty years, studies and styles show that the average dinner plate suffers from the same malady as the humans who eat from it.  Both are becoming considerably larger.

According to www.vegkitchen.com, a dinner plate was approximately

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Ill Wind

Posted on January 5, 2015

As we mall walked, my two friends and I reminisced about 2013 when snow arrived before Thanksgiving.  We were also patting ourselves on our backs that we escaped the last months of 2014 without any measurable amount of the fluffy,

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Back . . . and Forth

Posted on December 31, 2014

I’m back, not only to blogging but also to new ideas in the coming months.  As a rule I make a list of goals for every year, even though I rarely accomplish most of them.  Still, I make the list

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Embracing Social Media

Posted on October 28, 2014

My friends all know I’m one of the last holdouts for signing on to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and the rest of the social crawl that’s constant on today’s cell phones, tablets, and other devices.

My friends have also shared their

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Beautiful Day

Posted on October 25, 2014

Autumn in her generosity has bestowed a gorgeous weekend on us.  Even though the colors are past their prime, even though falling leaves are a nuisance and we all know what’s coming, it’s impossible not to acknowledge the weather.

“What

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My Oncologist

Posted on October 16, 2014

I went to the appointment with my oncologist yesterday only to receive great news. I am deemed relatively cancer free and put on the one year schedule to check in.  It’s five years out from my surgery and the risks

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