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October 4, 2018October 3, 2018Snowbird of Paradise

Let Me Walk You Out

After you have visited a friend and the evening is over, it’s a lovely friendly gesture if your host waves goodbye at the doorstep or walks you out to your car. It says “I know you have to go, but I hate to see you leave.” You drive away feeling loved. On the other hand, […]

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March 17, 2016March 16, 2016Snowbird of Paradise

Suddenly Single Seniors Sorting Stuff Out

I have gone most of my life without ever going to a funeral, until about ten years ago. Since then I seem to have been to lots of them. The size and style of the ceremonies vary, but the outcome is always the same. Somebody has to sort stuff out. After someone dies, they leave […]

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November 19, 2014November 18, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

Culling Photographs

I’m coming to terms with my slightly obsessive collections of things, and have been forced to make hard choices about what to keep since I moved from a four-bedroom house to a two-bedroom apartment. Right now, the focus is on my collection of photographs. From the early 1970’s until I went digital in the 2000’s, […]

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September 11, 2014September 10, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

Between Rocks and Hard Choices

What should I do with all the pretty rocks my children and I collected over the years? It doesn’t make much sense to pay to move them all, so I have compromised and separated out a few. The rest will go out in the back yard to be discovered by someone else’s children. The physical […]

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