Monthly Archives: January 2012

Granddaughters and good works

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Old Woman

I have a lot of granddaughters. Seven in fact. I am writing about 2 of them here, but I want to assure the others that I love and remember them all. Usually I avoid blogs about grandchildren; I think they … Continue reading →

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Marriage and the family, part II: alcoholism

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Old Woman

I have been married 4 times. I am a reasonably conventional person, and so I find this fact somewhat embarrassing. I often think it means something is wrong with me. People who stay married to the same person for a … Continue reading →

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The north wind doth blow

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Old Woman

We have snow. A lot of it. Everything is closed. The Seattle Airport is closed. Local schools and universities are closed. The temperature outside our house is 18 F. There is freezing rain falling on the roads south of here, … Continue reading →

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2012 Looks better

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Old Woman

Yesterday, as usual, we walked our daily circuit: down Granger Way past the llamas, where we look across Hale Passage at the white snow capped mountains which this time were splashed with orange by shafts of sun flaring through the … Continue reading →

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Marriage and the family, part 1

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Old Woman

In the old days when I was in college, marriage and the family along with basket weaving, was a course to take if you wanted an automatic A without doing any work. But you did have to show up for … Continue reading →

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