Author Archives: Old Woman

A whirlwind birthday week

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Old Woman

The wind is howling outside. Jerry and I walked our daily walk this morning and it was beginning to blow then. Now I see on Nextdoor Lummi Island someone has posted that the gusts are up to 69 miles per … Continue reading →

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It ain’t over (so I tried the marijuana store)

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Old Woman

I am 3 weeks and 3 days post op. It isn’t over. I still have some pain. Jerry and I are walking our usual route, but I move slower than before especially on hills. By evening most days I feel … Continue reading →

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Papageno, the well known poodle

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Old Woman

After I came home form the hospital I spent a lot of time resting on my bed with my 2 toy poodles keeping me company, one on each side. Fluffy, an old fellow of 15 with only 2 teeth remaining, … Continue reading →

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After the operation

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Old Woman

The operation was 11 days ago. I am not dead. This morning Jerry and I walked about 3/4 of a mile. Yesterday we walked early but later I was miserable with searing pains in the abdomen for most of the … Continue reading →

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An operation

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Old Woman

In four days I will have major surgery. Hysterectomy. Some people (nobody in my fastidious family) used to refer such surgery as “going under the knife”. In a way that tired cliche expresses how I feel about it. I am … Continue reading →

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Limbo

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Old Woman

It’s the week between Christmas and the New Year. It seems as if nothing can happen. And yet, in the world, things are happening. An Asian Airlines plane has gone down in the Java Sea. A ferry is burning off … Continue reading →

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Power Failure

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Old Woman

We had a brief little freeze early in November but the garden recovered and I was still pulling carrots and beets until last week. The parsley revived. A rose bloomed. Then an icy northeast wind blew down from the Frazer … Continue reading →

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The comfort of women

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Old Woman

I’ve been thinking about social life. Although I am old now, I try to remember how it was when I was young. Part of my childhood was spent with few other children to play with. In semi rural Massachusetts at … Continue reading →

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Home again jiggety jog

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Old Woman

The trip on the ferry should have been restful, and in a way it was. I didn’t take any pictures because the weather was bad and I have taken pictures of  that route many times. We had fun talking to … Continue reading →

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From Manley to the Ferry

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Old Woman

Closing up the Manley house for the frigid Alaska winter is a job.  Jerry had already drained the water softener, disconnected it and taken it to the dump, where presumably it will become an object for target practice. It never … Continue reading →

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