Author Archives: Old Woman

I was going to say something else, but what was it?

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Old Woman

Jerry and I lost a day last week.  That’s what happens when you get old and don’t have a job to do.  Here’s how we discovered the loss.  Jerry got an email from a friend in Arizona asking whether we had … Continue reading →

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A rose by any other name

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Old Woman

I don’t ask myself questions like “Who am I?” or “Why am I here?”  I am me.  I’m just here; a result of countless random events, from molecular to cosmic. I am – I was – a biologist, so the … Continue reading →

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Mother’s last years: How we treat the very old. Part II

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Old Woman

Today, January 25, 2009, is the third anniversary of my mother’s death.  This post is about her last 6 months of life, and it ends with a question which I keep asking myself.  I don’t know the answer.                            … Continue reading →

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Flying to Atlanta

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Old Woman

On Monday I came home from Atlanta where I had visited my son Ben and his family, and my daughter Clare and her fiancé.   My experience with air travel was somewhat worse than I had expected.  For reasons mysterious … Continue reading →

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A New Day

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Old Woman
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The levee and other island trivia

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Old Woman

Two days ago we were walking the poodles in the rain and Jud, who lives up the road from us, drove past.  He was coming home from work early because there are floods all over Bellingham.  It’s a long round … Continue reading →

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Mother’s last years: How we treat the very old, part I

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Old Woman

This post got way longer than I intended, so I am going to separate it into two parts.  It is about the last 2 years of my mother’s life, and the way she died.  I believe the story illustrates aspects … Continue reading →

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Food and Life, part 3

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Old Woman

The year has turned.  I’m on a diet.  Like Ronni Bennett’s aunt Edith, I want to be thin one more time before I die.  So possibly this is not the best time to be thinking and writing about food.  But … Continue reading →

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Hello, 2009

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Old Woman

Happy New Year, everyone!   In my small world a lot has happened in 2008.  This year we have accomplished a lot of construction.  Jerry built an addition to the house that I sit in now. A new pantry is … Continue reading →

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Holding a lamb

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Old Woman

The weather outside is frightful – well, it’s beautiful but cold as ______ (you fill in the blank).  There’s a heap of snow.  It coats the tree branches, making the woods look like Narnia.  The birds are hungry, and they … Continue reading →

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