Author Archives: Old Woman

Sunday Lunch

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Old Woman

Sometimes I think I’ll have a party. A big party, perhaps, inviting all the people I can think of. Or maybe a small dinner party with a few guests chosen because they have common interests. Or a medium sized party … Continue reading →

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Mind wandering while watering

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Old Woman

Outside the lawn is littered with yellow leaves from the alders. When the wind gusts they drift and swirl down from the tops of the trees. There is morning mist and warm afternoon sunshine. The tomatoes have yellow verticulum wilt. … Continue reading →

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Summer

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Old Woman

Summer is here at last — sort of. It’s still chilly and cloudy in the mornings, but afternoons are warm and mild. August is a time of celebration for us. Jerry’s birthday is the 3rd. He gets to be the … Continue reading →

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Renters and bloggers: how we know each other

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Old Woman

In the last couple of weeks I have had several sets of renters in my vacation apartment and I have met a fellow blogger face to face. New people in my life, quickly in and out of it, at least … Continue reading →

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Bert’s reprieve

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Old Woman

Burt called on Tuesday evening to say the biopsy of the tumor in his lung had gone well, that he was home and feeling okay. He had an appointment with his primary care doctor on Friday by which time he … Continue reading →

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Life in the Summer

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Old Woman

It’s the middle of July. We hear about a heat wave in the east, but for the present here in the west summer seems to have departed. It’s chilly out — the temperature is 58. The sky is gray. But … Continue reading →

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Family Reunion

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Old Woman

This weekend Jerry and I went to a family reunion of his father’s side held in Merlin, Oregon, a mile north of Grant‘s Pass. It’s in the high hills of southern Oregon where summers are sunny, hot and dry. The … Continue reading →

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China

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Old Woman

It was 3:30 PM and raining in Shanghai when we arrived. My daughter and her husband met us at the Pudong Airport. Katy, my granddaughter, spotted them first and said, “Oh, my God, Mother’s gone blond!” Clare’s hair was colored … Continue reading →

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Off to China

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Old Woman

Feeling nervous. Like the old woman that I am. China seems like a place of teaming hoards, a mysterious land where I might get lost in some hidden cranny and never be heard of again. Of course, I know this … Continue reading →

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Complaints and confusion

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Old Woman

That’s what my life feels like just now. I can’t relate the bits one to another. In a little over a week I will fly to China to visit my daughter who lives there while she teaches English to Chinese … Continue reading →

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