Some things grow more valuable with age. Take cars, for instance. Those old models, fifty or more years old, aren’t they lovely? Well-cared for, they still purr down the highway, classic lines gleaming in the sunshine. And gems! Gold never loses its value, diamonds and emeralds still glitter in the sunlight. Their worth isn’t dimmed […]
Dec 12, 2022
Going Back
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Do you ever have a longing to go back and set wrong things right, fix mistakes, re-do situations? All the way from houses I’ve lived in to words I’ve spoken and decisions made, sometimes I long to do a major overhaul. There’s something about situations that are seen clearly only when they are past. I […]
Sep 17, 2021
From One Antique to Another
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An antique is rare and priceless. It is “desirable because of its age, beauty, and rarity…” An antique represents a previous era in human society; it is a link with the past. An antique has stood the test of time. It has weathered the storms, held onto life in spite of adversities, and refused to […]
Apr 26, 2019
News and a View
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The world looks green, this morning. Green and sunny. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the trees quite so full of leaves. Yesterday, as well as being my birthday, was the last day to get my driver’s license renewed. Yes, I had procrastinated. When I walked into the Department of Motor Vehicles, I should […]
Sep 28, 2018
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Just think of it–when a person reaches my age, what a large amount of experiences and wisdom she has gained! Each marvelous bit finds a little nook or cranny in the brain and lodges there. Imagine this: a bookshelf over-flowing with knowledge, wisdom, trivia, know-how. Fairly boggles the mind, doesn’t it? I’d like to share this plethora […]
Jul 13, 2017
Don’t Mess With Second-Guessing Wisdom
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Wisdom is something we learn. We’ve all heard that hindsight is 20/20 vision. Right? So, why do we waste so much time looking back? Why is it so easy to be beset with the shoulda woulda coulda syndrome? If anything is a waste of time, it’s second-guessing, wishing we had made a different decision, a […]
