A yellow smiley face wearing a purple witch hat.

This I Learned

I WAS THINKING… since this will be published on Halloween day, I should talk about it. It’s hard to believe it’s here already. And soon the other holidays will be here. Just the other day I was in a store that had a huge display of Christmas trees. I stood there and yelled, TAKE DOWN…

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A yellow pumpkin with a smiling face on it.

This I’ve Learned

I WAS THINKING… about finding something I didn’t remember I had. Normally, that would’ve been a good thing, but it upset me. Just the other day I needed it and was wishing I had one. I realized that if you have something and you don’t remember you have it, that’s same as not having it.…

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A birthday card with two smiling faces and the words happy 1 0 0 th birthday.

This I’ve Learned

I WAS THINKING… about Rhea who passed away a few months ago before her 100th birthday, which would’ve been last week. It was going to be a big celebration. Those of us who were close friends with her decided to still celebrate her big day. We met for lunch at one of her favorite restaurants…

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A close up of the hands of someone who is holding something.

This I’ve Learned

I WAS THINKING… about a lady I saw who I hadn’t see for probably three years. (Of course, because of Covid.) I wasn’t sure it was her. She now had more than her share of wrinkles. And I recently visited a friend who I hadn’t seen for a long time. Covid terrified her so she…

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A cartoon of an old lady holding a cake

This I’ve Learned

I WAS THINKING… about my recent birthday. I didn’t really feel much older until I received a humorous e-mail from someone younger than myself. It said that she was born before these things: television, penicillin, polio shot, frozen foods, Xerox, contact lens, credit cards, ball-point pens, air conditioners, dishwasher and clothes dryers. And she was…

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