Category Archives: My Blog

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Need To Feel Grateful

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Nancy

Today, with the ‘fire and fury’ mess, I feel a special need to acknowledge how grateful I am for the life I have. First, my partner, Wonono. He is always supportive, and also funny, and smart and thoughtful. Even when … Continue reading →

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Trump Tax Rally

Posted on April 15, 2017 by Nancy

A quick update. Just returned from a rally in Bend about Trump releasing his taxes. Some mornings I feel so depressed about what he’s defunding (and funding, for that matter) that I don’t want to get up. I forgot how … Continue reading →

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The Times We Live In

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Nancy

I haven’t posted in a long time, I think because I’ve been pretty depressed about the direction out country is taking. But as a friend of mine has posted on her website, it isn’t healthy to feel so distressed day … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged dark times, finding joy anyway, grateful for life, Mishpocheh, my daughters, reminding myself, social justice, taking action, writing | Comments Off

Moving Hell

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Nancy

I am totally off kilter, which is probably obvious because I’m writing this on a Tuesday and not a Monday. I had never realized how many little details that would have to be taken care of with this move: silly me. … Continue reading →

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Garage Sale Misery

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Nancy

On Saturday and Sunday we held a garage sale to rid ourselves of items we can’t move because they won’t fit in the new house, or that we don’t need for some other reason. After schlepping the stuff outside and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged exhausting, moving sale, packing and unpacking, smiling until your cheeks hurt, too tired to reheat leftovers, unloading decent excess items, vow: never again | Comments Off

Overwhelmed

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Nancy

For those of you who check my blog posts every other Monday, I have to apologize. We are moving from our tiny seaside town to a mountain city in seven weeks. Exactly seven weeks. First I was dealing with the … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged anxiety, apology, cleaning out, fear of change, getting easier?, housing development, moving, new owners, quick decision, realtor daughter, shock, throwing away, worry | Comments Off

Bloody Computers

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Nancy

Last Thursday I opened my computer to begin work when a very large window appeared saying ‘your computer is crashing’. That was freaky enough, but then another window, equally large, filled my screen: ‘your computer has crashed’, with the words … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged call provider, computer scam, dangers of complying, let me screen share, live and learn, need a fix, no access without proof, paying for the scam, some service | Comments Off

Last Third

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Nancy

Now that I’m in my 70’s, I find myself thinking about being gone, not being here anymore, all that I’ll miss. Despite that fact that my doc has now told me at my last two yearly physical exams that the … Continue reading →

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Looking At Love

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Nancy

I love this picture. Shows the respect, warmth, love – at least for me. So I thought I’d share it. Ten years and going strong! Tweet

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Need for Beauty/Quiet

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Nancy

When I was eighteen I moved into New York City from the New Jersey suburbs. It felt as if my life was about to begin. I loved the hustle/bustle and all the activities I could engage in, even though I … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged ageism, country living, excitement for life changes, LA move, living at the 92nd Street Y, looking at Puget Sound, loss of work in Hollywood, my first apartment, views galore, youthful love of hustle/bustle | Comments Off