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Easter Elegance in Pandemic Land

Published April 2, 2021 By leftat50

I woke up this morning with a strange thought. What if I decided to be elegant? Maybe it’s that I’m swinging the other way after…

Published March 4, 2021 By leftat50

Being cheated on and left after the age of fifty, is kind of like when a bird flies into a window. The bird is gliding…

Published February 24, 2021 By leftat50

I’ve always been a side sleeper, usually my left side. I naturally gravitate that way. Though over the years it’s caused some lower back issues…

Published February 13, 2021 By leftat50

Do I wear my heart shaped glasses this Galentine’s Day? As a lady of a certain age with no date on the docket, do I…

Published February 5, 2021 By leftat50

When I was a child, I used to love finding pretty fall leaves. I’d carefully choose my favorites. A huge red maple leaf. A speckled…

Published January 27, 2021 By leftat50

“Anticippointment.” I came up with a word “Anticippointment.” During the split, this was the time I was anticipating the Ex would step up to the…

Published January 7, 2021 By leftat50

Why does sixty have to be the new fifty, and fifty the new forty and on and on? Can’t we joyously embrace sixty? Is there…

Published November 24, 2020 By leftat50

When I bought my very first home, I really got into gardening. Years renting apartments and watching houseplants die had taken their toll. I was…