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Senior Discounts – I’ll take em’

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Laureen2014

I got my first Senior Discount at Bealls. Every Tuesday is 50 & Fabulous day for an extra 15% off of in store purchases.  I bought 2 shorts and got a whopping $8.00 discount.  Wow, I actually got a 20% discount according to my receipt below.  I’m not telling.  May be it was a special discount for Midterm elections.  Hope you seniors got out and voted!  I’m feeling pretty darn good about being 50 & Fabulous.  I’ll go shopping on Tuesday again, as long as the senior van can pick me up and get me there! Enjoy each day to

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Boo to No More Daylight Savings Time

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Laureen2014

I love the Fall and the season change, but I don’t like the darkness so early in the evening.  The older I get, like most things, the harder it gets for the adjustment to the new time.  I’m sure I will be very sleepy tonight at 7 pm.  I will have to resist the temptation of settling into my cozy bed and just doze off on the couch.  Whatever works. Look who I found out on the couch this morning, and look who’s beside him.  Gretta’s hiding, of course.  Gretta loves Sean and Sean loves Gretta, most of the time.

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My Wife of 40 Years

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Laureen2014

If you read my last post, you knew this was coming.  Ladies, if you have a man in your life, you gotta have a wife too.  Even better, a Jewish wife!  Here’s a little secret that you may not know about me.  My wife and I have had a relationship for about 40 years.  Way, way back in our early teens, she started taking care of me.  I remember staying up very late one night and professing that I was hungry and demanded a meal.  Rachel got right to it and made me a damn meal – steak, french fries,

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My Shrine

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Laureen2014

Shrines come in various forms and are used for different reasons.  My shrine sits on my bed headboard and is with me every night.  My shrine honors my children.  It’s a special place devoted just for them.  I love my Nathaniel and my Samantha and am so very proud of them. I think we need to express our love and respect for our loved ones and celebrate their lives when they are with us now.  Traditionally, we do this after they have passed on.  Haven’t you been to a memorial service and learned something about the person that you never

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A Peanut M&M a Day

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Laureen2014

  A wise doctor, named Jim, prescribed a peanut M&M a day as preventive medicine.  He told me the dosage varies for each person, but more importantly, they’re best absorbed if housed in a biscuit barrel from Tiffany & Co.  Jim and Jan gifted me with this beautiful barrel and it does the trick.  It’s the best medicine ever!  These tasty morsels coated with bright colors have curative powers.  After all, they’re made up of chocolate and peanuts – 2 superfoods.  If you have more than 1 a day, like we do, you feel even better.  As you increase your consumption,

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Downsized, finally!

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Laureen2014

We downsized into this charming and little 1954 bungalow in Dunedin.  It’s barely 1,000 sq. ft.  The yard is full of Florida native plants and old oaks with Spanish moss.  It’s walking distance to the Pinellas Trail, a duck pond, and best of all, the St. Joseph Sound.  We have been very fortunate with all of our houses, but I think we saved the best for last. This morning was just below 60 degrees and a bit chilly.  I haven’t worn a light jacket in quite some time.  Ahhh, the air is fresh, the humidity is low, and I don’t

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Gretta

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Laureen2014

  Gretta has always been camera shy, but she’s getting a little better in her old age.  I’m not sure what it is.  I don’t use flash and there are no clicking noises.   She just doesn’t like for us to take her picture.  Kind of like some humans that I know.  Gretta stares at you and as soon as she sees the camera, she turns her head away.  It’s the cutest thing when she wants to look at you, but she doesn’t want to look at you. Gretta is very comfy at our new Dunedin house.  She was antsy

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Breakfast at Brenda’s

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Laureen2014

We visited Brenda’s on the Causeway for breakfast this morning.  It is a casual, no frills family-owned restaurant popular with the locals.  The specials for the day were handwritten on notebook paper and presented to me in a ziplock bag.  I love it!  I ordered the special omelette with feta cheese and spinach and it was delicious!  There were huge chunks of feta cheese interspersed among tasty spinach and onions.  The crispy, buttery home fries weren’t bad either.  Sean got the french toast meal and it magically disappeared before my eyes.  As you can see, I didn’t have a moment

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Funny and Convenient

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Laureen2014

Where have I been?  I didn’t know that I can fill a prescription for my antidepressants, buy chocolate, buy cough medicine and buy alcohol all in one place!  Did you?  I’m not depressed any more.  I don’t have to be inconvenienced to drive around to get my adult beverage to take with my meds. My local Walgreen’s has a package store right next door to the store.  See!  It struck me as funny and convenient.  Healthcare really is a convenient business now.  When I think of Walgreen’s, I mostly think of a pharmacy and health and beauty stuff.  Now, when

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The Big Color Out

Posted on October 16, 2018 by Laureen2014

This weekend I received an email from Createspace telling me that I have money coming my way.  Actually, it’s money coming Samantha’s way.  What?  I forgot about the royalties from my book.  Back in my dark days, in a galaxy far away, I wrote a children’s coloring book about friendship, confidence, courage and hope.  I have sold 15 copies to date and that just tickles me pink.  It’s not about the sales, it’s about the reminder of what I did for myself to help me get through those very long, gloomy days. After I designed the book cover, I sent

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