tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post3304015480045765108..comments2024-03-27T22:13:53.704-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Bones, Books and BathrobesMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-84402872981652514762019-03-07T23:03:40.833-05:002019-03-07T23:03:40.833-05:00Spending $74 at a USED bookstore would be quite a ...Spending $74 at a USED bookstore would be quite a task...assuming they aren't rare books. I haven't even seen a used bookstore in years. I used to love haunting them.<br /><br />I love your blog, leaving comments is easy.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-5528924935475331652019-03-07T20:33:13.783-05:002019-03-07T20:33:13.783-05:00I can see why that task took so long. Good for you...I can see why that task took so long. Good for you, finishing up with it. It sounds like a pretty fabulous program. <br /><br />What a fascinating sounding book -- I like his philosophy and may have to give it a try (though after spending $74 at a USED bookstore today -- I should refrain on books a bit!)<br /><br />Thank you for coming over and leaving such a great comment on the Windsor post. Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-77468456356508426562019-03-07T10:36:07.996-05:002019-03-07T10:36:07.996-05:00Diaries have served me well too. What to do with t...Diaries have served me well too. What to do with them is a question that we diary keepers all must face. My husband kept his mother's diary but she never wrote about feelings, just life on the farm kind of stuff and I passed it on to Don's brother when Don died. Ordinarily days become interesting with the passing of so much time. Mine, on the other hand, are mostly about feelings so I Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66199879822551235022019-03-07T10:09:15.155-05:002019-03-07T10:09:15.155-05:00Your post is a reminder that mourning is a never-e...Your post is a reminder that mourning is a never-ending process as you dealt with the Lingraphica and revisited that time with your husband. You seem to manage this stage of your life with grace and humor. I have journaled off and on for years. I find it to be a safe and effective way of getting emotion out. I wonder what to do with them - discard? edit? leave for whoever's left behind to Mona McGinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234038212082778117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-17056675445014994312019-03-07T09:43:21.784-05:002019-03-07T09:43:21.784-05:00I love your Goldie Hawn story. I never thought of ...I love your Goldie Hawn story. I never thought of her in those terms but I can see what the protagonist in the book meant. Certain people have the power to brighten our day, just by being themselves.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13809928630478071942019-03-07T09:12:23.664-05:002019-03-07T09:12:23.664-05:00We are getting older and older, which is a good th...We are getting older and older, which is a good thing. Right? We're still here. But sometimes I do think about how much time has passed and how little is left. <br /><br />When you asked, "Have you ever met someone who has that kind of glow coming from deep within?" it made me think of Goldie Hawn. Ha! I once read a book in which the protagonist said, "The only things worth BBhttp://whatshesthinking1.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52274533855110583222019-03-07T08:36:59.448-05:002019-03-07T08:36:59.448-05:00I'm a clipper too. I put them in blank books. ...I'm a clipper too. I put them in blank books. Those are the best kind of "journals" to keep. <br /><br />I know what you mean about the introspection that comes with aging. It's like seeing all the parts come together, all the influences and life experiences that make people the way they are.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-22761233309430226272019-03-07T08:33:03.717-05:002019-03-07T08:33:03.717-05:00Thanks. I love hugs.Thanks. I love hugs.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-10349887875525239342019-03-07T08:32:39.696-05:002019-03-07T08:32:39.696-05:00Every day, all day long becomes a speech therapy s...Every day, all day long becomes a speech therapy session with someone with aphasia, apraxia and agraphia all rolled into one. Humor and hard work are key ingredients for getting through it. I sat behind a one-way mirror while Don did all his therapies at the college for years. I learned a lot about how to queuing speech. He could parrot anything but not initiate anything. They kept inviting him Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61837276202940844472019-03-07T08:11:22.192-05:002019-03-07T08:11:22.192-05:00I haven’t done journals, but save all kinds of art...I haven’t done journals, but save all kinds of articles and quotes and a few poems on grief, death, relationships and life in general. I like sayings best as they can say much in just a few words. I will check out this book.<br /><br />One thing I do enjoy about aging is introspection and reflection, not just my life, but life in general. Sometimes I just like to sit, outside preferably, and justMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987527540895782339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61283310461699922042019-03-07T07:23:46.455-05:002019-03-07T07:23:46.455-05:00(((hugs))), on doing the emotionally hard but nece...(((hugs))), on doing the emotionally hard but necessary work.<br /><br />DebThe Widow BAdasshttps://www.widowbadass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-5200418528800151442019-03-07T06:42:23.213-05:002019-03-07T06:42:23.213-05:00Glad you were finally able to clear your device to...Glad you were finally able to clear your device to donate to Univ. Speech Path. Dept. Will be a beneficial teaching tool for trainees and clients, or they can provide it to a specific person. Augmentative aids to facilitate communication can mean a lot and are not always readily accessible for practice to students training to become Speech-Language Pathologists. Determining which clients Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28527501801485711792019-03-06T21:38:32.224-05:002019-03-06T21:38:32.224-05:00It wasn't easy which is why it took me so long...It wasn't easy which is why it took me so long to start.<br /><br />I do the same with my calendar! I'd forget my life if not for my calendar and life.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15261858103407385252019-03-06T21:29:34.951-05:002019-03-06T21:29:34.951-05:00After reading your comment I just realized our sen...After reading your comment I just realized our senior college catalog has a similar class listed. I need to check it out.<br /><br />It is a weight lifted off my shoulders to have that machine ready to give away. I hated having it go to waste when it could be giving someone hope.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-5040929951331462152019-03-06T20:19:59.786-05:002019-03-06T20:19:59.786-05:00Great blog Jean! "The void is filled with lo...Great blog Jean! "The void is filled with love" is quite a line. It made my heart leap a little when I read it. I sometimes write in my calendar the things I did that certain day but sometimes I go weeks without writing. This must be why. The book sounds good, think I'll take a look at it on Amazon too. I love the line "May you live long enough" that someone else BLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117081707533634194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66692817637028461392019-03-06T20:05:35.544-05:002019-03-06T20:05:35.544-05:00May you live long enough. That sure is a great li...May you live long enough. That sure is a great line. <br />BLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117081707533634194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-45090734787648255692019-03-06T20:01:33.629-05:002019-03-06T20:01:33.629-05:00I totally agree! I'm sure it wasn't an ea...I totally agree! I'm sure it wasn't an easy thing to do. Good for you!<br />BLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117081707533634194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13204253677700441412019-03-06T19:28:37.637-05:002019-03-06T19:28:37.637-05:00Congratulations on getting that big job done! You&...Congratulations on getting that big job done! You'll probably feel lighter after you donate that machine to a new owner. <br />I hadn't heard of Parker Palmer until two weeks ago, when I signed up for a spring course at the Senior College called "Six Conversations About Aging," where we will be reading and discussing <i>On the Brink of Everything</i>. I haven't gotten the Jean P.http://stepintofuture.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-70114816924679822692019-03-06T18:09:23.118-05:002019-03-06T18:09:23.118-05:00Every time I vow to discard my old journals I usua...Every time I vow to discard my old journals I usually get lost reading them and then I decide to put off the discarding part because they still give me pleasure from time to time. I can laugh at the old me and marvel at how much I've grown. This year, I'm approaching the job in a different way and hope it helps. I'm going to take a highlighter pen and mark passages I might like to Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36132937748224324742019-03-06T18:00:51.034-05:002019-03-06T18:00:51.034-05:00Your welcome.
Your welcome.<br />Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68383920621810017632019-03-06T17:58:26.863-05:002019-03-06T17:58:26.863-05:00That Palmer quote would have a lot of meaning for ...That Palmer quote would have a lot of meaning for someone like you who've been through so much health-wise. I love it. I hope the reason of the book has other soul-touching quotes.<br /><br />Back when Don had his massive stroke, the machines weren't common. For one they cost a lot and most insurance companies wouldn't pay for them. That may have changed since then but some how I Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-46369522167231907362019-03-06T17:49:44.997-05:002019-03-06T17:49:44.997-05:00I sleep in a long flannel night gown but I'll ...I sleep in a long flannel night gown but I'll bet you sleep better. Sometimes I get tangled up in my nightgown if I toss and turn too much.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31670990872773813942019-03-06T17:46:46.790-05:002019-03-06T17:46:46.790-05:00It brought tears to my eye writing it, so it's...It brought tears to my eye writing it, so it's only fair I spread the tears around. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-33825266083928674592019-03-06T17:45:47.302-05:002019-03-06T17:45:47.302-05:00I'm really surprise at how stupid/unfair some ...I'm really surprise at how stupid/unfair some of the one star reviews are on not just books but on other stuff. Some people just don't read descriptions well enough than blame the product.<br /><br />I used to get libraries books all the time but I'm having trouble holding them so if I can get a softcover, I will. Even the Kindle hurts my hand. <br /><br />I am pretty proud of myself Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73777376108705397182019-03-06T17:39:12.620-05:002019-03-06T17:39:12.620-05:00The poem at the end of your post exactly reflects ...The poem at the end of your post exactly reflects my life and journals, over 30 years ago. Perhaps I too should take out the writings of the long-ago person, maybe reread, then discard. These journals are not meant to be read by anyone but me.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.com