tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post5859889687193974135..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Whining Old Woman with Questions…Misadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-44732269621738696352020-06-01T08:59:26.383-04:002020-06-01T08:59:26.383-04:00Glad it works for you.Glad it works for you.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43776349804004614002020-06-01T07:14:09.775-04:002020-06-01T07:14:09.775-04:00Dear Misadventures and Friends, regrets and aging?...Dear Misadventures and Friends, regrets and aging? If i didn't believe the Bible was real, i'd have a long, yukky laundry-list of regrets - and being over 60 would be very scary. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12009191540139452049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-79469231992581303672020-05-26T21:26:07.804-04:002020-05-26T21:26:07.804-04:00Thanks for the heads up.Thanks for the heads up.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-58572155014837670572020-05-26T19:45:22.893-04:002020-05-26T19:45:22.893-04:00FWIW the Hollywood Bowl planned a tribute concert ...FWIW the Hollywood Bowl planned a tribute concert to honor now deceased Peggy Lee’s 100th birthday. The Guardian currently has an article about her you might find interesting. She speaks of the impact the song Is That All There Is had on her given she had lived through, perhaps watched, having two of her homes as a young girl burn to the ground. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53558334188175091762020-05-25T11:48:49.410-04:002020-05-25T11:48:49.410-04:00Good point. I agree.
Good point. I agree.<br />donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-84427844887128183922020-05-23T19:12:02.530-04:002020-05-23T19:12:02.530-04:00I think a contented life would be a better descrip...I think a contented life would be a better description based on what you're saying.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50841293841239460862020-05-23T16:44:26.412-04:002020-05-23T16:44:26.412-04:00I just read a blog post written by a woman who cel...I just read a blog post written by a woman who celebrates her "mediocre" life as enough. No striving, no busy-ness, no regrets -- just quietly going about her life, being kind, loving, committed to family and career, but not obsessively so, self-forgiving and finding satisfaction in simplicity. I loved her idea that a mediocre life is just right. donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19788902720202088722020-05-22T21:36:30.158-04:002020-05-22T21:36:30.158-04:00You have lived an interesting life, too. NYC to st...You have lived an interesting life, too. NYC to study the dramatic arts...wow! <br /><br />That is interesting how we both see Peggy Lee's song differently.<br /><br />I do know that I have impacted a lot of people's lives when I was a mentor in a large stroke support community but they are all strangers I wouldn't know if they passed me in the street. And while I'm proud of what Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19138617496814030432020-05-22T20:02:41.843-04:002020-05-22T20:02:41.843-04:00My generation just before the boomers had high asp...My generation just before the boomers had high aspirations, too, and believed we could achieve them, strove to do so, as we women laid the groundwork for trying to break through some glass ceilings. Men wanted peace without war threat, not to go off to military service — too much Korea (before Vietnam Nam.). Our parents had lived through the depression turning into WWII. We had seen enough Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-25049383954447662432020-05-22T18:09:51.046-04:002020-05-22T18:09:51.046-04:00What happened to your marriage after your stroke i...What happened to your marriage after your stroke is statistically very high I'm guessing. At least I saw more than my share of break ups and disillusionments on the support site where I mentored after my husband had his. <br /><br />I am envious of all your traveling. We covered at lot of the West but I think you've seen more of the East than we did. And I've love to see those two Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19009277043650343722020-05-22T17:27:50.545-04:002020-05-22T17:27:50.545-04:00The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Saras...The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota is definitely worth seeing. And while down there the Dali museum is very good. <br />As I tell my friends having a stroke was the best thing to ever happen to me; it got me divorced. So I'm envious of your memories. <br />The following two quotes are going to be the rest of my life: <br />"Your body is not a temple: It's an oc1deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302555382262295577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-1688841775350495842020-05-21T20:13:28.704-04:002020-05-21T20:13:28.704-04:00I know that feeling of wishing I had zeroed in on ...I know that feeling of wishing I had zeroed in on a sport that would have kept me trim. Volleyball players have it all going on, don't they. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66852424660715321662020-05-21T18:58:51.240-04:002020-05-21T18:58:51.240-04:00Oh Yes, we'd HAVE to bring Brad my Hot Pool Gu...Oh Yes, we'd HAVE to bring Brad my Hot Pool Guy! And being served Drinks with little Umbrellas on the Beach by Hot Cabana Boys would be the Ideal location for an Old Hippies Commune I think!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78266304472570191902020-05-21T18:34:47.164-04:002020-05-21T18:34:47.164-04:00My only regret is that I didn't become a beach...My only regret is that I didn't become a beach volleyball player. When I see those young women playing, I oh, so admire their trim bodies and beautiful legs. Other than that, life is pretty good. :)Janis @ RetirementallyChallengedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337674760088612530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73158739025575595462020-05-21T09:01:37.918-04:002020-05-21T09:01:37.918-04:00I plan on following old Frank's song once I...I plan on following old Frank's song once I've ended the current chapter I'm in right now and move to where I don't have a big house and yard to take care of and my only responsibility I'll have is to write a single check once a month. My entire adult life until my husband's stroke we both followed our muses, free and happy and I have no doubt I'll be able to get back Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-900113936165188962020-05-21T08:52:29.222-04:002020-05-21T08:52:29.222-04:00I wonder if there is an artists commune somewhere ...I wonder if there is an artists commune somewhere for retirees that would allow us to bring our pets and your new pool guy. The South Pacific sounds great.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53294741956696409002020-05-21T08:47:59.796-04:002020-05-21T08:47:59.796-04:00I'm with, Simipkins!I'm with, Simipkins!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52614924246737736802020-05-21T04:45:44.994-04:002020-05-21T04:45:44.994-04:00One of my favorite sayings is, "The question ...One of my favorite sayings is, "The question isn't 'Is there life after death?' The question is, 'Is there life before death?'" Just thinking about that brought back another <a href="https://youtu.be/b9024VFH8rQ" rel="nofollow">great song</a> that I'm sure you remember. I've known a few older people who've kept singing that song even when dealing with theshoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-3064963089334106872020-05-21T03:48:36.758-04:002020-05-21T03:48:36.758-04:00PS My Friend: Grow old DISGRACEFULLY, it's the...PS My Friend: Grow old DISGRACEFULLY, it's the only way to Go! I'm perfecting the Art of it. *Winks*Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59765736542692744472020-05-21T03:46:23.527-04:002020-05-21T03:46:23.527-04:00Well, we still have time to become infamous and se...Well, we still have time to become infamous and see how much Fun we can have without getting arrested... you know, on account of your Dog, my Cat and Hamsters... Ringling Brothers, I'm impressed, I always wanted to just go off and do Art, could have become the Starving Artist living in a Hippie Commune somewhere. But, along the way I got ambitious and chased the Corporate Dream, made good Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-64296388496225111782020-05-20T21:28:58.321-04:002020-05-20T21:28:58.321-04:00I just looked up the lyrics of that song. I rememb...I just looked up the lyrics of that song. I remember the choir but had forgotten about the fire and the circus. Peggy sure did a great job of looking bored when she sang it. Thanks for your comment. It's always great to know when something I've written strikes a cord in someone else. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85811962322820012712020-05-20T21:13:16.108-04:002020-05-20T21:13:16.108-04:00I don't have a problem telling people my age t...I don't have a problem telling people my age to people face to face but I don't post it or my age or birthday online any where---it's an internet security issue for me. <br /><br />I agree our state of mind factors in on how old we feel and act but our state of mind is effected by our past life choices too. One does not cancel out the other.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19618966707505592962020-05-20T20:45:13.528-04:002020-05-20T20:45:13.528-04:00I envy where you're at in life right now and y...I envy where you're at in life right now and you've sure earned the right to be right where you are...perched on the edge of enjoying everything a leisurely life as to offer.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36903014793700898462020-05-20T20:40:30.059-04:002020-05-20T20:40:30.059-04:00I dare say I'm not the only one that today'...I dare say I'm not the only one that today's post struck a nerve with. For me it immediately brought to mind lyrics from Peggy Lee's 1969 "Is That All There Is To a Fire"...When that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last breath, I'll be saying to myself, is that all there is, is that all there is?" When I first heard the song I had just realized I had Betty Mcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-81321331211936541702020-05-20T20:25:36.864-04:002020-05-20T20:25:36.864-04:00Some people are meant to be together no matter how...Some people are meant to be together no matter how, I have no idea how old you are doesn't matter to me. My nan had a problem with growing older and would never tell her age, I am 57 and have no problem saying it my mum is 80 and has no problem saying it. Our state of mind and how we think has a lot to do with how we age, in my opinon.Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.com