Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After

Rediscovering Life after Retirement

Currently, 10.2018

Dear ones, Welcome to Currently, 10.2018.  In my currently, I am struggling to stay afloat in the current.  That other definition of current.  Everyday just seems to float by.  And I fall further behind on all I want to do.  Of course, my to-do list is the size of two football fields end to end!!  […]

10 (More) Questions About Fall Y’all: TBB Asks

  Hello dollies! The gals at The Blended Blog are calling today’s post “Fall 2.0”.  We did Fall 1.0 back in September, remember?  Right here, if you need a quick refresher.  In that first post we talked about the cozy side of fall…slippers and robes, favorite warm beverages. Today’s questions center more around favorite fall […]

15 Activities on My 2018 Autumn Bucket List

Happy first day of fall! If you are like me, you’ve been pretending it was fall for several weeks.  Despite the heat.  But it’s official now…autumn begins TODAY!  Hurray!  And how apropos that our high temps for today are 20 degrees lower than they were earlier in the week.  Break out those sweaters, bring on […]

10 Fall Staples: 10 on the 10th

Sweet potatoes, Not feeling good this week, girls.  Probably TMI but I am suffering with hemorrhoids.  They are a real pain in the butt.  Have tried ointments and creams, suppositories but still pretty miserable.  Splurged today on a $28 tube of the strongest over the counter med available and can finally sit down long enough […]

Sentence a Day, 08.2018

Au revoir, August!  Bidding the eighth month of the year a fond farewell and looking forward to FALL!  Sentence a Day, 08.2018 is a summary of my month in little more than 31 run-on sentences.  Should have published them yesterday but my Internet, TV and phone all went out.  Talk about a quiet evening!  PC […]