Category Archives: aging

The Breathin’ Part

Posted on April 8, 2016 by sandrapaldrich

Nancy Bingham Farley Years ago, when my beloved grandmother Mama Farley died at age ninety, my husband, Don, and I decided our then five-year-old daughter, Holly, and six-year-old son, Jay, would attend the Kentucky funeral with us. During the long … Continue reading →

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Life Among the Dinosaurs

Posted on March 4, 2015 by sandrapaldrich

Have you ever experienced a moment when you realized you are older than you thought? I had one of those recently as I read a children’s book from the early 1990s to my young grandson, Noah. One of the characters … Continue reading →

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A Good Lesson on a Grumpy Morning

Posted on August 5, 2014 by sandrapaldrich

Ever notice how the best lessons often come from unexpected sources? I learned that when I met a women who appeared to offer only an empty seat in her breakfast booth. That New York day, my mirror had revealed more … Continue reading →

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Life among the Dinosaurs

Posted on February 22, 2013 by sandrapaldrich

Have you experienced a moment when you realized you are older than you thought? I had one of those just the other night as I read a children’s book from the 1990s to my young grandson, Noah. One of the … Continue reading →

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Would You Really Want to Be 30 Again?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by sandrapaldrich

Recently, over coffee, friends and I discussed our being of a certain age in this youth-oriented society. Soon the invariable question came: Would we really want to be 30 again? Amazingly, none of us wanted to go back in time. … Continue reading →

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Concentrating on What I Have Left

Posted on October 6, 2012 by sandrapaldrich

Yesterday was my son’s birthday. And while I rejoice at this milestone, I am mindful he now is older than his dad, my husband, was before brain cancer swept in and changed our family forever. But I have choices. So … Continue reading →

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Ask Those Questions Now

Posted on September 2, 2012 by sandrapaldrich

Recently, I’ve been pondering a comment from the late author Alex Haley: “Every time an old person dies, it is just as though a library has burned.” What triggered this? Finding an old World War II photo of my dad … Continue reading →

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