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Fleeing the Country

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Brenda Clough
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Due to current events, a lot of people have been talking about leaving the United States. Just pulling up sticks and going somewhere else. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. It’s the classic fantasy … Continue reading →

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Posted in Lifestyle, Politics, Retirement, Travel | Tagged Brenda W. Clough, culture, Travel | 5 Replies

Curating the Bookshelves 3: What to Do with Them

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Brenda Clough

Okay. With agonizing labor you’ve winnowed out a ton of books from your vast library. What on earth are you going to do with them, these boxes and boxes of outgoing volumes? The soul revolts, at paper recycling. No, it … Continue reading →

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Posted in Books and Reading, Retirement | Tagged Books and Reading, Brenda W. Clough

Post-retirement Fashion; Why Are Ties?

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Jill Zeller

The acceptable garb of my former workplace was one step below “business casual”. No suits on either men or women; the Director and Assistant Director (both male) came closest to the suit thing by wearing shirts and slacks without ties. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Culture, Humor, Lifestyle, Retirement | Tagged fashion, Jill Zeller, retirement, style

Curating the Bookshelves

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Brenda Clough

Seven years ago, my house had 20 floor-to-ceiling bookcases, and about the same number of half-sized bookcases — about 5000 books, excluding the comics. The house was essentially full of books and comic books. Today I have ten tall bookcases, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Books and Reading, Lifestyle, Retirement | Tagged books, Brenda W. Clough

Adventures in Your New Life, Finale

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Jill Zeller

Judy Garland serenades George Murphy with “Daddy, don’t leave me, Daddy”. In 1942 this scenario was innocent enough, but today comes off as a bit creepy. I am sitting in front of the TV, streaming “My Gal Sal” on Kanopy. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Retirement | Tagged cats, Jill Zeller, moving, retirement

Adventures in Your New Life, Part 4

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Jill Zeller

The Rental Truck, Part 2 My desk is littered with notebooks on which I scribble phone numbers, names and lists. Endless lists. Infinite lists. I live among lists, scribbles and hungry dogs. And cats. Trip number 2, back to Tukwila … Continue reading →

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Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Retirement | Tagged Jill Zeller, moving, oregon

Adventures in Your New Life, Episode 2

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Jill Zeller

We bought the Albany, Oregon house four years ago. People ask me, “Why Albany?” And I immediately think of the reasons that are not mine: “I love it!” “I grew up there.” “My family is there.” None of this is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Humor, Lifestyle, Retirement | Tagged Jill Zeller, retirement, Travel, Western Washington

Adventures in Your New Life, Episode 1

Posted on July 7, 2019 by Jill Zeller

The yard was strewn with junk. A wooden kitchen cabinet adorned the lawn, hammer and nails on top. A can of hornet-killer spray occupied the brick flower bed. A pile of plastic bags leaned in a tired manner against the … Continue reading →

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Posted in dogs, Retirement, Writing life | Tagged Humor, Jill Zeller, moving, tales of retirement
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