Tag: Country Comforts Assisted Living

HELP WANTED: Canine Companion and Caregiver

We took a vote – Mim and me and our three 93-year-olds. We want to get another dog as soon as we can. We don’t want to wait till spring, which was our original plan. Every time Anna comes home from one of her outside activities, she says, “I miss Abbey so much.” When we…

Marian

November 18, 2014

Assisted Living, God’s Love, Reflections

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Thank God I’m Sick! Really?

For the past three weeks I’ve been coaxing my immune system to get busy and fix me. I think it’s been ignoring its job. The day I came home from our mini-vacation at Christmas Mountain I felt like I might be getting a cold. The next day I had a high fever and was mad…

Marian

October 7, 2014

God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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A Pat on the Back

This morning I looked at my beautiful old dog Abbey and said, “Hey, Abbey. Come over here a minute. I want to give you a pat on the back – not just a few pats on the head, a real pat on the back.” “Okay, Mom. Just a minute while I coax my legs to…

Marian

September 9, 2014

Assisted Living, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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Lobster Fest Wisconsin Style

Forty-three years ago I ate my first lobster. I had just completed my first year as a high school English teacher in Plainfield, Connecticut. The kids were done with school, but the teachers were required to show up one more day to grade final exams and turn in semester grades. None of us teachers really…

Marian

August 19, 2014

Assisted Living, Celebrations, Music, Reflections

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Another Lesson from Abbey

“Hey, Mom. Thanks for showing me Aunt Marilyn’s blog post last week. I’ve heard a lot about Millie and Aunt Marilyn’s two previous cats, and I’m sorry I never met them. I don’t remember that you’ve ever taken me to Chicago to see your old home and to visit with your old friends.” “Well, Abbey,…

Marian

June 24, 2014

Assisted Living, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Nature, Reflections

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UFF DA

Yesterday morning’s prayer in Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim by Edward Hays included these lines: Grant me the grace to look with respect upon all I will meet this day and upon every event I encounter. Mindful that I am a pilgrim, may I treat each and every one with reverence and love, as a…

Marian

May 20, 2014

Assisted Living, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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We Laughed and Laughed and Laughed

Some of my fondest memories of my parents are of Mim and me sitting together with them around the dining room table, talking about our everyday lives, and laughing and laughing and laughing. In the 1970s and 1980s when Mim and I lived in Chicago, we drove to Wisconsin to visit my parents about once every…

Marian

March 25, 2014

Assisted Living, Book Recommendations, God’s Love, Reflections

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Let the birthdays begin!

Let the birthdays begin! Anna, the first of our trio of 92-year-olds, celebrated her 93rd birthday on Sunday. I asked her how she felt about turning 93. Her response: “I don’t feel like I’m that old. It’s just a number. It doesn’t mean anything. Life is good.” Carolyn will turn 93 in June, and Marty…

Marian

February 25, 2014

Assisted Living, Celebrations, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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The Three Nonagenarians

Three 92-year-old women walk into a bar – an artist, a nun, and a state legislator. The bartender asks what he can get them. The artist wants a cup of herbal tea; the nun wants half a glass of milk; and the legislator asks for one glass of red wine – specifically, Menage a Trois.…

Marian

February 11, 2014

Assisted Living

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Thoughts on Gratitude

Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life. (Jack Canfield, creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books) Anna, the 92-year-old woman who lives with Mim and me, knows that very well. She is so appreciative of everything anyone does for her. “Thank you” is probably…

Marian

October 1, 2013

Assisted Living, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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