Aging with Grace

Aging with Grace

Thoughts on leading a grace filled life.

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  • Saving Our Museums

    A soul takes nothing with her to the next world but her education and her culture. Plato, The Republic of Plato My October visit to the Littleton Historical Museum seemed as though I had stepped across a portal to another time.The 1890’s farm house was the first thing that came into view. I thought I…

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    June 1, 2023
    Inspiration, Lifestyle, Social Commentary
    art, contributing, eduction, living history, nostalgia
  • C’est la Vie

    Life is under no obligation to give us what we expect. Margaret Mitchell Th Dome Des Invalides houses the tomb of Napoleon. The tomb, itself is not very large. He was a small man with a high opinion of himself. Hence the term, Napoleon complex. Napoleon suffered many set backs in his life time. I…

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    May 25, 2023
    Inspiration, Social Commentary
    attitude, consciousness, focus, positive energy, realistic aspirations, using time wisely
  • Flower of the Lily

    A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is. Jiddu Krishnamurti When my sister sent me an Etsy gift card for my birthday and told me to find something French, I didn’t have to look long. I put her card together with one from my husband and…

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    May 18, 2023
    Inspiration, Lifestyle
    acceptence, adoption, ancestory, family history, Francophlie, French heritage
  • A Coronation Tale

    This years tulips at the Denver Botanic Gardens The prince watched his father’s Coronation, thinking that one day he will be the one wearing the crown. Next to the new king sat the wicked step-mother who had just been crowned queen. How could the prince not think about his mother? She should have been queen.…

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    May 11, 2023
    Social Commentary
    drama, family, royalty, the British family, THe Crown, Tolstoy
  • Flowers and Books

    How to be happy when you are miserable. Plant Japanese poppies with cornflowers and mignonette, and bed out the petunias among the sweet peas so that they shall scent each other. See the sweet peas coming up. Drink very good tea out of a thin Worcester cup of a color between apricot and pink. Rumer…

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    May 4, 2023
    Inspiration, Lifestyle
    anchoring, comfort, contentment, gardening, home, Reading, sanctuary, tea
  • A Legacy

    Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. Shannon Alder A couple of days ago my husband told me one of his employees asked him if I had been a model. He wondered why and she said, I walked like…

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    April 27, 2023
    Inspiration, Lifestyle
    advice from my grandmother, character building, heritage, leaving an impression, words of wisdom
  • Living to the Best of Your Ability

    Spring at the Denver Botanic Gardens Few of us will ever rise to the heights of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. We may never reach the pinnacle of our career we had hoped for. In fact if we are retired, that ship might have sailed long ago.This isn’t about that. There was a time in…

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    April 20, 2023
    Inspiration, Lifestyle
    contributing, legacy, living you best life, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, self-care
  • Swift Fly the Years

    I stood before her asserting my age, but in truth not knowing where the years had gone or how they led to this moment. David Dabydeen I borrowed the title of today’s post from Alexander Pope. I agree with him. The years, months, weeks, days and even minutes, fly by quickly. I took this photo…

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    April 13, 2023
    Inspiration
    Aging, be present, change, life, seasons, time passing
  • A Book Cellar

    My Book Cases Earlier this year, my friend Kathie sent me this quote. I love it, as she knew I would. A cellar of books. Perfect. Books on racks, aging for just the right moment. Do you need a reason for all those books sitting on your shelves waiting to be read and you still…

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    April 6, 2023
    Inspiration, Lifestyle
    book collecting, book lovers, libraries, Louise Penny, personal choice, Reading

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