It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas - and it was just Halloween! I understand that there are only eight weeks between Halloween and Christmas, and that during that time we have to squeeze in Thanksgiving. Retailers make the majority of their profits during these weeks. I do understand all that. However, I hate Christmas shopping. I really do.
(Not So) Common Sense
The race is on
By Carole Townsend
Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror, and as I heard a woman remark the other day as I ran into the supermarket to pick up a few things, “the race is on.” Oh my, just hearing those words makes me get all knotted up inside, because the woman was referring to the Christmas season. That’s the race that’s on.
My father, James E. Ratledge would be 100 years old this November 21. After he died, Mama said he never left. He was still sitting in his recliner, waiting for her. I believe it. I think Mama is sitting on my right shoulder and Daddy is on left one. Both are whispering in my ear.
Wow. Where to start? How to tread lightly yet dig deeper than any column I’ve ever written, or maybe even read, in a newspaper? Here goes.
(Not So) Common Sense
With age comes both privilege and loss
By Carole Townsend
Note: This is a version of a piece I wrote in 2013, just a few months before my father passed away at 93 years of age. I thought, in light of present circumstances, it might deserve another look. I have added a few more thoughts, three years after his death. If any of you is caring for an aging (originally written in January 2013)
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