One Gal's Musings

These are the thoughts and observations of me — a woman of a certain age. (Oh, my, God, I'm 65!) I'm single. I'm successful enough (independent, self supporting). I live just outside Chicago, the best city in the world. I'm an aunt and a friend. I feel that voices like mine are rather underrepresented online or in print. So here I am. If my musings resonate with you, please visit my blog again sometime.

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Sunday Stealing

Stolen from Follow That Dream 1. My bestie and I once ... laughed for hours on end. I miss that. 2. When I'm nervous ... I fidget. Also ...

Friday, July 18, 2025

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: It All Depends On You (1959) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Shirley Bassey sings t...

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Thursday Thirteen #420

Preparing for tariffs. While President Trump insists that, over the long term, his new tariff policy will result in a stronger ec...

I'm in!

Paul McCartney will be ending his North American tour in Chicago on November 24 and 25. My birthday is November 22. I take this as a sign ...

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

WWW.WEDNESDAY

WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click ...

Sunday, July 13, 2025

The view from the top

As we go into the All Star break, my Cubs are in first place. I am, of course, thrilled. I'm also surprised. I knew we were improved ove...

Book fair recap

I clocked 7 volunteer hours for this year's annual library book sale. First I built boxes for the book sorters to sort into, later...

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Sunday Stealing

Spill It! 1. If money wasn't an issue, would you move to a new home? Maybe. What I'd really like to do is sublet an apartment, mov...

Friday, July 11, 2025

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Since U Been Gone (2005) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here . 1) In this song, Kelly Clarkson is diss...

Wednesday, July 09, 2025

Thursday Thirteen #419

Get lost! Last week I discovered Almanac.com , the official website of The Old Farmer's Almanac . It's a great website to get...

Tuesday, July 08, 2025

WWW.WEDNESDAY

WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, clic...

Monday, July 07, 2025

Getting by and moving on

I'm OK. I'm not great. I'm not thrilled. But I'm also not blue. I have moments when I'm very happy or very lonely, but ...

Saturday, July 05, 2025

Sunday Stealing

F.A.B. F. Film: What movie or tv show are you watching? I watched Yankee Doodle Dandy, because I do that every year. A. Audio: What are you ...

Friday, July 04, 2025

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Lady Liberty (2018) ... because it's 4th of July weekend. Hear Barbra Streisand sing it here . 1) This song is a Valentine t...

Thursday, July 03, 2025

I'm learning to teach

"You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce." That's a quote from Tony Gaskins...

Wednesday, July 02, 2025

Thursday Thirteen #418

B ut I don't cook! I was having a tough time thinking of an idea for this week's TT when voila! The Old Farmer's Almanac Read...

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The Gal Herself: Quote from Edward Gorey: Books. Cats. Life Is Good. (That really sums me up pretty neatly.)

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