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.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Now THIS has been a good day!

I haven't had many lately, but today was one and I'm savoring it. I saw a new specialist today. She talked to me. She asked qu...

Monday, April 11, 2016

Well, yes, I cried

I cry every year when I watch the opening ceremonies at Wrigley Field. The tradition and the romance and the goodwill ... the were all on di...

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Sunday Stealing

Ask Ask Ask Meme 1 -If you were stranded on an island, who do you wish to be with? Tom Hanks. He has experience with this. 2 - What d...

And there's still more

Our conversations are different now. They all seem to revolve around our health troubles. So far, 2017 has been The Year of One Gal's ...

His face looks fuller

Had lunch with my nephew on Saturday. We did not talk about how poorly he's doing in school,* or that he's been feeling suicidal, ...

Saturday, April 09, 2016

Saturday 9

That's What Friends Are For (1985) 1) This week's song is performed by an all-star quartet: Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys K...

Thursday, April 07, 2016

Too big, too much

On Wednesday, my friend Barb had her double mastectomy. I sent her a gift, a nightshirt to wear during her convalescence that she recei...

Tuesday, April 05, 2016

Opening Day

This might be the year!

Seared on my soul

When I was 10 years old, I thought I was highly sophisticated. I wasn't, of course, I was in fifth grade. I had a 9:00 bedtime. I'd ...

Sunday, April 03, 2016

Sunday Stealing

Survey 212 Meme Is your birth year an odd or even number?: Odd Which one of your friends is the most outgoing?: Soraya. She is so open a...

Let's do the timewarp again!

I've become obsessed with black and white game shows. Specifically What's My Line, To Tell the Truth, and I've Got a Secret...

Saturday, April 02, 2016

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: Fool on the Hill (1967) 1) Friday was April Fool's Day. Did you pull any pranks? Did anyone put anything over on you? ...

Well, I did have three desserts

My stomach has been doing so much better lately. But here it is, after 2:00 AM, and I feel like a big, indigestible roof shingle is sitting ...

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Happy

I can't stop thinking about my friend Barb . She has cancer. She has cancer. The enormity of it overwhelms me. I can't even begin t...

Farewell, Jen Lancaster

My home is overrun by books. I love them. But I plan to celebrate my new sofa by having my living room painted, so some of these books and m...

Sunday, March 27, 2016

"Yes" in the face of "no"

I went to church today for the first time in ages. I have a pretty consistent relationship with God and pray often in the form of an ong...

Sunday Stealing

Easter Meme Five Things I Have a Passion for: • American history. For example, I was tickled to discover this fellow. He is the e...

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Saturday 9

Saturday 9: I Don't Know How to Love Him (1971) 1) This song is from Jesus Christ, Superstar . Though now a beloved classic, the play...

The Sound of Silence

Friday evening at about 7:00 I headed off to the washateria. I hate doing laundry under the best circumstances, hauling my clothes up the ...

Friday, March 25, 2016

He hurts

My nephew is in so much pain these days that on Monday night he contemplated suicide. Again. I don't know the details, but I am reliev...

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Disturbing

I had a nightmare the other night that has stayed with me. In the dream, I reunited with a former lover, a man I was crazy about back in t...

Reemergence

Just in time for Easter, I'm a bit like this bunny. It finally feels safe to peer out of the hole I was in and tentatively sniff the a...

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Sunday Stealing

The Currently Meme Currently, I am ... Reading The Chairman, the second volume of the Kaplan's Sinatra biography Writing a series...

Saturday, March 19, 2016

Of course, back then I had a cuter rack

Alas, no longer me It occurred to me today that I'm living the same life I had when I was 19. Only in those days, my bust was perkie...

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