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, December 18, 2024

Thursday Thirteen #391

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For Her. From 1974. I got my start as a writer for the Sears Catalog in 1981, but I began flipping through it as a little girl. I fantasiz...
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Grateful that I can

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My Christmas shopping is done, and in this post I'm focusing on gifts for people I don't even know. Harriet. She's 9 years old ...
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That's my girl

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I love how elegantly, yet unambiguously, JBKO let her guests know that they were both welcome in her home and expected to leave at 8:00 PM. ...
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WWW.WEDNESDAY

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    WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, click ...
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A break from all the ho-ho-ho

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Winter hasn't even really kicked in yet and I'm looking forward to spring! Got my hotel room -- I'm staying at the Loews , which...
Saturday, December 14, 2024

Saturday 9

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Saturday 9: I Wouldn't Trade Christmas (1968) Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here .     1) In addition to Christmas, thi...
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Thursday Thirteen #390

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  My jolly list. I'm hearing Christmas songs everywhere, and it makes me happy. The music that's piped into the store where I...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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

I screwed up

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In terms of consumer traffic, it's either feast or famine at the card shop. It'll be me and sales lead on duty, sprucing up the sto...
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Friday, December 06, 2024

Saturday 9

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  Saturday 9: Hurt So Bad (1980) Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here . 1) Do you have any aches or pains this morning? I'...
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Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Thursday Thirteen #389

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The "oh, yeah?" edition. The box of baking soda on my counter says it has "100+ uses." I only use it to k...
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Tuesday, December 03, 2024

WWW.WEDNESDAY

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    WWW. WEDNESDAY asks three questions to prompt you to speak bookishly. To participate, and to see how other book lovers responded, clic...
Monday, December 02, 2024

Teaser Tuesday

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Here's how to play. • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • ...
Sunday, December 01, 2024

Sunday Stealing

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 BOOKS 1. Has reading a book ever changed your life? There's one that taught me that, no matter how a life looks from the outside, you d...
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Saturday, November 30, 2024

John would have approved

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When my mom died, my friend John didn't send a card or attend her funeral service. Instead he did something more lasting. He told me tha...
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