Barbara J. Hamby

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Farewell to Summer

Steady rain has been falling most of the day and shows no signs of stopping soon. Leaves are turning gold and falling. With the handwriting on the wall, we put the deck umbrella and the fans in the attic this morning.

There may well be some warm sunny days in October. Since we?’l be in Maui the… click here to continue

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September, 30th, 2007

So What Am I Here For

Retirees, myself included, often wonder how we ever had time to work, especially on days when we can only seem to get through about half of our “to do” lists. The good news is that we don’t have to show up at a job site every day. The bad news is most of us couldn’t hold down regular full-time… click here to continue

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September, 26th, 2007

A Little More About This n’That

This year my daughter and son-in-law celebrated the 21st anniversary of their marriage by renewing their vows with a number of other couples on a local radio show. Among the prizes they were awarded was a free night in a lovely room at the Elizabeth Inn in Newport. By a coincidence, they chose last Thursday to go down there.… click here to continue

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September, 22nd, 2007

Late Life Reverie

With less than two years of living before my eightieth birthday, I like to speculate about how many years I may possibly be around after that. I think 85 is quite likely, 90--maybe; after that, any extra years in reasonably good health, would be a great gift.  Actually, I’m living on borrowed time now, having survived colon cancer for… click here to continue

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September, 17th, 2007

Coming Events

It seems I’ve successfully convinced my helper that we should rearrange the living room and the deed is scheduled for tomorrow after breakfast. If we sleep in as well as we did today, it won’t be very early. But I’m anxious to see how it’ll work out.

After the furniture moving, I hope to take a swim… click here to continue

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September, 15th, 2007

Changing Places

My new office space in the smaller bedroom is working out well. I’m really happy with the compact arrangement of the furniture. It is just a few steps between the two computers. Eventually, I plan to operate with only one computer and good backup. That conversion will take some time, but I’m looking forward to getting it done.

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September, 10th, 2007

Neighbors

Having lived in this apartment for slightly over a year now, I’m painfully aware that, although I often say “Hi,” to them, I don’t know very many of my closest neighbors’ names. Some I have met, but can’t remember the names. I think I have the names down of the couple next door, and today I clarified the names… click here to continue

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September, 07th, 2007

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