Barbara J. Hamby

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Good Friends

An article in the newspaper a day or so ago about two elderly women who had been friends most of their lives touched me. It reminded me of the loss of a good friend of more than sixty years. She succumbed to cancer several years ago. She lived too far away for us to get together often. Sometimes we… click here to continue

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January, 31st, 2009

Snow Scare

Yesterday morning I awoke to see white covering many surfaces outside and what looked like powder snow coming down. That prompted this little ditty:

To the Weather Controller:

If I want to see snow,
I’ll rent a video.

Fortunately, the snowstorm was brief and melted rapidly. This morning the temperature on the front porch was about ten degrees warmer… click here to continue

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January, 28th, 2009

Rain, Snow and Sunshine

That’s the order in which our weather has occurred today and I like that. The dusting of snow has disappeared. It’s still cold outside so it’s nice to be inside looking out.

I had thought about going to a poetry reading in Vancouver this afternoon—a celebration of William Stafford’s birthday month. When I got out of the pool… click here to continue

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January, 25th, 2009

And I Was Like Wow

Far be it from me to veer away from the tendency of the elderly to critique the language and vocabulary of the younger generation. Was I taking one of my frequent naps when the phrase “And I was like, wow!” became the prefix to every other sentence? The words, “like” and “you know” have been sprinkled around like salt… click here to continue

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January, 22nd, 2009

O.C.D.

I heard about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder when I worked in a psychology clinic. I recognized some of the symptoms in my own behavior. I’ve been a compulsive reader since I first learned to form letters into words at about age five. If I don’t have a morning newspaper or some other reading material, I read the cereal boxes at… click here to continue

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January, 20th, 2009

Insomni-NOT

I just had three good nights’ sleep in a row. This has not happened for a long time. No getting up to read, drinking hot sugar-free cocoa, etc. to try to get sleepy. I’m going to try for four tonight. I’m tired and had no nap today, so I should be able to sleep.

Swimming almost every day… click here to continue

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January, 16th, 2009

Sunshine and Blue Sky

I spent a beautiful afternoon in my chair in front of my computer, alternately working on my memoir stories and sorting old letters, reading them as I worked. Family history produces quite a few chuckles along with some notes of sadness. When I got up a few minutes ago, I realized I’d been sitting way too long.

Yesterday… click here to continue

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January, 14th, 2009

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