Barbara J. Hamby

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Bowled Over

Over the years, at different times in my life, I bowled in several different leagues; one in Mountlake Terrace, Washington in the 1950’s and another that I remember was the Portland Servetus Singles Club league in the 1960’s or 1970’s, I’m not sure. I learned to bowl at the University of Washington in 1947 for a physical education credit. In… click here to continue

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August, 31st, 2009

Better Day

Today was a better day than I’ve had for a while. I had enough energy to swim this morning, and do a little grocery shopping and a little laundry. I still spent about half the day sitting around, dabbling at the computer and resting. But I have noticeably more energy. Even after a bit of carpet cleaning resulting from dropping… click here to continue

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August, 29th, 2009

Down Day

I hate days like today when I feel like I might actually be the age it says on my birth certificate. So, when I ran out of energy this afternoon, I took a nap on the deck and decided not to cook tonight. We have so many restaurants in this neighborhood that we could eat out every night, if only… click here to continue

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August, 27th, 2009

Validation

Every once in awhile, something happens, out of the blue, that is just so satisfying. This week, my son sent me an email with the phone number of a lady who had an autographed copy of my poetry book. She has had it for ten years or more, and finally got around to reading it. She is a retired music… click here to continue

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August, 25th, 2009

Fun and Games

Today Fred Meyer had a big sale that included a $30. newspaper coupon on purchases over $150. For several months I’ve been thinking about buying a Nintendo Wii to keep us off the couch this winter, so I decided today would be the day. When I got to the store this afternoon, there was also a coupon for a $50.… click here to continue

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August, 22nd, 2009

Sort of a Nothing Day

A recent assignment for members of our TOPS group was to write down something you’ve accomplished each day. We had a meeting this morning and, even though the actual meetings are only an hour and a half long, it seems to kill the whole morning.

I rushed home after the meeting to watch the President at a health care public… click here to continue

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August, 20th, 2009

We Are Cool

We are expecting record-breaking temperatures today and tomorrow—in the mid-nineties—not as bad as those we had earlier. We have already had more days over 90 and more over 100 this year, than our average. Last week we had a couple of days when I was tempted to turn on heat, but I put on a sweater or a jacket… click here to continue

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August, 18th, 2009

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