Barbara J. Hamby

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©1995 - 2008 Barbara J Hamby

Holiday Grouse

(Not to be confused with the game bird entree)

Well, I think I’m getting the Christmas thing under control. Everything else is on hold and suffering from neglect.

For at least half of my life, I have believed that a woman should have a wife, particularly a woman writer. Rarely do men writers have to deal… click here to continue



Diminished Mental Resources

Most of the time I remember my age and my decreased capacity for multi-tasking, but today for some reason, I forgot. This evening I’ve been trying to do about five things at once. I flit from one to another.

I have drastically downsized my Christmas preparation. I don’t decorate anymore, nor do I bake, but I still am… click here to continue



Gridlock Grumblings

We spent two hours of our precious time today playing parking lot on the I-205 and I-5 freeways. It took 20 minutes to drive to Oregon City. We observed a semi-truck accident blocking the opposite lanes on our way to an eye appointment. Leaving Oregon City two hours later, we felt confident that the highway would be cleared by then.… click here to continue



Metamorphosis

For twelve years I lived alone and told myself I was perfectly happy to be totally in charge of my own time and space. About two and a half years ago, I began to wish for a partner to share the rest of my life with me.

Soon after those feelings developed, I began to look around and… click here to continue



A Day of Remembrance

Like many others who were alive sixty-three years ago on Pearl Harbor Day, I’ve thought about it some today and also read and heard about it a lot. I have long ago written about my reactions as a twelve-year old when I first heard the news that day. I didn’t know where Pearl Harbor was. I didn’t know what war… click here to continue



Adios Antarctica

While we were in Seattle, Al received an email from our travel agency about a glitch in our cruise package. Hours on the telephone, off and on during the day, did not result in a fix we could trust. When you travel to exotic places, you need to be sure you won’t be stranded somewhere. So we cancelled the cruise… click here to continue



Shoe Lover’s Lament

When I was in my early twenties, I was in love with shoes. I had shoes for every occasion, to match every color, and every activity. Because I was tall and had been engaged to a man who was shorter while in my late teens, I had worn flat heels often.

When we were no longer an item,… click here to continue



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