“The days they pass so quickly now nights are seldom long” Opening lines of the second verse of John Denver’s Poems Prayers and Promises. Pretty much describes life at fifty… Today I turned fifty-five, how that happened is still a mystery to me! Being fifty-five isn’t nearly as scary as getting here and not realizing how!… Continue reading Fifty Five…
Tag: birthdays
As Time Goes By…
I just finished sending a birthday card to my aunt V, she’s turning 80. How the hell did that happen? Wasn’t it yesterday she was playing kick-ball with us in her backyard on Bradford Street? Didn’t she just walk us all over the railroad tracks to swim at the bottom of Maple? I mean we… Continue reading As Time Goes By…
This One’s For You Dad…
Today my father would have celebrated his 82nd birthday, but he passed 22 years ago. Funny years don’t seem to calculate the same with someone who’s gone. First of all I can’t imagine my father at 82, he passed away when he was 59 – Five years older than my present age. Secondly his spirit… Continue reading This One’s For You Dad…
These Shoes & Those Shoes 