Tag Archives: aging

Social Distancing #4: Happy 66th Anniversary, Mom & Dad

Posted on April 4, 2020 by lisakwinkler

Today’s my parents’ 66th anniversary. Here’s what I wrote about their 58th anniversary: https://cyclingrandma.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/happy-58th-anniversary-mom-dad/ Due to Covid-19, we can’t join them to celebrate and I couldn’t find anywhere that delivers dinners where they live. After 58 years in their house, … Continue reading →

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Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth, CT

Posted on September 12, 2019 by lisakwinkler

I unloaded my mother’s walker from the back of my car and set it up by the  passenger side door. Gingerly, my mother grabbed hold of its sides and climbed out of my car. We ambled carefully on the gravel … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Stroke: A Year Later: Knitting Life Lessons

Posted on July 28, 2019 by lisakwinkler

I just ordered an extra ball of lime green chunky weight yarn  for my 89-year-old mother so she could finish a hat. A year ago, I couldn’t imagine I’d be doing that. A year ago, my mother suffered a stroke. … Continue reading →

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Noise Pollution: Finding Quiet Restaurants

Posted on June 5, 2019 by lisakwinkler

You’d think finding a restaurant in New York City would be easy. There are about 24,000 places happy to have you plop down, eat, and produce a credit card. And that doesn’t count the plentiful fast food joints, pizza parlors, … Continue reading →

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Beware the Hackers! It happened to me.

Posted on March 24, 2019 by lisakwinkler

Friday afternoon, about 4 pm, I was wasting some time on my computer. Email, Facebook, browsing for unneeded things. Suddenly, the computer stopped; and a warning, in a deep, monotone voice said: “Your computer has a virus. Call Apple right … Continue reading →

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Downhill Skiing: Time’s Up!

Posted on January 3, 2019 by lisakwinkler

This year I decided would be my year to either become a better skier or let it go. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the sport for many years (as I’ve written here: https://cyclingrandma.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/valentines-musings-skiing-then-now/ , and here: https://cyclingrandma.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/utah-skiing-snowshoeing-polygamy-brew/ and with creaky bones … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Heroes

Posted on October 6, 2018 by lisakwinkler

The distractions of current events keep us from celebrating true heroes. Over the past several days, the winners of the Nobel Prize have been named in fields of medicine, chemistry, physics, and peace. These individuals have dedicated their lives to the … Continue reading →

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Dog Love

Posted on April 3, 2018 by lisakwinkler

When we put down our nearly 16-year-old yellow lab, Willy, nine years ago, I said we’d never get another dog. He was the dog the three kids grew up with. The dog that went camping, hiking, and swam in the … Continue reading →

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Grandma Diary: Pancakes & Coins

Posted on March 26, 2018 by lisakwinkler

After my husband cleaned out his closet and dresser a couple days ago, he handed me a mug full of coins, amassed from emptying his pockets. US currency and foreign coins, from overseas travel, filled the cup. My eldest son … Continue reading →

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Grandma Diary: Censorship & A Science Museum

Posted on January 27, 2018 by lisakwinkler

My grandson looked over my shoulder as I read the morning newspaper. “Why are those girls crying?” he asked. I quickly turned the paper over. How to explain sexual assault to an eight-year-old? “They’re upset about something bad that happened … Continue reading →

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