Category Archives: aging

I’M OLDER THAN … FITTED SHEETS!

Posted on June 24, 2021 by oneta hayes

I have rid myself of many bed linens.  Although I almost always strip the bed, wash and dry the sheets and remake the bed on the same day, I was careful to keep an extra pair of sheets just in … Continue reading →

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I’M NEEDING TO TALK

Posted on March 25, 2021 by oneta hayes

And a good place to do that was with Jessica. You remember Jessica? Here She was my go-to girl for nails and hair – and talk. She refused to repair my tooth problem, so I made an appt with the … Continue reading →

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HOW OLD WILL I LOOK IN HEAVEN? 3/14

Posted on March 16, 2021 by oneta hayes

“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known” 1 Cor. 13:12 There will not be ethnic groups (Jew nor Greek) male or female (Gal. 13:28) That’s … Continue reading →

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REVISIT A TIME 8 years ago

Posted on March 5, 2021 by oneta hayes

This is a post I put on Facebook in February 2013. It was after the hernia surgery I had that month. I had no idea what was coming; it was only five months before the critical heart issue I had … Continue reading →

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STEPS BEYOND SIGHT

Posted on March 4, 2021 by oneta hayes

. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. Martin Luther King, Jr Terri never had a home without steps. 1940 First home with mom and dad, a duplex 1954 Moved to a new home in … Continue reading →

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BENDING TO THE TIMES

Posted on February 26, 2021 by oneta hayes

Mostly I go unnoticed, unseen. Waiting quietly, blended in the scene. There’s a lot of me left – though bended with age. People look as scanning a page. “Gorgeous roses,” I hear in the Spring “See the glistening water drops,” … Continue reading →

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TENDER TIMES

Posted on February 22, 2021 by oneta hayes

A Freudian slip? A name from a former time. The name was not mine! How to deal with this? Didn’t take long to find out. I did it also! ***************** Ronovan’s haiku using words “slip” and “time” brought a long … Continue reading →

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UNDER THE WEATHER? YES!

Posted on February 15, 2021 by oneta hayes

Sounds like I might not have time to design a blog pleasing to your eyes, sweetly fragrant to your nose, drops of wine on your lips, blankkie-snuggly to your touch, and a joyfully chanted tune in your ears BUT I … Continue reading →

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A THROW-AWAY YEAR?

Posted on December 30, 2020 by oneta hayes

Oh the moans and groans of the trials and tribulations of 2020! Yeah, it has been a bummer. And for us bloggers, we even have to add a “new editor” to our list of gripes! Face Book pulled up a … Continue reading →

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OUCH, THAT HURT

Posted on December 15, 2020 by oneta hayes

OUCH, THAT HURT! So I got a bruise and a bit of battering, but only for a little while. No blood, no broken bones, no jerky joints, no head hurtles. Just a terrible wham on my shoulder. There is a … Continue reading →

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