Elderly Florence E. Dolph, 101 Years Old, Sliding Down the Bannister in Her...
It seems like you could easily write several books about the Dolph family. But a happy place to get started is with Miss Florence Dolph who attracted worldwide attention for the unique way she...
View ArticleEmerging From the Pandemic
After spending an unexpected year alone in my new home in a new town with no friends or family nearby, I’m finding the emergence process to be slow and unenthusiastic. I moved here to a new town with...
View ArticleCaregivers for us Seniors among fastest growing jobs list in US
Well, according to this article, we Boomers are becoming significant to the job market in an interesting way. Caregivers are on this list of fastest growing jobs as more of us are needing the care....
View ArticleIs Anyone Living Independently on Their Own in Their Senior Years?
Is anyone in a situation where maybe your spouse passed on, and you're completely on your own with no help from relatives, children, etc.? I think many older people make it okay living alone in their...
View ArticleDealing with young neighbors or neighbors, period.
I live in an apt for seniors but the disabled of any age are also welcome. A young man maybe in his 30's moved into the apt next door to me about 6 months ago. He is not very talkative but from what I...
View ArticleRomance is ageless for the Romantic
Romance is always alive. I grew up watching my grandfather patting my grandma on the butt and saying I love you baby. Most times she would swat him away but once in awhile she would turn her head for a...
View ArticleLiving alone have family and friends but very alone
Living alone with health problems are very hard sometimes, I don't like to ask for help , everyone has their busy life's to live, thanks to a daughter that takes me to my appointments but no time in...
View ArticleMaking New Friends When Single and Alone
This thread is for anyone to comment on but is about those who are single and alone making new friends. So, I am attempting now to make some new friends again. At least I keep trying and haven't given...
View ArticleLiving alone and health
While i am in reasonable health at the moment , having gone through cancer and then two surgeries for radiation damage in the back of my mind is how I can deal with failing health or an injury while...
View ArticleCan I ask this here? If you use one of those medical alert gizmos, how do you...
Or if you've been considering one or another. I'm feeling OVERWHELMED trying to shop for one. There are too many choices (and not enough, paradoxically). I'm just looking for personal experience-type...
View ArticleDating After 50
I was chatting with a man at a dating site and I guess I took too long, in his opinion, to try to get to know him. He quit chatting with me. I find many of the guys who contact me want to go off the...
View ArticleHappiness in Living Alone
I thought some of these drawings were pretty neat! Click arrow to go to next page...more HERE. Sometimes, in the rush to be seen, to be popular and to feel loved and accepted by others, we forget about...
View ArticleAbout homesharing programs
Does anyone know anything about homesharing programs? What do you do if the lady you rent with dies? The house usually goes to next of kin.where would you go if you were 89?
View ArticleWhat songs do you sing?
One good thing about living alone is that I feel uninhibited enough to sing out loud even though I can't hit a note or carry a tune. But, there are only a couple songs that I know a few lyrics from and...
View ArticleSingle Seniors - Are You Happier Being Single than Married?
Are there any single seniors here that are happier than when they were married? Are you content to live alone and stay that way for the rest of your life? Those who never married, do you think that...
View ArticleTotally blank out at times
Sometimes it feels like my mind is on auto-pilot and I'm coasting through life not really paying attention; my mind is distracted or not even aware of what's happening. I am almost to the point of...
View ArticleHousekeeping by Yourself
What do you do when things need vacuuming behind or underneath and the item is too heavy to move? If I try to do to much, my back hurts. I vacuum the hallway and have to lay down for a few minutes....
View ArticleWriting: vernacular forms vs. standard English
I am old, way old. I've lived by myself, or been alone-sometimes my son's 'move in' but there not much company. I started writing many years ago, primarily due to being lonely. I scribed, scribble......
View ArticleWhat is the super cheapskate habit you have?
I was just shaving and realize I use a razor until I can actually see pits and holes in the blades and then I scrape my face with it one more time. EDIT ...As an afterthought, I can't edit the heading...
View ArticleLoneliness - let's talk about it?
Hi Everyone, I am Sharon, nice to meet everyone! With covid still around and still not the safest (my opinion) to meet to many people in social gatherings, I miss talking to people my age (not kids or...
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