I Nsist On Growing Old Gracefully

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Gracefully

I hope,When I grow old,It's gracefully,I insist,There's no other way,I'd like it to be.

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Written on October 19th, 2011
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My Plan

To accept my life and my body
To accept the wrinkles when they come. I've earned everyone and I think they add charactor to one's face. To me each wrinkle tells a story of one's life.
To at some point accept my gray hair...

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Written on August 26th, 2008
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Define Gracefully, I Want To Be A Real Red Hat Lady

When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
and satin candles, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the...

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Written on February 6th, 2012
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"strangers In Good Company"

There is a wonderful movie called "Strangers in Good Company" and it is available at Netflix. I think The Canadian Film Board or something like that, supported it in some way. They do a lot of good unusual movies.
The movie is...

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Written on April 23rd, 2012
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HOW to Call the Police If You're Old

George Phillips age 82 of Meridian, Mississippi was going up to bed, when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go...

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Written on March 24th, 2009
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Aren't You Glad?

When my former wife, Mary, first met, she preferred to be called Mar' (and still does.) She'd joke that some day people could say "The old grey Mar', she ain't what she used to be." She turned 60 not too long ago and I reminded her of...

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Written on April 19th, 2012
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On Being This Old Lady

All women should live so long as to be this kind of old lady!

Toward the end of Sunday service, the Minister asked, 'How many of you
have forgiven your enemies?'
80% held up their hands.
The Minister then repeated his...

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Written on December 31st, 2008
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"I shall sit down on the pavement when I am tired and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells and run my stick along the public railings and make up for the sobriety of my youth..."
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