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A Cool Couple

Life and Living
I would describe our friends Jay and Dilek as one of the very coolest couples I’ve ever known. It’s not because of their age or generation (a lot younger than us) or Jay’s rock band or their casual hip-style or their talent and intelligence… It’s not those superficial things—there’s something…

Launching a Book

Aging
I’m excited to tell you about a new book by my husband, Mark Fischer. The title is SERIOUS ABOUT RETIRING: A Practical Roadmap for a Healthier, Wealthier, Happier Retirement. He’s been working on this book for three and half years–and I’ve been working on it with him!. So we’re both excited that…

Why Worry?

Life and Living
Are you a worrier? My father was a worrier. He worried about his factory. He worried about his family. When I was a little girl, if I mentioned that my stomach hurt, he would immediately want to call a doctor. He worried about my mother’s driving. When she was driving,…

Welcome to My Web…

Creativity
I’ve had my website “www.lucyrosedesigns.com” for many years. At first, it was just one page—very unfancy. Then a friend did some programming so it had a few pages. Then I hired a company to design a more advanced website.  I was supposed to regularly update my website with changes in…

If I Were a Bear…

Seasons
If I were a bear, I wouldn’t mind all this snow. I’d curl up in a cozy place and take a very long nap. I’m not a bear but, even so, I’ve been hibernating. I’ve barely been out of the house for two weeks.  Then the temperature rose more than…

Cousins

Travel
We’ve just come back from two weeks in San Diego–we were trying to escape the Minnesota cold… We spent a lot of our time there in Balboa Park—our visits included the Botanical House, the House of Man, and the Zoo. It has been a number of years since we’ve been…

Geography

Travel
Even though I love to travel, I’ve never been very good at geography. Without looking at a map I don’t remember what countries are next to each other in Europe or anywhere. I have some idea where the states are in the US–but don’t quiz me. With age and the…

Writing Books

Creativity
My husband, Mark, and I are writing books-he’s writing one and I’m writing two. So, our home has become a book-production-factory. By factory, I mean sweat shop. Mark’s book is called “Serious About Retiring” and it’s a guidebook for people who are close to retiring or have just retired.  I’m…

What Old People Know

Aging
I’ve been eating cherries and peaches-the luscious summer fruits, which dye our chins and fingertips with dribbling juice. Peaches and cherries are pricey, even when they’re in season-costing more than apples or even the lovely clementines that we get in winter. I’m treating us to cherries and peaches because we’re…

My Clothes and Me

Life and Living
My friend and I were in a little arty clothing boutique a while ago. Something caught my eye–something colorful. It was a sweater with a patchwork design in purple, turquoise, and red. I took it off its hanger and slipped it on.  I was looking at myself in a floor…
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