by Susan Mattern | Aug 30, 2018 | Food
Do you ever feel you get too much information about food? I might not be an expert on food, but I’ve had a long relationship with it. And I thought I knew a few things about what to eat and what not to eat. That is, until I find something on the Internet that...
by Susan Mattern | Aug 13, 2018 | Doors, The Front Door
When I taught in a California high school for four years, one of the privileges given to seniors was the permission to use the front entrance to the high school. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors hated the rule, and complained about it constantly. And they were right....
by Susan Mattern | Aug 6, 2018 | 70th Birthday, Aging, Cats, Dogs, Dogs and Cats, Golden Retriever, Pets, Sunny, Turning Seventy, Walter and Ralph
(“Ralph and the Lemon Meringue Pie” • Illustration by Heather Small, my daughter-in-law) I’ve heard that two of the saddest and most depressing things about aging are boredom and lack of companionship. I turned 70 last month, but I’ve never...
by Susan Mattern | Aug 2, 2018 | Atheist, Catholic, Convent, Lack of faith, Religion, Virgins and Martyrs
When I was in the convent a long time ago, we had a lot of instruction periods about virgins and martyrs. I don’t know why the women who were martyred were mostly virgins – I guess mothers didn’t have much time to defend their faith. They were busy...
by Susan Mattern | Jul 30, 2018 | 70th Birthday, Advantages of Turning 70, Aging, Birthdays, Old-Life Crisis, Turning Seventy
So much has been written about getting old – most of it is either trying to be funny, or it’s just plain sad. Since I’m turning 70 in a few days, I thought I’d try my hand at it. I’ve found that there are some real advantages to getting old, as opposed to...
