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Brilliant Things I Enjoy After My 75th Birthday

by ODSago

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Drinking excellent coffee in small cups Hot coffee, re: the small cup Making a gardening mistake and afterward knowing how to correct it Being the foster grandmother to two boys Living in a nei...


To read until 3 a.m. if you want to and no one asks if I know what time it is To choose a gift from an antique shop for a friend’s birthday that is 6 months in the future because you know she wi...


Knowing I was okay to stay alone in my house during the before, during, and end phases of Hurricane Irma. That someone can do that after age 75 and feel perfectly confident. That a tree could f...


August 5, 2017 Ten Brilliant Things I Experienced After 75 Toasted sandwiches of cheddar cheese covered with grated beets placed on seeded whole grain bread. Listening to the funny stories of se...


A day when I have a new novel to read and it rains outside all day The huge shadows that butterflies of normal size throw on the patio cement Reaching a Mac technical assistant and understanding...


A beautiful Georgia watermelon cut in half Rain falling just when it is needed Reading an entire book in one long session Foster children joining a family Posting poetry online A cooler day th...


That Rwandan coffee exists and is imported That people may now identify with gender variation choices, compared to the two gender options of old Remembering that when I was 14 I wrote a story, a...


Watching the rain fall on a mostly sunny day A great big tight and long hug from my friend who really cares for me A little boy running up the sidewalk toward me who is holding his arms wide ope...


Speaking to a new friend and finding she has common interests with me Light streaming down from the skylight Savoring the last of the first buds of a new hibiscus shrub Awakening whenever I aw...


Book Description

After seeing the documentary 100 Brillant Things, I want to list all the things I can to illustrate how my life now still contains beautiful brilliant things despite losses both physical and emotional.