Published in Crow’s Feet·5 days agoMember-onlyThe Best Part of Aging is ExperienceI’ve been through enough to know what’s worth the worry and what’s not The longer I live, the more experience I have in dealing with stuff. As a teen and young adult I worried and stressed out about every tiny little thing. The car might make a strange noise and…Anxiety2 min read
Published in Gardening, Birding, and Outdoor Adventure·Jul 27Member-onlyThe Brutality of GardeningI’m not gentle with my plants I once believed gardening was a gentle hobby. One of softly tucking new seeds into loamy soil, of carefully watering to ensure even moisture, and of tenderly caring for delicate new shoots. I was wrong. Gardening is a brutal hobby. My first introduction to…Gardening5 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Jul 26Member-onlyCrow’s Feet Writing Prompt#12: Best Aspects of Aging Do you want to write but have no idea where to start? Check out this new writing prompt to help unleash some ideas! Use the topic as a subject for your next piece or simply answer one or more of the questions posed. If you’d…Writing Prompt2 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Jul 20Member-onlyI Rode an Electric BikeIt was awesome Some time ago, I rode a bike for the first time in years. It wasn’t as thrilling as I remembered as a child. …Bicycles3 min read
Jul 13Member-onlyCooking Isn’t Nearly as Hard as I ThoughtBut I didn’t learn these tricks until recently I thought my mom taught me the basics of cooking but I didn’t really learn it until I worked in a meal kit production facility. …Cooking3 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Updated Jul 12Member-onlyCrow’s Feet Writing Prompt#11: Menopause and Andropause Do you want to write but have no idea where to start? Check out this new writing prompt to help unleash some ideas! Use the topic as a subject for your next piece or simply answer one or more of the questions posed. If you’d like…Menopause2 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Jul 6Member-onlyTechnology Moves too FastHow can I be nostalgic for something so recent? I wasn’t expecting a trip down nostalgia lane today, but here I am. I opened a box of photos to see if I could find one in particular and instead saw a CD. A little digging and I found three more. …Technology3 min read
Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge·Jul 5Member-onlyShining Sun and FlowersSummer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shine!” — Six Word Photo Story1 min readPhoto taken by the author on a sunny morning in 2022Shining Sun and FlowersSummer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shine!”----4
Published in Crow’s Feet·Jun 29Member-onlyMy Unexpected Road TripThe things we do for our children My older son had been in Europe for work and needed a ride home from the airport, so he called me. The Calgary airport. We live in Edmonton. The cities are three hours apart. A long time ago I’d made a deal with…Roadtrip5 min read
Published in Crow’s Feet·Jun 28Member-onlyCrow’s Feet Writing Prompt#10: Ageism in Our Society Do you want to write but have no idea where to start? Check out this new writing prompt to help unleash some ideas! Use the topic as a subject for your next piece or simply answer one or more of the questions posed. If you’d…Ageism2 min read
