Category Archives: Family Matters

Depravity Defeated

Posted on November 5, 2026 by sheilawill

A decade of depravity by the present White House occupant has ended. Midterm election results restore the hope of the Beatles song, “All you need is love.” I’m in utter disbelief, and so thrilled about the monumental blue tsunami. What … Continue reading →

Posted in America WTF?, Family Matters, Fight wimpiness, For Love of History, Journalism/Writing, Managing Minneapolis, politics | Tagged authoritarianism, Blue tsunami, Dr. Timothy Snyder, Epstein files, gerrymandering failure, ICE thugs, Midterm elections, minimum wage, MS Senate race, people power, Republican impotence, White House incompetence | Leave a comment

The Rest of Life

Posted on August 4, 2026 by sheilawill

I’ve made peace with being 80. I still don’t know how it happened — so fast — but my focus is becoming clearer. Enjoying nature is the most important thing to me; that’s why I miss the natural beauty of … Continue reading →

Posted in America WTF?, Baby Boomers, Family Matters, Fight wimpiness, Managing Minneapolis, Nature Girl, Old friends, The Rest of Life | Tagged Arizona Jewish Post, gardens, Israel, Mt. Desert Island, nature, Palestine, Thomas Friedman, Tucson, Turning 80, two-state solution | 2 Comments

Roaring Toward 80, Part 3: What to do about aging?

Posted on June 10, 2026 by sheilawill

I don’t know what I’ll do. I have been asked what my plan is. Do I have a plan, as I turn 80? Who will I live with in my old(er) age? Where will I go if I get really … Continue reading →

Posted in America WTF?, Baby Boomers, Family Matters, Fight wimpiness, travel | Tagged almonds and olive oil, Dr. Walter Willett, exercise, fitness, good friends, growing older, health, Medicare, vegas nerve | Leave a comment

Roaring Toward 80! Part 2: Men

Posted on June 3, 2026 by sheilawill

On our recent trek across the English Cotswolds, with Claire, my dear friend of 40+ years, we shared how so much fresh air and walking cleared our minds. Adventure, Men, and aging know-how popped up as essential concerns for my … Continue reading →

Posted in America WTF?, Baby Boomers, Family Matters, Fight wimpiness, For Love of History, Mount Desert Island/Maine, Nature Girl, Old friends, travel | Tagged A God-Shaped Nation, adventure, aging, Cotswolds, marriage, Oz Children's Bookstore, Plum Island, relationships with men, Turning 80 | Leave a comment

Fly Like An Eagle

Posted on October 28, 2025 by sheilawill

Driving alongside the Mighty Mississippi to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota, was worth the trip. Time to spend with my darling nearly nine-year-old grandson on a late Autumn day, with its Midwestern array of gold, red, and orange … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Matters, Managing Minneapolis, Nature Girl, politics | Tagged conspiracy theories, fall foliage, National Eagle Center, Wabasha | 2 Comments

I didn’t know it yet…

Posted on August 19, 2025 by sheilawill

As I returned from this morning’s three-mile walk around Lake Harriet, I passed Wild Rumpus Children’s Bookstore. As I often do. A mom and dad and a skinny young boy made their way from their small car (with a Quebec … Continue reading →

Posted in America WTF?, Baby Boomers, children's books, Family Matters, For Love of History, Managing Minneapolis | Tagged children's booksellers, grandmothering, Linden Hills, Oz Books, Wild Rumpus | Leave a comment

Unscathed and Unbit

Posted on June 25, 2025 by sheilawill

Ship Harbor is my favorite one-mile stroll along the Atlantic. No climbing any of the thirty peaks on Mt. Desert Island. From that rocky coast of Maine, view the Duck Islands in the distance, a lobster boat crossing by. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Boomers, children's books, Family Matters, For Love of History, Mount Desert Island/Maine, Old friends | Tagged children's books, Duck Islands, family, Fritz Perls, Holiday House, photography, Ship Harbor, Southwest nHatbor, travel, unfinished business, writing | Leave a comment

Done with 2024

Posted on December 31, 2024 by sheilawill

It’s been a year. But this isn’t a political rant. I no longer understand my country. I thought I did for most of my life. Money, materialism, compassion, empathy, and compromise. And more money. That’s what the mainstream is about … Continue reading →

Posted in America WTF?, Bopping Around Tucson, Family Matters, For Love of History, Old friends, politics, Read, Read, Read | Tagged grandchildren, Jimmy Carter, Misogyny Amplified, Politics 2024, The Public Burning | 7 Comments

I must tell you this…

Posted on May 26, 2024 by sheilawill

I don’t know if it’s the coffee or my weekly excitement over the Sunday New York Times Book Review. It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s a subject near and dear to my heart, and I only have a few more … Continue reading →

Posted in America WTF?, Family Matters, Fight wimpiness, Journalism/Writing, Mental illness/civil rights | Tagged empathy, fear, Fire in the Brain, mental health spectrum, mental illness, New York Times Book Review, While You Were Out | 2 Comments

November 22, 1984

Posted on November 22, 2022 by sheilawill

I was one of the lucky ones. I lived in modern times. It wasn’t easy opting for an abortion on Nov. 22, 1984. That day wasn’t a happy one. It emphasized another reason to dislike that November day, the first … Continue reading →

Posted in America WTF?, Family Matters | Tagged Jewish abortion law, reproductive rights | 1 Comment