Category Archives: Family Matters

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Almost in Maine

Posted on June 1, 2022 by sheilawill

Beating my man three straight times at Bananagrams was a good sign. Unheard of! I taught him how to play and he took off, beating me all the time. Training for game nights on our upcoming week with my kids … Continue reading →

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Time is Weird…

Posted on April 27, 2022 by sheilawill

   When you get to be our age. “You look back and you never know,”says a gray-haired man across the way at Isles Bun and Coffee saying. Sounds like an older guy on his best behavior, talking on a first-time online … Continue reading →

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