Valerie Albarda writes regularly at Midlife-A-Go-Go. This post was originally featured there. Kenji Streeter Albarda was the doggie love of my life. Although he wasn’t the first huggable, furry creature to own me (shout out to Jippy, the Streeter family pooch and my first foray into dog ownership), Kenji was the 45-pound lab mix who …
Valerie can regularly be found at Midlife-A-Go-Go, where she shares stories of her journey through midlife. This post was originally featured there. When I turned 49, I considered that time to be the year of my life on the cusp. I was teetering on the edge of a true and certain mid-life status. Prior to that time, I …
Valerie is the brains behind Midlife-A-Go-Go. You can find her posting there regularly. This post was originally featured there. A couple of months ago, I awoke to a biting cold morning halfway around the world. The day began on a mundane note. I felt neither happy nor sad, here nor there; I just, well, was. I …
Who wouldn’t want a few more minutes with a beloved grandparent? Valerie Albarda takes us back with this lovely post. Read more from Valerie on her blog. I am now past the half-century mark in life, which means I can look back on the first fifty-two years and take a small measure of …
We all love Edith Bunker, the put-upon wife of curmudgeon Archie on All in the Family. But do we want to BE her? Valerie Arbada isn’t so sure. Read more from Valerie on her blog, A Writer Always. Life has an uncanny way of imitating art. When Archie Bunker and his menagerie of kin came …
