Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Feb 8, 2012, 6:00 pm
Did you know that Steve Jobs did not have a license plate on his car? When asked why he said that people followed him sometimes and if they got his license plate number they could find out where he lived. Even Steve Jobs had safety issues. Vietnam Vacation...no worries?
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Feb 7, 2012, 1:43 pm
When I read book I like,  I can hardly wait to tell you all about it.  I never write about I book I don't like because I will never finish what does not interest me.  I'm funny that way.  So, because I want to tell you about Building a Satisfying Retirement by Bob Lowry, you know right away tha...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Feb 5, 2012, 1:21 pm
Mexico 10 years ago - time passes quickly! I have recovered from a cold recently.  My husband and I just returned from China.  We are living in park model 1600 miles from home.  We are talking about driving into Mexico to Guaymas. I am 70 and my husband is 74.  We are very active retired te...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Feb 1, 2012, 8:20 pm
Okay, you are all aware that the United States Post Office can be a pain in the butt neck! Obviously nothing has changed since I went there last. I still don't know how to mail stuff.  Why do I think you have had that experience too. It seems that a Christmas card I sent in early...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 31, 2012, 2:45 pm
Needed...computer eyeglasses.Really, didn't you have to choose between a months worth of groceries or seeing the last time you went to purchase eyeglasses?  I know I did.   After I went through cataract surgery last summer I still needed glasses.  The cost of that one pair of bifoca...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 29, 2012, 2:34 pm
HOW MANY DIFFERENT GAMES DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY?  Why?  Well retirement is all about playing...life becomes a game.  I, for example, I play with words.  The blog is my game board and words are the game tiles.  Still other love a game of golf or a game of bocce.  ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 29, 2012, 2:31 pm
Somethings cannot be purchased online ...family, friends, sunshine! :) I am inviting you to think about this...10 things that you could not live without.  I am retired, 69 and live in a small space.  If you were wanting to shop for my favorite things this is what you would look for: My ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 27, 2012, 1:10 pm
Travel has its risks...take precautions before you leave home. Sapa, Vietnam (photo by E.) Here is a problem that I have never talked about: How to be prepared when you are on the road and get a cold or worse yet the flu? Yikes! Now this does happen boys and girls.  As optimistic as I am...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 26, 2012, 1:27 pm
I saw an article yesterday talking about how a person can regret their choice of apartments. No electrical outlets, noisy streets, dark rooms and shrinking space that become more apparent after moving in can send renters over the edge.  Renters remorse sets in but a lease has been signed so the ten...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 24, 2012, 8:39 pm
Bob Lowry wrote a post the other day about living simply but not having a simple life. He spoke of people going over board with the "simple living" principal stripping their life of all those things that are not needed. I began to think about that idea. Rooftops of Sapa (edited with Snapseed on ipad...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 23, 2012, 2:46 pm
RV the CAT! Living with a cat has got to be one of the most frustrating experiences one will ever have.  I live with a cat and a husband.  The husband loves the cat.  As a result I do not have any control in my world at all. We traveled with the cat in a cage this fall...well for a whi...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 22, 2012, 6:00 pm
I was reading the Frugal Traveler this morning.  Author of the column, Seth Kugel, writes for the New York Times and is the "guru" of cheap travel.  You remember him...he was the one that blasted this blog out of the water last spring.  The article today is about Portugal.  Now that really is a ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 21, 2012, 12:08 pm
Link Here Stein Mart here in Tucson (and maybe nationwide) is having a sale today (1/21/12).  Valentines day is coming.  We are going dancing next week end.  Did I mention...I love Stein Mart!  This is the store designed for women that like classic, beautiful, stylish, and inexpensive cloth...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 20, 2012, 3:46 pm
If I were a financial advisor I would really want to be near the age of the person I was advising or have dealt personally with the problems of a family member or friend that was retired!  The internet is filled with ads for people that want to tell others who are retiring how to invest their money...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 16, 2012, 3:20 pm
Note:  I welcome you to become a follower, comment or even click the twitter button to share with your followers.  Thank you for stopping by.Learning to draw on my ipad! I heard from a Keith of Keith's Ramblings the other day.  He has just retired and commented on his own blog that he was al...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 15, 2012, 5:51 pm
How much do your children love you? In an article written for the New York Times on their Sunday Review Opinions page, Hendrik Hartog, professor of history at Princeton wrote our current financial picture in relationship to the care elderly people are receiving now in comparis...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 13, 2012, 5:08 pm
To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die. ~Thomas Campbell, "Hallowed Ground" I just want you to know that not all of our days are wonderful.  But then isn't that true all of our lives? It is not whether or not so...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 12, 2012, 6:31 pm
About Page  on Agency five0 The Good: An ad agency called Agencyfive0.com markets to the people those over 50.  I think this site is a feast for the eyes.  T...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 11, 2012, 1:40 pm
A picture of a special occasion is perfect! Let me explain...a Tuesday gift is one you give for no reason at all and in my world it is a "small gift for her".  It can be a chocolate or a piece of silver.  The gift is not what matters.  The thought that someone thinks of you for no reas...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 9, 2012, 3:21 pm
I think one of the universal truths is that "it is never all about me".  In this world every decision we make plays out not only in our own life but in the lives of those around us.  This applies to all that we do everyday. Yes, that is the bottom in the distance!Cat Cat Village at the bottom of ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 6, 2012, 4:08 pm
Aging has not changed me that much.  I have always loved to come home after a vacation.  My own bed, bathroom, soap and night lite give me comfort after living away.  For me it has always been so.  But this time away was different somehow.  For the first time in this lifetime of travel I ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 3, 2012, 8:52 pm
Shanghai 2011 Here is just a thought...why don't I have a paper map of Shanghai, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City?  Really, I know I am a technology geek and like to to get my gadgets out but this is just silly. Yesterday we went into the city to buy pearls at a market located in Pu Xi.  I wo...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 2, 2012, 10:35 pm
Barbara on New Year Eve in Pu Dong China I am always telling you that I am not an expert on financial matters.  What I know is what I see and read in the papers.  Believe me this is not a accurate way of accessing the situations.  Especially in China. My husband and I have been here in...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Jan 1, 2012, 2:16 am
Happy 2012!Hi everyone.  It is New Years Day in China.  Believe it or not we are sitting around watching football.    We celebrating New Years Eve at a place called "The Brew" last night with a Chinese rock band singing Justin Beiber songs.  Earl was giving a special brew mas...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Nov 1, 2011, 1:11 pm
Brayden When my children were growing up, I did not like Halloween.  But since I am a Grandma, I have learned to love it.  Here are my two youngest grandchildren. Brycen Have a wonderful day. b Technorati Tags: Halloween, Grandchildren, Family ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 31, 2011, 5:53 pm
Window was left unlatched so the young workers could co-mingle.Happy Halloween!   I have a little secret for you.  Please tell everyone you know. 1)  I am a tongue-in-cheek ghost believer.  2) I thought I should tell you that Multnomah Falls Lodge here in Oregon may have ghosts.  Re...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 30, 2011, 10:50 pm
Being a snow bird is not something most of us rush into lightly.  We count our pennies first and then fly south.  It occurred to me this morning that in a lot of ways leaving our home in winter is saving us a lot of money.  Image by Always at Home via FlickrHow? Image by Always at ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 29, 2011, 2:51 pm
From GlutenFreePalace.com It seems to me that grandparents are getting younger all the time!  I find it true in our RV resort and here in our 55+ neighborhood in Oregon.  I am not talking about age.  I am talking about mentally.  And since Christmas is on the way I think you need to keep th...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 27, 2011, 3:22 pm
If your hobby is scrapbooking (like me) and you love your computer, this is the type of thing you will find very interested.  I have a software package waiting with YOUR name on it...maybe.  All you need to do is leave a comment here on the blog.  Tell me about someone you know that has a s...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 26, 2011, 5:51 pm
Golfing with friends at cheap golf course!   I have been retired for 15 year, traveled the world and the US in an RV, own a park model in Arizona. You can take my advice or not. Just remember that what you do has to be within your comfort zone. In a former post I wrote about ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 25, 2011, 6:10 pm
See...even cracks in the wall grows beautiful things!Men and women should marry, but maintain separate houses A woman needs her space and room to breath, and, more importantly, men need to learn how to take care of themselves. (from Sex By The Numbers) The tombs are easy of course - perfect models ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 24, 2011, 5:07 pm
We have been trying to find a day to visit the Red Ridge Farms since last summer.  An article in the Oregonian spoke in glowing terms about the location, scenery and olive oil.  Olive oil in Oregon is indeed an oddity and worth looking into.  We knew we needed to find this place and see for ourse...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 23, 2011, 4:00 pm
Image via Wikipedia We share one TV right now.  It is that time of year when my husband really NEEDS to watch football/golf/baseball all at the same time.  Our one TV is busy-busy-busy.  I am beginning to sympathize with Bob Lowery over at Satisfying Ret...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 22, 2011, 2:13 pm
Sail away with me...the best is yet to come! Gibraltar at sunrise by bListen up boomers.  Retirement and marriage can be a very bad mix. You thought working was hard.  You haven't seen anything yet.  So get prepared.   Men moving into a different world, women moving from one role to anothe...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 19, 2011, 7:28 pm
Brothers on the outs! Over the years my skills as a grandmother babysitter have been questionable and there is a long list of things I have done wrong.  The worst mistake I made was quoting my mother and saying that the neighbor's dog was "so worthless he should be taking out in the back yard ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 18, 2011, 6:40 pm
I have learned to sign up for email offers and email lists at my favorite stores.  I even do it online with some of my favorite websites. They send email coupons that you can print or a flyer in the mail.  I opened my email to find some of these offer today.  See if there is anything that tickles...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 17, 2011, 11:35 pm
Our new house was owned by a woman named Mrs. French.  Her name was on the front door engraved in bronze.  She died at a very old age but not in the house.  I am sorry for that.  I really need her to be around and explain what things are.  This is an invitation to her.  Please come and pay us ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 16, 2011, 10:31 pm
I read an article written by a young woman about her grandmother's last years.  Grandma was living in a nursing home or some other institutionalized environment.  The question the young woman was exploring touched a nerve for me.  She could not understand why it was so hard to go and visit her gr...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 16, 2011, 12:17 am
Thank you Linda Rogers for this award! The rules of this award is that: 1. You need to tell 7 things about yourself 2. You'll have to pass this award to 15 bloggers. I have been selected by Linda Rogers for a giant pyramid of "Your Blog is Great"...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 15, 2011, 5:33 pm
Agua Caliente Park, Tucson AZ Living the Snow Bird Life The area around Tucson AZ attracts a great many snow birds.  They come flocking in during the fall to fill RV resort, apartments, and condo rentals. Golf course fill up and the driving habits of all those seniors cause younger peop...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 13, 2011, 7:11 pm
BeforeAfter Oh my gosh...when I began to post these two pictures of my before and after kitchen I noticed something very strange.  On the day that I took the picture of the kitchen last August, my display space above the cabinets had been packed with every piece of bric-a-brac that I owned.  ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 12, 2011, 4:30 pm
Image via Wikipedia I was reading an aritcle on a website called BOOTSNALL, ONE STOP INDIE TRAVEL GUIDE.  The "11 Reasons to Stop Dreaming and Start Planning Your Round the World Trip!" title caught my interest.  I don't really even want to go around the world but still it might be fun...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 9, 2011, 7:17 pm
This 71 year old knows more  about social media than you and I do. Ron Tite Blog Sunday Finds Screen Shot of Journywoman website.  Retro and Wonderful! It is interesting the things I stumble onto on Sunday mornings.  Thi...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 8, 2011, 11:00 pm
How in the name of all that is reasonable am I going to begin packing for this season away from Oregon.  My husband and I will leave Oregon where it is already cold.  Early in November, we will travel over the mountain (probably in the snow) south to Arizona where it will be warm and s...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 6, 2011, 6:21 pm
Making the Gift Registry Work for You I have a suggestion.  Crate and Barrel has a registry online.  (Don't most stores have a registry?)  What if you were to add all those things you love to one of those registries.  If people ask for suggestions for a Xmas gift, you just send them to the ...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 6, 2011, 5:00 pm
 I think you need to know that I am working on an Apple computer.  My husband and I owned the very first of the devices and my children grew up and later went on to graduate from college all using the Apple.  One of my sons and his wife are Apple Distinguished Educators and work for the company i...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 4, 2011, 2:48 pm
" Today, a new study from P&G Beauty & Grooming and lead investigator Nancy Etcoff, PhD., Assistant Clinical Professor at Harvard University and Associate Researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry, confirms for the first time that using color cosmetics does, in fac...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 3, 2011, 6:31 pm
Choices at the Crossroads I woke up thinking about the theory of evolution this morning.  You know, that idea that things change for reasons we don't or won't understand. We all know that "retirement" is not what it was for a short period of time in the 20th cen...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 2, 2011, 3:14 pm
One very tiny house.  The HGTV Design Star show chose the tiny houses for three finalist in Episode #9.  Each house was a shell when the contestants entered.  Finally, a look at how these tiny spaces can be turned into something very special.  Three de...
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Barbara T. posted an article on A Senior's Life Style - Oct 1, 2011, 9:35 pm
The outdoors come in design. Pearl District Design...urban chic meets the garage door tagger!Classic Restaurant seating at HomeImaginative Colors for Dining Room Fantasy. I voted on my favorite at the Home and Garden Show yesterday.  Which one woul...
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