Zenobia Silas Caarson

As we walk, stomp, step, glide, and stride into 2023, we must not lose our resolve to utilize and share any resources that advocate intentional and informed ways of aging. Unfortunately, rather than approaching our latter years in a willy-nilly, "catch as catch can" fashion leaves us open to those age genies who would like to dictate when, where and how we … [Read more...] about We Have More Important Issues To Complain About — Just Ask Me

Recently, in our Senior Scribblers Zoom meeting, I made some reference to my being a low-vision person, and when no one asked questions or mentioned it, I wondered for a moment if I had done the right thing. 

These kind people in Franklin, Massachusetts, allow me to participate in a weekly romp in literary joy with my peers. I mean, what could be nicer? We share our … [Read more...] about I’m Losing My Sight But I Have Divine Illumination

I was heading down the main hallway of our building to check on mail when I heard familiar voices. I dug my heels into the carpet with screech-like movements and began moonwalking in the opposite direction. 

Good thing I was still behind the wall and not in full view of the voices I recognized very well. I refer to them as the "Achy-Breaky" ladies. They are the … [Read more...] about Are You An “Achey-Breaky” Lady?

My parents pushed me out on one stage or another, beginning at age five or so. I remember someone having to adjust the microphone to my height as I either sang, recited, or made some other vocal offering to rows of upturned and not always eager faces, but I showed no fear. I did not know how to show fear because it seemed natural that I was part of a play, skit, or part of … [Read more...] about Playing To Tough Crowds

Have you ever experienced those huge bursts of adrenalin that make you feel younger and faster, as if you could conquer the world in a single day? You know, springing out of bed like a young colt, ready for the world, taking up several new hobbies, making new affirmations, re-charged and gilled with exceptional strength, and prepared to take on a random heavyweight boxer? … [Read more...] about Oh, Those Bursts Of Energy!

I cannot remember the Looney Tunes character who so beautifully ( even with a slight lisp) sings the sweet old song (one of those we do not often hear). Still, it went like this, "While strolling through the park one day, in the merry month of May, I was taken by surprise...." After that, a light romantic tune followed. May must have been a good month for Elmer Fudd or Porky … [Read more...] about The Merry Month Of May And June Is Bustin’ Out All Over!

My last ICU vacation was less than three weeks ago. Every two years or so, the walls of my colon spring a leak, and I am hemorrhaging in a not-so-lady-like fashion where they rush me off to ER and onto the hooks, lines, and sinkers in both arms that pump me full of units of blood, and other life-sustaining fluids.

 I lay there like a punctured inner tube (remember … [Read more...] about Krazy Faith and Yes! Krazy with a “K”

Last week, after happily shopping in our local food market, my youngest son and I worked our way to the checkout lanes. Much as everyone does, we seek out the lane with the least people, so we pulled up to what seemed like just one customer ahead, and my son just got the words out of his mouth, "I hope it's not someone with a sack full of pennies or ..." and before … [Read more...] about Lessons Learned At The Supermarket

I am doing well (some days), but on the days I am not, I spend them thanking God for my life and the life I still enjoy, and I thank Him for my children.

This part of the journey has not been without its lessons, as we know God wraps every situation in a blessing box and offers it to us even amid our grief. 

My eldest daughter went to pick up her little … [Read more...] about I Am Doing Well

A few years back, while doing laundry in one of our building's communal laundry rooms, I was unprepared for one of our washers getting stuck in the spin cycle. There are only six washers and six dryers in a 90-unit Senior setting with three floors—two per floor. Our first floor is the only one with a front and top loader. I will not get into the prices … [Read more...] about Regaining Our Balance