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She was about the doing not about applause canning tomatoes in summer baking pies in fall quilting winter away
July in the streets of Mexico City: One of the women one never would marry. One of the women one sees
Faye gives Fred next door her sister’s number to call in case Faye dies. Faye’s 94 and feels okay. Her sister’s 90 and Fred’s
Let’s stop the crying, Millie. It’s true our friends are dying. They’re old like you and me. Why not celebrate instead that 80 years ago you and I
They laugh at him because he’s weak by their standards but they don’t realize they’ve signed a
We’re twins. We’ve been together from the start. You’re the doctor. You know that.
She’s been making quilts for half a century and he’s been making poems that long as well and every now and then he brings a chocolate shake to her place
This morning Len sections his bre… with the knife he bought in Paris… on his honeymoon. He bought it fro… at a street market selling every k… beautiful creations he said he mad…
She’s at a flower show miles away arranging roses in a vase very carefully.
Linda’s on TV this morning being interviewed by someone who specializes in interviewing unusual people. Linda’s a smart woman but
Things reach a certain age, an age at which things don’t work the way they once did. The battery in your car,
Sometimes she sits there and listens to him. Sometimes he sits there and listens to her. Sometimes they know
Sagebrush on Broadway a Big Mac wrapper tumbles softly down the street Donal Mahoney
He looks for you until you find him while you wonder if he’s there Donal Mahoney
The media is brimming with reports about the legacy of Barack Obama. He’s accomplished so much it’s tough for experts to name his signature achievement.