by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 28, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Musings about life, Women's Issues
For several years I could not manage to find a sibling or relative who would admit to understanding that my mother was becoming demented. My own children knew it, but because of denial in the family, it was hard to have a normal conversation about the facts. Then...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Oct 2, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Musings about life, Women's Issues
Today I took my mother to a luncheon which she has been going to for years. It was the opening event of the Washington Studies Group. A lovely group of ladies who are pretty much “old school”. Everyone was dressed up but no one more than my mother. She was...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 26, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Women's Issues
My Mother and one of my granddaughters, Kathryn. Before today I had never heard of it. But apparently it is a real thing. Daughters Day. It will one day be as important as Mothers Day which is a totally “made up” Holiday that has never been very important...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 25, 2019 | Family, Musings about life, Uncategorized, Women's Issues
I was lying in bed, thinking that my memory must be going. It’s so hard for me to grasp all the different things which I’m supposed to be doing. It was making me feel confused. My mind was crowded with dates to remember, people to meet and thank you notes...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Sep 6, 2019 | Caring for aging parents, Family, Musings about life, Women's Issues
So this will be short. A picture is worth one thousand words, isn’t it? And I have a couple that show the way I feel when the sun is just up and my time is my own before others awaken. Looking East along the side of the house. Our mornings have been spectacular...
by Bonnie B Matheson | Aug 28, 2019 | Musings about life, Politics, Rant, Women's Issues
Holton-Arms School is my Alma Mater. Miss Lurton and Miss Brown were my first mentors, and they were admirable women. I revered them and tried to live a life of which they would have approved. Miss Brown When I went back to college at 50 to get my BA in psychology, it...
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