Gift of a lifetime: a woman’s guide to triumphant aging

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by Barbara Stanford.
Cambria, CA:  Lodge Hill press, 1997.Content:
Starting out. Retirement…what’s that? : Retirement’s the gift of a lifetime —
The sunset years : age like a flaming sky —
A thousand moments : the time that is left is what we have —
Miss White and Miss Brown : two sisters and a staircase —
Exercise : planning your old life and making it good —
Working through. The daily round, the common task : the dirty dishes never go away —
Child of my child : when you’re still learning to live you need a grandmother —
Forgotten dreams : growing old with youthful dreams —
Exercise : making dreams come true —
Being alone. Learning to live alone : can he boil an egg? —
Solo flight : “I grew in those seasons like corn in the night” —
Red hat moments : running sticks along railings and other delightful pastimes —
Please tell me old life is good life : somewhere, buried deep, we know how we wish to be old —
The Christmas gift : a Christmas gift comes in many packages —
Exercise : is living alone for you? —
Planning ahead. The silken bonds of love : when the child becomes the mother —
And come home safe : the old, though frail, need their spot on this earth —
I’m afraid I’ll be a bag lady : will the tears fall as I eat my cat-food supper? —
The unknown years : two can live more cheaply than one —
Exercise : how to be a happy home-sharer —
Feeling good. Winter beauty : the old woman made the others look too young —
Exercise : can you love your wrinkles? —
Take heart : it’s never too late to fall in love —
How do I love thee? : Sexual love that bonds all life —
Exercise : gentle steps to sexual worship —
Taking care. Beware false gods : does your doctor love you? —
Exercise : finding a doctor who is right for you —
The winter tree : the noble winter tree awaits the spring —
Chop wood, carry water : a wonder prescription you can’t buy —
Using your head to save your mind : Alzheimer’s, the waste-basket disease of aging? —
The woman guarding the potatoes died of hunger : close to the nettle grows the plant that heals —
Moving on. Daisy : a cat teaches gratitude and love —
Comfort and hope : dragging our skirts in the dust —
Buddha smiles : memories become the stuff of eternity —
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