This is another post in an occasional series from my dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94.
When I was a kid in England I loved to play Cowboys & Indians. (Yes, we played that too.) I always wanted to be the ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: Well … It Didn’t Seem Funny at the Time!
Every once in awhile, almost everyone says or does something so goofy or dumb that they wish the floor would just open and swallow them whole.
When that happens to you, don't despair; it will eventually become an amusing incident. Lord knows I've ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: Do I Know You?
Don't you just hate it when you're out and someone comes up to you and says, "Hey! Long time no see! How are you doing?"
And then you think: Who are you?
Then they start rambling on while you desperately rack your brain trying to place them: Is ...
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A Memorial Day Tribute from Aunt Doris: Shaken — Not Stirred
Living in the heart of London during World War II and the Blitz, I came so near to "kicking the bucket" (or as we say, "falling off me perch") more times than I can count.
When the war started, I was an 18-year-old civil servant working at a ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: The Same … But Different
When I came to this country I said to myself, "At least I don't have to learn another language!"
Well, yes and no.
Just like there are difference between American and English hand gestures, our languages are slightly different too. There's the ...
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The Secret to Long Life
This is another post in an occasional series from my dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94.
Being 91-years-old, people often ask me: "What's your secret for getting there?"
My son says it's fish, tea and vinegar. Maybe; ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: To Be or Not to Be?
This is another post in an occasional series from my dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94.
Being 92 and never really fully recovered from my stroke, I had to give up my driver's license, which was the biggest blow of ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: The Two-Fingered Salute
As I've said before, the English and Americans do have their differences.
One day, when I was 89-years-old and recovering in the hospital from knee surgery, I noticed an older gentleman using a walker who was passing by my room. Thinking he had ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: How to Make Ends Meet
This is a reposted article in an occasional series from my dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94.
When it comes to staying out of debt and making ends meet, I can only tell you what's worked for me.
I was left a young ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: How to Make the Perfect Cup of Tea
We English do love a good cup of tea (or, as we like to say, a cuppa)!
I'm not talking about that panther pee they serve in most restaurants here in the States. You know -- a thick cup with a tea bag on the side! Oh, no!
Here's how to make a ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: A Cat’s a Cat and That’s That
This is another post in an occasional series from my dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94.
A dog will always greet you with eyes glazed with love, and a tail that nearly wags itself off.
A cat merely tolerates ...
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My Nonagenarian Aunt Doris Shares Her Thoughts On Growing Old
This article was originally written on October 19, 2011 by my dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94.
When you buy a refrigerator, or a car, or even a teakettle, you get a booklet that tells you what to expect, how it works, ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: The Gift of Laughter
I do love to laugh. Even as a kid, any crying always ended in laughing.
In this day and age of complaining, protesting and general worry, it's what we all need. It can help in the most dire of times.
In World War II, during the bombing of ...
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A Few Thoughts From Aunt Doris: Losing Streaks and Winning Ways
This is the final post of an occasional series from my dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94.
Are you one of those people who never win? That's me!
It didn't start out that way, though. When I was 12, like all British ...
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A Few Thoughts from Aunt Doris: The Neighborhood Bully
This is another repost from an occasional series by my dear Aunt Doris, who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94.
When I was in my early teens, Mum and I moved from Kensington to Notting Hill in London. (Yes, the same Notting Hill as the Julia ...
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