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I know I've been out of touch for quite a while, but with the holidays, the new year, and new hobbies and interest, I've been very busy. Plus, I had my 60th birthday on January 5.

I used to think of 60 as being ancient ( didn't we all??), but, you know what, I don't feel much different now than I did 10 years ago. Actually, I feel better. In December of 1997, I had a hysterectomy 10 days before Christmas. As anyone who has experienced this knows, it is not an easy recovery, though I had support and help from everyone around. But I still wasn't feeling so good for my birthday. My husband, in his excuberance, decided I needed a big party to celebrate my 50th, and planned a surprise. Thank goodness my best friend clued me in ahead of time. It actually turned out well, considering I was still taking pain pills from the operation. So this year, I told him absolutely NO PARTY, period. Case closed. This time he paid attention, and we spent a quiet evening with the above mentioned best friends, and with the family the next day. It was great.

I have also found a great website that you may want to visit. It's called Helium, and is a site for writers and those of us who aspire to be writers. You pick something you would like to write about from the many lists available, do the research, and write your best article. Each article is then rated, by other writers on the site, against the articles posted for the subject. Not only does it allow you to learn much about many different topics, you can earn money based on your articles. So far my earnings have been very minimal, but I have learned a lot, and also learned that I really do like to write. Like all of us, I assume, there has always been a novel lurking in the background of my mind. And now I can explore that, and more. Check it out.

I will also share some of my writings here for you to check out. I've found them so enlightening that I think maybe you would like them also. Keep checking back. The subjects are varied, informative and interesting. Thanks for reading.