OAM

"Toby, I did not realize May is Older Americans Month!"

"That's us!!!" He sat up and said, "OAM."

"OAM...hmmm...sounds like meditation."

"How did we miss it for 19 days?"

"I don't know. But, here we are. May 2023, has a theme. It's called 'Aging Unbound'."

"What does that mean?"

"Time to rip old-age stereotypes."

"Tell me about that. Society isn't my strong suit."

"OK, let's see...I guess a story about my toenail might explain that better...

I asked my doctor about a toenail that started growing funny and that I worried some toe fungus was causing it. The doc didn't even examine it. He said, Oh, you'll have to get used to that. Toe fungus is an old-age thing. Later on, at an annual check-up, a different doctor actually examined it. She showed me a way to trim it to get it back to normal growth and assured me that it wasn't a fungus. It was from some small injury in the past. 

...and pretty soon, my toenail grew back to normal."

"Did you get mad?"

"Yeah, kinda."

"Well, let's OAM together...we'll both feel better..."

After a little while went by Toby asked, "Do you feel better?"

"Yup!"

"Please, let's go to the..."

"ART PART"

(He's really gotten into this!)

Paula completed her Tucson Yard Journal for November for us to see...

Check out how Paula made her November Yard Art Journal page...

You can see more of these processes for her art at her YouTube Channel.

And, don't forget new entries are on Paula's Substack Blog: Paula Borchardt - Visual Storyteller

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In Missouri, Susie tried out acrylics...

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In Utah, Kingston has been turning out lots of art...

My Fave.

Then, he made an art wall with his and Grandma Valerie's art.

At school, he and his classmates played their ukulele band for visiting family. Grandma and Grandpa Love were visiting from New Mexico and sent this...

Kingston is top row, second from left. 

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