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Nancy Runner

Smile and the World Smiles With You

A Blog About Enjoying Life!

The 8.2 Club

I hadn’t been on a bike for over 30 years. But from the moment my daughter Abby and I embarked on a ferry to Mackinac Island, bicycles...

The 8.2 Club

On Living and Dying

Perhaps you have seen the new bestseller by Anderson Cooper, co-written with his 91-year-old mother, Gloria Vanderbilt. On the cover,...

On Living and Dying

Kayaking

I never imagined I would have my first kayaking experience at age 70! Living in Wisconsin means Friday night fish fries, rooting for the...

Kayaking

Becoming an Older Person

Someday all of us will be elderly. What kind of role models do you have for this phase in life? Being 70 years old kind of sneaks up on...

Becoming an Older Person

Featured Posts

That's A Wrap

That's A Wrap

The Gum-Chewing Student or the Cud-Chewing Cow?

The Gum-Chewing Student or the Cud-Chewing Cow?

Can Change Be Frozen?

Can Change Be Frozen?

Elvis, Kraak and Smaak, and Joji

Elvis, Kraak and Smaak, and Joji

Adulting

Adulting

That's So Yesterday....

That's So Yesterday....

Critters

Critters

Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose

Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose

I Have Officially Lost It.....

I Have Officially Lost It.....

Are You Clever Elsie or Catastrophic Elsie?

Are You Clever Elsie or Catastrophic Elsie?

There Is So Much I Don't Know!

There Is So Much I Don't Know!

Will 2023 Be the Year You.......

Will 2023 Be the Year You.......

Naked Germans, Duck Calls, and Good-byes

Naked Germans, Duck Calls, and Good-byes

An EGGcellent Question

An EGGcellent Question

Take That, Pandemic!

Take That, Pandemic!

Grandsons, Crisco, and Ginger

Grandsons, Crisco, and Ginger

Tulip Bulbs and Cinnamon Toast

Tulip Bulbs and Cinnamon Toast

The Good Things Jar

The Good Things Jar

Ideas I Have Copied

Ideas I Have Copied

Grits and Salmon as Ambassadors

Grits and Salmon as Ambassadors

If Humpty-Dumpty Could Talk

If Humpty-Dumpty Could Talk

I’ll Always Remember

I’ll Always Remember

From Fish Fries to Biscuits and Gravy

From Fish Fries to Biscuits and Gravy

Do I Dare Open the 2020 "Good Things" Jar?

Do I Dare Open the 2020 "Good Things" Jar?

Finding Laughs in a Pandemic

Finding Laughs in a Pandemic

Yes, I Went Dumpster Diving

Yes, I Went Dumpster Diving

A Personal Time Capsule

A Personal Time Capsule

Living with Uncertainty

Living with Uncertainty

Resolutions and Reminders

Resolutions and Reminders

On Becoming Antique

On Becoming Antique

Things That Are Funny About Major Surgery

Things That Are Funny About Major Surgery

My Latest Binge

My Latest Binge

Expectations

Expectations

Neighbors

Neighbors

Mishaps at the YMCA

Mishaps at the YMCA

Cannabis, Canada and Culture

Cannabis, Canada and Culture

Late to the Party

Late to the Party

Piercings, Tattoos, and Grandchildren

Piercings, Tattoos, and Grandchildren

Uh Oh. I Didn't Read the Small Print

Uh Oh. I Didn't Read the Small Print

Harry and Meghan

Harry and Meghan

Packing for Emergencies

Packing for Emergencies

Down the Rabbit Hole

Down the Rabbit Hole

My Dad's Russian Connection

My Dad's Russian Connection

The Kindness of Strangers

The Kindness of Strangers

The Good Things Jar

The Good Things Jar

In the Eye of the Beholder

In the Eye of the Beholder

The 8.2 Club

The 8.2 Club

A Rainbow of People

A Rainbow of People

A "Harebrained" Idea

A "Harebrained" Idea

Technology Woes

Technology Woes

Recent Posts

That's A Wrap

The Gum-Chewing Student or the Cud-Chewing Cow?

Can Change Be Frozen?

Elvis, Kraak and Smaak, and Joji

Adulting

That's So Yesterday....

Critters

Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose

I Have Officially Lost It.....

Are You Clever Elsie or Catastrophic Elsie?

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