Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40640)

Laguna Woods, California

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I love the beach, horses, yoga, & grandkids. I write the retirement blog, baby-boomer-retirement.com, and have an Etsy store: DeborahDianGifts.etsy.com.

www.baby-boomer-retirement.com

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Pearl Harbor and Memorial Day

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 26 May

When I took my South Pacific cruise, the ship stopped first in a couple of the Hawaiian Islands. While we were on Oahu, I took a tour of Pearl Harbor. I had been to see the Arizona Memorial in the past, but not the rest of Pearl...

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I'm Back from a South Pacific Cruise

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 19 May

I have not been very active on MyLot the past couple of years ... my husband was dying, I had lung cancer, and I was overwhelmed. However, March was the one-year anniversary of my husband's death, my cancer is in remission, and I...

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Aurora Borealis in Southern California

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 12 May 24

Much to the amazement of people living in Southern California, away from the big cities like Los Angeles, millions of us were able to see spectacular views of the Aurora Borealis. A man posted this photo on Facebook, saying that...

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My Husband Died

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 13 Apr 24

Many of you may have noticed that I have not been on MyLot for quite a while. The reason was because my husband was very sick and has now died. I simply did not have the time for MyLot. Since his death, I have been buried with...

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Tough Year, But Things are Getting Better!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 29 Jul 23

The past year has been a tough one for me, so most of you have not seen much of me on MyLot. I finally felt ready to write a post about everything that has been going on, so you knew what has been happening with me, and why I...

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Obituary for Gloria - the Domestic-Divaonline

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 19 Sep 22

About 15 years ago, I began writing online and the first site where I wrote was eHow. As I wrote articles there, I noticed another writer on the site who would sometimes mention the same locations in her articles as I mentioned...

domestic divaonline

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I Am Safe and Not Injured in Recent Mass Shooting

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 15 May 22

As many of my friends around the world know, I live in Laguna Woods, California and those of you who read the national and international news are about to hear about a mass shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods,...

church shooting

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My Parents Almost Missed Their Own Funerals!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 10 Apr 22

In the last month, my life has been wracked by the deaths of several family members and close friends. We have attended the funerals of my husband's sister, my mother and father, some other relatives, and the husband of one of my...

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My Father Died of Covid

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 15 Nov 21

The past week has been difficult. As I mentioned in my last post, my husband and I celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary in mid-October, and he did not feel well at the time. After our anniversary, his stomach problems became...

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Our 50th Wedding Anniversary

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 15 Oct 21

My husband and I will be celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary this weekend and next week! We were married in 1971 in a park in Berkeley, California. I was a 70's flower child, and chose to wear a purple dress and flowers in...

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Covid Is Still Out There

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 9 Oct 21

Everything is 99% back to normal here in sunny Southern California. Oh, you are supposed to show a vaccination card or negative test results in order to go into a bar, gym, restaurant, or amusement park, but people have fully...

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How We Got Through Covid Before Vaccines

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 26 Sep 21

I'm sure everyone has a Covid story. For us, we have known several people who died from Covid, and several who became seriously ill. As a result, we were careful, but we also wanted to see at least some of our family. That is...

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Over 900,000 Americans May Have Died of Covid

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 6 May 21

Although the official death toll from Covid in the United States, as I write this, is about 580,000, experts believe that the actual death toll is probably closer to 900,000. This is based on a study of deaths which had not...

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The U.S. Government is Moving On

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 14 Feb 21

Regardless of what you felt about the outcome of the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol and the resulting impeachment trial in the Senate, our country is now moving on. Of course, there will be future hearings, and...

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Anarchy in the U.S. Capital

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 6 Jan 21

I want to apologize to the world. I am horrified and embarrassed for our country. Right now, I am watching Trump supporters break into the U.S. Capital building. They have broken down doors, broken out windows, and they are...

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People Age 90+ Doing Well in Our Community

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 23 Nov 20

If you watch the television show "60 Minutes," you may have seen the stories they have done a few times on the 90+ Study at the University of California in Irvine. The research they are doing is taking place in our retirement...

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Getting Involved in Politics

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 26 Jul 20

Like most people, I have only rarely been involved in a political campaign. Usually it has only happened locally, when I had a friend running for school board or something like that. Until recently, the only time I was...

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One of our Daughters is Under Coronavirus Quarantine!

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 5 Mar 20

Last night, one of our daughters called us to let us know that she, her husband, and their son are all under house quarantine because of the coronavirus! We were shocked, although she assured us they are all OK. Apparently, the...

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Fire at my Sister's House

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 15 Feb 20

A few days ago, my sister was awakened at 4:00 in the morning with her smoke alarms going off. The bedroom where she and her husband sleep is in the one-story wing on the right side of the house. (See the picture, above). My...

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Here's to a Happy 2020

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40640) • Laguna Woods, California 31 Dec 19

Dear Friends! I just wanted to let everyone know that I am thinking of all of you and hope you have a safe New Year's Eve and a wonderful 2020. Today, I walked at Laguna Beach with a friend, watched a seal frolic in the waves,...

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