oldchickhazelDec 28, 20191 minSometimes I Just Like To Sit For A SpellWhich is exactly what I have been doing for the past few months. Taking a break and trying to figure out what the next chapter will look like and where the n...
oldchickhazelMay 31, 20191 minSunny Days Are Here AgainOne of Hazel's favorite past times is sitting outside and catching a warm breeze. When she stays with one of her daughters, she will sit on the front porch ...
oldchickhazelMar 31, 20191 minI Like To Get My Flowers While I'm LivingHazel doesn't believe in sending flowers to funerals. Instead she likes to give and receive her flowers while still on this earth. That's probably why she...
oldchickhazelFeb 28, 20191 minOh The Places She Can GoHazel doesn't get around much anymore. She is no longer able to drive. Her eyesight is not up to par and she doesn't handle the steering wheel very well. ...
oldchickhazelJan 2, 20192 minHead, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes Happy new year. We made another trip around the sun which means new resolutions and a fresh start. Commonly people will decide to get fit and exercise mor...
oldchickhazelNov 6, 20182 minA Tisket, A Tasket, Give A Gift BasketTake the load off of yourself in figuring out what to give the older people in your life. Order any of the items mentioned in the blog as a holiday gift. Pl...
oldchickhazelOct 19, 20183 minWhere Art Thou Hazel?Oh Hazel, oh Hazel, where art thou Hazel? Keeping up with Hazel is sometimes hard to do. She likes to think that she can get around like she did when she w...
oldchickhazelSep 21, 20182 minEasy Dressing Now a word about comfortable clothing. Hazel couldn’t handle buttons or zippers well and we certainly didn’t want her falling over her clothes because she co...
oldchickhazelSep 9, 20181 minOne Pill, Two Pills, Three Pills, FourEvery Saturday morning after breakfast, unless she is at the casino, Hazel sorts out her medicine for the week. She has two medicine pill boxes for the week....
oldchickhazelAug 14, 20183 minNow Make Sure You Call Me Every DayThere is a lot to be said about seniors and phones. Other than postal mail, it is the one mode of communication that they have known all their life. Some ma...
oldchickhazelJul 16, 20181 minI Like My Stuff Close ByHazel likes all her stuff close to her in her bedroom. So we bought her one of those shoe storage organizers and put it over her door in her bedroom. Now of ...
oldchickhazelJun 22, 20182 minShe Can See Clearly NowHazel gets up often during the night to use the bathroom. To keep Hazel from tripping through the dark, I bought her several nightlights. We put nightlights...
oldchickhazelJun 7, 20182 minMake The Bathroom A No Fall Zone“I just don’t want to fall in the bathroom”, said Hazel. Hazel is not able to sit in the bath tub any more. She can’t lift herself up from a sitting position...
oldchickhazelJun 6, 20182 min Someone's In The Kitchen With HazelEating and drinking is not always an easy task for seniors especially when they have years of dental work. For Hazel, using straws makes it easier to sip liq...