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From Sixty&Me

When the family doctor rescinded my 80-year old Dad’s driver’s license, my siblings and I were relieved. It may sound cruel, but his GP did our family a great service. Dad’s growing dementia had become an issue and his eye sight was failing. We were ever so grateful to have him off the road.

“I know that doctor has me mixed up with someone else,” Dad would say over and over again. “Why did he take away my license? I’m fine to drive! I’m going to find another doctor who’ll give ...

This post first appeared on the website Sixty+Me on April 19, 2026. It’s my second blog post written especially for this website.

THE PREGNANCY

Our daughter and son-in-law announced that they were having a baby. Rick and I were going to be grandparents! The pregnancy and birth happened in the blink of an eye. We were blessed with a beautiful, bouncing, 8 lb.10 oz. baby boy named Jacob. He was radiant. . . a gift from God.

THE DECISION

Our girl finished her post-secondary education and landed a great full-time job upon graduation. I’d just retired after ...

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Good day friends. It’s so wonderful that you’re here with me today. I really appreciate it.

Earlier this week, two photos of mine were published by The Sunlight Press. Two lovely ladies run the literary online press – Rudri and Beth. They’ve been very kind to me over the past few years, publishing some of my photographs. One of my goals is to have an essay published by them over the next 12 months.

This is the link to access the photographs –https://www.thesunlightpress.com/2024/11/04/photography-by-kim-hanson-3/ .

Of course, the photos are of nature. . . right ...

My head was spinning, eyes, sore, tired, and itchy. I call it “computer eyes”. Too much time sitting in front of the laptop. There was an hour before getting supper started. Making yet another cup of Earl Grey tea, scooping up the dogs, I plopped down in a comfy chair on our backyard deck.

Breathing deeply and fully, I feel my body begin to relax. The smell of rain is in the air, a welcome change from unseasonably hot, dry, temperatures. A black cap chickadee is poised in the poplar tree, singing and tweeting its melodious song. It’s always ...

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Make sure to leave me a comment about what you are working on this weekend!!

Forgot to say that I’ll be at Olde City Quilts in NJ on Sat 9/21 from 10-12!!

Have a great weekend!!!

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I do a 3-day design boot camp a couple of times a year. The charge is minimal for the amount of value in it, and I absolutely love doing them. The purpose of the boot camp is to give quilters a taste of what my teaching style is like, to further their quilting journey, and to encourage them to join me in either the QG Design Academy and/or QG Creative Design Society.

As you all know, I have reduced the price of the Society from $24.97 to $9.97 to make it accessible to everyone. My hope was ...

I just finished a 3-day juice cleanse and will be happy to NOT see juice for a while.

Why did I decide to do it? There were a couple of reasons. I have been working out 3 days a week since December and have not lost any weight; I have gained weight. I have heard muscle weighs more than fat, and I am building muscle, but I also think menopause has a lot to do with it.

I also wanted to reset my gut. I have stomach issues and always feel like I ...

I have been saying this for years. There is enough room in this industry for all of us. Whether you are a longarm quilter, a teacher, a quilt competitor, or a ruler creator, you are worried about your competition. I have been through all these things and learned there is room for us all! When I started quilting for customers, I was worried whenever someone got a new longarm. I thought… there goes my business. Same thing with rulers, teaching, and even competition quilting.

I realize that my competitive spirit, shall we say, sometimes ...

So today, I turned 55 and spent the day at Paoli Hospital getting x-rays of my hands, feet, and knees. Fun time! I have had pain in those areas for the past year. I got blood work done last year, and my ANAs were high, which I guess is a sign of inflammation in the body. I got more bloodwork done over a week ago and am still awaiting the results. The X-rays don’t show anything abnormal. The results say normal mineralization, whatever that is.

The worst is every morning waking up ...

The Merriam-Webster dictionary says the meaning of this word is

a: being without company: LONE

too many lonely nights at home

b:  cut off from others: SOLITARY

the train stopped frequently at lonely little stations—Robert Hichens

2: not frequented by human beings: DESOLATE

a lonely spot in the woods

3: sad from being alone: LONESOME

He was feeling lonely without his wife and children.

4: producing a feeling of bleakness or desolation

Over the past couple of days, since my realization that going alcohol-free can be lonely, I have thought a lot about ...

No, I’m not talking about the football team. Last night was what I consider my first night out since not drinking (I’m not counting going out to dinner). My brother, sister-in-law, and sister went to an interesting Cuban restaurant. I had thought that the food would be spicy, but two of the dishes were quite bland. Mine was delicious; it was kind of like a shrimp scampi.

We then saw an Eagles cover band, which was so much fun. I haven’t been to a concert in a while, and definitely my first with no alcohol. It was ...

It has been a hot minute since I’ve blogged consistently so I figure it’s like starting over now. My blog was primarily about quilting and while I have a lot to say on that subject, my life is quite different now so I figure my blog will be a bit different as well. So if you are looking for solely quilting… this may not be the blog for you. I will also bring you on my journey of (for lack of a better word) “enlightenment”. I apologize that this may not be linear.

I started my quilting business ...

Good day everyone. Recently, I was directed to a website entitled, Her View from Home. Freelance writers like me were invited to write for them, on subjects including family, motherhood, parenting, relationships, faith and grief. My first submission was rejected… but my second submission was accepted. It’s entitled A Rock Solid Foundation.

You can read it here. 

If you do read it, please consider leaving me a comment. As always, I’d love to hear from you all.

Thanks so very much.

Kim Hanson

I had a fictional story published in Cricket magazine called The Trapped and Tangled Loon. It was based on a true story and the backdrop was Police Outpost Lake in Waterton Lakes National Park. I have to say that I was pretty excited. . . maybe thrilled is a better word.

In between, I had two photos published in the Sunlight Press.

Chinook Sky near Cochrane, Alberta

This was a very pleasant surprise for me. Although the pay is miniscule, the reward is huge. It’s made me feel compelled to learn more about how my camera works, a red, old-ish Nikon ...

I’ve waited a very long time to be a writer. In grade eight, at Queen Elizabeth Junior High School, I had a story published in the school anthology. A week later, the vice-principal, Mr. Kelly, summoned me to his office. Given who I was at the time, I was terrified. He sat me down and asked me questions about what books I’d been reading.

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” I said. “In English Lit class”.

He folded his hands in front of him on the splintered, carved-up, wooden desk.

“Several teachers have remarked on your story. It’s very ...

The flat prairie lands of southeast Alberta begin to change around Drumheller, as Hoodoos spring up without notice. Bordering each side of the secondary highway, the landscape rises skyward, in a unique, bumpy, hilly kind-of way.

Hoodoos in the background; Bierot’s Ferry in the foreground, carrying passengers across the Red Deer river.

Taking Highway 56 traveling 28 minutes north of Drumheller, there is a small, roadside sign at Township Road 324 announcing “Rowley”. Turning onto the dirt road, the ghost town is immediately visible.

It’s actually a ghost hamlet rather than a ghost town. In fact, unlike many ...