Category Archives: My Blog

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Warts & All

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Nancy

When I was visiting New York City last week, I had dinner with a childhood friend and his wife. Peter’s picture actually appears in my memoir at the beginning of Chapter Five. We are both about four years old, and … Continue reading →

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New Way To Find Me

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Nancy

<a href=”https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?screen_name=nancyalvarezwrites” class=”twitter-mention-button” data-related=”nancyalvarezwrites”>Tweet to @nancyalvarezwrites</a> <script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?’http’:’https’;if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+’://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js’;fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, ‘script’, ‘twitter-wjs’);</script> This will take you to yet another version of me and what I’m up to. Tweet

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Being Grateful

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Nancy

http://youtu.be/dMZc77rFIag Years ago someone told me to be grateful every day. It seemed silly, and a bit nauseating, but when I tried it, I felt better. Now every day I understand there are things to be grateful for, and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged being conscious, being grateful, grateful for my daughters, grateful for my environment, grateful for partner, grateful for work, joy in life | Comments Off

Death Is Part Of Life

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Nancy

A few weeks ago I was invited to a community event for an old friend I hadn’t seen in some months. When I walked in the door at the Community Center, I immediately understood the ‘why’ for the event, which … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged being old, coping with death, death, end of life, loss, no adequate words, not enough time, old friends passing, sharing our thoughts, shocking news, time to share | Comments Off

Techno-Moron

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Nancy

When my grandmother would come to visit us in New Jersey from Washington D.C., where she lived, I still remember the difficulty she had using the phone that sat on the table next to my mother’s bed. She had a … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged 'maps' feature, apps, computer savvy, feeling dumb, iphone directions, itunes instructions, new devices, new technical tasks, new tools, phone updates, simple vs. impossible | Comments Off

The Process Of Writing A Novel

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Nancy

http://youtu.be/tRM6VDVIcpA After my daughter returned from working on self-sustainable agriculture in Nicaragua, I breathed a sigh of relief. I had been a little concerned that she might do something foolish because of her big heart, which she told me had … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged being savvy, daughters, finding a novel plot, foolish actions, political action, sustaining relationships, well-maning | Comments Off

Update On “Girls And Me”

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Nancy

“The Girls and Me” will be up and running on Amazon.com by the end of the week. You will be able to find it at amazon.com/author/nancyalvarezwrites should you want to check it out. The new novel will be available as … Continue reading →

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Delivering Manuscript To Amazon

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Nancy

This may sound like a simple task, but let me tell you, I have spent hours at it, and the book is still not ‘up’, so to speak. First I had to upload my manuscript to CreateSpace, the book publishing … Continue reading →

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To Camp or Not To Camp

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Nancy

Just returned from a camping weekend. The site we were given was next to the highway and quite ugly. We were supposed to meet Wonono’s daughter and boyfriend there. After sitting on our little camp chairs in the gravel, and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Blog | Tagged camping out, City visit vs. country one, disappointment, life is good, perks of change, spending time with kids, time shared, time together, too short | Comments Off

Aging

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Nancy

During my last visit with my daughters, one of them sat me down to talk about my memory loss. She and her sister were concerned, she said. Of course I know that I forget things, and forget more than I … Continue reading →

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