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My remarkable 98 year old Aunt Okie has her own wordpress blog…
with her continuing, insightful writing selections!
And…a birthday!!!!
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Today… I changed the name of Okie’s blog from….
“97 Years Old and Still Writing: Okie’s Poems”
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to…. “98 Years Old and Still Writing: Okie’s Poems”
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Here’s a copy/paste, below, of a “Happy Birthday” post I just added to Okie’s blog,
“98 Years Old and Still Writing”…sharing the celebration!
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Okie’s birthday, October 1st! Happy, happy birthday, Okie!
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still writing….
still creating…
still reciting poetry…
still appreciating nature…
still engaging…
still enjoying people!
98 years old and still living “richly!”
Happy Birthday, Okie!
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Okie’s blog started out as…
“95 years old and still writing”
then,
“96 years old and still writing”
then
“97 years old and still writing”
now…
“98 years old and still writing”
Wow!!!!
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I think I remember a “Keep on Truckin’…” poster,
hanging in Okie’s house in the 1970’s!
Little did Okie realize how true that would be…..!!!!!
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Happy Birthday, Okie!
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Keep on Truckin’ Okie….!!!
Inspiring us all…!!!
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Pocket Perspectives 
every year, i think “wow, how amazing” and she really is!
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Yes, I’m continually amazed by her, too!
I added a youtube of Stompin’ Tom Connors singing “Okanogan Okee,” to the bottom of the birthday post on Okie’s blog…what a sweet song! Okie is an incredibly strong, capable woman, but you can see the “sweetness/tenderness of her heart” in her poetry about nature.
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i must make a stop over at your Aunt Okie’s blog! I’m SO impressed and inspired to think that at 98 there is still creativity and an interest in sharing with others. Simply fantastic! 🙂
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Okie really is a remarkable woman! When we were in NH in August, Okie was busy with more writing, including a limerick she was a bit stuck on!
She has some subtle, but clear, statements and insights in lots of her writing:
I have a good life even if I can’t jump over the brook: http://poemsbyokie.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/the-brook-written-by-okie-96-years-old/
Old Bridges and Me: http://poemsbyokie.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/old-bridges-and-me/
Twenty steps down the hall: http://poemsbyokie.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/twenty-steps-down-the-hall/
Enjoy!
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WOW is right!
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Yup…. WOW! for sure!
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