I am a woman on the back side of middle age, who deals with that fact better on some days than others. I have been married over 30 years to the same guy (I’ve named him Merle here). We have three grown children and three amazing granddaughters. I am an attorney who represents children in the juvenile court system. I’ve been doing this for over 25 years, and I have seen some pretty awful stuff.
I am hoping that this blog will provide an escape from dreary winter weather, and a much-needed outlet for my desire to write. This blog will likely be interesting only to me, but I am willing to share if you are interested. It is, after all, Just My Life.
Just My Life 
thanks for stopping by, hope you do again…
All the best Gareth.
By: zico01 on June 4, 2010
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I like how you writing…
By: Tess Harris on June 6, 2010
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I meant to say…
I like your writing…
By: Tess Harris on June 6, 2010
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Thank you for your visit to my site!
By: chlost on June 6, 2010
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Hi Backrow, Thanks for visiting me. I will certainly be back to visit you more often. It is nice to find someone else who is at the “back side of middle age” and like you, I also cope better with this fact on some days than others. Greetings from ZA.
By: ekisanna on August 11, 2010
at 10:19 pm
Thanks for your comment on my camping post. I find your blog very interesting and will definitely visit here again. I’m always looking for more ways to spend even more time at the computer!
By: Olga on September 8, 2010
at 6:43 am
I’m thrilled to find your blog and am so enjoying your posts!
By: reelingintheyears.wordpress.com on September 10, 2010
at 9:34 am
Thank you! I will be checking in on your site as well. I had a brief visit but will check back.
By: chlost on September 10, 2010
at 10:31 am
I’m a backsidder myself and very much enjoy your writing. Just found you so will enjoy catching up reading all your old posts. (No pun intended)
I love how you find the humor in circumstances that suggest screaming and hair tearing.
By: RustedGranny on November 15, 2010
at 5:21 pm
Thanks so much for dropping in! Your blog looks pretty interesting-I’ve been a passenger in a 4-seater, but never flown one. Love the places you’ve been Flathead Lake and the Cascades look as amazing from the air as on the ground! Hope you’ll come by again!
By: chlost on November 15, 2010
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Another backsider here-and I kind of like it. I was wandering around among the “stones in the river”. I just wanted to say congrats on the year of blogging. But more than that I wanted to say I send peace for your heart after the death of your sister. It is a weird place this internet confessional – but your loss brought to mind my blogs beginnings which were steeped in a family tragedy. And how seemingly odd it was to process this loss with people I never met. Seemingly odd but infinitely healing. Good luck to you as you begin your second year. teri
By: Teri on January 16, 2011
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I am so glad you visited. Thank you. The blogging world is a wonderful and amazing one. Finding friends you will never meet, but whom you come to know better than most of the “real” friends you have is something I never imagined.
By: chlost on January 16, 2011
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Wait for it, wait for it….wow, I just wanted you to know that I picked your blog while surfing the blogs in tag surfer…my first time to surf…I am JillyWillyArt, a painter/teacher and not a writer…I thought to myself, I will see how the pros do it…so I see in your about, that you are in some kind of court system work…sounds very left brain to me…sorry, but I am glad you found your right brain…just letting the words flow, like paint, is right brain…
Yes, I am middle age woman too….love, love, love it…the kids are grown, the house is quiet…I think I will paint, wait no, write, no paint, no write, maybe exercise, no, whatever…I do what I want!! Glad you are out there trying to banish the winter blues…koodos to you!! I will subscribe to your blog and maybe learn to write!! Come paint with me sometime on Lake Lanier!!
By: jillywillyart on February 15, 2011
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Visiting via the Idiot – love what you find worth writing about (I’m always interested in cow shopping and OWS)!
By: Rose on October 24, 2011
at 11:41 am
Thanks for stopping by! I will try to find more stuff to write about here and there :).
By: chlost on October 24, 2011
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Thank you for subscribing to my blog and i hope you enjoy my posts, i am going to do like wise here.
By: dribblingpensioner on December 5, 2011
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Thanks. It will be fun to get to know you.
By: chlost on December 5, 2011
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Ha Ha, You moved to Slow, You’ve Been Tagged!!! Courtesy of LaughingAtEverydayLife 😀
http://tadams4u.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/tag-your-it-darn-it-i-knew-i-should-have-hid-better/
By: tadams4u on March 13, 2012
at 6:43 pm
soooo nice, i m glade i found YOUR blog, me too blogging for the same reasons… keep up
By: elamany on September 6, 2012
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By: Definitely | A Simple, Village Undertaker on May 7, 2014
at 5:18 am
Here in PA, it’s supposed to snow AGAIN during the night. We are supposed to get 3-5 inches! Here it is Easter and looking forward to nicer weather. Not now, say’s Mother Nature!
By: Les on April 1, 2018
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Our daughter and son-in-law live I Philadelphia. I’ve heard that the snow has become quite overwhelming for the city. She sent a beautiful photo of the cherry blossoms covered in snow. I hope that the snow doesn’t harm the flowers and trees too much!
By: chlost on April 1, 2018
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Yes, this snow is a pain in the butt at such a late time. However, one good thing is that it won’t last long. It was a very wet snow. Will be gone once the sun comes back out. I’m not far from Philly. Have been there many times.
By: Les on April 2, 2018
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