How Do Loved Ones Live On Forever? Tell Their Stories
by Harriet Gross Saying goodbye I’m home again after spending a few days in Pittsburgh, my hometown, a place I...
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Thinking Outloud
A proud native of Pittsburgh, PA, Harriet P. Gross began her journalism career in 1955 at a local paper. She moved to Chicago 2 years later where she worked as a full-time journalist until moving to Dallas in 1980. Here,Harriet began freelancing, doing special projects such as the text for Dallas Section, National Council of Women’s soon-to-be-published history book in addition to writing for a variety of publications.
Why Do Women Want to Marry at Age 50Plus? Here’s One Often Overlooked, but Compelling Reason
by Harriet Gross What is the main reason for a woman to want to marry at age 50plus? Is it...
Read moreSenior Moments are No Longer a Thing…Call Them “Older Adult” Moments
by Harriet Gross I have several friends who send me things – accounts of personal experiences, or (as in this...
Read moreI See Myself and Wonder What Happened
originally posted April 14, 2018 revised August 6, 2020 By Harriet Gross Time perception When I was 20, I wanted...
Read moreA Meaningful Thanksgiving Need Not Look Like a Norman Rockwell Painting
by Harriet Gross Growing up, Thanksgiving was a delicious family holiday. However, our table centerpiece, was nothing like the one...
Read moreI Miss Trick-Or-Treating the Way It Used to Be. Do You?
by Harriet Gross If you are as old as I am, you’ll remember a kind of Halloween Trick-or-Treating that...
Read moreMissed Woodstock in 1969…but would have gone to Woodstock 50. How About You?
by Harriet Gross "We’re in the middle of a time for thinking again of Woodstock – three days in the...
Read moreSpringtime’s Religious “Twins” – Easter and Passover
by Harriet Gross Coming right up: Easter and Passover - springtime’s religious “twins.” Why do these two important holy occasions...
Read moreSpecial Valentine’s Story, Though Not a Romantic One
by Harriet Gross Do you have special feelings about Valentine’s Day? Maybe a romantic story? Well, I have special feelings...
Read moreWish We Could Go Back in Time to Celebrate the Holidays…
by Harriet Gross I was born in the mid-1930s, and was old enough to remember Pearl Harbor Day, the end...
Read moreInsights from a Pittsburgh Native-Why We Must Continue to Give Thanks on Thanksgiving
by Harriet Gross Thanksgiving, and tragedy. How to put these two things together? Well, I’m going to try… We all...
Read moreWhere Have All the Trick or Treaters Gone?
by Harriet Gross Something has happened to Halloween that I don’t like! Too few kids come trick-or-treating at all these...
Read moreBirthdays Inspire Memories
by Harriet Gross July is my birthday month. Throughout it, I wear a zodiac pendant – Cancer the Crab. It...
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