Author's self description of her background and younger years and gender naming of farm animals

Reaching that certain old age. Life purposes regarding religion and politics. Old age injuries.

A discussion about small town living in the Midwest. How "city folks" perceive small towns, how they think about the Midwest and how new comers can adjust to small towns are featured.

Jane discusses the podcast, a term paper about regional pronunciations, and her playing for church for nearly 70 years. She also describes embarrassing scoldings during church, and the Baptist Church she attended until about the age of 10. She tells a story of a church argument about cleaning up after horses, and pictures her aunts and uncles in church. She finally confesses how she turned in an improperly written term paper.

Sorting through a house full of accumulated stuff. A discussion of critical thinking plus. Looking at the moon.

Some comments on how the year passes, and alternate ways of measuring time.

Looking for Monarch Butterflies and What it is Like Being Old.

1. Being fat and staying fat. Fat moves around with age. 2 A practical joke played on me! 3. Our oldest child, as a baby and toddler. His death as an adult.