The Generation Above Me

A blog maintained by Karen D. Austin aka "Wren" --gerontologist since 2010 with prior education and teaching experience since 1980 in literature, comp/rhet, education, and psychology.

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Interest in My Scandinavian Kin

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Ancestry.com Maps Your Ancestors for You Before moving to Sanpete County, my mother informed me that I had ancestors from Denmark on my fa...

Saturday, April 19, 2025

Our Family Dog Crossed the Rainbow Bridge This Spring

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My favorite photo of Bolt, taken April 2020 b. June 2008 - d. April 2025 Trigger warning. Description of a dog slipping into frailty and ...

Monday, March 31, 2025

More Community Building

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Photo by Wren aka KDA My WOTY (word of the year) for 2024 was "Community." However, I am still very focused on connecting with p...

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Dementia: Personal Experience

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Image by Abhijit Bhaduri via Creative Commons When I was pursuing my master's program in gerontology between 2010 and 2013, I decided...

Saturday, February 22, 2025

Cognitive Overload

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Photo by Michael Reuter via Creative Commons A few months after I moved from Indiana to Utah, I started carrying a clear, plastic stadium...

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Karen D. Austin aka "Wren": Ephraim, Utah, United States; Adjunct at Snow College & circulation clerk at Ephraim Public Library. Gerontology MA from Wichita State 2013 and gero adjunct at UE & USI for 8 yrs. Bookworm, gym rat, thrift store fashionista, ESC fan, proud American. Spouse of a college administrator / author, mom to two: 1. Ball State U grad now music teacher 2. Walmart cashier pursing the HVAC trade Coexist! Crone to be. Email: karendaustin (at) gmail dot com.

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