Eighty!

by Kelly Ferjutz

Kelly Ferjutz was more astonished than anyone to suddenly find herself celebrating her 80th birthday! Yes, you read that correctly. Eight. Oh. 80. The one after 79 and before 81. She’s been a Mom, a wife and a lover. Daughter and grand-daughter. Musician. Writer of books and plays, photographer, race car driver, truck driver, traveling salesperson selling heavy duty truck parts, classical music/opera reviewer, seamstress, radio announcer . . . and so on. In this happy and celebratory book she writes about all these things, plus things she never learned, or only learned late in life. Not to mention – SEX!! She always offers many and profuse ‘thanks’ to those who have helped her along the way. To those who put hurdles in front of her, she also adds ‘thank you’ for teaching her to overcome. Had they not done so, neither would she! Please read on . . .

223 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2019

About the author

The three things that I loved most while growing up were sports, classical music and writing. Now, as a grown-up (sometimes) I write about sports and classical music--and other things. I'm published in fiction and non-fiction and my world is filled with wonderful music, exciting theater and vibrant opera! Along the way I got married, became a race car driver and a mom, which settled me down a little bit. I've been a radio announcer and taped books for the Library of the Blind, driven and sold 18-wheelers and written plays and poetry and romance novels, among other things. I do reasonably well at photography, and I still love women's basketball and women's tackle football. Yes, indeed, there is such a thing--and they're wonderful! I'm now single and the proud mother of a terrific adult son and a dearly loved daughter (now deceased).