Before I became a Hermit, I loved throwing parties, and decorating beforehand was much of the fun. The Fourth of July, 1977. #party #parties #entertaining #entertainer #host #hostess #hosting #hostessing #summer #fourthofjuly #patriotic #redwhiteandblue #hermit #hermitting #curmudgeon #curmudgeonly #1970s #twentiethcentury #soda #cola #hotdogs #hamburgs #hamburgers #chips #pretzels #partyfood #barbecuing #barbecue #grill #grilling #grillingfood #summergrilling #colddrinks #backyard

Throwing a party for the one-year anniversary of the State College "FRONT RUNNERS" group was great fun as a young man. Now, as a senior, I can happily live without parties. 1995. #hermit #hermits #hermitting #oldfart #oldcoot #oldgeezer #senior #seniors #curmudgeon #curmudgeons #grump #grumps #grumpy #grumpier #anniversary #running #aerobic #aerobicexercise #runner #runners #jog #jogging #joggers #gladiola #gladiolas #party #parties #entertainment #entertaining #guest #guests

Easter Weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, 1977. I loved to travel, before I became a Curmudgeonly Old Hermit. #hermit #hermitting #curmudgeon #curmudgeons #oldfarts #oldfart #Nashville #Tennessee #travel #travels #holiday #Holidays #vacation #vacations #easter #equinox #springequinox #1970s

Easter in Nashville, 1977. I wasn't always a Curmudgeonly Old Hermit. #hermit #hermitting #curmudgeon #hermits #curmudgeons #grump #grumps #coot #geezer #nashville #tennessee #southern #southernstates #travel #vacation #holiday #vacations #usatravel #unitedstates #1970s #visit

I may be a Curmudgeonly Hermit now, but when I was young I liked nothing better than hosting parties. 1977. #curmudgeon #curmudgeons #hermit #hermits #hermitting #party #parties #host #hosting #entertaining #1970s #twentiethcentury #celebration #celebratory #celebrations

I greatly enjoyed ending my Hermitting to appear in "The Sensuous Senator" at the McConnellstown Playhouse last month. Now I will equally enjoy not leaving my house again for the next year. Being a Hermit rocks, and don't let anyone tell you differently. #hermit #hermitting #theater #theatre #thesensuoussenator #farce #sexfarce

I greatly enjoyed ending my Hermitting to appear in "The Sensuous Senator" at the McConnellstown Playhouse last month. Now I will equally enjoy not leaving my house again for the next year. Being a Hermit rocks, and don't let anyone tell you differently. #hermit #hermitting

Although I've completely embraced Hermitting as an oldster, I loved hosting parties when I was young. #hermit #hermitting #hermitage #party #parties #host #hosting #hostingparties #celebrate #cabin #cabinparty #celebration #celebrations #teens #youngpeople #youngpersons #friends

The Old Farts of the Stone Arch Players have continued their Friday morning Zoom Call, long past the dictates of Covid. This Hermit couldn't be happier. #hermit #hermitting #socialdistancing #covid #zoomcall #zoomcalls #stonearchplayers #communitytheater #oldfarts #seniors

Before I became a confirmed Hermit, I loved throwing parties--such as this Bicentennial Halloween celebration. 1976. #hermit #hermitting #halloween #halloweenparty #parties #entertaining #entertain #Bicentennial #1976 #1970s #smalltown #smalltownlife #gathering #gatherings