Liminal space and aging

December 2, 2024
Liminal space: the uncertain transition between where you've been and where you're going physically, emotionally, or metaphorically. We're on the threshold of our next step of life--a continuing care retirement community--and we are actually excited about it. And maybe a little nervous about...

Liminal space and aging

December 2, 2024
Liminal space: the uncertain transition between where you've been and where you're going physically, emotionally, or metaphorically. We're on the threshold of our...

Surprising benefits from life’s drama and mistakes

November 26, 2024
The other day I read a long social media post by someone justifying their third marriage--in great detail. They listed all the reasons and of course, the list made...

Is it too late?

November 18, 2024
Not sure what happened when I turned 72, but it was like a switch turned. Life was all of a sudden different. Or rather, I was. I was more...tentative. The...

Talkin’ about some of the best things in life

November 17, 2024
Food, dogs and books --our bloggers are addressing some of the most important things in life this week. Rebecca What are your favorite recipes you saved from way...

Tried and true writing advice from a seasoned pro

November 11, 2024
I couldn't be more delighted at the success of my friend, Estelle Erasmus' book, Writing that Gets Noticed. If you're a writer, want to be a writer or ever wanted to...

Delicious, healthy salad recipe for any time of year

November 5, 2024
Filling and super tasty, this healthy salad recipe is a recreation of one I had at a restaurant the other day. It's super-simple and makes a great dish for dinner...

How to be cozy in troubling times

October 30, 2024
You'd have to be living under a rock to not feel the tension in the air right now. The incivility that permeates the airwaves and the social media environment. At...

We’re late! We’re late! for a very important da

October 22, 2024
We all know them, or maybe we ARE them. You know, the chronically late. Those folks who can not make any appointment on time. I am not one of them. My mother...

What is envy & is it ever ok?

October 15, 2024
I'm never comfortable when someone says they envy another. Back in the day I had a girlfriend who was significantly well off at the time. Much better off than...

A warning for 2034 but heed it now

October 7, 2024
Once in a while I read something that has the ring of incisive truth, and such was the case with the novel 2034. It is a clear and stark warning. Americans are...

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