Yummy easy summer salad ala Michele

July 30, 2021
easy-summer-salad
Few people cook as well as my sister-in-love, Michele. She made this easy summer salad for me in June and I've been making it regularly since. It's the perfect...
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Is it time for the “Real” Housewives to retire?

July 28, 2021
real-housewives
NEWSFLASH! Ratings for RHONY are so low the reunion taping is postponed ! RAMONA may finally be FIRED! Or the RHONY CANCELLED! You're going to tell me you don't give...
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How holding space is more supportive than blind loyalty

July 27, 2021
loyalty
In all the years I've lived in California--some 36 years--I can't remember anyone bringing up the subject of loyalty. But since I've been spending time in my hometown,...
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Now that I’m 70 there’s more time behind than a

July 23, 2021
70
I'm 70 today. How did I get here? I don't feel a day over 50, honest. I'm still a little girly. With a veneer of maturity. Ok. Maybe more than a veneer. But 70...
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Why you should run fast as you can from someone who withhol

July 19, 2021
withholding
If you approach others with an open heart, you may not be familiar with the concept of withholding.  It's a pretty diabolical relationship dynamic and a big red flag...
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All the week’s buzz from Boomer bloggers

July 18, 2021
Typewriters would be clacking back in our old days, as my favorite Boomer bloggers express their thoughts this week. But today it's the almost silent click of...
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The truth about Invisaligns

July 14, 2021
Invisaligns
When Dr. Fang, as I affectionally call him, suggested Invisaligns after noticing that my teeth were shifting as I aged, I rejected the idea. Especially after he told me...
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How do we find home? What makes a Californian?

July 13, 2021
Californian
This question is current for me, as I start to look ahead, further out than I've ever looked. Looking through a telescope at the far horizon seems to be a function of...
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Thoughts at 37,000 feet

July 8, 2021
Covid-craziness
This is opinion, but it is also reality. Which can bite. I’m writing this on a Delta flight from Atlanta to San Francisco on the first of July. The guy across the...
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Whose music are you dancing to?

July 6, 2021
Nietzsche-quote
  This is, in fact, the life experience of many creative souls, from Van Gogh and Hemingway to writers I know and yes, even me. Even me. Not everyone...
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