How to intermittent fast — and why you might want to ...

July 30, 2025
intermittent-fasting
The buzz about intermittent fasting goes back years--I tried it almost a decade ago--but it's getting louder. Fasting has been around for centuries, practiced for...
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2 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Recipes

How to save money despite today’s increasing grocery ...

July 24, 2025
save-money
Save money? These days, every trip to the grocery store can feel like a test of your budgeting skills—and your patience. Prices seem to inch...
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2 Comments · Opinion

How bad were the Covid years, really?

July 21, 2025
Covid-years
So how bad were the Covid years for those of us who did not get sick or lose loved ones? Yes, for some, pretty bad. They lost loved ones. They got sick, themselves....
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14 Comments · Blog, Opinion

How to enjoy the sweet relief of escapist streaming

July 16, 2025
escapist-streaming
I love to disappear into mindless, escapist streaming. But I'm still a smart girl. So...let’s be honest: sometimes the real world is just too much. The headlines,...
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

A message from the other side for these difficult times

June 24, 2025
If you've been around here through the years you know that I hold what used to be called non-traditional spiritual views, unaffiliated with any particular religion....
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9 Comments · Opinion, Spirituality

Brian Wilson’s death & a gentle conversation wit...

June 16, 2025
Brian-Wilson
Recent text exchange with a good friend: Me: Surprised I'm so teary over Brian Wilson's death. I'm really struggling over this. Maybe because it's a bellwether of...
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4 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Inspiration, Opinion, Soul School

Setting boundaries: why you should do as I say and not as I

June 10, 2025
setting boundaries
Sometimes, you've just got to do the hard thing in a relationship or friendship, and that hard thing often involves setting boundaries. I'd love to tell you that...
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Leave a Comment · Inspiration, Opinion

What has really changed?

June 3, 2025
A black friend and I were talking the other day. "You and I are old," she said, and we have lived through a lot of things. You are old enough to think that things...
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4 Comments · Blog, Opinion

If you are a senior or plan to become one, pay attention!

May 17, 2025
pay-attention
I'm just going to cut to the chase, so pay attention: We are not immortal. As we age, stuff happens that we can not control. It is vitally important that we...
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Opinion

How a trot in Turkey became more of a slog in Istanbul.

May 8, 2025
Istanbul
No one serves their older demographic better than Viking, in my opinion. We’ve taken four Viking river cruises and two ocean cruises and for the most part the...
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10 Comments · Blog, Opinion, Travel

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