When life bucks you off, how do you get back on? What resolve lets you shriek with joy because you are in the race and not on the sidelines? How did you turn a seeming failure–or failures– into something extraordinary? Please share.
Flying Blossoms: A Head’s Up On Midlife Creative Inspiration
“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days – three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”― John Keats, Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne We were warned early. If a butterfly chose you, don’t try to remove it. If… Read More
Timber Ridge Trading Company And Me…the best part of my day!
I’m not great about letting my little light shine. As a child I was told people who brag, or mainly feel good about themselves because they are brag worthy, go to hell. Even now, when given a compliment, I duck my head and begin to explain why the praise and complimentary person are wrong. I know. I’m messed up. Try… Read More
Why Life Is A Picnic If You Stop Moving Forward: And What You Miss By Quitting Too Soon
There, just beyond the puny pine tree, was the ledge. Beyond the ledge was a dramatic drop down, down, down to a boulder-strewn forest floor. And beyond the death drop was Lake Superior. Looked like a good spot for a picnic to me! My stomach growled in agreement. I should have had breakfast before heading out on the… Read More
Bee Balm Bliss & The Natural Healing Properties of Honey
“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.†― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh Flavored Honey And Other… Read More
The August Ambush Model…Laura Martin
“Everyone loves Laura Martin.†–Linda Cullen Gallagher It is my pleasure to introduce the August Silk Scarf Contest ambush model…the lovely, the talented, the hilariously witty, Laura Martin! (Beat the drums and throw the confetti!) I first met Laura when I visited KBEK’s radio studio (http://www.kbek.com), Braham, MN, to ambush Linda Cullen Gallagher. The gleam in Laura’s eyes told me… Read More
When Lyrics Touch The Heart…A Night With Claudia Schmidt
North Folk Winery, just outside of bustling downtown Stark, MN, was packed. My husband and I had ventured up to hear Claudia Schmidt, a singer/songwriter/storyteller.  We bought a bottle of wine and squeezed ourselves onto a couple of open steps leading to the winery’s loft. When Claudia sang Star Girls, the lyrics tore through me.  Let me know how you feel… Read More
So What’s Fair And Not Fair?
 “It hit me that being hip was a full-time job, and I was only a part-timer. I couldn’t hide forever that I liked county fairs, particularly the goat booth at the 4-H tent, or that I once spent a week with my grandmother at her house in the giant retirement community of Sun City, Arizona, and it was one of… Read More
It Is Hot Outside, Yes, But What About Your Inner Midlife Burnout?
“Bedtime is fraught with fear and disappointment. When it is just me alone with my restless body and mind, I feel like the whole world is asleep and gone. It’s very lonely. I am tired of being tired and talking about how tired I am.†― Amy Poehler Everyone Has Limits It hurts when heroes fall. You build them up… Read More
Sweetie, Sugar, Honey: How Do These Titles Make You Feel When Expressed By Strangers?
 “It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.†― W.C. Fields  A group of older women sat around a beat up table discussing ageism. Coffee cups populated the area like impromptu game pieces, and the cookies were long gone.  When one of the women brought up the topic of nicknames, things got heated fast. “I… Read More
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