Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
“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
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
 “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
“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
 “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
 “If you live with dogs, you’ll never run out of things to write about.†― Sharon Delarose  Booker, Booker, Booker. Those soft blue eyes of yours tend to deceive me all too often. There was the infamous time you dug up the entire box of newly planted flowers. You didn’t even try to look embarrassed about it. “!@#$% Chipmunk,  Read More
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