Women's Issues Midlife And Beyond
“The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected.” ― Robert Frost In retrospect, I think it was the wink that bothered me most. There we were–“we” being my husband and me–sitting in a place of business awaiting a transaction. It is a business we’ve used for decades, but the person working with us was new. At least new in our… Read More
“I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats.” ― Eckhart Tolle If you don’t like cats, look away now. LOOK. AWAY. Why? Because I’m going to share a few reasons why cats are good for our health and wellbeing. If you think cats are pretty badass and cool, this blog is for you…essentially cat-goodness validation on… Read More
I’ve had so many bikini waxes, I cry every time I see a Popsicle stick.” ― Libba Bray On a recent spring night, a rare one in which the sun was in attendance, a group of artists gathered. Me, being me, grabbed a drink and tried to slink off into a corner. I love artists; I don’t enjoy starting or… Read More
“What darkness swirls inside your head? You are the Pinot Noir beside my bed.” ― Silvia Ardor I love my husband. We’ve known each other for around thirty years with the last eighteen of those attached to titles of Mr. and Mrs. With that much time together you’d think we’d be so familiar, so predictable, that our kisses would merge… Read More
“Dandelions are just friendly little weeds who only want to be loved like flowers.” ― Heather Babcock “Pee the bed.” Not Shakespearean is it? Dandelions, it turns out, have diuretic properties. Who knew? (Well, obviously the French people, but not me.) Needless to say, my awareness concerning dandelions is embarrassingly minimal: –When you rub a dandelion on a siblings face,… Read More
“It’s the good girls who keep the diaries; the bad girls never have the time.” –Tallulah Bankhead I was surprised when I opened the book, and a photograph drifted to the floor. Huh. The book, The Mane Event, was given to me around 1994 by my mother and had been sitting on a shelf ever since. Had I forgotten the… Read More
