Women of a Certain Age

As much as I think I'd like to have this done (and I'm married to a photographer who can do it), would I be happy with the results? ...

"They" say Friends since grade school  Cali visit 2008       "It's just a number"        "You're o...

My husband calls this "Reality Check"...  I call it " Good hair day...and not a bad picture....

My 85 yr old MIL handed me another subscription to a magazine she ordered but can't relate to.  That's it on the left, More.   ...

It's very hard to accept aging, no matter what anyone says. I look in the mirror and, if I'm really being honest with myself, I see ...

Some people get face lifts.  Some throw themselves a big party.  Some take their trip of a lifetime.  Some people review their life and frie...

I call this blog "Women of a Certain Age" yet I seldom write about the topic.  I started it with the idea it would be about women ...

Last night, while getting ready to leave work, I washed my hands in the restroom.  My co-worker was locking up when I realized I could not ...

My husband awakened me with a nice cup of coffee with extra cream, just the way I like it.  He gave me an oversized card with a photo of the...

Every Christmas, Santa fills my stocking with delightful small items; but this year he blew it.  This year, he  included something I viewe...

Today is my birthday.  I'm being taken to lunch.  I'm being taken to dinner.  Both very nice restaurants; gifts from friends and my ...

I don't know if it's the fact we're close to Halloween or that I'll soon turn 58 but, lately, I'm having dreams about b...

Malibu Lagoon by Carson Pritchard After many years of striving for "things" and wanting more, I find myself surprisingly content w...

I want my old body back ; the one with my original hips and left knee intact with cartilage. I write this in frustration after watching a...

As a short postscript to Sunday's post , " Pain ". I spoke with my family doc yesterday. She called to tell me she'd fi...

My best friend and I had an hour long talk on the phone yesterday. We are on opposite coasts. We catch up when we can. We promised to ha...

I would be a liar if I said I never thought about having plastic surgery. Part of the aging process involves the contemplation of whether ...

My best friend and I just made a commitment to take some time over this three day weekend to talk about how we are dealing with aging. She...

These are six of my girlfriends. With one exception, we all went to high school together. We were friends when this photo was taken almost...

I can't believe it but I'm going home for a 40th high school reunion. It sounds so old it's frightening. I had been looking for...