As we passed from 2024 to 2025 I asked myself two questions: (1) What do I want to leave in 2024; and (2) What do I want create as my context for 2025?
Where My Life Has Led Me
Growing up in New York City during a time when women were beginning to spread their wings, I was fortunate to witness a world teeming with creativity and change.
Why do I have all this STUFF????
I don’t know about you, but I just have TOO MUCH STUFF!!!!! I’m fairly organized so it doesn’t show up as indiscriminate piles or clutter. But it’s there.
Don’t Buy What They’re Selling
Finding joy in aging is a full time job. The news media, social media, political rhetoric and talk shows are all telling us we’re going to hell in a
Why Didn’t They Tell Us?
Last week, at the luncheon after my sister-in-law’s funeral, my niece and I had a very interesting conversation.
Influenza A – Oy Vey
Before you ask, I did not get a flu shot. As I always feel crappy for one or two days after the shot, I couldn’t find a good time to get it.
To Hear or Not to Hear
It’s a fact, as you age your hearing diminishes. Why do we say it ain’t so? I remember in my late 60’s not hearing what people were saying was a thing.
Turning Garbage into Black Gold
If you live in New York City you may have noticed these new orange Composting bins. They have given me a whole new way to be relevant.
A New Start
12 years ago I declared I’d write a blog on the Joys of Aging. I’ve had many fits and starts since then. Many people have supported me
Knitting
After a hiatus of 40 years, my friend Barbara inspired me to knit again. I learned to knit as a very young child and enjoyed making clothes