November 16th, 2025 | Personal
Gratitude Schmatitude
There’s nothing like a holiday to make me feel ungrateful…I hate being forced to be happy. I like normal everyday life where I’m not forced to feel anything. I’d rather…
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October 11th, 2025 | PersonalPlaces
I Have Begrudgingly Become an Adventure Traveler in my 60’s – THIS IS WHAT I’VE LEARNED.
In lieu of interviewing an author this week, I am posting a blog about a recent trip I took, and what I learned. I hope you like it. I am…
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September 17th, 2023 | Personal
Wiser than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus- Tips from the Frontline
I went to the Apple shop on Madison Avenue the other day to buy a keyboard. The saleswoman who looked about twenty instructed me to type something on a keyboard.…
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June 21st, 2023 | PersonalPlaces
Rethinking Family Traditions in the Name of Second Marriages
On my first date with Stretch in Manhattan in the spring of 2015 he told me how much he loved his extended family’s annual vacation every summer in a place…
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May 23rd, 2023 | PersonalPlaces
Say Yes to Adventure, Camino di Santiago
Those of you who read my blog will know that I just walked a segment of the Camino di Santiago in Spain. You will also know that I was dreading…
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April 9th, 2023 | PersonalPlaces
Notes on Easter Day
I love my husband, I do. But Stretch challenges me in areas that I fear exceed my comfort zone. I’m talking about this Spanish pilgrimage hike, the Camino di Santiago…
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February 18th, 2023 | PersonalPlaces
Mii Amo, a Retreat to Return to
For anyone who likes the idea of a luxurious spiritual retreat set in awe-inspiring nature where the food is healthy and delicious and you can do as much or as…
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January 24th, 2023 | Personal
Christmas Vacation Part I- Caring for Your Vocal Cords
I think the big difference between 50 and 60 is at 50 I didn’t think about my health much. At 60, it’s a full-time job. I pulled a hamstring running…
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January 16th, 2023 | Personal
Stretch Takes Me Out of My Comfort Zone, and That’s a Good Thing
This past weekend Stretch googled- What to do in New York City this weekend and discovered there was a jazz festival going on throughout the city. So, he bought tickets…
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December 7th, 2022 | Personal
December Nerves
December, that jolly month, is always a tricky time for me. I recently saw something on Instagram that triggered my Martha Stewart insecurities —In this case a pair of bookcases.…
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