When the email invite to my 50th high school reunion hit my inbox, I uncharacteristically fired back: I’M COMING! I hadn’t attended a single reunion over the years, and for
When was the last time that you and your spouse spent an extended period of 24/7 together? Think about it: while “partnered,” we’ve mostly lived our lives on parallel, but
On a brisk October afternoon some years ago, my 90-year-old mother-in-law, Margaret, returned to us after a brief stay in a convalescent home. It was, after all, quite unexpected. The
I don’t ask, but they tell me – my inner circle of women, my casual friends, and even virtual strangers in pop-up, spontaneous conversations – things CHANGE after retirement! While
I’ve always loved shoe boxes – the fancy ones. If you’ve ever succumbed to a pair of Kate Spade shoes, you may have also fallen for the perky fuschia and
The other day, I circled back around to one of my favorite books: the heart of the buddha’s teaching (lower case, yes) by Thich Nhat Hanh. You may know it.
When my husband’s 40-something sons visited for six days this spring, he was thrilled to share his “Winnie-Toons” with them. A whole flippin’ binder of silly, colorful, childlike renderings of
Just the other day, my lovely neighbor and I were chatting over the fence when she said: “You look so nice. Heading out somewhere?” “Me? No, nothing planned.” “Well, you
As with many couples who have been together for a long time, we have evolved a “language” that is all ours. Case in point: One of us manages to unravel
Perhaps you read the title of this piece and thought “I need to read this.” Or maybe you scratched your head and said out loud “What? Retirement is supposed to
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