I started blogging about five years ago, when I was counting down to 50. It was a way to keep a journal as I approached a very important birthday. As many of you, my readers, know, along the way my…
I opened the letter that arrived this week from my son D’s university. He will graduate in about a month from today. “Congratulations,” read the letter, “I am pleased to advise you that you will be recognized for your academic…
“What about Retin-A for wrinkles?” I asked my dermatologist, as she removed the four stitches from the spot of pre-melanoma that she had taken off my back a week earlier. “Before you try a prescription medication like Retin-A or Renova…
“You look good,” said my cardiologist Dr. P as she entered the examining room for my annual check up today. “You haven’t gained a pound since last year.” (That was because I took off my shoes when I went on…
I hope you remembered to set your clocks ahead yesterday. It felt great to know that there will be more daylight and that spring is only a week away. What, what, what — spring is only a week away. I…
I definitely need to simplify my life. I need to de-clutter my life, like I read this morning in the March issue of O, The Oprah Magazine. The entire issue is devoted to de-cluttering. I haven’t finished reading it, so…





