Friday Funnies: THIS CHRISTMAS I MADE A PACT WITH BLUE EYES that we would skip buying presents for each other. No way were we going to fall victim to the constant Christmas Hullabaloo and its associated pressure and guilt. We’re saving our cash for our next sailing adventure and that’s that. The incessant Christmas carols playing at…
VERY RECENTLY I SERIOUSLY SCARED MYSELF SILLY and while I do make it a point to scare myself on a daily basis, this one was a hair raiser. No, I didn’t join toastmasters and start a public speaking career though this is definitely on my terror bucket list list. It was something completely different. In…
FUNERALS GIVE ME THE GIGGLES… The last one I attended found me tightly clutching the hand of a terribly handsome young man I barely knew who just happened to be seated next to me. We were both unsuccessfully suppressing the mad giggles and the tighter I squeezed his hand the worse it got. The funeral…
‘TELL ME,’ ASKS MY YOUTHFUL new ophthalmologist during my eye exam, ‘how on earth did you get such a deep scratch on your cornea?’ Searching ancient personal history I recall, ”When I was about three years old I remember sitting at the dining table, drawing. My mother was upstairs and my creative self decided to make a…
MY HUSBAND AND I WERE CELEBRATING our 41st wedding anniversary the other day. We were having a meal in a restaurant, and unusually, it was just us and our grown son and daughter. It seemed kind of odd; none of the many other assorted relatives and in-laws were present for once. It was just the…
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I’VE JUST FINISHED DOING A BEAUTY MAKEOVER for my friend, Sue and since three quarters of the cosmetics in her makeup bag didn’t make my discerning cut, we happily trot off to the local mega beauty supply store. There’s something about shopping with a girlfriend that just bears the promise of a good laugh. The…
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THERE’S NOTHING LIKE curling up with a good book to get your mind back. The problem is I have the hardest time sitting still, much less read anything. No, I don’t mean reading the odd magazine at the hair salon, I’m talking an entire book. Scary commitment, Huh? It is for me. Then a challenge arrives…
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IT’S CRAZY HOW HARD IT CAN BE to unplug from the internet for a vacation and even crazier how hard it is to jump back into the stream afterwards. We’re two days into our first Caribbean sailing trip and finally I’ve let go of posting blogs and tweeting. I have no choice, the internet service we…
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Esmée St James on Beauty Tip: Say ‘No’ to Joan Crawford EyebrowsI'll never forget the look on your face, Sue... priceless! I'm still chuckling about that shopping trip. Since then everywhere
Sporty Sue on Beauty Tip: Say ‘No’ to Joan Crawford EyebrowsI almost wet my pants reading this! You are right...the Vulcan lady made my jaw drop. I could have drawnEsmée St James on Goodbye Emily – Hello New Favorite NovelGoodbye Emily is a wonderful read, Kathy, especially for our generation. Putting together the review was a great learning experience,
Kathy Keenan on Goodbye Emily – Hello New Favorite NovelHow cool that someone asked you to review their book! It sounds like a good read, too. 
Why Vacations and Internet Don’t Mix | HOTWIRE YOUR LIFE™ – Mojo for Boomer Chicks™ on Social Media Time Warp – Is Keeping Up Keeping You From Your Work?[...] CRAZY HOW HARD IT CAN BE to unplug from the internet for a vacation and even crazier how hard