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…
Friday Funnies: ”WE DON’T SELF-DESTRUCT AFTER 50 YOU KNOW”, I tell Sporty Sue, my Boomer Chick friend as I suggest she consider hiring a professional photographer to take sensual photos of her. Sue and her hubby, Sam just polished off a delicious dinner at our place and several bottles of local wine have mysteriously evaporated….
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…
FRIDAY FUNNIES: MY KITTIES ARE PSYCHIC, they have an uncanny way of making themselves invisible when I’m fixing to take them to the vet. I’ve just discreetly pulled out their cozy, blanket lined pet carriers without them seeing and poof, Louis The Lover and Miss Kitty have vamoosed. Just a minute ago Louis was lounging…
LEXIE, MY BEST GIRLFRIEND has a new boyfriend, or so she thinks and she is devising a devious plot to test drive him. She’ll be having him run the gauntlet of friend approval. As usual, I’m first in line and since I already know him and have approved, she’s moving on to phase two of…
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…
MY FRIEND, Theresa’s eyes are searching my face for a hint of reaction, I just ran into her and noticed something was completely different. She has shorn off her magnificent long red locks and is now sporting a short ‘n’ sassy lil’ do. Most gals would have felt a touch apprehensive about diving into this…
SOME THINGS just drive me to drinking and no, it ain’t my hot… rod… Lincoln. It’s not even the exes that pass on by in my life. it’s the unquenchable thirst for revenge, at all cost that is so often co-created when married couples part. “Heav’n has no rage, like love to hatred turn’d, nor…
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