March 28, 2023March 28, 2023Family, Pets, Senior Influencer

Ode to Miss Ellie

You know that I have been toying with the idea of getting a dog. A tiny, cute, sweet, older dog. A hypo-allergenic, […]

March 21, 2023March 22, 2023Family, Food, Senior Influencer

Family Dinner: A Look Back

This morning Molly sent me a video of a woman whose husband didn’t believe that they had bread and butter with family […]

March 15, 2023March 15, 2023Children, Creativity, Family, Grandchildren

Let’s Hear It for the Boys

Last week I wrote about Creative Compulsion and how it runs in my family. I followed a thread from my parents to […]

March 7, 2023March 8, 2023Creativity, Family, Gift, Senior Influencer, Writing

Compulsive Creativity

My amazing sister-in-law Diane and I started a fledgling writer’s group last year. She is a serious student of writing and goes […]

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023Aging, Children, Death, Decorating, Family, House Redo, Senior Influencer, Tapestry

Swedish Death Cleaning: A Primer

Last night at Tapestry, Nancy told us about a book called The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. As your Senior Influencer, I […]

February 20, 2023Decorating, Entertaining, Family, Grandchildren, Senior Influencer, The Worst Club Ever, Valentines

A Post Mortem on Valentines Day

You can blame this title on too many Brit Box cozy murder mysteries. But I digress. As a member of The Worst […]

February 11, 2023February 12, 2023Children, Coronavirus, Death, Family, Grandchildren, House Redo, Reunion, Scott, Senior Influencer, The Worst Club Ever, Travel, work

Since You’ve Been Gone

Four years ago today I joined The Worst Club Ever. This is the day that Scott died of the flu (you might […]

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023Family, Food, Garden, Gift, Senior Influencer, Travel, Wine

Who Knew. . .Mineola!

As your self-appointed Senior Influencer, it is my sworn duty (to no one in particular) to tell you about really great things […]

December 18, 2022Christmas, Entertaining, Family, Food, Grandchildren, Senior Influencer

Tea: The Next Generation

Sorry it has been so long since I posted, but life and mostly Christmas has intervened. I wanted to give you a […]

November 29, 2022Aging, Christmas, Decorating, Family, Senior Influencer, Tapestry, Travel

Christmas Through the Ages

And by ages, I mean my twenties, thirties, forties, etc. I spent the weekend following Thanksgiving decorating my house for last night’s […]