November 3, 2024November 3, 2024Aging, Death, Family, Goals, House Redo, Senior Influencer, The Worst Club Ever, Travel

A New Chapter

No, not the writing kind of chapter. A life-altering event kind of chapter. The kind of chapter that happens when you lose […]

October 2, 2023Aging, House Redo, Senior Influencer, The Worst Club Ever

Getting the To-Dos Done

Over the course of the summer, my house, which has been my solace and my refuge for these 4.5 years, betrayed me. […]

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023Decorating, Family, Grandchildren, House Redo, Houseguests, Senior Influencer

Sweet Spots

I’m not talking about those places that make us moan in ecstasy — like the pick up window at Jake’s or Starbuck’s […]

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 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 […]

August 14, 2022August 19, 2022Decorating, House Redo, Scott, Senior Influencer

Unplugging the Past…one cord at a time

Scott’s been gone 3 1/2 years now (still seems like yesterday) and I take small steps into my new reality all the […]

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022Decorating, House Redo, Senior Influencer, Writing

The Ending of the Neverending Second Story

When last we met, I left you with the image of a bathroom stripped naked (so appropriate in a bathroom), a new […]

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022Coronavirus, Family, House Redo, Senior Influencer

The Neverending Second Story

My kids and I watched The Neverending Story on repeat in the 80s, but there IS a definite ending, when the dragon […]

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022Decorating, Entertaining, Food, House Redo, Senior Influencer, Wine

1 Correction & 2 Stories About Wine

CORRECTION: First, I have to set the record straight about my remodel. I realized that the way I wrote it sounded like […]

March 24, 2022April 30, 2022Decorating, House Redo, Scott, Senior Influencer

Everything Old is New Again

And by that title I mean the inside of my house. My house is a two-story Farmhouse/Cape Cod mash-up in the Lake […]