April 13, 2023Entertaining, Food, Senior Influencer, Wine

Tom Thumb Made Me Do It

I didn’t know what to write about this week, hence my tardiness, but then I went to the grocery store. I don’t […]

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023Creativity, Decorating, Food, Santa Fe, Senior Influencer, Travel, Wine

Travelogue 2023: Santa Fe

You know my mantra: Say YES! to new adventures. So one came up two weeks ago. My childhood friend, the Delightful Lee […]

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 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 […]

January 22, 2023Aging, Senior Influencer, Writing

The Music of My Life

My friend Kathy was commenting on the noise people make on their phones when their keyboard sound is on. Especially in restaurants. […]