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. […]

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023Making Lists, Senior Influencer

Confessions of a List Addict

Hi, my name is Cindy and I love lists. Lists on notepads, post-its, backs of envelopes, my phone. I write everything down. […]

January 1, 2023Aging, Christmas, Gift, Scott, Senior Influencer, Tapestry, The Worst Club Ever

Christmas Past Present

Christmas was almost a week ago, so while we are still in the Christmas Season until tomorrow, New Year’s Day, or January […]

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 […]