You would have walked right by us— 3 women standing in the aisle of the supermarket having a conversation over our shopping carts. Women of a certain age, we’ve passed beyond desirable demographics—mostly not given a second glance— or a second chance. Supposedly, we’re invisible…. presumably to fade away into the sunset. Only someone forgot […]
Aging & Appearance
Mother-daughter fashion
As if it isn’t hard enough when a woman starts feeling over the hill…. today’s fashion icons aren’t even teenagers yet. Here’s the latest kid to be labelled a style setter—Sasha Obama. She’s following in the fashion footsteps of Madonna’s daughter Lola— who has her own clothing line…. Will Smith’s daughter Willow— who has her […]
something old, something new
She put her hand up to his face, tenderly caressing his cheek, gazing at him with love and pride. “I love him so much,” she said, smiling happily. “Isn’t he adorable?” And he is. At that instant, he was completely occupied with the flowers in their garden—not even looking at us, as the sweetness […]
The future in five……more or less
(This is a coda to my last two posts stewing about the reality of aging.) There are mornings when I look in the mirror—and think I must have aged 30 20 10 years overnight. Fortunately it doesn’t happen often—- maybe once a year a month a week a day. When it does happen, it dawns […]
Rocket and Sock it
I haven’t been online as often lately. Partly for the same reason that would possess a person to sleep with her hands stuck inside two balls of socks. Don’t ask. (Obviously I’m going to tell you anyway.) It started a couple weeks ago when my right thumb hurt. Actually what hurt wasn’t my thumb—it was […]
Plastic Makes Perfect: Has cosmetic surgery reached a tipping point?
I don’t judge anyone who wants to improve their appearance. I mean, who doesn’t? But as a society, I think we’ve gone far enough with the obsession to make plastic into perfect. I hope I don’t probably sound snarky about it—still, I should say right up front: after my own experiences with breast and skin […]
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