Truly excellent desserts can come from anywhere. — One of my favorite things to do is read cookbooks. I like to know where recipes come from. Recently, I read one of Julia Miller's recipes for a bundt cake. That recipe is made from a boxed cake mix with a few added ingredients, such as packaged jello, lemon extract…

Having Fun as a Senior Also Means Not Being Profiled. — I haven’t been to the movies for quite some time. I used to go with my husband in the past, but after the first few years, we only went together when the James Bond movies came out. The most excellent James Bond was Pierce Brosnan, of course, with Sean Connery…

Probably having more fun than you! — As a senior, people have many pre-formed ideas about us. One is that we can't do anything athletic. I have six medals for completing half marathons and one for participating in a soccer tournament. People usually ask which son I coached. …

Maybe I need to step back and remember what works for me. — I love the New Year. I love the idea of a fresh start. Most days, I wake up feeling like I get a chance to start all over again — a chance to make things better. This year has been challenging for me. I haven’t been running since the beginning…

Childhood memories of Sundays. In our family, the kids walked to Sunday school at 10 am, and then my parents would be at church at 11 am. The church service was finished just after noon, and we all went home together for lunch. Even though we lived just two blocks…

Here is my take on that. — At first, it seems pretty straightforward. The question asked is, do we include men in Middle-Pause? Yes or no. It is necessary to think this through and consider the benefits or possible drawbacks. These are the points I came up with for both sides of this question. No Having a place…

Sisters of the heart are what we are. — Photo by Howie R on Unsplash I first met Connie on Sept 1, 1970. We were in the graduating class of 1973 at St. Paul’s Hospital School of Nursing. At least, we hoped we would graduate. We didn’t have any idea of what we were in for. I thought nursing…

And you thought getting old was just a number. — How often did you not do something you really wanted to because of peer pressure? Were you afraid your friends would laugh? You remember how you needed to fit in as a teen. Wear the right clothing, buy cool running shoes, and sit at the cafeteria table with your friends. …

I have a solution. — Two days ago, I lost my iPhone. It almost makes you feel disorientated. Luckily I could use my husband’s phone to tell my friends not to text or call me. About a year ago, my husband and I decided to use an app to track my phone. If I ever…