By Irene Caswell  When your son reaches a landmark 40th birthday, how does it affect your relationship as a parent? In my experience, when you also share a birthday, it has a tendency to mark the passing of time in larger print, and even more so, I found, this year. Time to Recalibrate The many stages […]

The best part of our trip to Paris and into Normandy has been the experience of listening to the Good grandchildren’s conversations and watching their eyes take in the grandeur of Montmartre and the city of Paris, Monet’s Garden, Mont-Saint-Michel, Honfleur, and Normandy. We are on the last leg of our trip on our way […]

I was asked to answer four questions and write an essay for Chicago Woman Magazine after being chosen as one of Chicago’s 50 Fierce outstanding women over 50. I turned to my dictionary, hoping to find a positive definition. I could not put myself into the fierceness category. The dictionary definition read, “Having or displaying an […]

One day my ultimate concierge,  said out of the blue,“Let’s take  our grands on a trip.” To be perfectly honest I was as shocked as I was thrilled because for as long as I can remember I wanted to travel with grandchildren. Since the trip was his idea and I know my husband, I wasted no […]

I’m a sponsored blog partner of Ensure, but all opinions contained in this post are my own.  No doubt you’ve seen, and perhaps even consumed, Ensure nutrition shakes. You may have heard of the brand, you may not have considered how drinking Ensure can help you regain strength and energy, especially after illness or injury. […]