When life gives us lemons, we just have to make ourselves some sweet lemonade. Here you’ll find our musings, pearls of wisdom, and personal stories to guide you through life’s passages. Explore how to embrace your beauty with style, discover new adventures, navigate the nuances of relationships, pull back the curtain to deal with life changes, and resonate with the reflections of other women.
This blog post is dedicated to the young women of today, half my age. They are your daughters, your friend’s daughters, your granddaughters, your neighbors and even the young mother you see struggling with a rambunctious toddler in the grocery store! My daughters ask me questions often – questions about lifestyle, building confidence, beauty, careers, […]

Darlings I love makeup. I love the femininity of cosmetics. I love the feeling of looking good. I love experimenting with my look and I think a lot of women in your life probably feel that way which is why I’m introducing the makeup gift guide for the holiday season. Cosmetics can be expensive, but […]

“The futures not ours to see…Que Sera, Sera.” Of course, as a young girl, I did not know what my future held, but truth be told, I knew it was going to be an amazing ride. Maybe I felt that way because I walked on the sunny side of the street or maybe it was my dream. My […]

Last week my daughter-in law, Jami, and I were having one of our long, mother- daughter conversations. Jami lives in Garden Valley, Idaho high up in the mountains. Garden Valley is a garden of greenery, wild flowers, splendid pastures, interesting homes winding up the mountains on gravel roads. There are lots of wild Elk and […]

Ever since I wrote about packing for my fabulous trip to New York travel has been on my mind. I know for some people it can be quite a headache and it’s no picnic for me either! However, I have done quite a bit of it so I’ve learned how to manage the stress and […]
