
Your serenity and your peace of mind depend on how well you focus. Rising to the occasion with aplomb takes some doing, and I think women are geniuses at rising to each occasion in different ways. It is second nature to us, and each time we succeed, we make another deposit in the bank […]

“You can be young without money, but you cannot be old without it.” ~Tennesse Williams When it comes to spending money, men are from Mars and women are from Venus. I really am using the phrase tongue in cheek because money is security, and financial security is what every woman over 50 needs. Money becomes […]

If we cannot control our lives, our lives will control us. My life is controlling me, and the only way to garner control is to set boundaries. But can I do it? Can you do it? A little back story Saturday night was wonderful. My girlfriend, Carol, and I helped our husbands at the canasta […]

It has been almost four months since I held Orchid in my arms. Our last interaction will remain with me forever. As I cradled her head in my lap and bent my head down to kiss her for the last time, she was kissing my hand as if to tell me, “I love you. I […]

Last Saturday night, my Ultimate Concierge and I enjoyed a wonderful evening at a lobster dinner party at our friend’s summer home. There were ten of us. Before dinner was served at the beautifully set table with big red lobster pots for lobster shells, mounds of seashells and another décor, our host took us down […]