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. 

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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 […]

Reaching Middle Age… Not You, But Your Child

Relationships

reaching middle age

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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 […]

Traveling with Grandchildren… To Paris, Normandy and Beyond!

Relationships

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We all ask our parents the reason they chose our given name. It is interesting, even if we are not fond of our name, we rarely change our parent’s decision. Maybe that is why we are so adamant that we decide the name our grandchildren call us. Finally, we have the choice to choose our […]

How Did You Get Your Name?

Relationships

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Rise and shine! Good morning, dear readers. Grab a cup of fresh coffee and let’s talk about the beauty sleep you likely just awoke from… It may seem obvious to many of you, especially in our age of wisdom, just how crucial sleep is to our overall wellbeing. Even without entirely grasping what sleep does […]

The Buzz: Are You Getting Enough Beauty Sleep?

Advice

Beauty Sleep

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For the last two months, I have been, with my ultimate concierge’s approval and ‘opinions,’ been planning a family trip with some of our Grands. He took the lead in suggesting this trip and then turned the details over to me! We decided to take a few of the Grands who had graduated college. The […]

A Trip to Versailles, The Loire Valley, Monet’s Garden & Normandy With the Grands

Travel

A Trip With the Grands

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