This morning my darlin’ husband woke me up singing, “Happy You-Would-Have-Made-A-Great-Mother Day!” I was gifted with coffee in bed, peonies, and Godiva chocolates. Since I achieved motherhood in a non-biological way, his celebration got me thinking. THE UNMOTHERED My mother did not have a clue about how to be a mother, which makes sense because [...]
SEDUCED BY THE BACK YARD Today I came home from my morning yoga class ready to blog up a storm. There are lots of topics to write about after a week of advocating for Alzheimer’s research in Washington, D.C. I did not even make it to the back door. The birds were chirping like they [...]
This video of three grandmas watching a sex tape of the ever-exhibitionist Kim Kardashian & Ray-J is totally vulgar. Warning: It contains explicit language. If you need a laugh, it is good for you. If you need to be reminded that turning grey does not mean you are dead, then it is good for you. [...]
LIVE INTELLIGENTLY WHILE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE The ElderAuthority tries to provide the best advice available for aging well and making the most of maturity. It is important to exercise, eat a healthy diet, use your brain, and have a network of friends. My husband and I are in our late 50′s and try to [...]
OLDER DRIVERS ARE GETTING SAFER One of the most traumatic crisis of aging is having to stop driving. Increasingly, seniors are taking control of their driving futures. They want to be the ones who determine when it is time to hang up the keys. A three-year study from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that [...]
GARDEN MEMORIES Between the ages of four and seven I lived in Ripon, Wisconsin. For some reason I hold that time in my mind as one of particular sweetness. Even though snow covered the ground for a large part of the year, my strongest memories are of gardens and green things. I remember picking wild [...]
Medicare does not cover hearing aids. Buy them anyway, if you need them. HEARING MATTERS Ann Brenoff wrote a good article about her husband’s hearing loss in the Huffington Post today. It got me thinking about hearing loss within my family. To summarize Ms. Brenoff’s observations: About 36 million American adults suffer from hearing [...]
Retirement living is what you make it. Here is yet another example of how great art can transform lives. I laughed ’til I cried.
WINDING PATHWAYS TO TRUE CALLING Last fall, while attending an Oberlin College alumni event, I met Catherine Barr and Laura Irvin, the Executive Director and Program Director of Texas Winds Musical Outreach. We knew we had more in common than classical music training and the same alma mater but couldn’t find time to get together [...]
The only way to prevent getting older is to die. Seriously! If you don’t like that option, I recommend a lot of laughing. It is good for almost everything. If you can’t tell jokes, you may have to read them to summon a giggle. I’m great at telling stories, and then telling the same story [...]
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