The recent news stories about the stressed sailors on the aircraft carrier (“USS Abraham Lincoln”) in the Straits of Hormuz reminded me of my father’s aircraft carrier service during the…
Our unswept deck is littered with rain-soaked catkins and tulip tree petals. My inbox entices me with fascinating genealogical insights and well-written articles on current politics, while lilting poems offer…
I’ve written a great deal about joy over the years, yet I have rarely written about the joy of being a mother. Perhaps my reticence to share my children’s importance…
I’m still proud of my blog’s goal statement, expressed four years ago as: “Uncharted Waters, Living Life While Letting Go, Holding onto Joy.*” Here’s what I now know about letting go…
Tonight is Christmas Eve and there is only silence in our home. As is true for many seniors, we are outside the hubbub of the holiday itself. Our children are…
My upcoming 80th birthday is likely my last major milestone birthday. The NIH predicts that a white woman who is 80 today will likely live only another 7-9 years. Reaching…
Super-Agers: A Perspective The news media is filled with stories of Super-agers. Super-agers are defined as those over 80 with the cognitive functioning of those 20 or 30 years younger.…