Adult Children And The Past—Diane Confronts Both
One month after Gloria Bell, Diane opens featuring a woman our age. Like the movie Gloria, adult children play a significant role in the story line.
Sexuality After Fifty, Balancing The Emotional And The Physical
As we age, sexuality is often a balance of emotional and physical issues. There is potentially greater satisfaction in our sex lives now…
Julianne Moore is Gloria in this 2013 remake
Gloria, starring Julianne Moore opens in most cinemas this week starring Julianne Moore
Captain Marvel is a boomer and a woman
In the latest movie from Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain Marvel is a boomer and a woman. The movie opened in cinemas nationwide on March 8th , International Women’s Day, and stars Brie Larson as
Galapagos, a 50+ destination
There is no parasailing or jet skiing in Galapagos nor are there budget accommodations. There are plenty of nonchalant wildlife and sober guides scold you when you are less than six feet from a sea lion or tortoise. While the sun shines, it hides behind low lying...Recent Stories
The Rock That Swallows Mothers(Illustration courtesy of esplanade.com) When I was a […]
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Bucktooth(image courtesy of Vintage Everyday) When my mother […]
Chapter 4. Challenges and CelebrationsThose times were BP, Before Penicillin, and there were a number of serious childhood illnesses, which were expected for most children, like rites of passage. I only know from being told that my first severe illness, which had to have included some pain, was a kidney infection when I was just a baby. I don’t know how this was treated, but the after-effects would follow me into my teens due to my mother’s lifelong concern for my plumbing […]
Chapter 3. Coping With Change1943 – The shelves in German stores may have […]