Mad love, lasting love, and why I know my personal preference.
Calling All Pro Bono Personal Trainers and Bath Consultants, Or, “I Want My Legs Back”
A bubble bath for two? Why not?
Bedroom Secrets
Surprising findings when it comes to sex and love?
The Whole Package
Beauty is only skin-deep? Not when you nurture the whole package.
Hot (News) Flash! French Women Over 50 Have More Sex!
Now now. You knew I couldn’t resist a story like this. The Huffington Post offers a report by Debra Ollivier, exploring the phenomenon that French women over 50 have more sex than their American counterparts. At least, so says a study conducted in 2001, and followed up by recent questions from Ms. Ollivier, described in […]
There’s Living, and There’s Writing About Living
“We’re living together,” he says. “What do you mean?” He touches my elbow. I stop and turn back to him. He slides me out of the way as an older woman eases past with her cart. His eyebrows are raised and his face is open. “Well, aren’t we? We’re together when we wake up. We’re […]
Easy to Love
Sheepishly. Brazenly. Blushingly. That’s how I’ll fess up. In the past few months I’ve been dating. Actually dating. And strange as it is to say the words, I’ve enjoyed myself. While I was legitimately concerned about aging out of the relationship marketplace, I’ve been pleasantly surprised. I’ve experienced a few astonishingly awkward advances, blistering boredom, […]
Aging Out or Giving Up?
The dating-go-round. Maybe we just age out…
So Quick
Three days is a short visit by any standard – my son flew in, my son was here, my son flew out. For three days, there were teens in and out, there was assistance running errands, there was laughter in and around the house. And of course, the car keys – in his pocket. Still, […]
My Mirror, My Mug
I look in the mirror and blink. I stare at the face staring back. Who is she? No wide-eyed adolescent, that’s for sure. Nor is she a young woman, though I might like to pretend otherwise. These days, I hardly recognize myself. Yes, it’s fatigue. But something more is going on. Something we think will […]