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May 2023   Last year for my 60th birthday, my husband proposed a celebratory trip for me and six girlfriends in the Caribbean. My only responsibilities were to pack my clothes and pull a group together. He’d handle the rest. If you know me even a little, you’ll give him big kudos: the gift of […]

April 2023   I don’t need glasses to see things at a distance, but I need a 2.5x magnification to read just about anything. I can identify a whale’s spout a mile offshore but can’t read a restaurant menu in front of my nose. I can make out a street sign more than a block […]

Too Long Didn’t Listen is for all of you movers and shakers, who either don’t have time to dive into full episodes, or simply prefer to skim the highlights. We don’t want anyone missing out on the wonderful stories and fascinating insights shared by the colorful guests we host on Bring A Friend, the Parlay […]

March 2023   I spent my career in advertising but never would have imagined that I’d find myself in front of the camera. No, not a TV camera or a film set. I found myself videotaping a post for TikTok. Times have changed and so have the ways we communicate about ourselves and our businesses. […]

Feb 2023   Last week I decided to knit a sweater, choosing an organic cream-colored hand-spun super chunky wool which knit up with great texture. But as I worked my way through the first twenty rows, I realized that the completed garment would be so warm that I’d swelter. So I unraveled what I had […]

Jan 2023   Picture it. The sun is hovering over the horizon, lighting up the sky with color as it slowly sinks below the plane of the earth’s surface. For some minutes, the sky turns shades of red and pink, purple and blue, and after it dips below the horizon, the heavens echo for a […]

Dec 2022   As 2022 roars to a close, I find myself relieved to be moving past the stresses of this year. Despite the lessening of Covid and the beginning of a return to normal, I feel a bit worn out. I need a big exhale and a personal reboot. That self-reflection was what shaped […]

Nov 2022   Me: 60-Year-old Woman. Lover of human connection, fashion designer, pilates aficionado, TV Bake-Off viewer, and advocate for all things feminist. Him: 20-Something Man. Lover of monster trucks, comfortable in the great outdoors, hunting in the backwoods, and follower of all things Trump. You wouldn’t expect the two of us to speak the […]

Oct 2022   Halloween haunting season is swiftly approaching, and it’s giving me pause. But not because I’m afraid of ghosts. While October 31 has historically been a day I look forward to so I can design costumes and hand out the best candy on the block, real-life haunting is getting to me. I’m not […]

Sept 2022   My husband and I went to dinner at Ci Siamo in NYC the other night. It’s one of our favorite places. The reservation was at 9:30 (which is late for us) because I had been running a virtual Parlay House event until 9:00. We pushed past a homeless man at the door […]