Brenda’s Blog
I remember a comment my mother made about the difficulties of growing older: “Wait till your friends start dying.” At the time, she was about the age I am now, and while I knew what it was like to have both of my husbands die, her words stopped me in my tracks because losing my
Fear dictates our feelings about a great many things, especially death and dying. Death is something we try to outrun
Over margaritas and quesadillas my girlfriends and I reflected on some of the difficult times in our lives. Referring to
Instead of taking advantage of the holiday sales, I spent my “Christmas money” on a trip to the cardiologist for
Don’t hold me to this, but I’m thinking about signing up with one of those online dating sites. From time
Do you remember the television commercial, “Cotton… The fabric of our lives?” Sometimes I think the real thread running through
Annie and Lulu are growing into fine young ladies, especially after I sent them to finishing school while I was
Before Thanksgiving a girlfriend’s significant other (SO) had a devastating stroke. He’s been in ICU for much of that time
The other night I reread the beginning of Keith Richards’s autobiography, Life. Keith grew up listening to everything from Mozart
This time last year I took you on a video tour of the house I bought. That was the “Before.”
If you’ve read Doreen McGettigan’s blogs on 1010ParkPlace then you know her life hasn’t been easy. She was sexually abused
Writer and poet, Robert Louis Stevenson, referred to Napa Valley as “bottled poetry.” In 1880, Robert and his bride, Fanny,
When I was in Florence last month, a British historian gave me and my friend a tour of the Uffizi
One of the things I like best about reading blogs is getting an insight into how other women live; a