
Brenda’s Blog
Now I know why my author friend, Laura Munson, goes to a spa for a few days after one of her book tours. I knew a book tour would be a series of back-to-back events, but nothing can describe the intense whirlwind of such an experience until you’re in one. I’m home to spend time
When I first met my friend, Louise, she was almost 80 and referred to all of her female friends as
You’ve heard of statement necklaces? I lived in a house with a statement bedroom that was way ahead of its
The last six months have been stressful: In addition to my monthly trips to New York, I found myself unable
Daily I receive dozens of notices that women are repinning the same photo from 1010ParkPlace’s Pinterest page, “We’re Grownup… Not
Today I saw an elderly woman, sitting in a restaurant, who reminded me of my mother. A one-dimensional woman. A
Many of us who grew up during the early women’s movement were told we could have it all. The reality
Sam and Molly have turned into velcro puppies. If I leave the room, they come with me. With two moves
It’s been a four-police-car-day at my new apartment building. This morning it sounded like the people in the apartment above
This time next week I will have said goodbye to my home in the Texas Hill Country and driven through
This week I marked the passing of David Bowie by listening to his music and watching some of my favorite
The place I thought I couldn’t live without… I’ve sold it. In a few weeks, the Little House and my
If we’d known about the violent conflict between the Lacandón Indians and the Mexican Army, we wouldn’t have driven into
I know a lot about hormone replacement therapy. Eleven years ago I was diagnosed with estrogen positive (ER+) breast cancer,
Here’s the perfect Christmas Holiday gift for you and your girlfriends: Lois Joy Johnson, award-winning journalist and founding editor of
One look at Paul Kiger’s blog, Big Green Pen or any of her social media pages, and you realize Paula
Six months ago one of my online friends fell and crushed the cartilage in her hip. If you don’t know
Short of a great facelift, did you know water may be the best beauty treatment you can buy? It doesn’t
The other day I heard a woman tell her girlfriend that to keep from being disappointed, she had lowered her