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September 2015

The Longevity Explosion

Long life is our greatest achievement. We, the Lucky Few, have lived longer than all previous generations. In “Redesigning Long Life“, the Stanford Center on Longevity reports, Over the next 30 years, the US population age 65+ will double from 40 million to 80 million, and the share of old… Read More »The Longevity Explosion

More Terms of Endearment

Reading to the end of a well-written article on Victorian antiques featured in our local daily newspaper, my eyes popped in mid- paragraph as I read, “nothing makes me so sad as when I go into some little old dear’s home…” Not only was the woman in question referred to… Read More »More Terms of Endearment

Living With Loss and Limitations

IMG_1751 Loss and LimitationsWhen you experience a loss, it changes you. You can adapt to it, you can absorb it and move on—or you can dwell on it and become embittered.

As you age, losses come in many guises, a friend or loved one may die, you might lose your financial power, or you might lose your independence. These losses are major, and your recovery may require considerable effort, such as going for counselling or retreating from life for a while.

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From Runway to Real Life

My research for this post took me to Cassini, Dior, Balenciaga, Chanel, and back to Cassini.  Images for the fashions we wore as young women in the 1950s just don’t resonate accurately with the  pictures I see in historical references to the designers. Long before we saw the fashions, we… Read More »From Runway to Real Life

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