by kathy | Blog, philosophy
My dog’s full name is Bond. James Bond, but we just call him Bond. Bond is 12 years old now and is still the most handsome Lab cross with a goatee and eyebrows. He has survived being hit by a truck and two surgeries but his health is failing now. Here are the things I...
by kathy | 3 things, Blog, Travel
I spent some time this summer in a spot I have gone to many times over the last 15 years, Nakusp BC. When my kids were little, we spent a week or two with my brother’s family and sometimes my mom at a resort called Murphy’s Landing. Nakusp is a small place that is...
by kathy | 3 things, thriving in middle age, yummy things
When both my grandmothers were in their later years, they started to lose their appetite. They became fond of tea and toast meals and they became more and more frail. This unfortunately is quite common and it is the reason doctors sometimes recommend protein drinks...
by kathy | 3 things, beauty, fashion
I have always liked the color pink. For certain skin tones, it can be so fresh and youthful to wear pink. I know it is associated with ‘pink for girls and blue for boys’ but both colors are beautiful and I think we have moved on from these gender associations- thank...
by kathy | Blog, thriving in middle age
When I was growing up, it seemed like women had their own special forms of exercise that were different than men’s. We had Jazzercise and Jane Fonda (and then yoga and pilates) and they had the weight room. You had to be brave to venture in there. Now we know better....