Happy Memorial Day Weekend, My Darlings! I hope you all have perfect plans for your Memorial Day weekend, my darlings. If you’re spending it with family or friends, let us all give thanks and remembrance to the men and women who died serving our country. We owe them a great debt of gratitude. If you […]

I hear from women over 50 about how they feel lonely. The conversation often arises when women enter a new chapter in their lives. Children leave the nest, close friends move away, women retire and with retirement comes the loss of longtime relationships. Divorce and widowhood come into play, a move to a new community […]

  MY SOUTHERN DARLINGS, THIS ONE IS FOR YOU! Every first Saturday in May, Louisville Kentucky holds their biggest event of the year. Yes, my darlings, I’m talking about the exciting Kentucky Derby. But what may be even more thrilling than the horse race is the incredible and fun-filled fashion–at least for us fashionistas out […]

Over 40 years ago, when I was 22 years old, I bought a piece of art for $10. It was an instant reaction to a painting that “spoke” to me. I saw its subject, a woman, as my alter ego—traveling her life path. She is listening to her heart, she has learned her lesson, and she […]

  “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ~Leonardo Da Vinci Mental balance is a skill controlled by our minds. I think living a ‘balanced’ lifestyle is an art because, like art, it is a skill. Like art, we create our palate. What is considered balance for one is not considered balance for all. But one thing […]