The idea of bringing “my old ladies” together emerged from a conversation with Judy, a plucky, recently-retired 92-year-old. My daughter’s (very good) friend’s mother-in-law, Judy has become a same-time-next-Rosh-Hashona acquaintance. This fall, she talked about adjusting to her new life stage, figuring out ways to use her time and mind now that she doesn’t go […]
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When I’m an Old Lady…A Reflection on Aging in the Wake of my 78th Birthday
The following rumination, published first on Medium, was inspired by “my old ladies”… …women 20 or 25 years older whom I’ve befriended and gotten to know since I was 50. I now am old enough to be someone else’s “old lady.” Still, I continue to seek out “good” much-older women — though I’ve had to […]
Why Old-Lady “Matchmaking” Doesn’t Work
My “old ladies,” a cadre of role-model older women whose friendships I’ve cultivated for the last 25 years, don’t know each other. Except for 88-year-old Betty and Marge, 101, who both live in my building, the rest either can’t meet or don’t want to. And yet, I keep thinking they might like each other. Twenty-plus […]
The Wisdom Whisperers in the Press
8/16: Stand Up with Pete Dominick ((stay tuned for a link to my interview!) 08/14: Crows Feet podcast, author interview and reading from the book. 08/08: The Joan Hamburg Show, WABC Radio, author interview 08/05: agebuzz.com, author feature 08/07: The Oldster Magazine, author feature 08/02: Mind/Body/Spirit online author talk (stay tuned for a link!) 08/02: Adriana Trigiani, book mention […]
The Wisdom Whisperers
Now Available! ORDER TODAY Fiction-writers say that characters sometimes take on a life of their own and “tell” the writer what to put down on the page. Apparently, this is also true of non-fiction. The nine women in my upcoming book are real. They are friends and important acquaintances, not interviewees. This is a story of […]