A new year is here and I keep thinking about all the people with whom I no longer interact. Some we parted ways on a good note, some not so good. Whichever way it ended, it ended. Time had run out on our acquaintanceship or friendship. On a disconcerting note, there are some that I…

Whew! I am back. The holidays are almost behind me; I say almost because I am here waiting…watching the news. I will turn the channel to wait with anticipation for the ball to drop, heralding in the new year. Nicely cozy and warm! No fanfare, no festivities. My hubby is in bed, it is just…

Growing up in the 1950’s-1980’s baking cookies for a wedding was deeply rooted in me. Small coal mining towns rich with many European ethnicities enriched baking skills. Specifically, in the southwestern/western Pennsylvania and the Youngstown, Ohio area. As a non-traditional student in the Journalism & Public Relations curriculum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, I struggled…

Do you remember the Twilight Zone (Season 5 episode 17) Number 12 Looks Just Like You where a woman is feeling pressure to have cosmetic surgery to look beautiful? This blog post addresses the same pressure in today’s world. The subject of aging and striving to have no tell -tale signs is a conversation that…