“You gotta keep poking and clicking,” a friend tells me. “That’s what my daughter does.”... more

This time of year still hits me hard.... more

"It's a great time to get old!" That's what my husband, Peter, says.... more

"Dress for the job you want!" was advice I heard from an early age.... more

Of course, we should have known something was wrong.... more

The plan was to buy everyone cake.... more

I have a weakness for grouchy people.... more

"What a sweet dog!" I said, in Spanish.... more

My landlord, Jorge, is a patron of the arts.... more

"Maybe I'm a little old for this dress?" I suggested tentatively as I made my way to the mirror in the little shop.... more

My husband, Peter, and I were traveling in Mexico when we suddenly found ourselves without a place to stay.... more

My great-uncle John never buttered his bread.... more

"I can always sleep in my rain jacket," my husband, Peter, announced.... more