Spring brings light, and joy, and desserts. Refreshing, colorful desserts that shout with joy for th…
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What better harbinger of spring than an explosion of cherry blossoms? After several years of cancele…
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Here’s some good news, ladies, that will make you grab your rags and bucket and clean your house lik…
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Rome. The city is vibrant and inviting. Archeological sites, breathtaking art, pasta perfection, …
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There are three easy ways to make your over-60 skin look younger. They are tried and true. And they …
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Most women over 60 have heard the advice, keep moving, as a key to better health. Gardening is hard…
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Most of us assume that makeup for evenings out means adding more. More mascara, more eyeshadow, more blush. But as we age we can run the danger of overdoing it so that we look overdone, rather than th...
Best friends from high school, spin cycle pals, walking partners–there are always people in your life that you want to remember at Christmas with a small gift, a little something, a “stock...
Tunic tops are largely overlooked as formal or party wear. Mention “tunic” to most women and they conjure images of shapeless, baggy tops worn over leggings. Tunics have come a long way since the Midd...
Wreaths have been a decorative symbol of the Christmas season for hundreds of years. Wreaths can adorn any area of your home, inside or out. The holiday wreath has its roots in multiple religions and ...
When we reach our 60s, most of us have some vertical age lines around our lips. When lipstick travels into those lines, particularly if the lipstick is a strong color, it can give us an overdone, Norm...
Do you remember the cup of coffee that changed your life? A café au lait sipped at a café on the Boulevard St. Germain? A pour over at a hip coffee bar in New York City? Can anything you brew at home ...
A dance hostess in a sparkly evening gown lies on the floor of a country estate. She has been murdered. Or has she? An aristocratic family gathers for Christmas at their ancestral home. The next morni...
Gray hair. We may ‘welcome’ our first gray hair as early as our thirties or even twenties. By our fifties they may be taking over our natural hair color. By the time we reach 60 our natural color may ...
You may have noticed that your hair is more fuzzy, snaggy, shaggy, matty than shining, gleaming, flaxen, waxen since you saw Hair (hair, hair!) in the 60s and 70s. There’s a reason for that. Our...
Forests have healing powers. This belief has its roots in Japan, where the practice of forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku, evolved. Shinrin-yoku literally means bathing in the atmosphere of the forest, e...
Who doesn’t leap for joy at the sight of the first local tomatoes at a farm stand? For six to eight precious weeks we have at our command Beefsteaks, Romas, Big Boys, cherry, grape, and the odd basket...
Does this sound like you? You’ve invited friends and family over for a summer dinner al fresco. Everything is going swimmingly, and then it seems the hands on the clock start spinning. Before you know...
