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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Our hands are always on display, an intrinsic hint of who we are. This is even more so during the holidays. We’ll be greeting guests, unwrapping gifts, holding a wine glass or a mug of eggnog, servin...
“Curb appeal” is important, but even more so is “just-inside-the-front-door appeal.” It’s that feeling guests get when they smell the natural seasonal scents, see everything sparkling, and feel the w...
If you’ve cruised your face in a magnifying mirror lately, you may have noticed that the “peach fuzz” on your cheeks is looking a little downier. As we age, we tend to get fuzzier. Notice...
The best way to prepare for a trip to Berlin is by watching the movie “Atomic Blonde.” Charlize Theron plays a British spy (or is she?) navigating East and West Berlin in 1989, just before the Wall co...
Did you know that the right color eyeliner can make your eyes your stand-out facial feature? If you are a woman over 60, you probably remember that not so long ago, there were only two shades of eyeli...
Coq au vin is one of the more popular dishes Mary Pochez teaches at her cookery program, La Vie du Château Culinary Holidays, and is one that should be in everyone’s culinary repertoire. Coq au vin me...
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be doing what I’m doing today.” Mary Pochez dried the copper saucier and hung it on the wall, picked up a glass of red wine, added a large ice cube, and...
One of the realities of getting older for many women is that their eyebrows…disappear. Cosmetics bags now include a variety of pencils and powders used to simulate some form of former brow glo...
Hydration is especially important for women our age. But if the thought of drinking glass after glass of water sets your teeth on edge it can be difficult to meet your daily requirement. We’re h...
“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy….” — or so it once was. Incorporating every sense, I well remember the touches and tastes, the smells and sights and sounds of summer. Summers were indeed easy when...
Imagine a city where getting a job takes two days, but Wi-Fi takes weeks. That gives you a snapshot of the highs and lows of living in Prague—one of Europe’s most beautiful and vibrant cities. Less th...
We never tire of Paris, whether ‘visiting’ through our mind’s eye from the comforts of home or groggily disembarking at Charles de Gaulle, travel guide in hand, raring to go. With its magnificent arch...
