A style blog based on a fifty-something Baby Boomer doing her best to age gracefully.
The verdict is in: Sugar is toxic. And we shouldn’t be surprised. Health campaigners have been talking about how bad sugar is for years. Sugar is linked to obesity and suspected of, or fully implicated, as a cause in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, macular degeneration, and tooth decay. The truth […]
Watered Down Last week, we suffered through massive amounts of rainfall and, this week, a heatwave. Officially, a heat wave is defined as three continuous days of high temperatures in the 90’s. With temperatures already soaring, what are you doing to keep sufficiently hydrated? Tired of sipping the same plain old bottled water? Don’t you […]
Please allow me to introduce you to a new series on my blog called Women of Grace. As you know, Age of Grace focuses on fifty-something Baby Boomers doing their best to age gracefully—not only gracefully but also healthy, fit, stylish, and spiritually mature. Jeannie W. of Gracefully 50 blogs with her pet, Cavalier King […]
Are we there yet? Yes, we are. As of June 21 at 5:04 AM, the summer solstice arrived in full swing, but not without a few false starts. According to the Climate Prediction Center, forecasts for this summer include unprecedented highs. All the indicators are there: poor air quality index, high pollen count, and high-temperature […]
The influential Male Department. When I visited any of the many Center City department stores in Philly, I could take the escalator or the elevator to the area where I wanted to shop that day. When you took the elevator, someone was stationed there to direct you to the respective department on each floor. […]
Battle of the Bulge Are you a menopause victim? Is an expanding waistline considered the price of getting older? For women like myself, this can be true after menopause when body fat tends to shift to the abdomen. Not only does the fat around middle age, but research shows that belly fat also carries serious […]
Last weekend, my husband, a few select friends, and I attended a black-tie dinner dance party like every Memorial Day weekend for the previous two decades. Who does that? The Club Twenty-One social group has been a part of a longstanding annual tradition for the last 20 years. My husband belongs to Club Twenty-One, which […]
I Can See Now Recently, I went to see Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated adaptation of The Great Gatsby. I re-read the book to reacquaint myself with the storyline and characters, but the irony of needing 3-D glasses to appreciate the visual splendor was fascinating. And to be honest, it was a little confusing: Do I […]
All Hail Kale, The New SuperFood Does anyone remember Popeye–the sailor man? Remember how he would eat spinach and have super strength to defend Olive Oyl or put his enemies at bay by eating an uncooked can of spinach? Spinach is no longer the superpower food. It’s kale. I am having a kale moment, enjoying […]
The Inspiring Ladies in My Life Today is Mother’s Day, and though we shouldn’t need Hallmark to tell us to celebrate the women who gave us life, it’s a friendly reminder. I had no idea the history behind the holiday, did you? One woman, Anna Marie Jarvis from West Chester, Pennsylvania, founded Mother’s Day holiday […]