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We’ve written about how to stay warm in prior blogs. Still, with the latest blasts of Arctic air, we think putting out our ideas is the equivalent of a public service announcement to family and friends who are going stir-crazy inside or feel they might turn into an icicle, which we each see out our windows. Here are 16 suggestions; share yours. 1.       Layer up indoors. We dress in an underlayer of tights and tops, some from Uniqlo, which offers a very high-tech warm line, including socks. On top of this, we add warm pants and a sweater—even that Christmas...

  Change. Some support it; others shun it. It’s mostly inevitable in a world that’s evolving faster than we can say our name, whether fashion, technology, relationships, families, behavior, culture, nature, politics, wars, shootings, climate change, weather, pandemic and continuing viruses, our health and so on. There’s no putting a finger in the dyke to try to stop any of these changes. Yet sometimes we try by changing our eating or exercise habits to be healthier, changing our looks to look younger, reading up on fashion trends to at least stay in step with higher or lower hemlines and heels. ...

Why do pet peeves, certain behaviors of others, get under our skin and make our blood pressure rise? It’s axiomatic. We may view the behaviors as annoying, disgusting, making us feel disrespected, ignored and impinging on our time and lifestyle. Although we wrote about this topic in November 2019, these annoyances are still in our craw. Here’s our updated 2026 list of 21. As we’ve aged, we’ve become more tolerant of some and less OK with others. And just to even the playing field, we know we’re guilty of some.  The loud slurper and chomper in a quiet setting. Whether...

We might be older and living our golden years, but we are not a monolithic group. Seniors come in various hues that defy the stereotype of old people sitting in their reclining chairs staring at a TV screen. We’re not all eating soft foods as we try to preserve our teeth or those expensive implants and caps. Not all of us are refraining from vigorous exercise and sitting propped up in bed. We’re certainly not waiting at home by the phone for our kids to call and invite us into their lives, though we love it when they do. And...

Obsessions. Some of the greatest accomplishments in our society are the result of an obsession to create something exceptional. Great art. An extraordinary symphony. Miracle drugs. Magnificent architecture. Brilliant literature. Stunning fashion. Gorgeous gardens. A precisely crafted manned spaceship to Mars. An obsession can lead to amazing results and positive change.  That’s the focus of a piece in a Harper’s Bazaar article (Oct 1, 2025) which considers healthy obsessions. Titled, “31 Things We’re Obsessed With Right Now,” it states that the fashion world would not exist without obsession. Take, for example, the attention, care, and precision Hermès devotes to the...