We decided to take a summer vacation from blogging! We will return in September. If you have ideas for posts that you would like to write or have us write, just add a comment to this page. We look forward to hearing from you! Stay cool! Have a good summer! Linda, Nancy and Dinah The post Happy summer vacation! first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

It’s that time of year! Head to the beach courtesy of photos by Alex Bergthold! (These photos are from Alex in Santa Cruz, California) The post Head to the beach first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

The weather in Southern California has been so gloomy and foggy, we thought it would be nice to add a few more laughs to our blog!  Enjoy. (And thanks as always to Marian Hirsch for sharing….)           The post More humor for June first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

My sister Pamela Gail Burnham died June 4th. She died the way she lived — with grace, love and compassion for everyone who came in contact with her. Her husband Jim, her children Matt and Dyana, and her grandchildren Nicky, Tyler, and Gavin will always remember “Oma” as someone ready to play a game, listen … The post My sister Pam first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

And you thought that you enjoy horse races! Thanks to Marian Hirsch to sending this one to us! Off to the Races 4.30.2024 The post Off to the Races first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

Trompe-l’œil is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface. Trompe l’œil, which is most often associated with painting, tricks the viewer into perceiving painted objects or spaces as real. Forced perspective is a related illusion in architecture. To me it is almost magic! By … The post Trompe L’oeil first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

We welcome a post this week from Jo Saia, who is a retired social worker, happy and grateful to be writing,painting and volunteering at the zoo with elephants! She tries to keep a sense of humor about this whole aging journey. She would enjoy your feedback and comments on this post on aging like fine … The post Aging like fine vinegar first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

For many, Mother’s Day is a mixed blessing. If we have children, we hope they remember our very best moments, not our worst, but none of us has perfected motherhood.  Sandy Conant Strachan shares this lovely poem in celebration of all the ways mothers can give and receive love. ——————————————————- I know you are legion … The post A Mother’s Day poem for failed mothers first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

There are times in our lives when we encounter challenges we never anticipated. Recently, several of my friends have found themselves facing an unexpected crisis. They were coasting along pretty well, but a sudden turn of events like a fall, a surprising new symptom, or the personal crisis of an adult child caught them off … The post Are you alive or afraid? first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more

Art involves creativity and talent. We think of the obvious tools to create an image on paper as being brushes, pens, paint, pastels, or inks, and the mediums used to bring forth the image could be oils, watercolors, pastels, inks, or other substances. In Textile Art, the primary substance of creation can be the transposition … The post Textile Art – An Exploration first appeared on We are Proud Aging Women ..read more