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Oops 50! · 2d ago

On My Daughter’s Rapidly Approaching Wedding

Author reflects on passage of time as daughter's wedding approaches.

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Oops 50! · 1W ago

Fatimah: Being a Proud & Grateful Parent of a Parent: Part III: TRUST

In my first writing for OOPS 50, I mentioned several words that have impacted my relationships with my parents and with all people I encounter. These chosen words shape my living and my writing and should be shared again. My chosen words: ALLOW-TRUST-REMEMBER-STAND-give CHOICE- BE RESPONSIBLE-RESP

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Oops 50! · 1W ago

Why A Nice Jewish Girl From Brooklyn Joined a Gospel Choir

I have always wanted to sing in a gospel choir. The energy and music is so uplifting. You can be in the biggest funk...tired, depressed, or overwhelmed with your day and your life, but when you start singing it's as though you've been totally transported to another place and time.

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Oops 50! · 2W ago

Sadhvi Sez: Flowers, Tosh, and the Public Library

I read a book that everyone seems to have read, and I found out it’s been made into a movie a while back. It’s called “Sarah’s Key”. I guess I am not on top of things, but that’s never bothered me before. Hey, I just discovered The Public Library again too. It’s so great, because [...]

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Oops 50! · 2W ago

Wishing I Lived in Some Other State Today

My heart is heavy tonight, so heavy that I can’t think of anything funny or cheerful to write about. My state just voted in a totally unnecessary constitutional amendment–to ban gay marriage. It is embarrassing to me to live in a state capable of doing such a mean-spirited thing. It’s embarrassing

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Oops 50! · 2W ago

Sadhvi Sez: In My Garden

In the last week it seems as if everything is growing, budding, and flowering at an accelerated rate in my garden. The first fragrant peony opened, as well as the comfrey, the pink’s, the salsify, and the parsley too. The roses, the geraniums, the abelia, the sweet william. And hey, it’s just the fi

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Oops 50! · 3W ago

Farmer Nancy: I Heard My Father’s Voice Yesterday

Author talks about the joy of hearing her father's voice again, years after his death.

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Oops 50! · 3W ago

Beautiful Women over 50: Paula Jerome Jewelry

Paula’s collection is made from 100% recycled gold and silver and features precious and semi-precious stones, and it’s gorgeous. I invite you to take a long peak.

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Oops 50! · 3W ago

Sadhvi Sez: Easy Swiss Tiramisu Recipe

I’ve had a long relationship with Tiramisu. Not growing up in Cleveland, no, that chapter of my life was Fannie Farmer Fudge, Snickerdoodle cookies, home-made tapioca pudding, and delicious poppy seed and nut rolls days. But after moving to Switzerland, my whole world opened up in many ways with ne

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Oops 50! · 4W ago

Amazing Women Over 50: Helen Collins: “I Can Do This!”

Author writes about Helen Collins, amazing 80-year-old woman who managed to land her husband's plane safely after he collapsed from a heart attack.

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