Senior Women Create

Hey everybody—if you met a woman who has traveled to 55 countries photographing everything from giant tortoises to tigers to wildebeests to zebras to polar bears to exotic people and cultures on every continent, would you think she’s found her calling? As Nicolle Goldman clicked through a few of her (literally) 200,000 jaw-dropping wildlife and […]

Mary Boyle is an adventurous woman—so, no surprise—she dreamed of becoming a beekeeper. It began about seven years ago, when her husband gave her a bee-keeping suit for her birthday. She took a class, found a mentor, and adopted a queen and a few hardworking bees. Starting with a plastic honeycomb, the bees did the

Karen and her grandma agreed—of all the beautiful blossoms in the garden, the most spectacular are peonies. Now days, in memory of Karen’s grandmother and in gratitude for our friendship, we watch and wait for that glorious hallmark of Spring—the bursting forth of Karen’s peonies! Peonies start off slow. Through winter, their stems are quite

“Oh my God!” Mary Theresa Henning shrieked, clasping red-haired children in her arms. “Oh my God!” she shrieked again….and again….as handsome guys and laughing young women blew her mind with their very presence. They had traveled from far and wide, unbeknown to the birthday girl, who, when she first walked into the decorated clubhouse, looked

Susan Korn began writing from her heart (and her brilliant mind) in 2007, with The Brown Rabbit, One Woman’s Journey to Dignity and Respect—a memoir so powerful she used a pseudonym. Two years later, in 2009, in We, The People…the Best of the Best, A Guide for Reaching your Fullest Potential in Corporate America, she sought wisdom from

I was 13 and madly in love. He loved me, too, until he saw my best friend. When I tearfully told Mom my boyfriend and best friend were going steady, she didn’t say, “Don’t worry, it’s only puppy-love.” Instead, she looked at me with sad eyes and said, “It hurts so much, doesn’t it?” At

“I’ve always said I won the lottery when my adoptive parents chose me,” Joan Griffin says, “but I grew up feeling ‘different,’ because the people I was closest to didn’t look, sound, or act like me. When I was thirty-seven, my birth mother found me and I met my maternal half-siblings. Later, I met my

Susan Korn’s lifelong dedication to mentoring began at age 19, when her first boss convinced her that by doing her best she could become her best, at whatever she attempted. Her mentor’s faith in her paid off. Susan achieved a Master’s Degree in Medical Health Services, leading to a 39-year career at Kaiser as a Health Services Administrator. She

Maybe you’ve been there…for years you rushed to work each morning. Then, if you were blessed, you retired and swore, “No more obligations! I’m free!” Sometimes, though, as time passes, something unexpected happens. A ‘calling’ appears, and with it a resurgence of creative energy. In a recent visit with my precious cousin, Elizabeth, I witnessed this as

Perhaps we don’t really know someone until we visit her home. I heard Judy Phillips mention that she and a friend once decided to become merz-merized—and now she lives with mermaids. I had to see this for myself. Here’s what I saw: Approaching her apartment, mermaids swim up the wall, escorting guests to her door. Inside,