Jane Leder
A Home Town Girl Wanna Be
"Home Town" calms me like a glass of hot milk before bed and reminds me of better times when political rancor and greed didn't dominate our
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Jane Leder
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
OMG! Don't Let My Husband Cut My Hair
The prospect of my husband cutting my hair during this pandemic is downright frightening.
Jane Leder
- Apr 13, 2020
- 3 min
It's Not All Doom & Gloom
It's been a rough couple of weeks. But all is not doom and gloom.
Jane Leder
- Mar 29, 2020
- 3 min
THE LETTER
It arrived amidst all the junk mail--the catalogs I never ordered, postcards from AARP, announcements about new senior communities in my...
Jane Leder
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
You're Only As Old As You Feel
How often have you heard someone say, "You're only as old as you feel?" Is there some truth to that philosophy?
Jane Leder
- Sep 9, 2019
- 3 min
Random Thoughts On A Dreary Monday Morning
Okay, so it's dreary. No sun. Good possibility of rain. BUT, I don't have to wear a coat or a jacket to venture outside. My garden,...
Jane Leder
- Aug 21, 2019
- 2 min
"I'm A Senior Woman & I Still Care How I Look" Sheila Hansen, Guest Blogger
Hi. My name is Sheila. I’m 69 years old and I still care about how I look. I don’t think I’m alone on this. But if you pay attention...
Jane Leder
- Jul 26, 2019
- 3 min
"Green Your Beauty Routine"
An expert on skin care I am not. Like most older women, I've tried a smorgasbord of products over the years. Expensive moisturizers,...
Jane Leder
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
60 Seconds to Complain: Time's Up
Yep. That's right: we get to bitch and moan about our aches and pains, our bodies--even our partners. We have 60 seconds. Then time is...
Jane Leder
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
"Move It Or Lose It"
When I googled the phrase "Move it or lose it," my screen flooded with ads for local and national moving companies. And here I thought...
Jane Leder
- Jun 10, 2019
- 3 min
"You Don't Look Your Age" (Musings on Turning 73 and What Looking One's Age Means, Anyway)
I used to relish what I interpreted as a compliment when someone looked at my driver's license and said, "No, way! You don't look your...
Jane Leder
- Jul 26, 2018
- 3 min
“You Don’t Look Your Age” (Musings on Turning 73 and What Looking One’s Age
I used to relish what I interpreted as a compliment when someone looked at my driver’s license and said, “No, way! You don’t look your...
Jane Leder
- Jul 6, 2018
- 3 min
My Forever Self
When a friend and I were talking—I’m sure I was whining about my back or the flab on my arms or something my husband said the other...
Jane Leder
- Jun 22, 2016
- 2 min
Belated Father’s Day Musings
Father’s Day has come and gone. I took my husband out to dinner and bought the proverbial “You’re the best father in the world” card and...
Jane Leder
- Aug 22, 2015
- 2 min
A Life Well Lived
Okay, she needs a walker to get around. She fractured her spine as a 94-year-old lifting and carting moving boxes. Her beloved husband...