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A personal blog about navigating a (mid)life with style, grace,
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Karen
- Jul 27, 2020
- 1 min
Rounding Third and Heading for Home
Some would call this a lie of omission, but I like to think of it as a lie of grace. The things we choose not to reveal immediately, or...
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Karen
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Amygdala and the Kiss
Nonny: Breaking English between each line, her silver-capped smile summoned me forward for a celery-water kiss misted with a hint of...
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Karen
- Jul 9, 2020
- 3 min
A Shirt Built for Two
You're supposed to gain weight, they said. You're eating for two, they said. I stretched the bottom of my red sleeveless top with one...
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Karen
- Jun 23, 2020
- 2 min
If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now
Amid this pandemic, I turned 50! (Yes, that deserved an exclamation point) Oh, I had so many plans for 50. The best shape of my life, a...
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Karen
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
Hindsight is 20/20
If we squint a bit, change our view, stand on our head... the last 60 days had some high points.
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Karen
- Feb 13, 2020
- 2 min
A Conversation about Drugs
#ThrowbackThursday January felt like one of those trains that crawl along the tracks, inching towards its final destination only to...
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