Category Archives: Adaptations and accommodations as we age

A Behavior to Correct – or Not?

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Blog Mavens

Barbara Beckwith, Age 88 I’m sharing an essay I wrote in 1982 that brings me back to a behavior that once bothered me about myself but which I now accept, since it’s on-going. I called it an addiction but it’s … Continue reading →

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We’ve Come A Long Way

Posted on July 7, 2026 by Blog Mavens

by Barbara Mende Despite COVID-19, I believe that life keeps getting better. When people talk about the good old days, I ask them whether they’d have wanted to die of polio or measles or pneumonia. And whether they can imagine … Continue reading →

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Why I Won’t Ever Delete You

Posted on May 24, 2026 by Blog Mavens

Sherrill Pool Elizondo, Age 77 Every morning, when I sit down with my cup of coffee, I check my phone and delete unwanted emails, read and respond to text messages, listen to any voicemails, look at the weather, and read … Continue reading →

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Hacked

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Blog Mavens

Judi Meirowitz Tischler, Age 76 On the day of the blizzard I was hacked. I remember the minute it happened, a quick click and I tumbled down the techno rabbit hole. A flood of emails, calls and texts from close … Continue reading →

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2026 Greetings to you all!

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Blog Mavens

We send best wishes for this new year to all our subscribers and blog participants. At this, the 10th anniversary of our book, 70Candles! Women Thriving in Their 8th Decade, we’ve been busy working on our 2nd edition. We share … Continue reading →

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70Candles Graduate

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Blog Mavens

Amy Bryant, Age 84 As I reflect on the posts that I contributed to 70Candles, I realize how vain I was in my 70s. I was often mistaken for fifteen years younger than my actual age, and as my mother … Continue reading →

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We Were in it Together– Until We Weren’t

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Blog Mavens

Barbara Beckwith, age 87 We’ve always done things together, my husband and I. We fell in love in college, married and raised two sons, biked and hiked, cooked and danced, shared our disparate views and careers, he as a scientist, … Continue reading →

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Standing on books

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Blog Mavens

Barbara Beckwith, age 87 Confined to my home after a hip operation, I dedicate myself to the physical therapist’s assignment: 45 minutes (twice a day) of exercises, mostly seated. I eventually graduate to step-climbing exercises to prepare me for negotiating … Continue reading →

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Babushka

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Blog Mavens

Barbara Beckwith, Age 87 The older I get, the more I feel like one of those stereotypical Russian ladies — babushkas, they call them — who reportedly mind everyone’s business in order to enforce good behavior, especially in public places. … Continue reading →

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On turning seventy five

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Blog Mavens

Judi Meirowitz Tischler, Almost 75 As my seventy fifth birthday approaches I have begun to collect resolutions. The first is to never again drive from my home in Boston to New York City, the city where I was born and … Continue reading →

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