Category Archives: Stories

How I Will Fall Apart – or Not

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Blog Mavens

Barbara Beckwith, Age 87 Over my 87 years, I’ve considered myself fit and athletic. But I’m a realist, so I’ve started compiling a list of all the ways that I may, sooner or later, fall apart. My list is one … Continue reading →

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Our podcast interview

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Blog Mavens

We, Jane and Ellen were recently interviewed by Janice Neely of Restless to Renewed. We had a most enjoyable conversation about our long friendship, the origins and evolution 70Candles, and where we are today. To listen, download the Podcast app, … Continue reading →

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Tech snafu!

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Blog Mavens

Apologies for that annoying post notice arriving in your in mail, where the print is tiny and the links don’t function. I hate that this is happening! Please be patient while I get some help from India to fix this … Continue reading →

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Apologies

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Blog Mavens

Please ignore the Post notice in your email. They’ve changed all these formats. Ugh! Working in it. Jane

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Testing – positive!

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Blog Mavens

Susan They say in time, everyone will have Covid. Grateful to be fully vaxxed and boostered. Grateful I have masked up and distanced for over two years. Wish everyone else did. I imagine it was a tough policy decision unmasking … Continue reading →

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Broken, Not Defeated

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Blog Mavens

Amy Bryant, Age 80 “Amy, at our age we can’t be doing what we did when we were younger. We have to slow down.” “Say what!” I had just told my friend that I was recovering from surgery on a … Continue reading →

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Technophobe in action

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Blog Mavens

Launching a Book During a Pandemic Is No Walk in the Park by Barbara Greenleaf, Age 78 With all the other barriers to drawing attention to a new title—the million other books on Amazon, general information overload, and the November elections, to name just three—I … Continue reading →

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Arianna Huffington turns 70!

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Blog Mavens
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Posted on July 7, 2020 by Blog Mavens

Jane turns 80 This bears practicing. It’s been ten years since Ellen and I started this blog as a way to ease ourselves into our 70’s. Now here I am 80 years old.  On the day of my birthday, July … Continue reading →

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A new era for me

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Blog Mavens

Kathy, Age 70 I read about this website in the book “70 things to do when you turn 70”, a birthday gift from my sister. A birthday card from another friend said “I’m sorry you’re birthday was ruined by a … Continue reading →

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