Category Archives: Food

Quit My Bellyaching

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Real Women

I have a love-hate relationship with lunch.   I love to eat.  It is the what & how of it that I hate.  The deciding on what, and the prep of whatever it is, feels like drudgery to me.  Yeah, I … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Rosie

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Real Women

When I was a young girl, I liked to watch reruns of The Jetsons with my brother.  At the time, the space-age futuristic inventions and contraptions fascinated me and seemed impossibly cool. I thought they could never happen. While I watched … Continue reading →

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In Search of POE

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Real Women

I was fortunate to take a mini-vacation this past week.  Four and a half days of fun, sun, sand and surf in Florida. It was lovely and restorative. I could use this post to go on a diatribe about how too … Continue reading →

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Food For Thought

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Real Women

We all know that food memories are surprisingly strong.  The smell of something cooking can transport us to a past moment in time.  A mention of an ingredient can make us remember a special meal at a great restaurant, and … Continue reading →

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In Celebration of… Appetites

Posted on November 20, 2018 by Real Women

“Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes.  Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.”  – Erma Bombeck Lo and Behold, in the blink of an eye, the holidays are upon us once again.  … Continue reading →

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They’ve Got Me Surrounded

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Real Women

I’m the token female in my household.  I’m surrounded by men.  My husband, my son, my dog – all male.  And currently my stepson is staying with us while he transitions during a move from west coast to east coast.  … Continue reading →

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It’s That Time Again

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Real Women

Aaaahhh, Spring has sprung. The time of year when everything gets green and starts blooming, the days get a bit longer, the temperatures warm, bunnies are hopping, and….. allergy sufferers are cursing pollen, our to do lists get even longer with … Continue reading →

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No One Told Me….

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Real Women

The older I get, the more I find irony in the phrase that “knowledge is power”, while so very much of life is based on trial and error. We spend approximately 16 – 18 years of our early lives in … Continue reading →

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Resolving to be Realistic

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Real Women

A friend sent me a card some time ago that showed a woman standing at a store counter, a sign hanging above her that read Exchanges. She was requesting an exchange to get her old body back. I can totally … Continue reading →

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Therapy Fail

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Real Women

We women have a variety of coping mechanisms and stress-reduction tactics. Some healthy, some maybe not so much. And some are just plain stereotypical. Like consuming chocolate. Like talking for hours to a BFF. Like Retail Therapy. Don’t you get … Continue reading →

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