Conquering Hate Mail... and 10 Things You Don't Know About NYC

A comment on our site:

“In my opinion, anyone who would refer to children in such a disgusting and disrespectful way (adult or not) is an emotionally bankrupt shell of a person..."
BAM! My first hate mail.

 I read a lot of blogs. Any of them worth their salt raise strong emotion and spark debate on their message boards. Sometimes it can get a bit heated, but makes for a nice balance.

 We have had comments on our website that strongly disagree with our opinions and we relish them, we value every... CONTINUE READING >>

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Ten Things You Don't Know About New York City - Even if You Live There!

Your GypsyNesters found the wild, weird and wonderful not-so-known sights, sounds and flavors of The Big Apple!
Even if you are a New Yorker - we bet you don't know most of these!.. CONTINUE READING >>

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What I Learned at My First Women's Retreat... and Dealing with Altitude in Peru

The odd, nomadic lifestyle that I live (and love) is not especially conducive to making intimate, long-term connections. Something that I miss, and am sorely out of practice in pursuing.

But I wasn't sure that a women's retreat was right for me.

The lessons that I learned were completely unexpected... CONTINUE READING >>

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How to (and How Not to) Deal with the Altitude in Peru

I'm a sea-level gal. I don't do well with high altitude.

 At about 5,000 feet above sea level I get sleepy, at 6,000 loopy and at 7,000 I'm out cold - like I'm in a coma.

 So when I found out that our trip to Peru would mean being above 11,000 feet, I panicked. We were going to some real bucket list-worthy... CONTINUE READING >>

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Sometimes a Girl’s Gotta Get Away... and the creepiest church EVER

Don’t get me wrong – I love being with David. 

We’re pretty much together 24/7 and it’s seldom a problem with us.

We work hard on keeping our relationship fresh (to varying degrees, of course!) and continue to try new things together.

But sometimes a girl... CONTINUE READING >>

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The Macabre Human Bone Church of Sedlec, Czech RepublicInside the walls of this seemingly peaceful little church is a gallery so ghastly, it must be seen to be believed.

 We had heard stories about this place, but words -- nor pictures -- can begin to explain what it was like walking through the doors. ... CONTINUE READING >> 


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Channeling our Inner Celebrity in Boston!

Once again we found ourselves at the fantastic Life@50+ Expo - this time in Boston!

And this time we landed on the cover of AARP Magazine! Well, sort of.

Becoming cover models is just one of the myriads of fun activities we participated in while visiting Beantown.

While pretending to be celebrities, we found ourselves mingling with several real celebrities... CONTINUE READING >>



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Picture This: Union Station in Washington, DC

Union Station in Washington, DC is the most impressive depot we have ever traveled through.

From the bright shopping area around the gates, to the amazing, massive main hall almost one hundred feet high, the station left our... CONTINUE READING >>


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Must-see Movie: Cyber-Seniors

Walking into the theater at the Movies for Grownups Film Festival, I expected Cyber-Seniors to be a dry, informative info-nugget on how the Internet could enhance the lives of the older set. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Honestly, I've never been to a theater where the crowd was howling with this level of laughter.... CONTINUE READING >>

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Our America's Founding Cities by Train live-blog continues through Boston, Washington, DC and Philadelphia - join us!... CONTINUE READING >>
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How Can I Possibly Be Old Enough for AARP?

It's an American coming-of-a-certain-age rite of passage. You turn fifty and you join AARP, right?

For me, it was easy - I'm married to a man five years older than me. The blow of my aging milestones are always softened because David paves the way for me - he shoots through them kicking and screaming so I can glide into them gracefully knowing that it's not the end of the world (until I look in the mirror and realize that I don't quite match up to the image I have of myself in my mind!).

Riding on David's coattails, I've been... CONTINUE READING > >

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Green Gables - Bringing My Childhood Imagination to Life

Laura of Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Anne of Green Gables were my closest literary companions in childhood.

There was something about these girls' feistiness and spirit that sparked "the scope of my imagination" - a bookwormish preteen girl who spent hour upon hour with her nose stuck in the pages of... CONTINUE READING >> 

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Heavy Petting: How many strange pets can one family have?

When our nest emptied, it emptied it not only of kids, but of pets too. We have nothing against pets. We've had both dogs and cats and loved them, but the GypsyNester lifestyle of no-plans and go-anywhere isn't very conducive to taking an animal along. So, for now at least, we are finished with being pet parents.

But pets are often a part of parenting and I got to thinking about some of the colorful characters that were a part of my family through the years. When I was a little kid, our first pet configuration was a... CONTINUE READING >>

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We're Too Old For This Crap

One of our top priorities when becoming gypsy -- as opposed to empty -- nesters was to use our new found freedom to see family and friends that we hadn't been able to visit in years.

While finishing up our child-rearing years on a Caribbean island a thousand miles from the mainland we were understandably limited in our opportunities to drop in on folks.

Now that we are unfettered, we have had the opportunity to reunite with quite a few of our old friends. In every case I’ve noticed... CONTINUE READING >> 

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Spice Up Your Holidays with a Tamale Party

Do you need some spice in your life? Here's a festive holiday idea!

Whether it's a tamale party or your own special holiday tradition, please be sure to get together with family and friends this year.

Enjoy each other... CONTINUE READING >>

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We're Too Old For This Crap

One of our top priorities when becoming gypsy -- as opposed to empty -- nesters was to use our new found freedom to see family and friends that we hadn't been able to visit in years. While finishing up our childrearing years on a Caribbean island a thousand miles from the mainland we were understandably limited in our opportunities to drop in on folks.

Now that we are unfettered, we have had the opportunity to reunite with quite a few of our old friends. In every case I’ve noticed... CONTINUE READING >>

Spice Up Your Holidays with a Tamale Party

Do you need some spice in your life? Here's a festive holiday idea!

Whether it's a tamale party or your own special holiday tradition, please be sure to get together with family and friends this year.

Enjoy each other... CONTINUE READING >>

Facebook and Memory Lane

About a month ago, a thought popped into my head. What ever happened to Tamera? Where did that gangly, sweet and truly unique little girl with the pig tails and big glasses that I went to Junior High with end up? What did she become?


We were the original Valley Girls. We hung out with boys who skateboarded, went to the beach every weekend and said “Like” and “You know” like, way too much, you know? I wonder if Tamera finds it ironic, as I do, when she hears today’s college girls speaking like this, while most of us old school Valley Girls don’t anymore? Actually, I’ve managed to completely kill off the “likes,” but the “you knows” keep sneaking in... CONTINUE READING >>