This last week of February, the urge to take a solo journey hit me when I was on my morning walk. I'd been busy in January with my writing and then back-to-back weekends of ice then snow put me in a hibernating mode. But on that walk, with the air feeling like spring, the thought … Continue reading Solo Journey: The Seed of an Idea
Month: February 2026
Baby Boomer: Preparing to Go Solo
This week I found a new podcast for women in my age group: The Boomer Woman's Podcast. The episode I listened to was, "Thriving After Grey Divorce" with Pat Fenner. She described some of the challenges she faced going through her divorce after 37 years of marriage. I could empathize with what a drastic change … Continue reading Baby Boomer: Preparing to Go Solo
Online Dating: Wear Red
On this Valentine's weekend, I was looking back at my journal from several years ago. It was a hard time and I was feeling the weight of being alone. I wrote, "Discouraged to be facing another Valentine's and have nobody." I'd been off the online dating sites for over six months and was at the … Continue reading Online Dating: Wear Red
Happy 500th Post: Connecting with the People in My Path
This is my 500th post. Amazing! When I started this blog site in May of 2017, I couldn't see this far down the road. At that time, I was pitching my memoir to Literary Agents and their view was that writers needed to have an established platform to build readership. A blog site was one … Continue reading Happy 500th Post: Connecting with the People in My Path
Connie Rosser Riddle 