Sunday is March 22nd and my 71st Birthday. It's hard to believe I've reached this point in life. How could the past year have gone by so quickly? How could I be the same age as my mother was when I watched her be a grandmother? It seemed so far away when I was in … Continue reading The Journey of Life: Celebrating Another Year
Month: March 2026
The Healing Power of Soul Music and Dance
On Wednesday night, I went to the weekly After Work Mingle at Loafer's Beach Club in Raleigh. It's their night for "Beach, Boogie, and Blues" and the floor was packed. Most of the dancers were doing the Carolina Shag dance, that 6 count, 8 step partner swing dance to Beach music. In the Carolinas "shag" … Continue reading The Healing Power of Soul Music and Dance
Baby Boomer Divorce: Building a New House
This week I returned to my writing desk to work on Book 3 in my memoir series. It was Monday morning when it was cloudy and I was feeling residual blues from attending a Saturday funeral. The service was a Celebration of Life for a woman who'd lived in her home community for 84 years … Continue reading Baby Boomer Divorce: Building a New House
Connie Rosser Riddle 