To downsize…or not
By Marci Shatzman Most people we know have already downsized. Once they raised their kids, they didn’t need all that house space. So, they moved to a condo or apartment with less upkeep. The few who needed room for their regular out-of-town family stayed put. We have steps, so we considered a move. Marci Shatzman I looked at a few remodeled More...
Oldest and Newest Generations to Mix at New Day Care
Boca Raton, FL – What are toddler-size tables, chairs and toys doing in a room at The Volen Center Adult Day Care in East Boca? Hopefully encouraging the oldest and newest generations to engage, relate More...
I shrunk. Did you?
By: Marci Shatzman I used to be 5’5” in high heels. Now I’m just 5’2”. “What are you doing down there?” mostly men who tower over me ask if they haven’t seen me for a few years. Not cute. One More...
Nobody wanted to be called “a feminist”
By: Marci Shatzman After activist and author Betty Friedan’s brand of feminism morphed into a more inclusive movement, some women opted out. They didn’t want to be labeled “a feminist.” I covered More...
Dogs Adopted Us
By: Marci Shatzman This is a dog friendly city. Mizner Park had outdoor restaurant pet parents seating, and stores put out water bowls when we moved here 23 years ago. Little dogs were pocketbook passengers. So, More...
Sprouts Farmers Market Sprouts in West Boca
By: Marci Shatzman Boca Raton, FL – Mallory and Carlo Villarosa shop at Sprouts Farmers Market in Deerfield Beach. But since they were in the neighborhood, they checked out the grand opening of the More...
So much for aging gracefully
We didn’t house hunt in a 55-plus community when we moved here from Philly. We were already in our 50s, so we could have bought a home in our choice of developments. But we didn’t want to be one of More...
Hair today, white tomorrow
I let my fake blonde hair grow out before the pandemic created a non-salon coloring crisis. I was bald after chemo for breast cancer, but I started bleaching it again the minute it grew out. I’m a brunette More...
Why older women are done with dating
By Marci Shatzman The only people who ask me to fix them up these days are men. This has nothing to do with divorce. Even women who had a happy marriage and lost their spouse are completely done with dating. More...
