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Susan Michener Spracher writes The Four o'clock Martini as a blog and a magazine column. Grab a beverage and a seat at the word lounge. We're going to dish about our crazy, lovely life. read more…
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Is Your Partner Still Your Lover?
Far be it for me a 2x divorce recipient to give relationship advice. So let me start by saying that this is not that. However with over 30 years of dating experience I do feel somewhat qualified to comment on affairs … Continue reading
Turning Ho Hum into Ho Ho
And so this is Christmas. It’s never really been my holiday. Losing my Mom when I was 18 6 weeks before Christmas seems to have cast a pall over the season for me. I thought that would change when I … Continue reading
Comfort Food For Thought
Largely ignored due to the warm weather, I “stumbled” onto my fuzzy green blanket a few weeks ago. I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that I have sought solace and comfort from a favorite blanket for most of my life. One of … Continue reading
When Foodies Meet
Come with me for an up close look at a unique strain of mating among a subculture called Foodies. When Foodies meet its not the usual romantic encounter. The conversation starter, “so tell me about yourself” quickly leads to revealing a fascination with food. … Continue reading
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Back to school. There is no neutral feeling about those words to kids or parents. It stirs up a goulash of emotions; excitement, nervousness, relief, stress, happiness, sadness. And it rolls around this time of year like it or not. There’s the run … Continue reading
Come As You Are
My birthday is in a few months so I guess I better get used to saying my new age…fo, for, forty…..seven. I actually had to do the math to make sure that was the right number! I sailed through turning 40 but … Continue reading
Dating vs Falling in Love…With Yourself
You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need ~ The Rolling Stones The end of a 3 year, long distance relationship left me at the water’s edge … Continue reading
Experiencing the “Happy” in Happy Holidays
As the holiday is upon us (like – TOMORROW!) my wish for you is that there have been moments where the simple joys of the season have seeped in. For the majority of holidays since I’ve been a Mom (16 … Continue reading
Meeting Calvin Klein
If you are lucky and so inclined, you will perhaps have at least one dog in your life. And when I say “a dog” I mean “the dog.” You know the kind — the one that is special, becomes a member of … Continue reading
The “Mutha” of Reinvention
Necessity… the mother of invention. Plato True words. I think another phenomenon has enveloped a lot of us — reinvention. Born of events like having your position at work eliminated, being pink-slipped and laid off, losing your home, filing bankruptcy, … Continue reading
