Martini Musings

  I WAS READY FOR MY CLOSE-UP….   Happy Friday Friends! I had planned to send out my blogpost on Wednesday, as part of my “back on track” thing, but the information that I wanted to share was not quite ready. So today, a Special Edition of Martini Musings…just for you!!! As you may know/remember, I had a day of photos and filmmaking a few weeks ago. This video was an all-day production and I really didn’t know for sure how it would turn out or exactly where it would be presented. Yesterday (Thursday), I received the email with the link to a video that will soon be on the AARP Facebook page and website. In addition, there would be an article on the AARP magazine online, with the possibility of the article showing up in the AARP magazine. Because you are the people who have loved me for most of my adult life (some even longer!), I want you to have the first dibs on the viewing. This video is a snippet of my journey and why I joined The Ethel Circle, which is a Faceb...

  Oh Mother’s Day…   Happy Mother’s Day to all my friends and family and those of you who are blessed to still have your Mommas. I am one of the fortunate ones and I don’t take that for granted. This past weekend, I attended a Celebration of Life for a friend of my parents. She and her husband have been friends of Mom & Dad for almost 70 years. Their oldest daughter and I were each other’s first friends…literally! We were babies when our parents were just getting started as parents. The friendship has endured a lot of wonderful times, some sad times, being a part of each other’s family weddings, milestone birthdays, traveling as couples and visits annually to each other’s homes…one in Louisville and one in Detroit…until Alzheimer’s slowly drained the life from this sweet wife, mother, friend. At the Celebration of Life, each of her children spoke briefly about their Mom and cute stories from their lives. Then the grandchildren spoke briefly about their Grandmother....

  Go Baby Go!!! Yep…Derby week is in full swing and tomorrow, Louisville will become THE place to be for three days! If any of you are reading this and will be in the area…Welcome and have a great time!! If you want to have a mint julep, feel free to stop by! My week has been so fun and the events did not disappoint. It all started with Opening Night in the Turf Club at Churchill Downs. It was a beautiful evening with a light breeze. Our driver was very kind, but sadly, her car did not have air conditioning, so we were a little warm heading out to the track. Note to self…be sure to ask that question when scheduling!! After arriving near the gate, we enjoyed the easy ride on the escalator and elevator to the Turf Club where we were seated and greeted and ordered our first cocktails…a mint julep for me!! I have to say, it was a lot of fun and I think that winning a few races helped keep the fun going! Food and drink along with good people, celebrities and excellent people wa...