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LIFE'S SECOND ACTS
a blog by Marilyn Woods
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Puzzling, to say the least . . .
Three of us worked the thousand-piece Paris scene puzzle over a period of ninety days, completing it just before the deadline I had set of the spring forward daylight savings time change. Time to live outside. Two very senior seniors and one extremely hip and cosmopolitan thirty something. My latest puzzle fascination began at a spacious lake house in Michigan last summer—a Big Chill version of Friends . Six of us, usually with a cup of coffee, a beer, or a glass of wine in

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 316 min read


Ode to My Quasi-Greek Statue
Sorry, not really a statue, my friend. You're a bust. Head and shoulders only. But what a delightful companion you are! Ready to party at the drop of a hat. To celebrate. How glamourous you looked for New Year’s Eve. Those white and silver plumes in your hair and those rhinestones dripping. Show-stopper! It’s adorable how each time I go to Texas, you don your Dallas necklace announcing my destination. Like you’re ready to burst into “The Stars at Night are big and bright. Dee

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Feb 132 min read


Today’s the day!
Happy one-hundredth birthday to Wilma. And Happy Publication Day! Available on Amazon - https://a.co/d/8q12Sbc or by contacting me directly for a much less expensive copy!

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Nov 12, 20251 min read


One more Girls' Getaway...
Girls’ getaway played out riotously, as always. Giddiness, the order of the day. Each day we were together. Giddiness coupled with...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Feb 28, 20254 min read


It's official!
Please join us for a special ABCD Day Luncheon as we welcome guest speaker and published author, Marilyn Woods, to discuss her latest...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jan 20, 20241 min read


She's Everywhere!
Random Thoughts I had while watching Barbie… · Dazzling summer fun! · Barbie sales will spike - both plastic dolls and movie...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Aug 1, 20232 min read


"WHAT'S GALENTINE'S DAY? OH, IT'S ONLY THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR."
Never paid much attention to Galentine’s Day, although I adored Amy Poehler’s Leslie Knope character on Parks and Recreation. Galentine’s...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Feb 5, 20233 min read


"I'm fixin' to get into some trouble. You comin'?
I know they consider me a foreigner… And maybe I am. In a way, they are too. Those Texas girls. I return to my stomping grounds there...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Nov 10, 20217 min read


In the spotlight...
On my radar…an architect, an actress and an unbelievably awesome vocalist – all women! First, one of British drama’s royalty, Nicola...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Sep 11, 20214 min read


The Anniversary Sale
A case of the dressing room giggles which sometimes turned into guffaws may have been the most fun I’ve had in a couple of years… What is...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jul 18, 20214 min read


TGIF
The moment my foot hit the flagstone path leading from my front door, I felt a vibration; with each step, a pulsing sensation coming from...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 28, 20213 min read


Join us! "Built by Women" Virtual Tour at the San Diego Museum of Art (March 6)
You are invited to the premiere of The San Diego Museum of Art’s “Built by Women” virtual tour. Channel your inner Rosie the Riveter and...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Feb 22, 20212 min read
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