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LIFE'S SECOND ACTS
a blog by Marilyn Woods
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The Games People Play...
I am a docent. At an art museum. The San Diego Museum of Art. Before you roll your eyes remembering that boring academic lecture in front...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 24, 20243 min read


Sometimes it's hard to turn the page . . .
Erica Jong, celebrated novelist and essayist, was flying high in the late sixties and early seventies when I was chasing toddlers....

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Dec 30, 20233 min read


No need for rose-colored glasses...
I’ve been gone from Ventura County for almost thirty years but will never forget Ojai’s legendary Pink Moments there. The Shangri-La-ish...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jul 15, 20234 min read


Rise. Bloom. Fade
Over the years—make that decades—I have been a character in many plays. Teacher. Administrator. Trainer. Interesting fields like art and...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jun 12, 20235 min read


Coming soon...
I’ve got Georgia on my mind. O’Keeffe, that is. A new exhibition opens in days at The San Diego Museum of Art featuring the iconic artist...

Marilyn Gardner Woods
May 1, 20232 min read
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