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Author, Artist, Storyteller
LIFE'S SECOND ACTS
a blog by Marilyn Woods
Welcome to my blog about celebrating family, friends, art, and all the joys and sorrows of life's second act.
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"A Cigarette that bares a lipstick's traces . . ."
The sight or smell of a cigarette repels me. Wretched. Disgusting. Downright stinky. Josefina Aguilar, Oaxaca Mexico Curiously, two...
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Bill Murray and me . . .
Bill Murray Sighting in Bankers Hill, California Actually, there is no Bill Murray and me. But, in my mind, there’s a Me and Bill Murray....
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Apple non-Intelligence . . .
Since the moment close to two decades ago when I first opened the slender, rectangular white box—minimalist and elegant in...
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Girl's Night
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...
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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...
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She's Everywhere!
Random Thoughts I had while watching Barbie… · Dazzling summer fun! · Barbie sales will spike - both plastic dolls and movie...
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Art Speak
Brutalist architecture in my own backyard...
Ten days after Trump demeaned Brutalist architecture and its heavy imposing aesthetic, I stood in the background as Robert, a man I care...
Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 83 min read
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My musings on Maria, the movie:
·     Angelina Jolie is brilliant as Maria. Oscar-worthy. ·     As he claimed in the film, Aristotle was ugly and filthy rich. ·     ...
Marilyn Gardner Woods
Dec 8, 20241 min read
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Grateful to be invited!
Thanksgiving is late this year which gives me time to talk books before talking turkey! Just back from an extraordinary trip to Andalucia...
Marilyn Gardner Woods
Nov 5, 20241 min read
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Family Fun
"A Cigarette that bares a lipstick's traces . . ."
The sight or smell of a cigarette repels me. Wretched. Disgusting. Downright stinky. Josefina Aguilar, Oaxaca Mexico Curiously, two...
Marilyn Gardner Woods
Apr 162 min read
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All I Wanted for Christmas...
My list of memorable Christmas gifts is long and oh-so-varied topped by a complete surprise of a new automobile—a station wagon—perfect...
Marilyn Gardner Woods
Dec 21, 20242 min read
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My summer obsession . . .
...gets at that "wild, silky part of ourselves."
Marilyn Gardner Woods
Jun 29, 20244 min read
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Adventures at Home& Away
Brutalist architecture in my own backyard...
Ten days after Trump demeaned Brutalist architecture and its heavy imposing aesthetic, I stood in the background as Robert, a man I care...
Marilyn Gardner Woods
Mar 83 min read
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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 284 min read
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My idea of ideal...
Over the years since I lost my loving husband, travel has provided immeasurable amounts of healing. To Marfa with Janice and Frank; to...
Marilyn Gardner Woods
Nov 23, 20242 min read
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