tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.comments2016-07-30T15:09:19.274-07:00Fifty Shades of Graying: Love, Romance, and Sex Over Fifty Ariele M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-12799510495503164362016-07-30T15:09:19.274-07:002016-07-30T15:09:19.274-07:00Yes, indeed! They're the ones I wrote about in...Yes, indeed! They're the ones I wrote about in Kitten Love, of course ;-) Still healthy but 2 years old now! We lost the big dog (15 yrs old) but the elder cat got all better after radiation...now 17 and never better. She'd been 5 lbs and couldn't hold any food down, but now great! Ariele<br /> Ariele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-57463751153323885322016-07-12T15:46:20.533-07:002016-07-12T15:46:20.533-07:00Awww. Cute kits. Tortoiseshells?Awww. Cute kits. Tortoiseshells?Lynragu@comcast.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-4743797571145808742014-10-07T07:14:13.492-07:002014-10-07T07:14:13.492-07:00I absolutely love this <3I absolutely love this <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044834049787534636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-59969596212360541432014-03-19T16:40:21.804-07:002014-03-19T16:40:21.804-07:00what a fun story. what a fun story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-30480724196064914572014-03-19T16:29:59.005-07:002014-03-19T16:29:59.005-07:00love you dad. great story. lynnlove you dad. great story. lynnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-75079873150839763242014-03-04T22:26:37.021-08:002014-03-04T22:26:37.021-08:00Beautifully written, April. Sorry about your loss....Beautifully written, April. Sorry about your loss.Tintahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902474763092243254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-68816792005669451382014-03-01T17:31:07.505-08:002014-03-01T17:31:07.505-08:00This stunning story of love and loss is exactly th...This stunning story of love and loss is exactly the kind of thing I was hoping to get on this blog. Thank you so much April for being trusting enough to share your inner feelings here. I've read and re-read your piece and love it more each time! ArieleAriele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-8380757845250612282013-11-30T21:36:56.888-08:002013-11-30T21:36:56.888-08:00A lovely reminder.A lovely reminder.wandafullne@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703800270797964382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-82214518910794207742013-11-29T10:22:28.919-08:002013-11-29T10:22:28.919-08:00Marta, I adore the Kamil story. I waltzed right al...Marta, I adore the Kamil story. I waltzed right along with it and reflected on the enjoyment of dancing along with someone "skilled" and "decisive." Thankswandafullne@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703800270797964382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-90096058934955568512013-11-27T16:09:25.248-08:002013-11-27T16:09:25.248-08:00Wanda:
This is absolutely grand!
Please play som...Wanda:<br />This is absolutely grand! <br />Please play some more and comment or send me posts.<br />As always, I like the way your mind works.<br />ArieleAriele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-12328821958830864362013-11-27T15:50:30.288-08:002013-11-27T15:50:30.288-08:00Hey! Thank you for the great comment. As always, ...Hey! Thank you for the great comment. As always, your cents make sense ;-) har<br />Single/married/whatever, you still have sexuality. Doesn't mean, no matter what our status, that we get to have a partner! Some is better than none, a doctor told my mom--talking about a different bodily function, but it seems true either way! Ariele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-48432620973599909602013-11-15T11:08:03.679-08:002013-11-15T11:08:03.679-08:00 First of all, Ariel, thank you for getting your b... First of all, Ariel, thank you for getting your blog up and running. With regard to authentic and well crafted stories about love and sexuality aimed at Boomer ilk (and older), it seems that there hasn’t been much written material made available; certainly, I don’t know where to find it. Kudos to you, then.<br /> I’ll just throw in a few cents worth here––loose change, as it were.<br /> A few years ago and over two decades after my parents divorced, my mother was on her deathbed. But here was my father visiting her daily. Aside from the fact that mom may have been nonplussed or even a little testy about it, this was an act of absolute and unconditional love; she, at least, appreciated that, I’m sure. Dad was a good, and big-hearted man who came to honor her in her final days, something I will never forget––unconditional love in its most beautiful and elevated form. I think about and attempt to practice this all the time––a great bequeathed lesson.<br /> As for sexuality, I’m sure it must be an unhurried and luxurious pleasure at this juncture. I wouldn’t know, though; single me, I have entered into my monkish phase. Maybe next year.<br /><br />Jere<br />Jere Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-66548108925433400382013-11-03T17:52:16.207-08:002013-11-03T17:52:16.207-08:00Yay! You did it! Did you have to sign up with Go...Yay! You did it! Did you have to sign up with Google?Ariele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-68207525103088573222013-11-03T01:42:37.880-07:002013-11-03T01:42:37.880-07:00Ariele, thank you for your generous compliments an...Ariele, thank you for your generous compliments and for crediting me as one who inspired you somewhat to start your blog. I'd like to give back all the compliments to you for creating a space for us in your classes and here, where we, writers of all caliber and talent feel safe to express our feelings and share our experiences, romantic, sexual or other. Good luck with your blog!Tintahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902474763092243254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-35619869497184036362013-11-03T01:31:02.241-07:002013-11-03T01:31:02.241-07:00Thank you for your kind compliments and encouragem...Thank you for your kind compliments and encouragements.<br />MartaTintahalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902474763092243254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-36738308826140085942013-11-02T17:45:29.469-07:002013-11-02T17:45:29.469-07:00Marta: This is so lovely!
Thanks for letting me ...Marta: This is so lovely! <br />Thanks for letting me use it.<br />ArieleAriele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-77426971413209206672013-11-01T12:02:01.091-07:002013-11-01T12:02:01.091-07:00Here's a great example of why I'm opening ... <br /><br />Here's a great example of why I'm opening this forum to people--a poem that bespeaks the right to fun, affection, and joy in older years. <br />Yay!Ariele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-60114178629705733212013-10-23T16:04:49.822-07:002013-10-23T16:04:49.822-07:00Oh, oh, sorry some feel that way. After all, we go...Oh, oh, sorry some feel that way. After all, we got this far so we must be doing something right. It is the year 2013, way past those closeted years of the fifties and sixties. Love is love, rather it's for a person, pet, place or thing. Heck, I'm in love just seeing each day start, whatever hour it is I wake up! ;-) After all these years, I've found the most important person to love is ME!Ritzy Ritzhaupthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291121488003873913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-3111186938769125182013-10-22T18:40:05.609-07:002013-10-22T18:40:05.609-07:00Right. True for all of them. The Greenwood Center ...Right. True for all of them. The Greenwood Center and the Edmonds Center are both places I lead groups and classes. They each have some different stuff. The Edmonds one is right on the water! So lovely. The Greenwood one is in the midst of a fun district. I've gone from classes to have snax and wine with a couple of pals. It's a short walk to so many fun spots.<br />Hey, thanks again, Ritzy for make an appearance on the blog and letting us see the tender love scene from your novel. Nice.<br />ArieleAriele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-90063061260969904912013-10-22T09:59:24.916-07:002013-10-22T09:59:24.916-07:00Thanks for sharing Ariele. It does help to bring t...Thanks for sharing Ariele. It does help to bring this out into the open. After all, a loss is a loss and it hurts! That's why it took me so long to post. Keeping busy really helps chase the pain away. Finding activities that are fun and meeting places where there are those doing like things, makes my life more fulfilling! Many seniors overlook their local Senior Center as a bunch of old fogies. The Redmond Senior Center is a comfortable place with lots of opportunities for anyone over 50. It does add some fun back into everyday life! Fun and affordable bus tours are offered quarterly. Sometimes it's nice to have a good lunch for $3. You don't have to live in the area to join the fun!Ritzy Ritzhaupthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291121488003873913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-6664742458122278582013-10-19T19:23:54.736-07:002013-10-19T19:23:54.736-07:00ritzywords.blogspot.com
Guess I was tired when I ...ritzywords.blogspot.com <br />Guess I was tired when I put in wrong link. My bad.Ritzy Ritzhaupthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291121488003873913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-65609189570329277932013-10-19T01:04:22.547-07:002013-10-19T01:04:22.547-07:00Woohoo, I'm published... a work in progress. ;...Woohoo, I'm published... a work in progress. ;-) Thanks Ariele! I also have some short stories and poems posted on my blog: ritzywords@blogspot..comRitzy Ritzhaupthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06291121488003873913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-34585091299803825482013-10-13T00:32:43.932-07:002013-10-13T00:32:43.932-07:00Interesting perspective. That's why I asked th...Interesting perspective. That's why I asked the question. <br />What equals "love" seems to be highly individual, based, I'm thinking, on how we've been trained in our families, cultures, and experiences. <br />ArieleAriele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-68430072704729437412013-10-13T00:29:39.861-07:002013-10-13T00:29:39.861-07:00I wondered whether you were including different &q...I wondered whether you were including different "grades" of love, down to "like" in your piece. It may simply be that some of your examples do not resonate with me as "love" but "like." And perhaps I have just answered my question - that like is a beginning stage of love. Maybe.... <br /><br />Lynn <br /><br />Ariele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935983124962505477.post-7725536315525794222013-10-11T16:38:47.095-07:002013-10-11T16:38:47.095-07:00Thanks, Jim. I've added your links for readers...Thanks, Jim. I've added your links for readers to check out your inspiring ideas!<br />ArieleAriele M. Huffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15061654852465810587noreply@blogger.com