Elaine AmbroseA Bloody Nose in the Ace TheatreI recently drove through my hometown of Wendell, Idaho and was sad to see the dilapidated, condemned Ace Theater. During my childhood years…Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021
Elaine AmbroseBag Balm is Not an AphrodisiacI own night gowns that date back to the Clinton Administration. My favorite slippers have shuffled me toward my coffee pot since the…Aug 1, 2021Aug 1, 2021
Elaine AmbroseHow to Travel with (Adult) ChildrenIf given the choice between traveling with small children and having a root canal, I’d be at the dentist office sucking laughing gas before…Jul 27, 2021Jul 27, 2021
Elaine AmbroseMy Heart HurtsI appreciate this cartoon by theawkwardyeti.com because my brain keeps trying to make my heart function at full capacity, but it’s too…Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
Elaine AmbroseMidlife Messages from Mourning Doves“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the song of doves is…Jul 25, 2021Jul 25, 2021
Elaine AmbroseMidlife Music and the Songs of SummerI grew up listening to The Captain and Tennille singing about “Muskrat Love” and The Carpenters warbling “Sing of good things, not bad…Jul 24, 2021Jul 24, 2021
Elaine AmbroseCan Midlife Marriage Survive a Prolapsed Bladder?“It’s a good thing we aren’t dating in our twenties now,” my husband mused as I stood traumatized in the hospital room while urine sprayed…Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021
Elaine AmbroseSpeaking Greek in a Midlife MarriageWe met in our fifties, our children were grown, and we didn’t need a toaster or new sheets. We avoided a traditional wedding and got…Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021
