I don’t mind. Thank you…alot. But I do think we need to take this to another thread. Any ideas where and how? My email handler is on the fritz right now, so I’m not getting emails. I just have to keep checking back. Hopefully it will be fixed tomorrow.
By the time you finish it you will know me entirely. I bare my soul completely.
I agree. I will start a threat so that about your book but I’m going to wait until I’ve read it completely . That way I can write an honest review and most of the questions figured out that I’d like to ask without ruining the book plot for others who may wish to read it.
I like your writing style. Your sentence phrasing is short and to the point. It’s easy reading and I’m a fussy reader.
Thankfully we are free to disagree about what looks good and what does not, and it no longer matters what anyone else thinks. One does not look awful or unattractive just because they don’t wear makeup.
I remember in college coming to a realization in my speech class… I was getting over being shy and breaking out of the limitations of what others thought of me. I knew that if I went to a bar, stripped off my clothes and danced naked on the table, yes, others would notice. But if they didn’t know me, the image of my face would fade from their minds. They would have a tale to tell their grandchildren. They might always remember the event. But they wouldn’t remember me or my face.
That realization freed me to be myself, and to do what was right for me. I am myself at all times. I don’t look awful without makeup. I look fine. If someone else doesn’t like it, that’s their opinion. But I’m a “big girl” and I don’t like makeup. If you like it. Good. If I don’t. Good. I respect another’s right to disagree with me.
Thanks. Good writing means mixing short sentences with longer sentences. And if the subject matter is serious and blunt, it’s best to have short sentences to make the point.
That makes sense. I also like that you aren’t overly descriptive. I’ve read plenty of books where I’ve almost lost the plot of the story from the author getting overly descriptive.
This part of your life must have been so surreal. It’s amazing how strong you were for your family. You always put them before yourself. It seems like you are carrying all the weight of this family tragedy like it’s ‘your’ responsibility which is extraordinary and your parents are such gentle loving souls. I find it hard to believe you’d hardly ever seen your father upset while growing up.
You are such a strong, brave woman Sage. I truly can’t imagine
what this was like for you growing up. I can understand the need to write and express yourself.
And to get back to the topic I think most women look far better wearing less make up as they age or none at all. Make up seems to accentuate lines & wrinkles as does bold colours.
In my opinion, older women who wear too much make up aren’t doing themselves any favours but I do agree that wearing a smile always helps.
Note: I also want to add that I haven’t a clue what CandyCrunch looks like. That was just my bad attempt at humour.
When I see a woman wearing makeup, especially a lot of makeup, I wonder why she doesn’t like herself…what she’s hiding from. It’s sad to me. I used to wear light makeup. Rarely was I without mascara. After my boyfriend died of cancer when I was 39, I realized it didn’t matter what I looked like. Prior to his death he aged 20 years in 3 months. I didn’t care what he looked like. I just wanted him to live. He didn’t. He’d been a very good looking guy, one who could have been a model, even at 45. And I certainly was tired of guys coming on to me. So I toned it down and out completely. I was 42 when I stopped wearing mascara.
Yes, it was a horrendous time. Mom and Dad were overwhelmed. So I handled it. My sister’s husband had put her down so much, that she didn’t think she could handle anything. He didn’t even think she could stack stuff in the freezer right. Sometimes it’s time to step up. After what my brother did, that was the time. I had several titles for the book. It wasn’t getting any attention, so I changed the title. At one point it was called Trying Not to Drown. Here’s a link to the cover art I painted for it for that title.
http://www.whereartmeetstheheart.com/xfiles/xtryingnottodrown.shtml
Generally being overly descriptive is the sign of a new writer, or a writer who has not learned that less is more.
I’m sure you look just fine . 
Thats why I said IF you like wearing makeup (and I do) it’s personal choice. A woman, no matter what her age, should wear what she feels comfortable with, and that includes makeup.
:-)Turns out they won’t allow me to just put in a smiley face.
Classic for all ladies of ALL ages. xxxxx
Thanks, Sweetie Pie.
You are all welcome. X
Sweetie pie, which of Elvis’ movies did you like best? My favorite was Blue Hawaii.
Nice video.
I need more time for my response to you Sage:)
Oh I like most of them, hubby is a big fan.
We have loads of outakes also.
The YouTube I posted makes me cry.
My son sang that song for me on my 50th.
I also think, that in our husbands eyes we are always young and beautiful.
Your son sang that for you on your 50th. How adorable is that?
I can sooo relate to your last comment.
My husband says I don’t look any different today than I did the day we met . I’m not sure how they do this but they do. Our husbands aren’t as critical of us as we are of ourselves, thank goodness . I find that irresistably sweet.
Sage, still reading your book so I’ll save everything I have to say for the new thread I make.
Have a great day ladies.
My two girls got groomed yesterday and now look super adorable.
I dumped two husbands. So they were not in the category of your husbands. The third husband is a keeper. We met when I was 41 and he was 42. He doesn’t tell me I look the same as I did then. I don’t. But he does thank me for keeping myself in shape. Some days both of us look old and tired. He’s in a lot of pain a good deal of the time. Some days we look perky. Some days I look in the mirror and see the me that I was. Some days I look in the mirror and see a tired old woman. I analyzed this and realized that the days I think I look old and worn are the days when I am upset by something that has happened. It is the sparkle that makes the difference. I’m working on keeping things from destroying my sparkle.
The first thing I’m doing is teaching myself to allow what ever happens to flow through me, not become lodged within. Second, I spend time centering myself on my heart…a meditation kind of thing, and third to be patient with myself when these goals are not immediately met. When I can manage this it can take twenty years off of my face.
Bratti, no hurry with the book. Read it as you have the time and inclination. I assume your two girls are your dogs. Do you have kids? I don’t.
Your husband sounds incredibly nice. What a nice thing for you son to do.
Sage, I followed your link and came across The Story of Chester. I was reading it yesterday and today. I cried most of today, missing Chester so much…
It was wonderful Sage. It has been a long time since I have read anything that “touched me” like this did.
Blue 
Thank you Blue, what a nice thing to say. I wrote some of that and my husband wrote some of it. Chester is the one who inspired my husband to do a wild turkey study. He keeps a journal now of the daily activities of the turkeys. He’s been doing it since 2011. Chester taught us that turkeys are sentient. So much of their behavior has human parallels. We are privileged to be allowed into their social group. Some of them are dear souls. They have individual personalities, just like people do.
Thank you for this interesting post Sage 
I have writers in my family. My older brother is retired now, but he had a Publishing House…
I LOVE Nosey Body. That is Unique with a captial U.
Your elephant has “A mind of it’s own” 
I have all this open on my desktop so I can look at pictures and the furniture, and all the juicy stories. I am an animal lover BIG TIME, grew up on a farm. I love everything with a face.
Thank you for sharing…:hug:
