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“Senior Moments” by Jan Fowler
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Todd went on to explain that he was a nearly complete (we will be holding its
Submitted by widower, talked about his wife, then first workshop soon), and we are very
Jan Fowler mentioned that her name was April. At happily married. And to think that all the
Jan Fowler this point, a bell went off in my mind! I while, Todd and I had only lived fifteen
realized that I had been friends with miles away from each other.
“Keeping Our Dreams Alive” Todd’s late wife twenty-five years earlier Act II of our lives is filled with beauty,
By when we had both lived in the Los joy, love, and promise, and we feel it is
Jan Fowler
Angeles area. In fact, April and I had worthy of a standing ovation!
worked in the same daycare center and
Each month, I receive stories from men had raised our children together! Jan Fowleris author of the best-selling book,
and women of all ages who have recently I wrote back to Todd and told him about “Hot Chocolate for Seniors”(winner of na-
discovered love and romance. It thrills me the uncanny coincidence of having been tional & international awards); winner of Gold
Halo Award from the So.California Motion
when I read, “Dear Jan, I have fallen in friends with his late wife. In this Picture Council for Outstanding Literary
love again!” conversation, we began to realize that we Achievement; winner of First Place Excellence
When I ask how they met, I often learn had much much more in common. in Journalism Award (SPJ –Southern CA);
that they took one small step in the right In my reply to him, I also asked, “What Town & Gown “Phenomenal Woman”Award;
direction—anything from signing up on is the musical theatre project which you’re former television host & KSPA radio host of
“Plenty of Fish” to attending a senior working on? It’s awesome that you’ve “Senior Living at its Best with Jan Fowler”;
dance, joining a one-day bus excursion, revived it. If you need to bounce anything speaker, contributing author for“Savvy Women
Revving Up for Success”; founder of Starburst
enrolling in a class, or volunteering their off someone, I am available. Artists help Inspirations, Inc. 501(c) (3) nonprofit which
time at a charity fund-raiser. other artists.” supports Redlands Drug Court. Self Contemplation...
One thing’s for sure. If we’ve been Over the next several months Todd and I Don’t Feel Pressured
www.janfowler.com. Jan welcomes
blessed to live till now, then our ability to e-mailed or phoned each other several feedback and comments about her columns Is it True? Can You Change?
dream dreams for our life is far from over. times per day. I helped him with the and invites you to leave her a message on
So if finding love in later life happens to musical which he was writing and he her website. Being single after the loss of a
be among your personal desires, please helped me with my next romance novel. spouse or partner, can be
read the following true-life story from my We continued to date other people and difficult. Yet, after a while
book, Hot Chocolate for Senior Romance ~ told each other stories of how our dates being you is important. As we
How Sweet It Is! for inspiration. And had gone. We also shared our dreams and have heard, ‘our past does not
Happy Valentine’s Day to all!
helped each other through a couple of have to define our present’.
difficult times, becoming close long- Live in the Present.
“Todd and Trish in Act II” distance friends.
by
Trish During one of my e-mails, I asked Todd
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how he liked his morning coffee. His
reply was, “Is our communication moving Nominate yourself, someone you know, a friend or family member
Several years ago, I decided to move toward a dating kind of thing?” I think we
from my native southern California to were both excited to find someone with Write up must include person’s name, city in which they live, contact information,
Florida in order to see if I could write full such similar activities and interests that and birthdate with up to 300 word description of how they are living and aging
time. I am a playwright and romance we forgot that our original contact had successfully. Must be over 60 years of age. We will feature one individual each
author, and had just come out of a come from a dating website. After that, month. Okay to self-nominate. Please note that someone may contact you for more
relationship which had failed. One year our conversations were laced with a little information, if needed. Please include a picture, either via email in a digital file
before my move across country, Todd—a more flirting and finding out more about (300 dpi jpg) or a good quality photo we can scan (will not be returned). Age will be
Southern California resident—had become each other’s daily habits! printed. The staff at Not Born Yesterday! wants to thank everyone for their help in
a widower. And although it wasn’t sudden promoting the newspaper and using the goods and services of our advertisers.
because his wife had suffered a prolonged Finally during one telephone call, Todd We treasure each one of you and your participation and feedback. Please contact
illness, still, the loss was painful for him. informed me that he was flying out to us at 1-562-691-2509 with questions or email us at nbynews@juno.com or mail to
About six months after landing in Florida to meet me and asked if I would NBY!, PO Box 722, Brea, CA 92822.
Florida, I joined an online dating site. One pick him up at the airport. I readily
day I received an e-mail from a man agreed! So, at 10:30 p.m. on a Wednesday Dr. Steve Mason – Look at it this way
saying, “I thought I’d just skip the whole in October, I picked him up at the Tampa Jan Fowler – Senior Moments
‘wink’ thing since we seem to be on the airport. As he set his bag on the back seat I BIG THANKS Jill Weinlein – Travel
same page. I see you’re pretty much living happened to glance back to watch him, at to our Joyce Johnson – Wellness Awareness
your dream. The writing and theatre thing which point he looked up at me and Margaret Heine - Legal Issues
really intrigues me.” This man, named exclaimed, “God, you’re gorgeous!” Not Born Yesterday! Marilee Stefenhagen – Seniors in Action
Melinda Myers – Gardening Guru
Todd, mentioned that he lived in Lake Morna Martell – Theater Reviews
Arrowhead, California, less than fifteen The rest, as they say, is history…our Columnists Ronnie Greenberg – Travel
miles away from the area that I had just loving living history! I have since Scheer & Moss – Earthtalk
moved from! Sherry McCoy – Stop Senior Scams
returned to California, our musical is
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