by Anne Koplin | Sep 11, 2022 | Aging, Life, Sex
Hey I’m back! I’m sitting in the kitchen with my laptop, noshing on homegrown pears as I reflect on the summer of 2022. The highs were exquisite and the lows were pretty damn dark. If you want me to photoshop this newsletter, it is not going to happen. I...
by Anne Koplin | Jul 20, 2022 | self-care
1. Outdoor showers – My grandfather used to say “The best thing about this meal was the porch!” Sort of a backhanded compliment but he was that kind of guy. Just as the same dish tastes better outside, an outdoor shower beats the indoor by a long...
by Anne Koplin | Jul 13, 2022 | Entertainment, Life
On a dark night in Tokyo, we were on a mission to find Ben Fiddich. The address was right but there was no sign. Had it closed since our friend had been there? We entered a sketchy elevator to the 9th floor, climbed a rickety outdoor staircase and walked...
by Anne Koplin | Jun 29, 2022 | Health
Considering the circumstances, do you feel the best you could possibly be feeling? Every day while locked in hotel quarantine, an Australian government social worker called me and posed that question. I thought it was a clever way to ask and it gave me pause to really...
by Anne Koplin | May 25, 2022 | Happiness, Relationships
It is said that if you haven’t had Covid yet you probably have no friends. ????????♀️ I have been a low-risk taker during the pandemic. I locked down when there wasn’t even a lockdown. I did not socialize. This week I engaged in more social interaction than I had in...
