Janet Silver Ghent Janet Silver Ghent, a retired senior editor at J., is the author of the forthcoming book “Love atop a Keyboard: A Memoir of Late-life Love” (Mascot Press). She lives in Palo Alto and can be reached at [email protected]. Recent Stories Apr 27, 2023 New doc proves Judy Blume has always been a mensch Apr 19, 2023 Send that poultry carcass my way — and the giblets, too Feb 9, 2023 Home repair project? I never nix it now that I’ve got Mr. Fix-It Dec 21, 2022 Margaret Mead was wrong: Thank God I can type Oct 27, 2022 Who is that stranger in the mirror? It’s me at 80. Aug 11, 2022 Another travel misadventure: Title it ‘Covid in Cornwall’ Jun 15, 2022 Did our tea-making savvy sink in the Boston Harbor? May 11, 2022 Would my 1971 ‘missed abortion’ be criminal in a post-Roe world? Mar 17, 2022 That’s what old friends are for — especially as we age Feb 7, 2022 André Leon Talley, Oprah and me Jan 13, 2022 When CDC said ‘Don’t cruise,’ our sails were already up Dec 28, 2021 Who needs a little Christmas? At one time, I did. Dec 2, 2021 If you want to live in a Smurf house, I can help with colors Oct 18, 2021 My granddaughter won’t get vaccinated, and I can’t change her mind Sep 22, 2021 Together again! This High Holidays, our choir was truly magical. Aug 26, 2021 Asking forgiveness year after year — it’s what we do Aug 16, 2021 Rouxing the day my immersion blender failed me Jul 6, 2021 California’s broken nursing home system broke my heart Jun 7, 2021 I’m tired of singing alone. Bring on the whole-iness of choirs! May 18, 2021 Purging a lifetime of ‘stuff’ that nobody wants — except me Next Page