Host of group that supports women forge new life after retirement fitting out her Dodge van to recapture the joys of childhood camping

January 22, 2025 0 Comments

It’s 11 o’clock on a Saturday morning and Janice Wallace is on Zoom hosting the Bay Area chapter of Women’s Connection, a national network that supports those looking for new life opportunities past retirement. Wallace joined in part to make new friends. Her husband wasn’t all that social, she said. His main interest was collecting ...

It’s the little things that count for Margaret Lew, swept up in the world of miniature craftmanship

If you think dollhouses are just for children, you haven’t met the artisans and collectors, like Margaret Lew, who play in the Lilliputian world of miniature furnishings and accoutrements. Lew’s passion for miniatures surfaced in childhood – she “always liked the little things for my dollhouse” – and reignited in 2003, when at 60, she ...

At 67, Lauren McNamara has embarked on a new career and she’s charming customers at a downtown hotspot.  

July 29, 2024 Life in the Later Lane

Lauren McNamara makes sure to remember where the regular clientele at Sam’s Grill like to sit. She Googles them to learn their interests so she can “engage in good conversation.” That’s just a sample of the people skills she’s employed over a long career in the competitive world of merchandising, sales, and interior design. She’s ...

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