Sisters-in-Style! For Women Over 50! Shopping at Bayview Village

It was a typical Toronto winter day, cold and grey. We decided to go to Bayview Village and as it was a Thursday afternoon, we figured it wouldn’t be too busy.

Bayview Village is a high-end mall with designer boutiques to browse. As it’s still winter sales season, we thought we might find some bargains.

Our perusals into the first few stores yielded expensive items, even when on sale, and uninterested salespeople. Then we went to Chadwicks. They carry a number of luxury brands such as Michael Kors, Eileen Fisher and Joseph Ribkoff among others. We were greeted when we arrived and we joyously headed over to the sales racks. As we looked, we noticed a salesperson taking a great deal of care with a customer, who was looking for an outfit for her Canadian Citizenship Ceremony. Her name was Gina and she still managed to find time to talk with us and ask us what we were looking for. Sue headed off to the changing room with a number of well-priced clothes, while Geri looked at beaded dresses. Sue’s pants were an instant hit and only cost $50 on sale. She also purchased a blue T-shirt that flows beautifully over the body and was clearly designed for a women’s body rather than a prepubescent teenager.

Chadwicks is a great store for women to visit, whether you’re looking for sales items or investment pieces. They carry a range of apparel from casual clothes to evening dresses. We noticed that all the salespeople were equally attentive and happy to offer suggestions. This is what shopping should be!

Stay tuned.

Geri & Sue

Sisters-in-Style! For Women Over 50!

Geri’s on the right and Sue’s on the left. We’ve been best friends for over 25 years and we’re Sisters-in-Style for Women Over 50.

We met in Montreal and bonded over our love for tennis, good food and fashion.

When I first met Geri she had bright red spiky hair and I thought she looked fantastic. Since becoming friends, I’ve become more adventurous in my fashion choices. She chides me when I don’t wear lipstick and she’s right, I look better with it on. She would never be seen without her MAC Russian Red lipstick while I have a palette of pinks, reds and even coral.

When I met Sue had started developing her own sense of style. Mine was rather outrageous. I have a passion for sunglasses, the bigger the better. And I have 25 pairs, and I’m still looking. Sue’s right, I’m never without my red lipstick – even to take out the garbage. Sue has got me not to wear black exclusively. My colour palette has expanded to white, grey and red.

Our styles are different but we share the same view of fashion. WE DEPLORE the lack of interesting clothes for women over 50. It’s not that we’re looking to dress models, all body types should be celebrated.

We’re going to share shopping experiences – not all clothes have to cost a fortune, finding independent boutiques with interesting selections, our dos and don’ts and ways to feel fabulous over 50.

Stay tuned!

Geri & Sue

I Thought He Was, But He Wasn’t

When dipping into the online dating pool, one must remember that anything can be polished online.

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I have a classic online dating scam to share with you. I began communicating with a very nice gentleman. He was called Radford Oswald, age 63, living in Toronto and Swedish.

Radford was a widower. Ten years ago, his wife and daughter were killed in an accident. Unfortunately, Radford was a cardiac surgeon and couldn’t do anything to help his family. He was left with twin boys. Unable to stay in Sweden, he and the boys moved to Toronto.

No longer wanting to practice medicine, a friend of his in the States, got him interested in designing surgical suites for hospitals. When Radford and I started communicating, he was working on a job in Ottawa. We started texting or talking twice a day, and it was lovely. Before his Ottawa job was finished, he got a large job in South Africa. So, he finished the Ottawa job, came home to Toronto, and left for South Africa.

Everything was fine. Communicating with a 7-hour time change was difficult, but manageable. And then came the online dating scam. He called one day, and he was stressed. Radford had ordered materials from Turkey and they arrived, but he couldn’t access his bank account to get money to clear the goods! He wanted me to lend him the money. I said HELL NO! And I hung up.

Anytime someone asks you for money say HELL NO! There is NO REASON IN THE WORLD to give someone that you DON’T KNOW any money.

He kept texting for another day, showing me his bank account, and I must tell you that his documents looked good. But the bank account was from a little bank in Florida. No one who lives in Toronto and is Swedish has a bank account in Jacksonville or Orlando, Florida. 

So now I have an online dating scam to share with you. If you see his photo (probably with another name and another story) and his Toronto phone number 437-563-5663, report him to the company. I couldn’t report him because he took his profile down.

Online dating helps me meet and break up with someone without leaving the house.

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Make someone smile today.

Geri