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Welcome to Mixing Up Midlife, a weekly show for women in their 50's and beyond who want to explore this incredible age by being more adventurous and more curious. 
Each week Terri and Melissa talk about what matters most to empty-nesters and mid-life women.
Part reality show, part audio diary and part cocktail hour, this show is about remembering how to have fun in midlife.

Leave us a review if you enjoyed the podcast. As always, thanks for listening to Mixing Up Midlife, a podcast for women over 50 who are adventurous, curious and want to have fun.

Nov 19, 2021

In this week's episode, Terri & Melissa get up to speed on personal (long term) projects and how their morning routines are shaping up.

Terri found  ASL  Dr. Bill Vicars (Deaf/hh) of "ASL University" on YouTube to help her with her project of learning ASL and Melissa gives a little audio show and tell.

We talk Turkey, Booster shots and rapid tests, then Terri gives her traditional Thanksgiving cocktail:

The Soothsayer:

by Shari Stein

2 oz Bourbon (Four Roses or Basil Hayden'€™s)

1/4 oz Allspice Dram, St. Elizabeth

5 lf Sage

1/2 oz Maple syrup (2/3 maple syrup diluted by 1/3 warm water, shaken)

1/2 oz Meyer lemon juice

1 pn Nutmeg (grated nutmeg/clove mix - optional)

Muddle sage leaves with firm pressure for 30 seconds. Add bourbon, dram, maple syrup water, Meyer lemon and grated clove/nutmeg. Shake over ice vigorously for 20 seconds. Fine strain up into a rocks glass. Garnish with clove and nutmeg dusting and float a fresh sage leaf on top.

check out this cocktail calculator to batch your beverages:

Cocktail Calculator

The Weekend Watch:

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Terri watched Red Notice and it was a disappointment, Melissa gives a recap of Taylor Swift’s Red, the 10 minute video All Too Well.

Today's TikTok Talk: The Red Scarf rabbit hole and Goldilocks Goods Paper Bag Snowflakes

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