Who Says You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

Things I've learned since I reached "Middle Age":
Opened a gift shop.  That was something I always wanted to do.
Opened a coffee shop.  Learned to make coffee. Believe it or not I didn't drink coffee or know how to make it before I opened my coffee shop.  Now I know how to make coffee, espresso, lattes, etc.
Traveled to wineries and learned about wine and added that to my coffee shop.
Took French lessons.
Traveled to France and Canada.
Wrote a short story for children and began writing a book.
Learned to blog.
Learned to add widgets to my blog.
Learned how to program a cell phone.
And because life happens, I've learned to care for the elderly and hold the hand of the dying.

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

I started reading this great book today.  A Garden in Paris by Stephanie Grace Whitson.  I was blown away by the first couple of pages because it parallels my life these days.  I'm not married to a rich man and I have have never been in love with a man from France but for the past year I've been writing a book about a fifty six  year old widow that has always lived her life with and for her family.  Now she's ready to start life anew.  She moves to France and discovers who she really is and what she wants to do with the rest of her life.
To quote George Eliot "It is never too late to be what you might have been."