{"id":200,"date":"2015-07-14T16:32:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T16:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/?p=200"},"modified":"2015-07-17T00:26:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T00:26:23","slug":"fabulous50-martini-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/?p=200","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous@50 Martini Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11218693_10153036877308437_8889266309244074337_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-207 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11218693_10153036877308437_8889266309244074337_n.jpg\" alt=\"11218693_10153036877308437_8889266309244074337_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11218693_10153036877308437_8889266309244074337_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11218693_10153036877308437_8889266309244074337_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love these long summer evenings, full of endless possibilities, joy, friendship and laughter. Last night was one such occasion. I attended the Fabulous@50 Martini Party held at the Beach House Restaurant, Cordova Bay, with its majestic views over the ocean. What a night!<\/p>\n<p>My friend Annie Pool, best selling author and Director of Fabulous @50 in Victoria (and she is fabulous!), introduced Victoria to &#8220;Fabulous @ 50,&#8221; an event founded by lively and vivacious Dianna Bowes from Edmonton. Dianna felt there was a void in the market for ladies in their 40s, 50s and older to express themselves with fun and vigour. Just because you&#8217;re in your 40s, 50s and 60s doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re &#8220;over the hill&#8221; &#8212; my sentiments precisely!! You gotta live &#8217;til you die. Dianna envisaged a safe haven for boomer babe ladies to connect, learn and re-discover their passion. Her passion was helping people, so Fabulous@50 was a perfect fit. Check out the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fabulousat50.com\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>I had the pleasure of chatting with Dianna and we agreed she was a &#8220;typical Gemini!&#8221; &#8212; not a boring bone in her body! Also in attendance at last night&#8217;s fun event were Shawne Duperon, 6 time Emmy winner and Founder of Project Forgive; Pam Baynes of Holistic Chamber of Commerce in Calgary; Teresa de Groisbois, chair of the Evolutionary Business Council; and the pride of Victoria &#8212; our own Jo Dibblee, whose courage and tenacity in the face of unbearable childhood abuse is the stuff legends are made of (check out her website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frock-off.com\">here<\/a>). So as you can just imagine, with plenty of lively discussion against a background of oceanic views, delicious finger food, fabulous fashion from Tatum and Olivia &#8212; and martinis &#8212; it was delightful!<\/p>\n<p>I was very excited to meet Shawne Duperon, Founder of Project Forgive. Like Dianna, she was a down-to-earth big-hearted lady with high ideals to make our world a kinder and happier place. Easily known she was a Pisces &#8212; just like our eWomen founder, Sandra Yancey! Check out Shawne&#8217;s website&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/projectforgive.com\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My sincere gratitude to all the wonderful ladies who strive to make our world a happier, more peaceful place. Here&#8217;s to the Sisterhood!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11737799_10153036877283437_822225543728584093_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-208 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11737799_10153036877283437_822225543728584093_n.jpg\" alt=\"11737799_10153036877283437_822225543728584093_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11737799_10153036877283437_822225543728584093_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11737799_10153036877283437_822225543728584093_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11752108_10153036877233437_1123738690380730747_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-209 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11752108_10153036877233437_1123738690380730747_n.jpg\" alt=\"11752108_10153036877233437_1123738690380730747_n\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11752108_10153036877233437_1123738690380730747_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.boomerbabelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11752108_10153036877233437_1123738690380730747_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love these long summer evenings, full of endless possibilities, joy, friendship and laughter. Last night was one such occasion. 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