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... The Seattle Times: Living: Save face (and money) — let yourself age Home delivery Contact us Site map Traffic Today's events Advanced search Home Local Nation / World Business / Tech Editorials / Opinion Columnists Sports Entertainment Comics / Games Living Consumer Health Food / Wine Home / Garden Faith / Values Columnists: Jerry Large Growing Older Parenting Pacific Northwest Magazine Travel / Outdoors Real estate Obituaries Special reports Photography Corrections Archive Alerts / E-mails Marketplace Jobs Autos Homes Rentals Classifieds Shopping NWsource Personals Post an ad Services Your account Contact us Submit listings Send us news tips Seattle Times store Advertise with us RSS feeds Wireless Newspapers In Education Home delivery Monday, February 20, 2006 - Page updated at 12:00 AM E-mail article Print view Growing Older Save face (and money) — let yourself age By Liz Taylor Special to The Seattle Times Related More Liz Taylor Every time I look in the mirror, I see my mom.

It's our hair.

Hers was prematurely white in her 30s, while mine's getting there in my 60s.

It's eerie to see her staring back at me, four years after her death.

I love the reminder and often say hi.

One of my mom's best qualities was her common-sense approach to life, including getting older.

Like most people of her generation, she took it in stride.

Most of it, anyway.

Decades ago she told me she didn't like her "turkey neck" — ...

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