This group is designed for mature women in the north valley from North Scottsdale to Peoria to enjoy lunches, shopping trips, happy hours, movies, activities, outdoor get-togethers, and more. Our goal is to find life-long friends not just attend meetup events. Many of us are new to the valley or are in transition from working to retirement, full nest to empty nest, or are just wanting to find fun ladies to make our social lives more active and meaningful. I'd like to see women who want to be kin …

Some of us have chosen the single life, others have had singleness thrust upon us. Being on our own can be a great way of life, but it can also be boring and lonely. If you are a woman of "a certain age" tired of spending your time alone with microwave food and a remote control, then please join us! The objective is to make new friends who will understand the challenges and benefits of being a mature single woman, and enhance our lives through shared activities. This group is intended for women …

Women's networks help women succeed.  As a writer and blogger who has matured along with electronic communications, I looked for a women's group in Southern Arizona that focused on the emergent writing niche we call blogging.  I couldn't find it.  There are great Meetup groups that focus on business networking, and ones that focus on women's business networking, there are groups that focus on writing and blogging but none that are for women who write/blog. As a seasoned writer, blogger, and some …