Thank you all for the great input and suggestions!
Smittie, love both suggestions. Chunky sandals and sneakers were footwear choices I was thinking off.
Star, I hop there will be some ideas on the thread that will appeal to you.
Chewyspaghetti, that is a great outfit. I will try something similar.
RoseandJoan, that outfit looks beautiful, the colors are stunning. Semitucking the tee sounds right.
Phoebe, yes, I saw Sally's recent outfit and agree that it looked very good. I have stored the idea for future trial.
Jonesy, love the idea of cropped cardi, have several of those! You are correct that very long and loose is not usually my thing.
Rachylou, I plan to try that blue tank with the black ruched skirt.
Bella, thank you for all the ideas. For the tops I can do short and boxy, and also short and formfitting as long as there is no actual skin exposed around the tummy area (likely with a topper) , but I am afraid I am past the days of wearing super cropped and fitted tops with tummy skin exposure, and it wouldn't look good on me, either ( the last two photos you posted). I will enjoy that look on others. However, I really like the first idea, and may hunt down a suitable tee.
Cardiff girl, I am pretty comfortable with bodycon fits, so they would work. However, I am not comfortable with actual skin exposure in the abs area - my muscle tone needs some work.