December arrived in a flash and a flurry of activity. Two weeks before the scheduled assembly program, the student government met to draft a resolution requiring all students to be on their best behavior during our upcoming in-school concert,...
After downsizing, do you miss gardening? Well if all you have is a balcony, there’s a lot you can do to make it a beautiful and fun space. Explore your creative gardening side.
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Match by Color – All...
The time had finally arrived for the Big Show at the high school, widely publicized by The Press and the band’s radio airplay. Naturally, the administration had to get in one last lick, lest we think them impotent. This...
We’re hale and hearty seniors and traveling is what makes us happiest. We did our first desert explorations on a September trip out west. The most visually varied of our desert forays was Joshua Tree National Park. It is...
If you're lucky, there comes a magical time in your life when you experience the birth of your first grandchild. For me, that time arrived when I was already beginning to ask myself two cosmic questions: ‘Why am I here?' and 'What...
When people my age learn that I am a retired university music professor, they often ask: “How can I get into classical music? I hear it from time to time, I like it, and I’d like to hear more.”...
Why would a couple of seniors, who should be thinking about retiring, decide instead to build a botanical garden? Answer: because these two seasoned gardening-geeks have first-hand experience about how gardens affect people and we need to let everyone...
We have known for quite awhile that creating is good for our health. Drawing and painting, knitting, playing an instrument - all of these keep our brain cells healthy. Creating art can help us to focus and keep our...
The province of Ontario has the right idea. Provide seniors with training so they can enjoy one of their favourite activities: hiking. This program is for both beginners and expert hikers. Seniors can take the program to become familiar...
