Got aging parents at home?
If just two couples' experiences can be the basis for a much larger sampling of recent traveler experiences, travel in the Covid era remains a huge headache--and unnecessarily expensive.   Our friend Bibi, 86,  recently traveled to Sweden and back and then...
Do you remember when you were a child, and someone made fun of you or called you a name? Do you remember how hurt you were and how you ran home and cried? Now that you are an adult,...
Vera is in her late eighties and a regular attendee of the weekly singing sessions I run in her care home. She sings with gusto and humour but often, we share memories of songs, she will lapse into melancholic...
Why Using A Phone Could Cost You! The overall cost of being caught using a handheld mobile while you’re driving could be up to £900, compared with average ‘clean’ insurance premium of £367 This cost includes a £200 fine...
When people talk about a charming home, they usually mean the interior and its design. However, the outside of the home is the part that's going to get the most looks and leave the most impactful first impression. So,...
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Buy A New Sport, Old Sport!

Learning a new sport at age 75, or any age, is a bit like buying a car. The first decision, of course, is whether you actually need a car. There are buses and now Ubers to give you a range...
Patients recovering from lengthy battles with COVID-19 face many obstacles, even when free from the disease. In addition to being weakened from confinement in a bed for weeks or months, their breathing capacity is compromised, making it extremely challenging...
Photo by MayoFi on Unsplash Is it "nifty" after 50?   Is there sex after 60?   Is there success after 70?   Relevant to these questions is how much the coronaviris has affected your life--surely a stressor and disrupter for everyone (and particularly dangerous for us seniors.)   2020 wasn't very...
Boomers are heading into (very) old age following a pandemic, a time of overt ageism and deficient eldercare. The front wave, now in their seventies, are on the brink of life changes that will be challenging for everyone –...
Retirement brings the opportunity to take up interests and passions that we struggled to find time for when we were busy working for a living.  There are many examples of that, such as gardening, travel and community involvement, to...