England is a fantastic travel destination at any age. Historic cities give way to idyllic countryside characterised by rolling farmland, woods and wildflowers, and there is much beauty to be found at the beach. While the heady heights of...
AARP began sending me information when I turned fifty-five. My first reaction was to take it as an insult. As far as I knew, a senior citizen was sixty-five years old. Until a friend politely informed me that many...
Multi-generational living has grown sharply in the US, with the number of people living in multi-generational families having quadrupled from 1971 to 2021. If you are a parent and grandparent who is part and part of your family’s daily activities, then...
Almost every Thursday for the past six years, Anne Marie Barletta has played mahjong. This day is no different. She sits at a table with two other women, moving tiles between the shiny mahogany stand in front of her and the...
My 65th birthday is on the second of December. There is so much more to this milestone in life than just another birthday. My sixteen years of crack addiction during my twenties and early thirties prevented me from seeing...
We begin outside a neon streaked roadhouse, a couple of miles outside of Wichita, Kansas.
A large portable sign sits outside the roadhouse, just beside the highway, and announces “Turk’s Army – Thursday thru Sunday”. It was now Friday night.
A...
Hiking is an amazing hobby. It is great for physical and mental health, it can be a social event, and it allows connecting to nature. Also, it doesn’t require a lot of investment and is accessible for all levels...
At the end of a long and productive career, many Americans will look to reward themselves with a spending spree. In most cases, this takes the form of a single, extra-special vacation – the kind whose memory you’ll treasure...
Remember your first love? You know, the guy made you swoon at the thought of him. The one who made your legs like jelly as his lips touched yours. That man you told anyone and everyone who would listen...
I had been enjoying life for seven years after retiring from a thirty-seven-year banking career, when I attended the inaugural meeting of a new writers group held in my neck of the woods. There I met Olga, a platinum...
