Aging in the Gorge December 30th 2020
This is the time of the year for new beginnings (and to leave 2020 behind!) and the tradition of making resolutions for a new year. Now hold on. Don’t turn the page! You might believe resolutions are just a waste of time: you’ve lived this long, so why change now. But think about it. There […]
Aging in the Gorge December 23rd 2020
This Christmas Present certainly looks different, doesn’t it? We are learning to manage without the Christmas parties, large family Christmas dinners and for many the friendly exchanges and warm embraces after the Christmas Eve church service. But we can still relish those special memories of Christmas Pasts: the family searching for that perfect Christmas tree, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge December 16th 2020
Don’t these days feel like when you had that dinner guest who was eating too much, drinking too much, and staying too long – and you just couldn’t get him to leave? Well, with the first vaccines arriving soon, and we can start shoving him out the door. But until then we need to stay […]
Aging Well in the Gorge December 9th 2020
Do you remember Christmas mornings when you were so excited unwrapping presents from under the Christmas tree and discovering the one you had been hinting about since Thanksgiving? But then spending tedious hours the next day returning gifts that were too small or too ugly – at least for your taste. Now with gift cards […]
Aging Well in the Gorge December 2nd 2020
In her insightful “Through the Eyes of an Elder” article Amy Mallett describes the importance of Senior Centers and other meal sites through her conversations with Donna Gray-Davis, a volunteer and member of the Hood River Valley Adult Center. As Amy points out, meals sites, whether they are five days a week or just one, […]