Aging Well in the Gorge ~ January 22nd, 2025
For many of us, 50 is a faint distant memory – okay, maybe that’s just me! But looking back, have the years since middle age been what you expected? Retirement and years of nonstop leisure? And is there anything you wish you had known to prepare for your later years and that you would want […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ January 15th, 2025
During this time of the year when all the excitement of the holidays is over and the sun becomes that friend who runs off to spend the winter in Arizona, there may be days when you feel a bit down. These winter blues are fairly common and usually clear up in a short amount of […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ January 8th, 2025
After a wonderful trip visiting our children in California, Rita and I are back in the Gorge gradually returning to our regular routines and fighting the urge to fly back to San Diego whenever the temperature drops below 40. Besides hanging out with our children, I learned a couple of things on this trip. I […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ January 1st, 2025
December is always a busy month: wrapping gifts, mailing Christmas cards, baking cookies, and visiting family you didn’t see over Thanksgiving. So at the beginning of each year, to make my life a little easier during the busy month of December, I have repeated the lessons I’ve learned over the years from listening to older […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ December 25th, 2025
During this season of peace and goodwill, it is a good time to reflect on the importance of being connected in caring relationships with others, because even though we often hear of “independent living” we never are independent – nor should we be. The African word Ubuntu which means “I am what I am because […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ December 18th, 2024
In two weeks, it will be a new year: the traditional time to make your New Year’s resolutions that are full of optimism and hope. But do any of you make New Year’s resolutions anymore? And do you really need to? I mean at our age, we’ve experienced enough that we should have it all […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ December 11th, 2024
In less than two weeks, Rita and I will fly to California for our annual Christmas visit with our son and daughter – hearing about their adventures and hopes, how they are managing life’s changes and challenges, and exchanging gifts. And every year I realize how different our lives are. They have good paying jobs […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ December 3rd, 2024
Technology is changing so quickly, it’s mind-boggling. Take music players for example. Just in our own lives, we have gone from the Transistor radio (when we could take our music out of earshot of our parents for the first time) to the Audio Cassette, the 8-track Tape, the Walkman, the Compact Disc, the MP3 Player, […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ November 27th, 2024
Thanksgiving is a time when many of us gather around the dining room table with family and friends, sharing our blessings and stuffing ourselves with delicious home-cooked culinary delights prepared by a kitchen saint. (And when we start imitating the animal kingdom by adding an extra layer of body fat to keep us warm during […]
Aging Well in the Gorge ~ November 20th, 2024
I’ve shared this before, but I feel this advice from the website Next Avenue is worth sharing again to help avoid the tension and conflict that can occur when families come together from far and wide during the holidays. First, bury the hatchet (and although tempted – not in someone’s back!). You may not forget […]