Aging Well

Reading the newspaper is just so much fun these days. Especially if you move right on to the inside pages. On Saturday my husband found an article in an "inside section" of our local paper telling about a new TV Channel called Retirement Living TV available on on satellite TV. Designed for ages 50+, it features health, discussion, seniors living and much more. Charles Hirschhorn , a former Disney Executive, is its chief creative officer. One of the shows is hosted by Gary Collins. So it seems...Read Full Story

Old Pueblo Historic District, Tucson, AZ You've always wanted to just travel and you are retiring within the next year or so. Now you are beginning to think about selling the house, putting all the furniture in storage and giving it a try. So now is the time to take the leap!!! You are in for so much fun. You can take the equity from your house, buy an RV free and clear have plenty left over to put down on a small condo or loft when you decide where you want to spend a small part of the year...Read Full Story

My Dad at home in Tobago by Steve Bennett Does this guy look happy, or what? Life is good these days when you’re my Dad. Originally from San Fernando , a small town in southern Trinidad , he’s the eldest of 9 brothers and sisters, all of whom lived together in a modest 4-bedroom/1-bath house. One of his brothers still lives in the house today, so I got a chance to see it a few years ago. Recalling that visit now as I write this, I can’t believe all those people co-existed in such a...Read Full Story

the comfort of a familiar face the joy of a loving voice the warmth of a welcome home the people we love. Today I took stock of what is going on in the Waiting Room for Heaven. The doll houses have stood empty for almost 6 month now. But as each day passes, more dolls return for at least one more year. Things do change and new dolls come to live but the old dolls make it feel like home until the younger dolls need to take their place. And so here is how it goes. Wanda is back. You remember...Read Full Story

Passou a maior parte de minha infância e mocidade na San Diego, Calífornia. Morávamos no bairro de Point Loma/Ocean Beach, onde moravam a comunidade portuguesa de San Diego também. Esta experiência começava meu interesse pelas coisas portuguesas. A Igreja Saint Agnes foi--e continua ser--a igreja da esta comunidade portuguesa. Há actualmente menos das actividades em língua portuguesa que já 30 ou 40 anos. Mas um grupo fundado no ano 1967 para pessoas de 55 anos de idade e superiores junta-se...Read Full Story