Article Archives: Senior Lifestyle

More Christmas Memories

January 5, 2017 | by Rose Mary Clarke

It is Christmas! I love Christmas. I am not a big fan of winter, but I love Christmas. I love everything about it: the smell of the fir tree, candles in the window, carolers singing, and a fire burning in the fireplace. Well, in truth we have an artificial tree, … Read More

Oh Christmas Tree!

December 22, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your branches green delight us! They are green when summer days are bright, They are green when winter snow is white . . . O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree You fill my heart with music. Reminding me on Christmas Day To think of … Read More

Blest Be The Tie

December 15, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above . . . We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear . . . I’ve grown sentimental in my … Read More

A Cautionary Tale: I’m Still Learning to Live!

December 8, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

“Fight, fight, fight the dying of the light. Do not go gentle into that good night.” — Dylan Thomas. When it came to living, Granny took no prisoners. She never gave up, never whined. She went from being blind from juvenile cataracts, to having vision, to losing her sight again … Read More

Granny’s Sewing Basket — Continued

December 1, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Eric Cox, publisher of “The Knightstown Banner,” printed a lovely picture that he took of a full Moon above a soy bean field. As well as watching sunrises and sunsets, I am a Moon watcher. Last week a “super” Moon was the closest to the Earth that it’s been for … Read More