Article Archives: Senior Lifestyle

I’m Still Learning to Live!

September 15, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

This is a continuation of the series entitled “Get A Life!” I admire brave, bold, determined individuals who throw caution to the winds and set forth on grand adventures. One of my favorites is the painter, Everett Ruess, who wrote in one of his voluminous journals, “What time is it? … Read More

Lamentations of a Political Junkie

September 8, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

“May those who love us, love us. And those who don’t love us, May God turn their hearts; And if he doesn’t turn their hearts, May he turn their ankles So we’ll know them by their limping.” — An old Celtic saying This column might anger someone, but I’ve reached … Read More

A Potpourri of August Memories

September 1, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Wasn’t it pleasant, O brother mine In those old days of the lost sunshine of youth . . . And we went visiting, me and you, Out to old Aunt Mary’s? It all comes back so clear today . . . — James Whitcomb Riley, “Out to Old Aunt Mary’s” … Read More

Get a Life! Part 2

August 25, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Songwriter/poets see with a keen eye and write about human foibles and vulnerabilities with a great economy of words. Peggy Lee popularized the plaintive song “Is That All There Is?” about a woman who always expected more from life than she found: . . . And when I was 12 … Read More

State Fair Memories, Part 1

August 18, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

The Indiana State Fair brings back memories. When I was eight or nine years old my grownup brother, Earl, went to the State Fair with my parents and me. They made the mistake of going on Labor Day. The weather was sweltering, and the crowd set an attendance record. I … Read More