Article Archives: Senior Lifestyle

Spring Diary

April 21, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

March: Pretty, pretty, pretty! Our spring flowers, magnolia tree and fruit trees bloomed at the same time. Oh how I’ve bragged about our early, lovely spring to my California cousin, Wayne, my friend John who is wintering in Tucson, and the Vrabels who are having a chilly winter in Florida! … Read More

Spring

April 14, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” — Percy Byshe Shelley Oh dear . . . here we are at Easter, and it seems as if we celebrated Christmas only yesterday! My life has followed an orbit as fixed as any planet’s. Each season has had its own delectable … Read More

About Ben Adhem

April 7, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

I concocted Vadel’s name because I fear that Islamic radicals might harm him as he’s so outspoken. He was imprisoned and tortured in Mauritania for writing something of which the regime disapproved. While he was living in Bloomington, an FBI agent interviewed him after someone turned him in for something … Read More

Son of Darkness, Daughter of the Light

March 31, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

The deaths of certain people tear holes in the fabric of my existence. One of them was the magnificent writer, Pat Conroy, who deserved the Nobel Prize for literature more than some who have received it. Another was the darling, bright-natured and talented musician Gerry Gray. Salty-tongued old Granny opined, … Read More

Easter 2016

March 24, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Lovely Lady Spring has arrived early. I saw a robin last week; our pussy willow has fat catkins; and our daffodils, crocuses and magnolia tree are blooming. I know, of course, that it won’t last. Thirty-degree weather is predicted soon, and we just hope that the magnolia’s blooms won’t be … Read More