Article Archives: Senior Lifestyle

Life at the Intersection of Luck and Love: The Newlyweds

March 5, 2015 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Several people responded to last week’s column about the differences between men and women. Neil wrote that all couples have similar experiences. My old friend, John, mentioned the control of the thermostat. One of my friends surreptitiously turns down the TV’s sound, but her husband always catches her. Anne was … Read More

Life at the Intersection of Luck and Love, Part 2

February 26, 2015 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Here’s a little story about a couple in their late eighties. One night she fell down in the bathroom and couldn’t get up. “Help, help!” she yelled. No response. “George, I’ve fallen and can’t get up.” No response. George often refused to wear his hearing aids. Finally she hit the … Read More

Warning! Warning! Warning!

February 19, 2015 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Even if you don’t use a computer, this also applies to the telephone. My Amazon Kindle froze. I typed “Kindle Support” in my browser to find the telephone number instead of entering “Amazon.com” after the “www etc. I told the friendly young man that I was an old lady who … Read More

Life at the Intersection of Luck and Love

February 12, 2015 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly flow the days Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers Blossoming even as they gaze Sunrise, sunset Sunrise, sunset Swiftly fly the years One season following another Laden with happiness and tears — “Sunrise, Sunset” from Fiddler on the Roof, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick As I begin … Read More

Life in the Trenches: Home Sweet Home

January 29, 2015 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home; A charm from the skies seems to hallow us there, Which seek thru’ the world, is ne’er met elsewhere. The robin in its nest, the fox in its den, the wren in … Read More