Article Archives: Senior Lifestyle

July 4, 2014

July 10, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Eek! Surely it was Christmas just a couple of months ago, and now it’s nearly the Fourth of July. We ‘re surrounded by material things — both natural and manmade — whose height, breadth and depth we can measure. However, we also exist within the framework of time. Oh, we … Read More

Up Close and Personal With Nature, Part 2

June 26, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

When we were in our thirties I had the brilliant idea of backpacking in the Tetons where we had hiked before, and adventurous Bill went along with it. We thought that we were in pretty good shape and never even gave the altitude a thought. We should have. Indianapolis is … Read More

Up Close and Personal With Nature, Part 1

June 19, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

When people respond to my writing it makes me feel more connected. Recently I’ve received several responses, including this one from Brad Gard: “My friend and I drove part way up Mt. Washington, but chickened out before reaching the top. The road got narrower and narrower without a guard rail … Read More

Above the Clouds: Journey to Sky Island, Part 3

June 12, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

r. David Stuhldreher said that the trek up Mount Kilimanjaro was the hardest thing he’s ever done. Sometimes I wonder why people subject themselves to such ordeals. George Mallory wrote about Mount Everest: If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this … Read More

Above the Clouds: Journey to Sky Island

May 22, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Far away places with strange soundin’ names Far away over the sea Those faraway places with the strange soundin’ names Are callin’, callin’ me . . . They call me a dreamer, well, maybe I am But I know that I’m burnin’ to see Those faraway places with the strange … Read More