Article Archives: Senior Lifestyle

It Was the Best of Times — A Golden Day

November 14, 2013 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Sometimes I stare glumly at the tabula rasa — blank slate—of my computer screen with an equally blank mind. “There’s nothing I’m in the mood to write about! I’ve gone stale, dull . . . No one will want to read this stuff . . . What, what, what? . … Read More

Connecting the Dots — The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

November 7, 2013 | by Rose Mary Clarke

They’s something kindo’ harty-like about the atmusfere When the heat of summer’s over and the coolin’ fall is here— Of course we miss the flowers, and the blossoms on the trees, And the mumble of the hummin’ birds and buzzin’ of the bees; But the air’s so apetizen’ and the landscape through … Read More

Connecting the Dots — Golden Days

October 31, 2013 | by Rose Mary Clarke

“I’m so glad that I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn’t it?” — L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Along with December, October is my favorite month because it’s full of the vivid colors … Read More

Connecting the Dots, Part 2

October 24, 2013 | by Rose Mary Clarke

People sometimes think that elders’ minds ramble. Not always so! Age brings the ability to see the interconnections of a lifetime of experiences. One thought, memory or story leads to another, and you finally learn that life isn’t straight-line; it is circular. Memories are like fish on a stringer. When … Read More

In the Eye of the Beholder

October 17, 2013 | by Rose Mary Clarke

And they say that Americans aren’t interested in art! Over half a million people attended the 19-day-long Grand Rapids Art Prize Festival. The top prize of $200,000 was chosen by public vote and awarded for a quilt — of all things! — of Sleeping Bear Dunes on Lake Michigan. Come … Read More