I first saw the cathedral of Notre-Dame in September, 1966. I had just arrived in Paris for a year of study towards a master’s degree in French. At the time, the cathedral was being cleaned to remove the many decades of dirt, soot and pollution that had turned the faça...

Time to plan your fall excursions. Art, Balloons, ‘You Pick It’ farms, it is all there to explore. These are several of my ‘must dos.’ Grab a friend and just get going! Click on the images for more information.

The Burning of Zozobra Friday, August 30th is a rain-or-shi...

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it” — William Arthur Ward

Click here to send a message to the Gratitude Wall. If someone in Villages helped you this year, take this chance to thank them. Express your gratitude, wrap it...

Time to plan your fall excursions. Art, Balloons, ‘You Pick It’ farms, it is all there to explore. These are several of my ‘must dos.’ Grab a friend and just get going! Click on the images for more information.

The Burning of Zozobra Friday, August 31, 2018, is a rain-o...

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Alert Santa Fe is the official emergency alert and notification system for the City and County of Santa Fe, NM. This system is used to send alerts to the public and internally to city or county employees during emergencies. Alert Santa Fe is a free servic...

At some time, you will feel concern or even fear that your parents should no longer drive an automobile.

This is one of the most important deliberations, considerations and possible actions you will probably face as the family caregiver.

A person’s age is not and should...

 This post is from Sheila, who is visiting with her family in Laguna Beach. Her grandson, Ryan is heading to high school this fall.

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably combed and...

Barbara Ehrenreich, popular author and self-described mythbuster, has written about how, having reached her mid-70s, she has lived long enough and now forgoes regular medical exams. And Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a 60-year-old oncologist and bioethicist, argues that we might...

Bose Hearphones – hi tech alternative to hearing aids. These are not medical devices, but they significantly enhance your hearing experience. I thought my brother was his usual introvert self, wearing headphones and listening to music rather than participating, but act...

With the large cohort of Baby Boomers (those born between 1946-64) reaching “that” age, there has been a renewed focus on end of life issues in general, with specific public, legislative and judicial attention to legalizing a new choice—medical aid in dying (MAID). 

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