by Michael B. Wright
April showers bring May flowers, but that’s not what comes to mind when I think of April. I think of “April Love.” (Not the emotion or the experience, but the song by Pat Boone.)
Growing up in the 50s when “rock ’n’ roll” was coming...
By Marissa Perez
For senior couples in Florida planning to build a life together after 50, the commitment can feel straightforward while the logistics are not. Late-life partnership challenges often show up fast: different health realities, established financial habits, adult...
By Evangeline Davis
At my age, holidays have a way of softening the heart, but Easter has always held a special glow—especially now that my grandkids come down to visit me here in southwest Florida. The minute they tumble out of the car, sun‑kissed and buzzing with...
By Michael Wright
Towards the end of last year, many a red-blooded male octogenarian felt a tinge of nostalgic heartbreak with the passing of Brigitte Bardot. In my youth, I was as Brigitte-Bardot-obsessed as Billy Mumy was in the movie “Dear Brigitte” (and...
“Golden Bachelor of the Mercato” Season 3 Makes a Guest Appearance — and Women Are Arriving by the Busload to See Him
Good things come to those who wait! Just ask Venice Mercato on the Island, as they spread love...
by Michael B. Wright
Well, we've taken another tour around the sun. New Years Eve is over now, as are the requisite hangovers, which should all have been gotten over by now. I’ve long since stopped allowing such festivities, as well as Peter...
Courtesy of Family Features
Today’s seniors aren’t shying away from a world that has become increasingly reliant on technology. Quite the opposite, in fact, as recent survey findings suggest adults ages 65 and older are online and more digitally active...
by Michael B. Wright Christmas decorations have been filling store shelves for more than two months now, which is an early sign that the two-edged time of the year is fast approaching; a time filled with both eagerness and dread simultaneously....
This article is an excerpt from Bonnie’s e-book “Reflections on the Essence of Aging,” available free at www.bonnierossparker.com/essence-aging
By Bonnie Ross-Parker
When younger, I looked at "aging" and ‘older’ as the ‘end in sight’. I have no basis for that recollection...
By Michele D. Baker
I am still a work in progress. Although I try year-round, it is usually in late November or early December when I (re)discover just how powerful gratitude is.
One of my favorite quotes is by Brother David Steindl-Rast: “In daily life we must see...
