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Future Challenge – Making New Friends
Challenge #10 As we get older, our friendships evolve and change. Our children grow up, our parents grow older and eventually pass away. Some friends move away. We retire from our jobs and lose track of many work contacts. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Future Challenges, Ruminations
Tagged choices, companionship, friendship, lifestyle
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Companionship on Valentine’s Day
OK, so it’s Valentine’s Day. My beloved and I shared a lovely dinner at home together, exchanged cards and small tokens, and took a moment to appreciate the fact that we have one another. We know so many people who … Continue reading
Posted in Ruminations
Tagged change, companionship, lifestyle, loneliness, senior companions, Valentines Day
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Home Sweet Home
We’re getting better at this “named winter storm” thing in New England. Our governors have learned to close limited access highways before six 18-wheelers have skidded off the road, and to keep us off the other roads early, so that … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations
Tagged lifestyle, New England, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Winter, Winter storm
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Mind the Gap: Paper or Electronic?
I still remember going to the library with my Mum when I was a preschooler. I had my own library card, and proudly brought home three books from each visit. I learned to read phonetically, and those books gave me … Continue reading
Posted in Ruminations, Writing Challenges
Tagged Books, bookstores, choices, DPchallenge, e-books, lifestyle, reading
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Future Challenge – Are you a Gambler or a Squirrel?
Challenge #9 When we’re young, we think we have all the time in the world to save for our later years. It seems there are always more urgent needs than saving. Besides, there are government programs that provide income and … Continue reading
A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That…
So, I’m back to my game of Financing Retirement. The Money In half of the equation doesn’t start when we turn fifty or sixty. The things we do all through our adult lives will set the stage for retirement planning. … Continue reading
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