Last week, on my post that was mostly about the new paint job in my apartment, Lee left this comment: ”Ronni, you and Celia started a conversation I’d like to eavesdrop on a little longer about moving to a new…
Continue ReadingWe have been talking a lot this past week or so about housing – home maintenance, home safety, decorating, updating, painting and all. There is also, in our awful economic times a question, perhaps, of doubling up. Parents may need…
Continue ReadingLast week in Great Falls, Montana, the world’s oldest man died of natural causes. Walter Breuning was 114. Whenever someone reaches great age, usually 100 or more, it is tradition that a reporter from the local newspaper asks how he…
Continue ReadingToday’s “Idea of the Day” from the New York Times blog of the same name offers a rare positive viewpoint on the globe’s aging population: The Census Bureau’s recent finding that old people will soon outnumber the young globally is being greeted with dark foreboding, heralding “a crisis on one hand and a burden on […]
Continue ReadingMy oldest son Zach (a member of the USCG) got married this summer to a lovely young woman maned Holly. Also, I have been having a plague of computer and internet connection problems and I took some time off to enjoy the Grass Roots music festival so you haven’t seen me around lately… BUT! I’m […]
Continue ReadingTune-in to NPR’s Talk of the Nation with Neal Conan this Thursday, April 2, to hear Bill Thomas interviewed in the first of a new series on “What Works.” Dr. Bill Thomas graduated from medical school passionate about emergency medicine. He was a “real” doctor, working long hours in an exciting ER packed with the […]
Continue ReadingOne of the strengths of the Eden Alternative is that it is value-based. There are ten solid principles that form its foundation. Each organization follows its own transformational path; their actual process may vary, depending on individual style and culture, but the Eden principles assure that their foundation remains solid. Many of us on these pages have […]
Continue ReadingJanice has been blogging about food fort he old and the young. Here are some thoughts from Europe. In Switzerland, we are not serving “slop“ any longer; most of the nursing homes serve good food, the ones in my community and the neighboring villages deliver great meals for people at home who are no longer […]
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