Celebrating Life After 60
- May 30
- 3 min
YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN...
by Rose-Mary Rumbley You know you're old when you remember the days when men wore hats. My father always wore a hat when he went to work...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- May 30
- 3 min
SUE WOLFSON: CYCLIST
by Katie Butler Johnson I just met someone who, over a thirty-year time frame, rode her bike 75,000 miles on our Texas roads. She’s an...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- May 30
- 3 min
REFLECTIONS OF A GARDENER
by Martha Newman I feel the need to work in my garden. I know when it’s time to spend an afternoon digging, snipping spent blooms,...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- May 29
- 5 min
STRIDIN’ FOR SERENITY: THE 2024 BOSTON MARATHON
by Dave Friant They met in early 2021. Two houseboat owners on the shores of Lake Texoma’s Flowing Wells Resort near Pottsboro, Texas. ...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- May 29
- 6 min
HAYSTACKS CALHOUN: “THE GENTLE GIANT OF WRESTLING”
by Pat Rodgers In the colorful world of professional wrestling, where larger-than-life characters grapple for supremacy, few stood out...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- May 29
- 2 min
RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S
by The Department of State Health Services’ Alzheimer’s Disease Program June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, which provides an...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 4 min
CAPTIVATION IN CHICAGO
by Dave Friant Some might view it as having the elements of a Hallmark channel flick. Two born and bred North Midwesterners initiating...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 2 min
NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
by Stephanie Taylor, Texas Health and Human Services’ Aging Services Coordination The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day initiative...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 3 min
WHEN YOU GET THE BLUES, GET RHYTHM – ADVICE OF A SHOESHINE BOY
by Pat Rodgers Johnny Cash, crooner and chronicler of the American experience, made famous the story of the shoeshine boy in his...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 3 min
THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE AS YOU AGE!
by Mary Frances Hansen Have you noticed how some people are so robust and energetic in their 70's, 80's, and even in their 90's? Then...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 3 min
YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN...
by Rose-Mary Rumbley You know you're old when you remember favorite bedtime stories. "Tell me a story, mama!" is a memorable request all...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 3 min
DEEANNE MEECE: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE SPECTACULAR FOLLIES
by Dan Price How many of you have seen The Spectacular Follies? Since 2008, this fantastic group of talented people, ranging from their...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 3 min
BETH & RODNEY PIRTLE: JUST SPECTACULAR!
by Shanon Weaver Occasionally, you come across a story almost too big for words. Then, since words are necessary, you’re hard-pressed to...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 3 min
SPECTACULAR FOLLIES PRESENTS “STAYIN’ ALIVE! OUR 70S FLASHBACK”
by Stacy Allyn Dominguez Coming to the Granville Arts Center in Garland from April 25 – 28, the Spectacular Follies roars back for its...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 2 min
WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE IN A LOCAL PLANT SALE?
by Barbara Brown and Susan Cosio, Denton County Master Gardeners Spring is an exciting time for gardeners. After the brown, sad look of...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 3 min
WALKING IS MEDICINE FOR THE SOUL AND BODY!
by Jill Rumbley Beam Spring has sprung! What does that usually mean for most people? It is time to get in shape! I love walking. ...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Reflections
by Katie Butler Johnson It’s not often you come across someone who’s traveled to more than 100 of the countries on the Travelers Century...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Jan 29
- 3 min
REFLECTIONS
by Katie Butler Johnson Remember the saying: “Everything old is new again?” As the years slip by, it seems to me trends considered new...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Jan 29
- 2 min
CONTAINER GARDENING, OR WHY WE LOVETO GROW IN SMALL SPACES
By Trish Percy, Master Gardener Do you have trouble committing? Feel just a bit of anxiety when you dig a hole to plant something...
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Celebrating Life After 60
- Jan 29
- 3 min
DECEMBER - DECEMBER ROMANCE
by Shanon Weaver “Love is a many-splendored thing,” as the song once said. Perhaps the most splendid is that it has no expiration date....
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