

CHRISTMAS ON THE MILL BLOCK
by RD Foster The Christmas season on the Mill Block actually began sometime in September when we would wait in great anticipation for the...

Celebrating Life After 60
Nov 28, 20234 min read


TALLYING UP OUR PITCH COUNTS
by Dave Friant End of another year about to be penciled-in on the scoresheet. Another twelve months in the books. Performing...

Celebrating Life After 60
Nov 28, 20233 min read


RSV AND HOW TO PREVENT IT
by Jennifer Golden, Tom Thumb Pharmacy Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus that can cause cold-like symptoms....

Celebrating Life After 60
Nov 28, 20232 min read


DEFEAT NOT AN OPTION: A HERO’S STORY
by Dave Friant Sauna-like conditions around here have finally bitten the dust. Good riddance. Efforts are underway to reunite with...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20235 min read


LIFE IS A JOURNEY OF EXPERIENCES
by Mary Frances Hansen Life is like a journey on a train, with its stations, Change of routes, differing scenes, and accidents! At birth...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


UNDERSTANDING AND REDUCING YOUR RISK OF GLAUCOMA
by Ashish Singh, MD The Importance of Understanding Glaucoma Perception and connection: two crucial components of daily life that stem...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN...
by Rose-Mary Rumbley You know you're old when you remember wearing a skate key around your neck. Now, you boomers, you had much better...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


A JOLT FROM JILL
by Jill Rumbley Beam When I retired in 2015, I thought what am I going to do now? I even wrote a parody to the song, I WILL SURVIVE. by...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER ADULTS
Chelsea Couch, HHSC Statewide Texercise Coordinator Engaging in healthy behaviors as we age can help ensure we experience the best...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20232 min read


OBSERVING WHITE CANE AWARENESS DAY
The HHSC Vision Loss and Older Adults Workgroup Members First designated in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Oct. 15 is White Cane...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20232 min read


LIFE BESIDE THE RAILYARD
by RD Foster The railyard was just a half a block east of our house in McKinney and trains ran constantly, twenty-four hours a day. At...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


WORKING HARD FOR THE MONEY
by RD Foster My first Christmas on the Mill Block, I got a brand-new bicycle and that was the best Christmas ever, so far. I was five...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


MILL BLOCK KID
by RD Foster In 1953 we moved from what seemed like life on the frontier, Farmersville TX, to the big city of McKinney. McKinney was...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


LESSONS FROM LITTLE LEAGUE
by RD Foster One passion my brothers and I had growing up was playing baseball. The love of the game was instilled in us at an early age...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


REFLECTIONS: October/November 2023
by Katie Butler Johnson I see it all in my mind’s eye. It’s 1997. Grandson Logan is about 3. He’s running up the jetway from his San...

Celebrating Life After 60
Sep 25, 20233 min read


NAVIGATING OUR CHANGES
by Dave Friant Been thinking recently about the maneuverings during our lifetimes. Next moves are dependent upon so many factors. Getting...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20234 min read


HALF BROTHER & SISTER FIND EACH OTHER AFTER 75 YEARS
by Barbara Rusk This is a story of an 80-year-old woman, Barbara Anne Rusk, and a 79-year-old man, Frederick Larsen, who after 75 years,...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20236 min read


THE POWER OF A HUG!
by Mary Frances Hansen Hugs are Powerful!!! Medical science is now saying hugs are so healthy, even being called the miracle drugs! When...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20233 min read


RD FOSTER: A LIFE WELL LIVED
by Mary Carole Strother In June 2023, North Texas lost a true American Patriot and Hero and good friend, Ronnie D. Foster. RD Foster’s...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20234 min read


YOU KNOW YOU'RE OLD WHEN...
by Rose-Mary Rumbley You know you're old when you remember Eleanor Roosevelt's column, MY DAY, the comic strip, THE KATZENJAMMER KIDS,...

Celebrating Life After 60
Jul 27, 20232 min read
