One of the ways we try to age gracefully is by taking care of minor problems before they become really big deterrents to retirement living.
by Jillian Owens
Blogging Your Way at PVE
I love blogging more than I love most things in life. It outranks chocolate and ice cream. If I had to choose between blogging, cheese, or wine I’d be in trouble.
by Courtney Fleming
Instagram’s a Snap!
Last week I traveled from South Carolina to Paradise Valley Estates to teach their residents how to use the popular social media app, Instagram.
by Janet Whitehead
Together at Last
Two years ago, we hadn’t thought about moving. I loved my house. I’d lived in it for 34 years. Al loved his house. He had added a family room and a den. It was a good size to raise his boys. He had lived in it for 54 years.
by Joan Teague
To the Summit of Mount Diablo
My son, who lives in New York City, had been in San Francisco on business when he called asking if there was any chance that he could come for lunch the next day
by PVE Residents
The Grandparent Clause
Our great-grandson Will has recently mastered the concept of “The Grandparent Clause,” a non-legally binding contract that insures that anything they do or say during a visit to the grandparents will be accepted and condoned without comment.
by Jane Walker
Top 10 Lessons I’ve Learned for Successful Aging
In October I turned the big six-o! This got me thinking about my career working with older adults.
by Ted Terrill
We, Meaning You, Meaning Me
Shortly after I retired, my wife and I were relaxing in the living room, sipping our Friday night martinis, when she made a suggestion.
by Fred Barthmus
Summer Visits
During the summer of 1943, I spent two weeks with my grandmother in the village of Nimesch in Romania.
