When I was growing up my father grew rhubarb in his garden. My mother would fix a strawberry and rhubarb pie this time of year when the strawberries were plentiful. I never liked it as a child but I always feel wistful when I would think of the smells and watching my mom prepare it. Recently…
The Morning Papers
A luxury that comes with retirement, especially if you are a news junkie, is reading many newspapers online while having coffee in the morning for as long as you would like. During the winter I do this while listening to Mike and Mike on ESPN. Then, I check out the usually ever-changing national weather periodically by switching…
Late Spring at the Beach
While the spectacular view appears to be the same, every evening is unique. Today the baby mallards were swimming up the marsh gut and the marsh fox was frolicking across the marsh searching for breakfast this morning. Every moment of your retirement is well spent with beauty and relaxation.
Cooking with an Air Fryer
Cooking is a great retirement hobby. Cooking healthy is a life style choice. One of the challenges is cooking fried food and not impacting your health. We have several foods of choice that are fried, including: potato chips, tortilla chips, sweet potato fries, french fried potatoes. As an alternative to the mess of frying and…
What do Old Bay Seasoning, Judaism, and Italians have in common?
Cooking is a fun part of retirement. I am a native Marylander, always looking for recipes that use Old Bay Seasoning. Here is a recipe I found in one of my readings this morning (source is at the end). It is for the observance of Jewish holiday Shavuot on June 3 to 5. This recipe…
Community Events
When I was working I would receive notices from historical societies, environmental groups, libraries….alerting me to speakers on a wide range of potentially interesting subjects. I could never find any time to allocate to any of these, even those that might be of personal interest. One of the ways I found I can spend some…
The cost of war
While we honor those who have fought for this country, let’s remember the words of President Eisenhower: “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms…
Target Shooting as a hobby
Part of the aging process includes shifting some of your hobbies away from a high level of physicality to hobbies that are compatible with your physical stamina, dexterity, shifting interests, and strength. When I was younger I preferred running, racket ball, sailing, vigorous hiking, dancing, bridge, needlepoint, and golf. Through the years I had several…
Where you retire…counts.
One of the more unexpected issues, when moving away from city life and relocating to a remote area in retirement, is trying to get anywhere. We moved to Ocean City, Maryland. The full-time resident population according to the 2010 census, indicates Ocean City has 7,102 citizens (http://ococean.com/media/) . The weekend population varies but at the…
What If You or a Loved One Needs Care?
Many individuals in their ’40s and ’50s think planning for long-term living options will be necessary only in the far, far future. In any case, just about everyone I talked with when I was younger assumed they would live in their own home with minimal care at whatever point the issue of independence became a problem. …
Life Gets Better 