Alpine Adventures and Aging
For the last 3 years I’ve struggled with 2 broken hips and a hip replacement. Some of the pins that held my broken bones together were misplaced so that caused arthritis which required the [...]
Valentine’s Day and the Caring Heart
Valentine’s Day celebrates romantic love but has also come to signal all kinds of love. In addition to the flowers, chocolate and candlelit dinner for couples “in love” it is an occasion for good friends [...]
Finding the Joy
It is December 10th and the holiday season is in full swing. My only grandchild – a beautiful, feisty little girl who is almost 3 – just experienced the full wonder of the season by [...]
The Light in the Darkness
Realistic Optimism: Is there such a thing? Here in Minnesota the last week has been grey and damp. Yesterday a fresh snow lightly covered the fading fall browns but the sun hasn’t been seen for [...]
Hello again!
Welcome to the new Third Age Partners website! After many months of development we are excited to launch our redeveloped website featuring our newest offerings. You might say it has gone through its own [...]
The Gift of the Unpredictable
Spring is supposed to be about rebirth and renewal yet to be honest, I'm not seeing it. In Vermont on the first day of spring we were digging out from 8 inches of fresh snow. [...]
Perspectives on Letting Go
Just one week ago I closed the doors for the final time on the family home in New Jersey where I was born and raised – the home that has been in our family for [...]
Yes, we CAN: Realistic Optimism and Active Hope
“We’ve had unusually severe thunderstorms and record heat in May and June.” “We can expect continued above average temps for the month of July.” “Record heat and drought conditions persist through August in most of [...]
One Stroke at a Time
Fear of anything new, any break in routine or habit, can be daunting. For me, putting on a swimsuit and going to a pool feels as daunting as any major life change might. During the [...]
Ho, Ho, Ho, Ha, Ha, Ha! The Laugh’s on Me!
Tis the season of gift giving and receiving, though I’ll admit I finder it easier to give than receive. Perhaps that is the boondoggle of care-taking women, especially, at this yuletide season-to busy ourselves with [...]
Choices, Choices!
Now that we’re in January, I’m wondering how many of us are following our new year’s resolutions. Since I actually didn’t start on mine til this week, I’m still good to go-but I know that [...]
Cleaning House
When I was younger I always thought it was so sad when I would see people getting rid of their “stuff” – their accumulated possessions of a lifetime. They’d always say “I don’t need this [...]
After Spring Rain (Upon visiting my friend, Martha)
See those early buds coming out there– On the hedge bordering your garden? Those rabbits and deer sculpted in stone nearby And such welcome friends for you all winter Suddenly seem “over” – past their [...]
Hummingbird Alert
“Hummingbird Alert!” announced my husband as he walked into my office. “What?”, I thought. It’s only March 31st. We still have the markers up along our driveway to guide the snow plow driver, clinging to [...]
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids all in a row. […]
Taking Time for Letting Go
This is the season of letting go. As we move into the mid November time of late fall the low slant of diminishing light portends an even deeper darkness for the months ahead. Fall has [...]
Living Through Loss
Very recently I lost my dear, sweet little pug dog, Olivia, at age 14½. We had been together for more than 11 years. For nine of those years I’d been working from home, so we [...]
Into Winter
Daylight Savings Time arrived last week in Minnesota so now we have darkness at the end of the afternoon rather than at early morning! But there is no saving of daylight by mere mortals! Darkness [...]