You did everything right. You supported your children through their successes and challenges. You cheered for them and you comforted them. Your life has been a roller coaster as you survived the trials and celebrations of parenting. The invitations are now out and you are ready for the gradu…

I refuse to take anything for granted now. After a year of a whole lot of not much, I am grateful for so many things. That being said, there are a few routines that I'd prefer to keep up, even though I'm pretty comfortable with our much awaited precautionary in person visits.

The latest financial rage - you guessed it - is Bitcoin. It is the conversation of young and old, rich and those desiring to get rich. For most of us, it seems Bitcoin has only been around for the last couple of years. But in fact, the ledger start date was Jan. 3, 2009 with founder Satoshi …

Spring has blossomed here in our beautiful area and soon the delicious crops of peaches, cherries, nectarines and plums, to name a few of my favorites, will be ripe.

I will be the first to confess. I truly expected things to go back to normal by now. After all, I have been behaving. I have been social distancing, understanding the measure of 6 feet, wearing masks in public, and going up the correct aisle of whichever arrow is pointing at Safeway. Well, I…

It has been said that over time, life

Weekends during shelter-in-place worry me because by Saturday my family has been home all week and I am not sure if I will be able to keep the kids entertained one more day.

When I was a kid, I was a really picky eater.

Many seniors suffer from various chronic aches and pains — I do.

With the New Year starting, most people began 2020 by wishing their family and friends a happy and healthy new year. I know I did. As we get older, the fear of injury or illness is much more prevalent, and ending up in the hospital is the worst-case scenario for anybody. When we get a cold o…

Wasn’t it just last week I had my bathing suit on and was headed down to the Summerset pool for a swim? Yet, today I am preparing food for our Chanukah and Christmas celebrations. Where does the time go?

The holiday season is upon us, which brings a multitude of emotions. Most of us will be spending time with loved ones who are family or friends, just like family. I consider myself extremely blessed to have people in my life that mean so much to both Grandpa and me.

Holidays are great, but it seems very unfair to clump the biggies all together.

As we get older, our minds can become a little foggy, especially when it comes to our childhood memories. There are tidbits and snippets of recollections, but trying to put the pieces together in chronological order can sometimes be difficult. Unfortunately, there’s nobody with whom I can co…

As I sit here on the Sunday morning before Thanksgiving, waiting to join our family for a late lunch, I pondered what to write this year for my holiday article.

This week, I had my 50,000-mile checkup — not for my car, for me.

Recently, I wrote an article about taking a road trip to Joshua Tree National Park. This delightful expanse is peaceful and serene, featuring unique rock formations and trees indigenous to the area. While we’re now able to take advantage of being retired — and still have the ability to just …

As we get older, there are more and more things to remember to do and when to do them.

There are very few things that I hate. It’s an extremely strong word, and I prefer when it comes to people, food or activities that I use “dislike a lot” or “really don’t care for” since those seem a lot less harsh. When it comes to needles, however, I can honestly say I hate them with a pas…

For the first eight years of my life, we lived just minutes away from my grandparents in Brooklyn.

Some mornings, I wake up and take a moment or two to figure out what day of the week it is. After retirement, they all sort of blend together. Often, I ask Grandpa and he seems just as perplexed, but the beauty of retirement is the ability to ignore what day it is and enjoy whatever we choos…