Motivation is sometimes the most difficult part of exercising. In an effort to make exercising more appealing and an activity we could do together, my husband and I bought bicycles. The last time either of us owned a bike we didn’t have driver’s licenses or high school diplomas. After a 25 year hiatus, we were …more

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Awhile back, an image in a gardening magazine seduced me. A woman, clad in khaki Capris and a denim shirt, knelt in front of a profusion of roses. Colors bombarded—the greens of lawn and leaf, the deep red of rose petals, and the dark earth. The woman’s silver hair cascaded down her back and over …more

“Why do I write?” friends ask. Let me count the motives for journaling: to express myself freely, to find words to capture feelings and longings, to ride imagination beyond, to review my life, to find my true self, to find my place in the world, and to seek my calling for post-retirement life. Not to …more

It is funny how some things become life long obsessions while others come and go. Such is the case with Flying for me. While I was obsessed with several things over the years including motorcycles (I owned a Triumph), nothing stuck like flying. My earliest memory of an airplane was when my father bought a …more

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For many of us, approaching retirement after years working in Corporate America makes us yearn for doing our own thing. As boomers, we’re torn. Traditional retirement looms out there, but really isn’t for us. A backbreaking sprint of 30 plus years to suddenly stop and do nothing seems dumb. The thought of moving south, playing …more

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When I worked I had a small garden with just a couple items, but when I retired last year I expanded my garden and this year it is even larger. Gardening gets me outside, gets me much needed exercise and gives me some delicious vegetables that have been grown in conditions I can control. I …more

Retirement brings tremendous opportunity to enjoy bicycling. Retirees generally have more time on their hands, meaning more time to get out on the bike. Retirees also generally have more flexibility in their daily schedules, meaning there is more ability to work a cycling regimen into one’s day-to-day activity. Finally, retirees are often in search of …more