Here in the retirement home we’re all experienced coffee drinkers. We’ve been drinking coffee since World War II when you couldn’t get coffee at all. Some of us were drinking coffee before the war. We know every coffee story that’s gone around in the past 50 years and we’ve tasted every coffee blend that’s been …more
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Things to consider before retiring overseas
November 19, 2013 | Category: Life, Retirement locations | Add Comment
Author: J Gold posts: 16 Author's
Author: J Gold posts: 16 Author's
I recently spoke with friends (a couple that plan to retire in a few years) about what they will do once retired. They surprised me when they said that before they retire they would visit several countries in Central America and Asia to check out possible places to retire. They are a very youthful, active …more
The first memory I have of coming to the Bronx, NYC is the day we drove – we had a car in those days – to the Bronx for my parents to look at apartments. I didn’t really know what was going on. My cousin San – who it turned out lived only about a …more
Toward the end of October, as Martin and I sat in the kitchen waiting for dinner to finish baking in the oven, we sipped a glass of wine and talked about our latest projects. Suddenly, I realized the day before was our one year retirement anniversary. A year!?! Gone already! And, we didn’t even celebrate …more
Happy Life Gardens
September 28, 2013 | Category: Hobbies/Sports, Life | Add Comment
Author: Alice Longaker posts: 3 Author's
Author: Alice Longaker posts: 3 Author's
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
Do you know how to tell if you have officially reached Over-the-Hill status? Well, here’s one way. By the number of life insurance offers you receive in your mailbox on any given day. Offers from life insurance companies who are offering you wonderful news! Wonderful news that, even though you are so old you could …more
Retired and Living in Ireland
September 24, 2013 | Category: Life, Retirement locations | Add Comment
Author: Joan Frankham posts: 1 Author's
Author: Joan Frankham posts: 1 Author's
When the magic age of retirement is looming many Irish people around the world want to return to Ireland and live out their leisure years in a country that is familiar to them, and where they may still have relatives and friends. In my case, I was born in Ireland, left in the 70s …more
Steve and I were fortunate to have mostly stable jobs during our careers. Beginning at an early age, we’ve both been good savers and have tried to manage our financial affairs wisely throughout our lives. When we got married, we worked as a team to continue saving for an early retirement, not knowing at the …more
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