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Florida Get-Away
When we got word that my sister and brother-in-law were going to sell their Bonita Springs, FL home, we decided we needed to do one last visit. I was with my sister the day she saw it for the first time so it was fitting that we were there when the house went on the…
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Resident Association Activities
As I reflect on this month, I realized I spend many hours working on behalf of the Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association (MaCCRA) and the National Continuing Care Residents Association (NaCCRA). MaCCRA held the annual Legislative Day in Annapolis on February 6, 2019. This year the Charlestown Resident Council paid for the shuttle to take…
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Hooked on Outlander
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Beyond the Future
Living on the Edge was our reality for a week. We sailed on the new Celebrity Edge December 16 – 23. There were many new features from infinite verandas, art installations, a Magic Carpet cantilevered over the side of the ship, a high tech theater, and a smartphone app to manage the door lock, room…
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Shelf Decorating
Holiday time in a CCRC is full of activities. Tree trimming, floor parties, shelf decorating, Christmas sweater contests, special drinks, and Feasts on Thanksgiving and Christmas. We don’t have to give up decorating the outside of our home because of our shelves. Every apartment has a waist high shelf next to the door. It was…
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Give Me A Break
October was too hectic for me with mostly NaCCRA business. I had two board meetings, a member meeting, and three days of staffing the NaCCRA booth at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo. I did lots of prep work to prepare for the meetings which required long hours of computer work. I don’t want to…
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Elderhostel Lifelong Learning Institutes
Charlestown turned 35 this year and our Elderhostel Lifelong Learning Institute (ELLIC) at Charlestown turned 10 years old. When the younger generation goes back to school so do we. The catalog comes out on September 6 and by the end of day many classroom programs are fill with waiting lists. The Steering Committee wrote its…
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Slow Summer – NOT at Charlestown
How hard can it be to write a blog post every month? It’s hard. The days fly by with things to do and events to attend. You would think that summer in a life plan community would be laid back and easy going. Not so much. There are so many activities going on that I…
Adventures in Travel and Life
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