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Renovations on Main Street
Charlestown has been a CCRC since 1983. Before that it was a minor seminary for the Sulpician order. The historic buildings date to 1909 so you can imagine the renovation that took place in 1983 when John Erickson opened it as a continuing care retirement community.
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Twelve Days of Crusing
It is so easy to cruise from Baltimore when our retirement community is only 8 miles from the Cruise Terminal. We set off on a 12-day cruise to the Lesser Antilles on December 22, 2016. I loved it for the 6 sea days. We sailed on the Royal Caribbean, Grandeur of the Seas. This was…
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CCRC Residents Band Together
MaCCRA is the acronym for the Maryland Continuing Care Residents Association. It is the only organization which is solely dedicated to protecting and advancing the interest of residents of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Big deal, you say. Yes, it is a big deal because we have a lot of money invested in the community where…
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Volunteer vs. Retired
“You have committed to so many projects, you don’t have time to be retired.” Dan Boyle I found this quote in a post I never published from 6 years ago. It holds true today. I am not content with the word retired. We need a better word for those of us not working for pay.…
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Senior Hall of Fame
It was a surprise and delight for me to be nominated and then selected for the Maryland Senior Hall of Fame. Fifty others were inducted into the Hall of Fame on October 27, 2016. Bert Clegern, another Charlestown resident, was also inducted. A bus load of friends attended. The Baltimore Sun did a nice story…
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CCRC Residents Meeting
The National Continuing Care Residents Association (NaCCRA) held their annual meeting the weekend before the LeadingAge convention, October 29-30, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN. Dan and I have been members of NaCCRA for about a year. LeadingAge provides meeting space and exhibit space for the Association as well as reduced rates for us to attend the Leading Age…
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Ageism in Real Life
After my blog post in July, Stop Ageism Now, I received several comments from my fellow residents as well as the author, Ashton Applewhite. My fellow residents do not like being called “sweetie,” “honey,” or “dearie” either. It is pervasive in our society from the hairdresser to hospital personnel. I am vouch for that after…
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Up North
I was born in Duluth so it always feels good to visit. My grandparents are long gone so now we visit Dan’s niece, Kaye Witzman, when we travel there. It is very relaxing to stay with Kaye as she lives on Island Lake outside of Duluth. We ususally see deer around the cabin. The deer hang…
Adventures in Travel and Life
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