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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…
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Steam Threshers at Rollag
The Western Minnesota Steam Thresher’s get together has been on Dan’s bucket list for years. This year we planned our trip so that we would be in the area over the Labor Day weekend.
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How Fargo of You
It may seem like a funny title for a blog post, but it captures the city. How Fargo of You: Stories from the Northern Prairie that People Who Haven’t Been here Will Never Believe is a title to a book by Marc de Celle, who moved to Fargo and discovered the Upper Midwest way of life…
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Freeport, Fairmont, and Fargo
Freeport, Minnesota is not a usual stop when traveling to Fargo. However, a Facebook friend touted the merits of the caramel rolls at Charlie’s Cafe in her post. It is just 19 miles north of St. John’s so we stopped for gas and a caramel roll. As I was taking a photo of Dan in…
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St. John’s Abbey Rest
It is always a treat to stay at St. John’s Abbey Guesthouse. It is a nice halfway point between the Twin Cities and Fargo, North Dakota. Dan graduated from St. John’s University in 1958. We sang afternoon prayers and psalms with the monk. We took our evening meal with the students in their Refectory. It…