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Being There to Say the Final Goodbye
At home, together Two years ago this month, I sat beside my Pop Pop as he died. I can’t help but cry as I type that, but this isn’t a sad story. Pop Pop was 96 years old. He was born in 1916. By Sept....
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Traveling Around the World in 2-D: A Granddaughter’s Project
In retirement, my grandfather, Pop Pop, traveled the world with my grandmother. They went to Greece, China, Peru, Portugal — you name it. They’d spent years running a small business and raising three...
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Finding Age-Friendly Inspiration in Taiwan
A quiet stretch along the riverside path As we pedaled along, it was as if we shared a bike path with the whole city. There were commuters carrying satchels and couples carting picnic baskets. There...
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9 Life Lessons From My 90-Year-OId Friend
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Aging in Thailand: Takeaways From a Year Abroad
Sunday at the races, together. They clutched their binoculars and scribbled notes in their programs. They paced behind the teller windows and snagged seats just before post time. Some spent the day on...
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Ways for Generations to Stay Active Together
YMCA campers and older adults dance in Washington. There were yoga classes in California’s Silicon Valley and line dances in Washington. There were bocce ball matches in Rochester, N.Y., and water...
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Green Peace: The Healing Power of Parks for Young and Old
One of my very best friends died three years ago. He happened to be my grandfather, who was 96 years old. He was ready. It was time. But it wasn’t easy. I missed him. It took me months to delete the...
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The Best Gift We Can Give Each Other (and It’s Free)
With Mr. Munro and the Scotch pines Growing up, we got our Christmas trees from Mr. Munro, the man who owned our house before us. He had studied horticulture in college and taught at a school for...
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Being There to Say the Final Goodbye
At home, together Two years ago this month, I sat beside my Pop Pop as he died. I can’t help but cry as I type that, but this isn’t a sad story. Pop Pop was 96 years old. He was born in 1916. By Sept....
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Traveling Around the World in 2-D: A Granddaughter’s Project
In retirement, my grandfather, Pop Pop, traveled the world with my grandmother. They went to Greece, China, Peru, Portugal — you name it. They’d spent years running a small business and raising three...
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Finding Age-Friendly Inspiration in Taiwan
A quiet stretch along the riverside path As we pedaled along, it was as if we shared a bike path with the whole city. There were commuters carrying satchels and couples carting picnic baskets. There...
View ArticleClik here to view.
9 Life Lessons From My 90-Year-OId Friend
He’s 90. I’m 32. We’re friends. I met Arthur six years ago, thanks to an online ad. A community-based nonprofit called DOROT — meaning “generations” in Hebrew — was looking for volunteers to visit...
View ArticleHow a Preschool in a Nursing Home Became a Viral Video
“What can the very young and the very old offer each other, if given the chance?” It’s a question that comes from a video about a child care program set inside a Seattle retirement home. If you haven’t...
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Aging in Thailand: Takeaways From a Year Abroad
Sunday at the races, together. They clutched their binoculars and scribbled notes in their programs. They paced behind the teller windows and snagged seats just before post time. Some spent the day on...
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Ways for Generations to Stay Active Together
YMCA campers and older adults dance in Washington. There were yoga classes in California’s Silicon Valley and line dances in Washington. There were bocce ball matches in Rochester, N.Y., and water...
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Green Peace: The Healing Power of Parks for Young and Old
One of my very best friends died three years ago. He happened to be my grandfather, who was 96 years old. He was ready. It was time. But it wasn’t easy. I missed him. It took me months to delete the...
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The Best Gift We Can Give Each Other (and It’s Free)
With Mr. Munro and the Scotch pines Growing up, we got our Christmas trees from Mr. Munro, the man who owned our house before us. He had studied horticulture in college and taught at a school for...
View ArticleBeing There to Say the Final Goodbye
Two years ago this month, I sat beside my Pop Pop as he died. I can’t help but cry as I type that, but this isn’t a sad story.
View ArticleTraveling Around the World in 2-D: A Granddaughter’s Project
In retirement, my grandfather, Pop Pop, traveled the world with my grandmother. They went to Greece, China, Peru, Portugal — you name it. They’d spent years running a small business and raising three...
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