LOCAL
"I’d watched Kristi attempting to climb the basement wall with her trike...."
BY ARIELE M. HUFF | November 2, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.
Local Seniors Make the Hollywood Scene
Seniors at a local retirement community are dressing up like Hollywood stars. For the last three years, residents at Issaquah’s Spiritwood at Pine Lake have had the full Hollywood treatment—including elaborate makeup and costumes—all for the sake of gracing the pages of best-selling calendars to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
Redesigning the Holidays During COVID
Bernard Davidson, a psychologist at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, said this is the year to have a serious talk with your loved ones in advance of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Journey to the Hall of Fame
In addition to being a powerlifting champion, Mark Bryant is a Certified Senior Fitness Instructor and columnist providing fitness tips for seniors in Northwest Prime Time. Remarkably, Mark has earned many powerlifting championships since having had a total hip replacement in 2008.
A Hollywood Side Story
My husband’s old flying buddy and my good friend, Ralph Williamson, recently moved into a retirement community at age 90. He will thrive there because he is an affable man and has lived an interesting life. Plus, he has a remote connection to Harrison Ford.
Halloween Tastes
"Fill a sack with candy corn, M and M’s, chocolate bars, don’t stop."
Trick or Treat
"My cloaked trick-or-treat smile is old…and new."
Wheels
"Wheels put imagination in my life..."
Joyous Ruminations #7
"Cedar and Luna are constantly near me..."
Fall meals: slow cooking beans for comfort
Slow cooking is a great way to develops the flavor of beans for your fall meals.
Perseverating on an enemy. (Perseverating means obsessing.)
(A lot of people are choosing the other political party to perseverate upon.)
There's plenty good about the Badlands!
When I began my travel writing career, I set a goal to visit each of the fifty states. Slowly, I began chipping away at this objective and soon only one state remained, North Dakota. Time for a road trip!
Combing Fleas
My elderly pets are suffering from this year’s excess of fleas...
“Enchanting Autumn”
"In a melancholy mood, I walk through a wood."
