Tag: inspired | INSPIRED 55+ Lifestyle Magazine - Part 2

Rocky Mountain High

Posted by Richard Arthur
|Date: September 01, 2024
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Rocky Mountain High

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true,” sang John ...

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true,” sang John Deutschendorf Jr in the introduction to a concert album that captured the hearts of folk and c ...

September 01, 2024
| by Richard Arthur

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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. I ...

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. In it, I plant only perennials. I like these plants for their non-fussiness. Year after year the ...

July 03, 2024
| by Barbara Risto

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Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing w ...

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing women. We call it turning “drab to fab” and while their transformation on the outside was certai ...

July 03, 2024
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Inspiration By The Sea

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Inspiration By The Sea

Dallas Road boasts beautiful early 1900-built houses on one side, while the other side is a place for jog ...

Dallas Road boasts beautiful early 1900-built houses on one side, while the other side is a place for joggers, dog walkers, bicyclists, kite flyers, and even picnics before the land falls down the cli ...

July 03, 2024
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Magical Puppeteer Tim Gosley: Creating His Own Little Worlds

Posted by Marion Lougheed
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Magical Puppeteer Tim Gosley: Creating His Own Little Worlds

Victoria native Tim Gosley might be more familiar as Basil the polar bear. As a puppeteer, he spent four ...

Victoria native Tim Gosley might be more familiar as Basil the polar bear. As a puppeteer, he spent four years on the original Fraggle Rock and nine seasons on Canadian Sesame Street. He’s done everyt ...

July 03, 2024
| by Marion Lougheed

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Phil Foster: A Perfect Fit

Posted by Ella Harvey
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Phil Foster: A Perfect Fit

A sure way to “beat the aging blues” is to meet older men and women living full and dynamic lives, like o ...

A sure way to “beat the aging blues” is to meet older men and women living full and dynamic lives, like octogenarian Phil Foster. On first meeting, Phil seems a quiet and unassuming man, but a wealth ...

July 03, 2024
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Wake Up And Smell The Paints

Posted by Doris Von Tettenborn
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Wake Up And Smell The Paints

I turned 60 last year. I still have not recovered. I spent the previous year trying to get us ...

I turned 60 last year. I still have not recovered. I spent the previous year trying to get used to the concept by changing my computer password frequently. CRAZY60, LOVELY60, NOWAY60 ...

July 03, 2024
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The Many Faces of Berlin

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: July 03, 2024
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The Many Faces of Berlin

Octoberfest is party time in Berlin and Alexander Platz, a huge outdoor plaza in the middle of the city, ...

Octoberfest is party time in Berlin and Alexander Platz, a huge outdoor plaza in the middle of the city, is overflowing with happy Berliners quaffing beer at communal tables singing, laughing and danc ...

July 03, 2024
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Chill Time on Kontoglialos Beach

Posted by Jane Cassie
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Chill Time on Kontoglialos Beach

My office look-out today is Kontoglialos Beach, one of the less crowded yet sensational strips of golden ...

My office look-out today is Kontoglialos Beach, one of the less crowded yet sensational strips of golden shoreline that edges the island of Corfu. The tiered patio deck that stretches out before me is ...

July 03, 2024
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Preventing Summertime Food Poisoning

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Preventing Summertime Food Poisoning

With the arrival of warm weather, there will be more outdoor mealtimes. Unfortunately, food poisoning is ...

With the arrival of warm weather, there will be more outdoor mealtimes. Unfortunately, food poisoning is more common in the summer months. Picnics, BBQs, and camping trips are the perfect environment ...

July 03, 2024
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Living On Purpose – Inspiring Summer Reads, And a Touch of Laughter

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: July 03, 2024
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Living On Purpose – Inspiring Summer Reads, And a Touch of Laughter

Retired or not, summer seems to bring out the desire to spend more time reading. As part of several write ...

Retired or not, summer seems to bring out the desire to spend more time reading. As part of several writers’ groups, I have discovered a whole new library of authors, expanding my reading choices from ...

July 03, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: April 30, 2024
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Thrive Beyond 55

Embracing the Heartbeat of Humanity: Why Charities and Nonprofits Matter As I reflect on my journey throu ...

Embracing the Heartbeat of Humanity: Why Charities and Nonprofits Matter As I reflect on my journey through life, I’m reminded of the profound impact charities and nonprofits have had on both my perso ...

April 30, 2024
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Marion Buller: Up Close and Personal with UVic’s Chancellor

Posted by Jennifer Hartley
|Date: April 30, 2024
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Marion Buller: Up Close and Personal with UVic’s Chancellor

“Stay calm, be brave and wait for the signs. Never say never and keep an open mind.” For the Honour ...

“Stay calm, be brave and wait for the signs. Never say never and keep an open mind.” For the Honourable Marion Buller, one of the most accomplished judges in Canada and Chancellor of the Univers ...

April 30, 2024
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John Thomson: There’s always a story to tell…

Posted by Maureen Leyland
|Date: April 30, 2024
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John Thomson: There’s always a story to tell…

Pop quiz! How many magazine writers can you name off the top of your head? Perhaps you ‘follow’ some favo ...

Pop quiz! How many magazine writers can you name off the top of your head? Perhaps you ‘follow’ some favourite writers? Photo courtesy of John Thomson In general, most of us remember the content of an ...

April 30, 2024
| by Maureen Leyland

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Nurturing Machismo

Posted by Joan Thompson
|Date: April 30, 2024
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Nurturing Machismo

It’s winter and I’m not in sunny Mexico. I’m in Canada, partway to the Arctic, and the air prickles with ...

It’s winter and I’m not in sunny Mexico. I’m in Canada, partway to the Arctic, and the air prickles with cold and the crankiness that settles in mid-winter. Wrapped head to toe in layers of fleece and ...

April 30, 2024
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