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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – March/April Finding Your New Passion

Like David Axon says about starting his new hobby of photography, it just clicked. That’s the sensation y ...

Like David Axon says about starting his new hobby of photography, it just clicked. That’s the sensation you feel when something you’re doing starts to feel pleasurable. Comfortable. Like you own it, a ...

February 28, 2025
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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

Posted by Verena Foxx
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Refresh: For The Love of Music & Dance

If ageing is seen as a gift of time to explore new experiences, the freedom to pursue dreams is blown wid ...

If ageing is seen as a gift of time to explore new experiences, the freedom to pursue dreams is blown wide open. It is often when people take the time to engage in creativity and connection through mu ...

February 28, 2025
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Gone With the Birds

Posted by Mike Yip
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Gone With the Birds

In 2004 I was comfortably entrenched in my retirement life of golf, gardening, and relaxation when a seri ...

In 2004 I was comfortably entrenched in my retirement life of golf, gardening, and relaxation when a series of events conspired to change my life forever. It was a cold, crisp, and sunny February morn ...

February 28, 2025
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BOB MCDONALD: “Just Say Yes”

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|Date: February 28, 2025
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BOB MCDONALD: “Just Say Yes”

“I thought I was going to be an actor,” says broadcaster Bob McDonald, longtime host of CBC Radio’s scien ...

“I thought I was going to be an actor,” says broadcaster Bob McDonald, longtime host of CBC Radio’s science magazine Quirks & Quarks. As a promising college thespian, he could have gone far, but h ...

February 28, 2025
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Learning Photography in your 60s

Posted by David Axon
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Learning Photography in your 60s

It clicked! One morning, at the age of 61, I woke up and decided to take up photography. It was as ...

It clicked! One morning, at the age of 61, I woke up and decided to take up photography. It was as simple as that. I never had a hobby in my life, and being totally nontechnical I had a fear of ...

February 28, 2025
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Going to University at 55

Posted by Marion Lougheed
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Going to University at 55

August van Stralen never graduated from university. In 2024, at age 55, she decided it was time. August v ...

August van Stralen never graduated from university. In 2024, at age 55, she decided it was time. August van Stralen (R) and spouse Finnian Burnett Photo: Finnian Burnett August lives in Princeton, BC, ...

February 28, 2025
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Let’s Talk About Cremation

Posted by Thelma Fayle
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Let’s Talk About Cremation

When is a good time to talk about cremation? Before Christmas? No. At the start of the new year? No again ...

When is a good time to talk about cremation? Before Christmas? No. At the start of the new year? No again. How about during a pandemic? Forget it. And it’s hardly an ideal theme at Easter—given the ho ...

February 28, 2025
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Your European Escape in Canada

Posted by Joan Thompson
|Date: February 28, 2025
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Your European Escape in Canada

“The Barrington Woollen Mill was unusual for its time as its water wheel was laid flat in the water rathe ...

“The Barrington Woollen Mill was unusual for its time as its water wheel was laid flat in the water rather than up and down.” Normandy architecture in Quebec City. Photo: Joan Thompson We follow our g ...

February 28, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

Posted by Laurie Mueller
|Date: February 28, 2025
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LIVING ON PURPOSE: A Place in the Sun

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to ...

I’m sitting at a little wooden table for two. My husband and I are drinking designer coffees listening to soft jazz tones from a YouTube channel over our heads. Palm plants form one wall and snake pla ...

February 28, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: January 01, 2025
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Thrive Beyond 55 – January/February

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me a ...

Getting Out of the Rut Our featured person this issue, David Bouchard, says, “When something touches me and sits in my craw for long enough, something just starts to percolate in the back of my mind, ...

January 01, 2025
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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

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|Date: January 01, 2025
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REFRESH: Explore Lifelong Learning

Elizabeth N., at 74, says she didn’t know what to do after her grandchildren started growing up and she b ...

Elizabeth N., at 74, says she didn’t know what to do after her grandchildren started growing up and she became bored with her backyard vegetable garden. With the support of her daughter and a car-shar ...

January 01, 2025
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David Bouchard: For the Love of Reading

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: January 01, 2025
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David Bouchard: For the Love of Reading

“How’s the city, boy?” my grandfather asked me about my new foster home. It was my third foster home, and ...

“How’s the city, boy?” my grandfather asked me about my new foster home. It was my third foster home, and my first one in the big city. “Grandfather, it’s awesome,” I answered respectfully. And I answ ...

January 01, 2025
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River Cruising Zurich to Paris

Posted by Marilyn Jones
|Date: January 01, 2025
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River Cruising Zurich to Paris

Arriving in Zurich, I was escorted to a hotel so that I could explore this beautiful Swiss city. Zurich i ...

Arriving in Zurich, I was escorted to a hotel so that I could explore this beautiful Swiss city. Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland, located between two forested chains of hills, about 40 miles ...

January 01, 2025
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The Florida Keys – A Foodie Tour

Posted by Bruce Sach
|Date: January 01, 2025
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The Florida Keys – A Foodie Tour

The road that winds down the coast of Florida is the longest overwater highway in the world. Along the ro ...

The road that winds down the coast of Florida is the longest overwater highway in the world. Along the route are spots considered as the top sport fishing areas on the globe, where you can stop ...

January 01, 2025
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Maritime Celtic Colours

Posted by Janet McMaster
|Date: January 01, 2025
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Maritime Celtic Colours

It’s a glorious afternoon in mid-October, and my husband Tom and I are enjoying a surprisingly challengin ...

It’s a glorious afternoon in mid-October, and my husband Tom and I are enjoying a surprisingly challenging hike on the Coxheath Hills Wilderness Trail. We stop along the trail to admire the beau ...

January 01, 2025
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