I’ve always been a game-player and I’m not talking about sports. My parents encouraged ‘mind’ games, such as patience, crosswords and puzzles. Nowadays we can buy magazines devoted solely to brainteasers. There are hundreds of different ones to keep us hooked.They are strongly recommended for older people. What is it that these games have in … Continue reading GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
Month: April 2019
MOVING ON …
Before Alzheimers or another form of Dementia touches our lives, many of us will have had the idea that sufferers are tragic people sitting hunched and drooling or ranting and raving like folk possessed. We have yet to learn that these diseases come on extremely gradually. In the early stages, often only family, friends and … Continue reading MOVING ON …
YOU’RE AS OLD AS …
‘Keep young and beautiful, It's your duty to be beautiful Keep young and beautiful, If you want to be loved.’ NOT JUST FOR THE YOUNG These lyrics from the Harry Warren song of the 1930’s, are particularly offensive to those of us who value people of all ages. In Westernised countries at least, we’re plagued … Continue reading YOU’RE AS OLD AS …
GET READY TO LIVE IN THE NOW
How often have we heard ‘we must live in the moment’, ‘live as though today is our last day’? Nowadays it’s called ‘living in the NOW’. For those who are lucky enough not to be suffering from a crumbling brain or other chronic or potentially fatal condition or disease, the message is straightforward - don’t … Continue reading GET READY TO LIVE IN THE NOW
ODD SOCKS – WHO CARES!
It’s something so many of us have in common – the odd sock, the one that got away, the one that’s destined never to meet up with its partner again. It’s a mystery. Of course, there may be a bright spark out there who never has this problem because they’ve found a way to keep … Continue reading ODD SOCKS – WHO CARES!
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