Pampering and relaxation in the sun By Chris Miller On Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, there’s an all-inclusive resort that’s anything but typical. Grand Velas Los Cabos is one of the top hotels in the country and one of the best all-inclusives anywhere, earning awards and rave reviews for everything from the setting to the service...
Tag - October 2023
The Little Things By Jason Marshall The human mind is a mystery. Especially mine. I went to the store to get three things yesterday: milk, bread and butter. Who needs a written list when there are only three items to pick up? Evidently, I do. I came home with chocolate milk, bacon and a small cheesecake. The mystery of my brain...
In 1988, the year Fifty-Five Plus magazine was launched, Stewart Boston was 55. This year, as the magazine marks its 35th anniversary, Stewart is 90. That’s a lot of candles on the cake. by Stewart Boston as told to Iris Winston This was the year I celebrated my 90th birthday, a milestone I never expected to reach. In fact, it...
Animal Chatter by Iris Winston Nothing brings on a smile faster than watching the fun dogs have as they race around enjoying the canine company and the freedom an off-leash area offers. We had all been on a relaxing walk with our dogs when the pleasurable time quickly turned into a nightmare. My daughter’s young German...
by Peggy Edwards, Council on Aging of Ottawa On December 14,1990, the United Nations designated October 1 as the International Day of Older Persons. It is an occasion for people around the world to celebrate the wonderful contributions older people make in our homes, communities, cities, regions and countries. Older people in...
By Brian Morin While we enjoy the days of fall, birds are busily working on their exit strategy. Their urge to leave is triggered by a variety of factors, including reduced hours of sunlight, lower sun angle in the sky, decreasing temperatures and genetic predisposition. The cues vary for different families of birds as do their...
Lifescape By Janet Armstrong, Accredited Interior Designer, CAPS A Perfect Blend As you leaf through shelter magazines or browse your favourite decor websites, it is rare these days to see a space that is clearly designed and decorated in one specific style. Rather, we see spaces that blur the line between two or more styles...
By Madeline Kallio Skirting the shores of Cameron Lake, Fenelon Falls is a welcoming destination in one of Ontario’s prime cottage areas: Kawartha Lakes. It’s also home to Lock #34 on the popular Trent-Severn Waterway, which provides 386 kilometres of passage for boats between Lake Ontario and Lake Huron. Picturesque streets...
After “retirement,” former federal policy advisor Joanna Estelle is earning international accolades as a classical composer by Iris Winston Many people are happy to retire at the end of a successful career. This could have been the story for Joanna Estelle, a senior financial officer with the federal government for some 37...
Huge Appetite for Life Having just turned 65, with her magnificent fourth novel Fayne still generating buzz, beloved Canadian author, actor and playwright Ann-Marie MacDonald is carrying on By Jamie Portman If you ask Ann-Marie MacDonald about major turning points in her life, it won’t be long before her memory travels back...
