Life After 60

Our Family Experience With Presto.com – An Email Printing Mailbox

Correen — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:03:32 +0000

My Family Reunion – circa late 80′s Where am I in the pic? Hint…I’m hanging on tight to my little guy with the red pants Three cheers for Presto.com…we are now connected with our family, way over there on the other coast. We hooked up our folks with the email printing mailbox, along with the [...]

Agenda: Driving America Down – A Review for Seniors

jta — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:34:51 +0000

Our guest post today is from my dear friend, Dianne Loomos. Dianne is a true patriot and student of the US Constitution. When Dianne speaks, I listen! I think you will too! Thank you, Dianne! As seniors we have the advantage of hindsight. We have lived through some significant events in our lifetimes. Have you [...]

Cycling For Seniors

jta — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Exercise is important at any age but perhaps the most challenging for senior citizens who have a few special needs such as decreasing ability to balance. So it is a great idea to find great exercise options that take this into consideration. One of these options is the tricycle for adults. You will find a [...]

Talking Alarm Clocks

jta — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:09:55 +0000

When vision is a challenge you might like to find out that there are talking electronics you can buy for yourself or a loved one. One of these is the talking alarm clocks which can provide you with preset or customized sounds and recorded statements. Some clocks have periodic announcements which would be great [...]

Digital Magnifier Gadgets

jta — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:01:48 +0000

If you or someone you know is challenged with low vision ability then you will be happy to find the low vision reading gadgets, digital magnifier, you can use to magnify what you are reading. Great for books or other media (newspapers, magazines, mail). Find the right “reading machine for legally blind or low vision” [...]

Mama’s Clothesline

jta — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:42:29 +0000

Like you, my email sometimes is junky – and then at times there is a treasure! Today was a treasure day – thanks to my sister, Betty. and I know you remember these days! Remembering Mom’s Clothesline There is one thing that’s left out. We had a long wooden pole (clothes pole) that was used [...]

Writing in a 10 Year Journal

jta — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:13:16 +0000

Do you journal? One of the simplest ways to journal is with a 10 year journal. You just have to write 5 lines a day. Each page shows you the same date for 10 years – such fun to look back and see what you were doing on the same day last year and the [...]

Peru Telephone Scam – Please Beware!

Correen — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:49:06 +0000

A couple of weeks ago my mom got an early morning phone call from “her grandson“, he sounded frightened…she was instantly worried! After a twist of events and quick thinking by my mom, we soon discovered that in all actuality, it was a telephone call from a scammer trying to convince “grandma” to send money [...]

Family Treasures – Aunt Lillie’s Coat

jta — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:35:08 +0000

Recently my sister came to visit and brought a beautiful quilt to show to me. She had had the quilt made from our Aunt Lillie’s 1950′s cashmere coat! The quilt is truly a treasure. Betty wrote the story of the quilt and daughter, Kathy Trader took photos of it. We published the story on Squidoo. [...]

Life Without Cell Phones

jta — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:23:31 +0000

I received this one in my email today and thought you would all enjoy! Ain’t it the truth? When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning…. Uphill… Barefoot… [...]