By Jerry Zezima My grandchildren are the apples of my eye. So it was only fitting that I was hit in the eye by a falling fruit while apple picking with the kiddies. Chloe, 9, and her sister, Lilly, almost 6, witnessed the senseless attack, which occurred during an otherwise pleasant visit to a farm […]
As I walked through the sagebrush and juniper trees, I noticed a commotion by my feet. I knelt down to have a closer look. It was Dung Beetle doing the dung beetle dance, walking backwards in a handstand, rolling a pellet through the sandy soil. There were ruts and bumps, twigs and leaves, and rooted […]
I came across the phrase, “the story I’m telling myself” in Brene Brown’s “Rising Strong”. She operationalizes it to identify her emotional state during a disconnect with her husband, Steve. It is a powerful, vulnerable, and courageous demonstration. I highly recommend reading her work and watching her share this work so you can employ it […]
(610 words)My disdain for the Bed & Breakfast option nearly surfaced when the sweet West Virginia proprietor told us she’d had some guests from Pittsburgh the previous week.I almost blurted out, “Oh, and how did they taste?”But I bit my tongue, unnerved by the prospect that our hosts might be biting it later on.I’m not […]
We just returned from what was going to be a 12-day vacation to the beach in South Carolina. We came home a day early, chased out by Hurricane Ian. We found out later, in Charleston, there was plenty of street flooding and some wind damage, but nothing catastrophic like there was in Florida. […]
Note: Occasionally, AgingWithPizzazz has a guest writer; it’s nice to mix things up a bit. Andrea has a history writing for seniors. We have guidelines for guest writers at:Guest-Posting-Guidelines-for-Aging-with-Pizzazz-2022.pdf (agingwithpizzazz.com) As the leaves start to change and the air takes on a slight chill, something in us knows that it’s time to snuggle up with […]
“What will we do with all our spare time?” That thought was at the heart of an essay published in 1930 by the economist John Maynard Keynes. In it, Keynes proposed that within a hundred years, technological and economic advances would bring humans to a point where we would work only three hours a day […]
This is my first time reading anything by Suzanne Ferrell and it won’t be the last. The title, book cover, and the synopsis pulled me in. The storyline kept me engaged from start to finish and the twists and turns made for a wonderful story of romance, danger, and suspense. Meet Jake Carlisle, an undercover […]
* Modern family dynamics include members living on multiple continents, connected only by online interactions and limited to the occasional “bucket-list” holiday adventure. It isn’t easy to maintain a personal connection with younger generations, with mobility and technological skill limitations, pandemic implications and travel restrictions all playing a role in this issue. Many of us […]
Learn how you can move toward your highest and best health today: What does it mean to you to be well? Most people I’ve conversed with about wellness said it is the absence of illness. Wondering if you agree… Being free of illness or disease is about the physical, which is just one aspect of […]
