Finding Peace One Piece at a Time
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief Every Saturday afternoon for the past six years, Liza, her long-time friend Gaby, and their…
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The People You Meet
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-chief To recover after the death of his beloved wife, Clément Gravel of Lévis, Que.—who, at the age of 91, began painting canvases to show her when she was in the hospital—kept on painting, inspired by…
Smashing Stereotypes
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief Often, in the collective imagination, people who reach 60 or 65— the traditional age of…
Don’t Let Age Stop You
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief What does it mean to have lived many years? How do people see those with…
The Quiet Strength of Widows
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief In her interview with journalist Caroline Fortin (Good Times, January-February 2025), author Louise Penny—whose books’…
Shelters Large and Small
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief One warm and beautiful October morning, David looks out his bedroom window and sees the…
Retirement: A Time for Rebirth
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief You may or may not be counting the days, but you’ve almost certainly pondered your…
Love and Dementia — and Robots
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief Over the coming years, Canada’s population will be getting older, and the number of people—our…
Being Wrong Can Be Right
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief Made a mistake recently? Guess what? It’s okay. Better yet, being wrong can put you...in…
Learning to Embrace Change
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief Change. It’s an ordinary word—but one that can sometimes (often) set nerves jangling. Faced with…
