From the Editor

Smashing Stereotypes

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   Often, in the collective imagination, people who reach 60 or 65— the traditional age of retirement—disappear into a kind of black hole where everyone has the same status: old. Yet between 60 and 82 (the…

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…

Hands Across the Generations

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   We’ve often mentioned in these pages the importance of intergenerational bonds: without the experience of…

Gratitude Is Contagious

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   Every year, a group of friends gets together to celebrate their friendship (43 years as…