Being There
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief Being able to listen to one another—and hear one another—is incredibly important. In a…
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Friendship Unlimited
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief For a long time, people thought that friendship was based on the idea of give-and-take: you help me, I help you; you do me a favour, I do you a favour. This idea assumes that…
Aging Has a Bright Future (Really!)
From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief You’ve no doubt heard or perhaps even used the line “Getting older is not for…
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…
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…
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…
