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• Dinner with a Pen-Pal

  I was telling my grandson that I had been to dinner with a pen-pal the previous evening. He looked blank. “What’s that?” he asked. I patiently explained,... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• And It’s All Thanks To the Gefilte Fish

  Passover is on the way and we’re shopping for “different” foods. The supermarket shelves are loaded with goodies and many of the items are hard to ignore. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Can One Be Over-Retired?

  “The thing about being retired is that the days are all the same,” complained my friend as we were driving along to the art supplies shop in search of canvases... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• 97 Year Old Leads Dancing At The Retirement Home

  The retirement home staged their annual Purim party on Sunday evening. The invitation read 7:00 sharp and by 6:20 the dining room was packed. One or two hopeful... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Exclusive Club at the Retirement Home

  From our first week here in the retirement home I’ve noticed an exclusive clique that meets regularly and secretly. They gather in the far corner of the coffee... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Oscars Come To the Retirement Home

  It’s panic night here at the retirement home. Someone, who has to remain nameless, downloaded copies of a dozen movies and guess what – they all ended up in... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Life in the Retirement Home Involves Tough Decision Making

  Before we moved in some 2 years ago I thought that life in a retirement home would be smooth and seamless. No major speed bumps and few potholes to contend with... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Union of Bloggers and the Terrible Truth

  My motive in attending the inaugural meeting of the Bloggers Union was completely ulterior. To my digestive system’s great relief, I am no longer a beer and... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Letter from a Pen-pal

  How, how and how do I get my name off the income tax department’s computer? How many more phone calls must I make and letters must I write to tell them I have... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Face Slap In the Retirement Home

  Probably the most common sight in a retirement home are back problems, meaning walking problems. The worst cases are confined to wheel-chairs. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mozart, You Would Have Lived To 100 In A Retirement Home!

  Every morning I drop into my chair in front of the computer and with a click of the mouse I turn on Radio Mozart, a radio station that I found on the internet. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Storage and Retrieval Game

  After almost a year’s experience I have to say that being in one’s 80’s is no big deal. There have been no major changes; my back is still bent and I still... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Come I’m Not As Smart As My Phone?

  For some years I watched my little grandchildren with their smart-phones. They played games, even while I was talking to them, they texted each other, while I... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Retirement Home Gets a Red and Yellow Paintjob

  I’m enrolling for lessons. I’ve had enough of this trying to paint faces in my paintings. It all came about when I turned to the sports page of the Jerusalem... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Boys of the Trolley Brigade

  For years I’ve been seeing these guys in the supermarkets and other stores. I wondered who they were and why they were draped over the handles of their... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Old Master And The Retirement Home

  Unlike many retirees in Retirement homes, we have a decent sized apartment. Two adjacent apartments were available and we joined them. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guilt Disappears At 80

  The 88 year-old woman sitting next to me in the coffee lounge this morning leaned over and said, “I have to tell this to someone! I took an after-breakfast nap... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sophie the Famous Cake-Maker Lives In the Retirement Home

  She is 94 years old, speaks with a delightful old-European accent, has a small apartment on the 7th floor and prays regularly for the health of the elevator. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Makes A Smart-Phone Go?

  In a fit of misguided youthfulness I rushed out and bought one of those smart phones that all the kids are talking into or fiddling with all the time. Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Old and the Restless

  They’re restless, alright, these folks in their Golden Years. They seem to have a maximum attention span of one hour. Then they have to move, to get up and go;... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 COMMUNITY, HUMOR, SELF EXPRESSION