55+ – Page 6 – INSPIRED

Alma Lee: BC’s Indominatable Writers’ Champion

Posted by
|Date: September 01, 2024
| 0 comments

Alma Lee: BC’s Indominatable Writers’ Champion

Feisty, driven, and uncompromising, octogenarian Alma Lee exemplifies the adage “no surrender.” Recipient ...

Feisty, driven, and uncompromising, octogenarian Alma Lee exemplifies the adage “no surrender.” Recipient of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, an honorary doctorate from Simon Fraser University and ...

September 01, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Trekking in Magical Nepal

Posted by
|Date: September 01, 2024
| 0 comments

Trekking in Magical Nepal

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of ...

“Ja’aum, ja’um,” says our lead guide Bir Singh, the Nepali equivalent for “ready, let’s go!” Our group of nine pick up our day packs and excitedly pass through the Pasang Lhamu Gate, built to honour t ...

September 01, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Jungle WOWS of Palau

Posted by
|Date: September 01, 2024
| 0 comments

Jungle WOWS of Palau

When I was twelve years old, a harmless garter snake crossed my path and put me into panic mode. Now, mor ...

When I was twelve years old, a harmless garter snake crossed my path and put me into panic mode. Now, more than half a century later, I still get the heebie-jeebies whenever I think of one. So after h ...

September 01, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Antarctica: Expedition Cruising Outside the Pale of Civilization

Posted by
|Date: September 01, 2024
| 0 comments

Antarctica: Expedition Cruising Outside the Pale of Civilization

Throughout human history, Antarctica has been the ultimate unexplored territory in polar exploration. Ren ...

Throughout human history, Antarctica has been the ultimate unexplored territory in polar exploration. Renowned explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton perfectly captured the allure of Antarctica when he said, ...

September 01, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Rocky Mountain High

Posted by
|Date: September 01, 2024
| 0 comments

Rocky Mountain High

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true,” sang John ...

“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true,” sang John Deutschendorf Jr in the introduction to a concert album that captured the hearts of folk and c ...

September 01, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Pollution and the Exerciser

Posted by
|Date: September 01, 2024
| 0 comments

Pollution and the Exerciser

Regular physical activity promises many health benefits. However, caution is needed when exercising outdo ...

Regular physical activity promises many health benefits. However, caution is needed when exercising outdoors, particularly if you live in a larger city. Pollution and allergens (like pollen) can restr ...

September 01, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Living On Purpose – Grateful For Being Older

Posted by
|Date: September 01, 2024
| 0 comments

Living On Purpose – Grateful For Being Older

As is my custom in September – I wish you a Happy New Year. With grandchildren and, in my case, a great g ...

As is my custom in September – I wish you a Happy New Year. With grandchildren and, in my case, a great granddaughter (grade two already!), it’s the time to go back to school. Photo: Barbara Risto Sep ...

September 01, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: July 03, 2024
| 0 comments

Thrive Beyond 55 – July/August

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. I ...

Perennially Yours Some months ago, I wrote about the new cottage garden I am creating in my front yard. In it, I plant only perennials. I like these plants for their non-fussiness. Year after year the ...

July 03, 2024
| by Barbara Risto

| 0 comments

Read more
Jim West: Successful Jazzpreneur

Posted by
|Date: July 03, 2024
| 0 comments

Jim West: Successful Jazzpreneur

With his record label’s office located in the cozy Montreal community of L’Île des Soeurs in Quebec, Jim ...

With his record label’s office located in the cozy Montreal community of L’Île des Soeurs in Quebec, Jim West’s roots have always been solidly Canadian. The accomplished 69-year-old record producer, a ...

July 03, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

Posted by Barbara Risto
|Date: July 03, 2024
| 0 comments

Reviving Rosy: A Radiant Makeover Story

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing w ...

In March, INSPIRED Magazine held its annual 55+ Lifestyle Show where we did a makeover of three amazing women. We call it turning “drab to fab” and while their transformation on the outside was certai ...

July 03, 2024
| by Barbara Risto

| 0 comments

Read more
Adventurous Women: Boldness has Genius, Power and Magic

Posted by
|Date: July 03, 2024
| 0 comments

Adventurous Women: Boldness has Genius, Power and Magic

‘Adventure’ is a relative term. For some it can be the day you lock yourself out of your car, negotiated ...

‘Adventure’ is a relative term. For some it can be the day you lock yourself out of your car, negotiated the public transport system in Bangkok, or simply got off course on an organized tour. For othe ...

July 03, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
The Many Faces of Berlin

Posted by
|Date: July 03, 2024
| 0 comments

The Many Faces of Berlin

Octoberfest is party time in Berlin and Alexander Platz, a huge outdoor plaza in the middle of the city, ...

Octoberfest is party time in Berlin and Alexander Platz, a huge outdoor plaza in the middle of the city, is overflowing with happy Berliners quaffing beer at communal tables singing, laughing and danc ...

July 03, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Chill Time on Kontoglialos Beach

Posted by
|Date: July 03, 2024
| 0 comments

Chill Time on Kontoglialos Beach

My office look-out today is Kontoglialos Beach, one of the less crowded yet sensational strips of golden ...

My office look-out today is Kontoglialos Beach, one of the less crowded yet sensational strips of golden shoreline that edges the island of Corfu. The tiered patio deck that stretches out before me is ...

July 03, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Preventing Summertime Food Poisoning

Posted by
|Date: July 03, 2024
| 0 comments

Preventing Summertime Food Poisoning

With the arrival of warm weather, there will be more outdoor mealtimes. Unfortunately, food poisoning is ...

With the arrival of warm weather, there will be more outdoor mealtimes. Unfortunately, food poisoning is more common in the summer months. Picnics, BBQs, and camping trips are the perfect environment ...

July 03, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more
Living On Purpose – Inspiring Summer Reads, And a Touch of Laughter

Posted by
|Date: July 03, 2024
| 0 comments

Living On Purpose – Inspiring Summer Reads, And a Touch of Laughter

Retired or not, summer seems to bring out the desire to spend more time reading. As part of several write ...

Retired or not, summer seems to bring out the desire to spend more time reading. As part of several writers’ groups, I have discovered a whole new library of authors, expanding my reading choices from ...

July 03, 2024
| by

| 0 comments

Read more

«‹2 3 4 567 8 9 10 ›»