• Cycling with VG4A

    My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of ...

    My husband and I had only lived in Victoria a few months when, while out cycling, we came upon a group of Victoria Grandmothers for Africa (VG4A) riders. Stopping to help a VG4A rider with a mechanica ...

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  • Cycling in Tuscany

    A smiling Bruno Baldini greets us at the Florence train station shortly after 9 a.m. as we disembark from ...

    A smiling Bruno Baldini greets us at the Florence train station shortly after 9 a.m. as we disembark from the Bologna train, eager to begin our eight-day cycling tour of Tuscany. Our rented bikes awai ...

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  • Never Too Late To Be An Early Adopter

    Considering electric bicycles have been around for more than a century, it’s hard to fathom why Tessa War ...

    Considering electric bicycles have been around for more than a century, it’s hard to fathom why Tessa Ward would call someone like me who just got one an “early adopter.” But like many fellow seniors, ...

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  • Gratitude for Grandmas

    Rumour has it that my maternal grandmother was the first woman in Winnipeg, Manitoba to drive a car. My m ...

    Rumour has it that my maternal grandmother was the first woman in Winnipeg, Manitoba to drive a car. My mother worked full-time starting in the 1960s, long before this was the norm. I didn't even run ...

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  • Exercising with Your Dog

    Exercise helps keep your dog healthy, as well as calm and obedient. Regular activity burns off excess ene ...

    Exercise helps keep your dog healthy, as well as calm and obedient. Regular activity burns off excess energy so your pet won’t be excessively hyper around the house. And it’s an opportunity for you to ...

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  • Memory, Motivation, and Moxie

    Prelude Ordinary seniors enjoy brisk walks in the park, some moderate hiking or cycling and swimming laps ...

    Prelude Ordinary seniors enjoy brisk walks in the park, some moderate hiking or cycling and swimming laps each week. But, at 60-something, Marian Lowery is no ordinary senior! A retired educator marri ...

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