• IF I COULD SPEAK TO MY 50-YEAR-OLD SELF

    For those of us in our 70s and beyond, it seems like just yesterday we were 50! If time travel or other s ...

    For those of us in our 70s and beyond, it seems like just yesterday we were 50! If time travel or other scientific marvels would allow us to send a message back to our 50-year-old selves, what would t ...

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  • WALKING MEDITATION TO REDUCE STRESS

    A recent survey by Nanos Research found that 46 per cent of Canadians feel more stressed, up from 21 per ...

    A recent survey by Nanos Research found that 46 per cent of Canadians feel more stressed, up from 21 per cent pre-pandemic. Stress is a natural response to any event in our lives, and triggers may inc ...

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  • DARRYL LENOX: BLIND AMBITION

    Stand-up comedian Darryl Lenox, born in America but now living in Canada, regales the audience at Vancouv ...

    Stand-up comedian Darryl Lenox, born in America but now living in Canada, regales the audience at Vancouver’s Vogue theatre. “You love the word humble. In Canada it’s a good day if somebody calls ...

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  • ROAMING GREAT BRITAIN

    The forlorn screech of gulls is constant, and kestrels hover above the cliffs without twitching a feather ...

    The forlorn screech of gulls is constant, and kestrels hover above the cliffs without twitching a feather. I welcome the brisk breeze from the North Sea, as even Britain, known for its cool, grey weat ...

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  • KAMEHAMEHA THE GREAT: HAWAII’S FIRST KING

    Exploring the life and times of Kamehameha the Great often enriches our sundrenched holidays on Hawaii Is ...

    Exploring the life and times of Kamehameha the Great often enriches our sundrenched holidays on Hawaii Island… A lifelike statue in little Kapa’au town honours this extraordinary king. Heading west, w ...

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  • GOING WITH THE FLOW IN SOUTHERN FRANCE

    When Mother Nature opens her floodgates, all you can do is go with the flow. Pre-Covid, my husband and I ...

    When Mother Nature opens her floodgates, all you can do is go with the flow. Pre-Covid, my husband and I were on a Viking European River cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam, but because of high water le ...

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  • ODE TO A CANADIAN WINTER

    Travel has lurched to a near standstill, and we've almost got used to it. Almost. For the grounded snowbi ...

    Travel has lurched to a near standstill, and we've almost got used to it. Almost. For the grounded snowbirds among us, the thought of not spending our winter under a palm tree in Mexico or in a golf c ...

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  • IF HORSES COULD FLY

    As the outfitter and his chief pilot shivered by their small fire, they could hear an angry bull moose gr ...

    As the outfitter and his chief pilot shivered by their small fire, they could hear an angry bull moose grunting and crashing through the bush 25 metres away. At the tail end of another 100 days of fly ...

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  • Reboot - November 2017

    Verena Foxx is a Vancouver writer/educator. Each month, she will explore how people across BC are living, ...

    Verena Foxx is a Vancouver writer/educator. Each month, she will explore how people across BC are living, transforming and re-imagining their 55+ lives. ...

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  • Creating a Life She Loves

    Barbara Risto, the publisher/owner of INSPIRED Senior Living has walked the path of a caregiver, multiple ...

    Barbara Risto, the publisher/owner of INSPIRED Senior Living has walked the path of a caregiver, multiple times. She is a testament to being thrust into caregiver roles, as so many are; and also being ...

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