What I am thinking of at the moment re controversies: wars, homelessness, medical (Covid ) addictions, mental illnesses and Canada putting us back on the side of Palestine being two-state and backing Ukraine over Russia. My mind goes back to the old time truckers who travelled our backroads in all seasons with poor tires and…

The Beauty of Being Old – when I wrote this I was just a senior, not yet old (80+)MYOPIC AND ASTIGMATIC OBSERVATIONSbyDoris RayMy recollection of many things past (as well as a few things present) is about as clear as what I can perceive without eyeglasses through extremely myopic and abysmally astigmatic eyes. Optometrists say…

The Beauty of Being Old When you’re old -ish almost everything is an adventure: like when I poured coolant into the windshield cleaning receptacle of my car. My friend Rilla, whose husband is a mechanic, borrowed a pump from him and managed to suck up all the fluid that was wrongly meant to go into…

12 The Beauty of Being Old Last night I finally experienced the thrill of advancing along our cribbage board highway to rest my winning peg in the golden hole! Awhile ago, during a prolonged winning streak, George had drilled a small hole at the game’s finish line. He burnished it with paint so that it…

14 The Beauty of Being Old At the coffee table this morning, the discourse was about the newest (non-paying) tenants at the Lodge. Apparently, they slither around our suites in the dead of night. If a light is flicked on, these miniature invaders either cringe in horror, or hightail it out of there to gosh-knows-where.…

Baha’i prayer for humanityOThou kind Lord!  O Thou Who art generous and merciful!  We are servants of Thy threshold and are gathered beneath the sheltering shadow of Thy divine unity.  The sun of Thy mercy is shining upon all, and the clouds of Thy bounty shower upon all.  Thy gifts encompass all, Thy loving providence…

What a beautiful afternoon! I donned my cowboy hat, chaps, and spurs and rode my scooter acoss the highway to the marketplace at the town square. I had forty dollars in crisp twenty-dollar bills in my wallet and planned to spend every cent. Which I did. I parked behind the table occupied by Fraser Lake…

Longtime Fraser Lake resident Shirley Mann celebrated her ninety clicks around the sun Saturday with family and friends. She is as beautful and even more sprightly than ever. Must be that Prince George air… does polluted air have rejuvenating properties? I’ve resided at Silver Birch Lodge since 2010. One of my favourite memories is of…

George and I were married 4 years ago when I was only 83 and he was 85. We are older now and have developed a few off-putting traits which can occur in any marriage. But over-eighties have some unique problems. For instance he still likes beef and I prefer chicken. That may be because he…

8 The Beauty of Being Old (Not elderly. Elderly sounds as if we might get over it. That we might ease our way back to being middle-aged. No way. We’re OLD. And proud of it!) This year we were away during seed planting time. When we arrived home, there was a sale going on at…