The Aging Brain: I’ll Never Forget What’s-His-Name

Photo of trees losing their leaves, courtesy of the Center For Brain Training: https://www.centerforbrain.com/conditions/memory-loss/The article At Capacity by Melissa Kirsch (copied here) appeared today in my morning New York Times newsletter and it really resonated with me.  Her struggles are painfully familiar. I am also an avid reader who has trouble remembering what I’ve read, especially if I read it on my Kindle, where everything seems transient and ephemeral.  It’s different with hardcopy books; every time I pick them up, I see the title and the cover and those visuals seem to help…somewhat.  Sadly, books aren’t the only things I wrestle with. Continue reading

Iceland in Winter? Yes, Please.

Iceland—a small country, the size of Ohio, hanging just under the Arctic Circle between Greenland and Norway—has become a very popular tourist destination.  No surprise!  Deservedly called the Land of Fire and Ice, it has 32 active volcanic systems sitting above a mantle hot spot and 269 named glaciers, including Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest. It also boasts about 10,000 waterfalls and is a highly ranked place to catch the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis).  But would you want to go there in winter when there is very little daylight and the weather is less (a LOT less) than balmy? I did…and loved it!
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Bold Women Rock “Day of the Dead” Trip

Several years ago, a friend told me about NextTribe, an online magazine for “Women Aging Boldly”. Without hesitation, I signed up for their newsletter. (They had me at “bold’!) While I enjoyed reading their articles, I didn’t pay much attention to their trips…until I saw their ad for Dìa de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in San Miguel Allende, Mexico.
NextTribe in Day of the Dead parade November 2023 Continue reading