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Avocado Experiment

Posted by Joan-Marie Moss on May 12, 2011 Seniors, That's Life

May 122011

Are you looking for ideas for a senior project that can be enjoyed alone or shared with grandchildren? Here's an idea I stumbled on. On May 5th, I wrote a blog talking about not giving up too soon. And I said I'd share a little later how the avocado plant is doing. Here she is in all her glory! I wrote that article to point how what can happen if you don't give up. After all we have become accustomed to looking for quick fixes. When raising plants, we sometimes forget that plants don't operate that way. Whey plants look [Click here to see the rest of the story]

Senior Creativity Built On Youth

Posted by Joan-Marie Moss on April 5, 2011 Seniors, Writers

Apr 052011

Writing, song, dance, and all other creative arts are built in youth but enhanced with age. When I was a teenager, I was absolutely certain about everything. Life was simple then. Writing was relatively easy. All that was necessary was to copy the formulas and rules set forth by our peers and teachers. Writing simply was the act of putting on paper whatever was acceptable to others. Then I had children. They taught me to see life through a completely different prism. Every time my little ones asked me "Why…..?" my believe system was challenged. I stopped accepting the obvious [Click here to see the rest of the story]

Seniors Leave Legacy

Posted by Joan-Marie Moss on April 4, 2011 Seniors

Apr 042011

If you're more than 50 years old – you've survived half a century. Congratulations!! FINALLY, you've earned the right to do whatever your heart inspires you to do.Forget all the nay-sayers who try to tell you that you've passed your prime and have nothing to offer any more. Maybe you can't play the same games that youngsters coming up behind you are playing. Maybe you don't even want to. That's perfectly ok. You have incredible energy, creativity and insight to share. Now is your time to shine. Don't believe me? Check out what your peers are doing right now. Get [Click here to see the rest of the story]

Amateur Gardening in a Chicago Condo

Posted by Joan-Marie Moss on March 28, 2011 Chicago, Condo Living, Seniors

Mar 282011

Even if you are living in a condominium in Chicago you can enjoy nature in all its glory. Kitchen gardening yields some delightful surprises without regard to unseasonably cold weather. Geraniums Come To Life This is last year's seed Geranium. I was certain it wouldn't survive but decided to see what would happen with a little patience. I kept it in a sunny window and nurtured it with water and MiracleGro. Today, it's 33 degrees, unseasonably cold for this time of year – even in Chicago. But that's ok. In my kitchen I'm enjoying Spring in all its glory and [Click here to see the rest of the story]

Chicago: Spring’s First Robin

Posted by Joan-Marie Moss on March 25, 2011 Seniors, Spring

Mar 252011

Don't let the cold weather this weekend discourage you. Spring really has arrived in Chicago. Sadly, I didn't have my camera handy when I left the house this morning so I don't have a picture. But I saw my first robin of the season today. It was the most beautiful robin I've seen in a long, long time. This bird was obviously well fed and it breast was a vibrant red that was glorious against the still winter-brown lawn. I decided to do some research and, lo and behold, I discovered that robins can actually be seen all winter long [Click here to see the rest of the story]