I babysat my grandsons from 9-5 last Saturday. I kept having flashbacks to 2014, when I became a grandmother mother overnight when my then daughter in law passed away suddenly from toxic shock syndrome. I only had two grandsons then, ages 5 and 2. Now I have 3: ages 8, 4, and 18 months. I […]

At this tax filing time of year, we are perhaps more keenly aware of our financial state. I was talking to Sean, the manager of the wonderful new Lexington Senior Center, and shared with him the losses that Aging With Grace has experienced in the course of trying to improve the health and quality of […]

This is the month of love and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Of course, as I understand it, the day has its origin in Catholic martyrdom and/or pagan beliefs http://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day In any case, it is seen as a celebration of romance. I choose to see it as a celebration of true love…sacrificial love….the […]

All the talk these days is about the rise of Alzheimer’s in the general population and how that is going to affect our future. Alzheimer’s is a serious concern, but so is mental illness, especially schizophrenia. And did you know that marijuana use has been shown to increase the likelihood of schizophrenia? Schizophrenia can be […]

Hello Dear Reader, Sorry I am just now writing. Last weekend was a blur. Working really hard here to find more members to serve. We have a new member as of last week, so we have five regularly attending members now instead of four, but we need more members right away. What a shame it […]

Do you know about our tree of the month? The tree is a fun way to jog and challenge our memories, to learn new skills or brush up on old ones as we make decorations for the tree. Here is the January tree, so far. Tomorrow we are going to make ‘I have a dream” […]

I like to share what I have learned so that others may benefit and perhaps not have to experience the same problems I have experienced. I learned two things this week: You cannot rely on your doctor to have ordered (sent to the pharmacy) the prescriptions you thought they had ordered. When my mother in […]

Happy New Year! I don’t plan on staying up to watch the ball drop tonight. Still feeling a little weak, a week after my bout with the flu or whatever it was. It usually takes two weeks before I feel fully recovered from something like that….if I take care of myself, that is. I put […]

My 84 year old father and his 76 year old wife, who live in Louisville, and I, along with my 91 year old mother in law, in Lexington,  had a lovely Christmas Eve conversation while we watched Lawrence Welk from our separate living rooms. We thought about getting together for a Christmas dinner but I […]