Posted on October 13, 2022 at 7:00 am
By Crystal Miller According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, “someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds. There are over 55 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2020. This number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 78 million in 2030 and 139 million in 2050.” These statistics are sobering and point to the […]
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Tags: adults, ALTCEW, Alzheimer's disease, booklists, community, dementia, information, memory loss, parents, services
Posted on November 3, 2021 at 6:00 am
Most people don’t like to think about death. Often, we think of “setting one’s affairs in order” as a task that only belongs to the mature crowd. But life is fragile at every age. Car accidents happen, as do natural disasters. It’s not a bad idea to put a few instructions in writing even if death feels far off. An added benefit of explori […]
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Tags: adults, advanced healthcare directive, death, durable, end of life, Legal Forms, medical directive, power of attorney, senior, washington state legal forms, will
Posted on October 15, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Brian Vander Veen Last year, my partner Sheri and I started our own Little Free Library. If you’re not familiar with what Little Free Libraries are, they’re simply containers, usually near a sidewalk or similar publicly accessible space, where people can take and leave books for free. Little Free Libraries first began appearing in Wisco […]
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Tags: community, little free libraries, reading
Posted on August 7, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Gwendolyn Haley After reading Called Again, I was really eager to have a conversation with the author, Jennifer Pharr Davis. I caught up with Jennifer by phone as she, her husband Brew, and 20-month-old daughter, travel all 50 states on a book tour, and hike whenever they can. You set off on your first […]
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Tags: Appalachian Trail, Called Again, college students, hiking, Jennifer Pharr Davis, kids, marriage, q&a
Posted on July 15, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs Pairing drinks with books is an exercise in mood and mixology. With food, it’s a little easier. The flavors of the beverage are there to enhance and highlight the flavors of the food. And if you run into trouble there are countless books, websites and even apps advising everything from what wines […]
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Tags: alcohol, drinks, food, Liquid Lit, mixed drinks, recipes
Posted on June 18, 2014 at 6:00 am
By Sheri Boggs I read YA. But Ruth Graham over at Slate says I shouldn’t. Or if I do, perhaps I should pin a large, scarlet “YA” of shame on my chest because—in spite of the fact that 55% of YA titles are bought by people older than 18, in spite of all the lists […]
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Tags: Against YA, Libba Bray, Madeleine L'Engle, Maggie Stiefvater, Mo Willems, Slate, YA
Posted on October 14, 2013 at 11:30 am
Welcome to our Prime Time blog page. This page provides resources and information for those entering mid-life, ages 50+.
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