Living Well with the Village in Howard is really excited today to have two special guests Judy and Nancy in the podcast studio. Both of them are members of The Village in Howard. Judy and Nancy have navigated the challenging road of caregivers for a family members with dementia. They will share their personal journeys as caregivers, offering invaluable insights about tough decisions they have had to make, and providing heartfelt advice for our listeners and viewers.

Welcome to the “Living well with the Village in Howard podcast studio”. We are your hosts, Mark and Joy. One of the most important holidays, Thanksgiving, will be here in 2 weeks. Everyone looks forward to eating the traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings with family and friends. Both Mark and Joy are foodies. They like eating good and healthy food. They also enjoy cooking for large gatherings of family and friends. Mark and Joy try new recipes and watch cooking shows. Today they will talk about food memories and their favorite family holiday dishes.

Today, Mark and Joy have invited two members of the Village in Howard, Fran Dummett and Cathy Latham, to tell us about their favorite hobby, gardening. 

Fran and Cathy will describe to us when they became interested in gardening, the master gardeners program, the rain gardens, the plants in their gardens, and the benefits they have noticed from working in their gardens.  

I'm Joy Cheung, your co-host for Living Well.  I'm excited about this new chapter in my life because helping others, learning and teaching technology are my passions.  I'm an avid volunteer as it brings joy to my life, a sense of purpose and a role model to my 10 grandchildren.   

I'm Mark Toohey, your co-host of Living Well.  I've recently retired from the Information Technology sector, so I'm thrilled to venture into the world of Podcasting.  I've come to understand the value of "it takes a village".  As a young and newly retired professional I was seeking purpose, so I become a member and volunteer of a senior 50+ group where I explore ways to help others bridge the work-to-retirement path. 

This is the third episode of our podcast. We were overwhelmed by the positive responses to our first two episodes on Vietnam veterans. We are grateful for your support of this brand new podcast by seniors and for seniors.  

Today, we do not have any guest speaker. We welcome you into our podcast studio to get to know us better. Hope you will enjoy our programs and watch us on YouTube or listen to us on Spotify every other Wednesday. Together we will learn and live well.  

Welcome to the second episode of ‘Living Well with the Village in Howard”.

Join of for part 2 with a conversation with two special guests Arthur Grau and John Marsch. Both of them are members of The Village in Howard and veterans of the Vietnam war.  

Even after 50 years, the impact of the Vietnam war echoes across generations. In this episode, we will hear Art’s and John’s personal stories of service and sacrifice, and how the war affected them, their families and others.    

We are really excited to have with us in the “Living Well with The Village in Howard" podcast studio, two special guests Arthur Grau and John Marsch. Both of them are members of The Village in Howard and veterans of the Vietnam war.  

Even after 50 years, the impact of the Vietnam war echoes across generations. In this episode, we will hear Art’s and John’s personal stories of service and sacrifice, and how the war affected them, their families and others.    

This is a test teaser for Living Well with the Village in Howard.