Silver Threads

Articles from AARP, 55+ and Sid Effects Public Media offer four different approaches to aging in place including simply renting a room , house sharing, joining a cohousing community or choosing a tiny house.

A reboot of the Woody Allen film Annie Hall created at a senior center and other acting venues for seniors provide evidence of the health benefits for senior thespians.

Wikipedia, AARP and the National Women’s History Project provide history, profiles, and quotes from some familiar and some not so familiar women. Tags:

The Funeral Consumers Alliance, dedicated to protecting vulnerable grieving families, offers information on your rights as a funeral consumer. AARP provides information on current funeral trends.

Next Avenue articles compare Medicare to health care abroad and offers what Trump’s Medicare proposals many mean. The National Council on Aging offers negative and positive impact to Medicare from the budget just passed.

: Articles from Next Avenue offer insights into why seniors are often happier than younger counterparts and ways in which we can continue to grow in personal strength and creativity.

Articles from AARP, Next Avenue and others offer information on digital assistants, apps for smartphones and assistive devices to make life easier for seniors.

Reminisce magazine takes us back to 1951’s memorable events while contributors share stories of romance and blind dates and cooking for a cause with their school fundraiser dinners.

Next Avenue and The New Yorker explain how to enjoy winter as the Danish do, with hygge, a concept involving fresh air, coziness, candles, warm drinks, simplicity and fellowship.

Articles from 55+ magazine highlight Rochester lifestyles and social activities. Singles, members of the LGBTQ community and rockers will all find something to relate to.