I have turned to some biographical narrative in order to consider how older people themselves narrate the meanings of age. Perhaps it is not surprisin
Presbyterian Homes
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Ever keen to connect with the developing culture of care and housing for older people I am invited to travel north of the city to visit Presbyter
At Seventy
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At last - a text as rich in wisdom about age as I have seen. May Sarton At Seventy is a journal of the poet and writer's life. She takes us
The Beulher Centre on Ageing,Health & Society
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The Centre is somewhere in this picture!
Part of the joy of sabbatical time is the opportunity to network with people who are leaders in your a
The thing about life is one day you’ll be dead
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I was going to have a rant about the annual accounts from the Church of England (see news item 6 May on at www.cofe.anglican.org) and how much it
Montgomery Place
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About a mile or 15 minutes brisk walk from Brent House is Montgomery Place - a continuing Care retirement community and (much to my surprise) a place
Successful Ageing?
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On the 25th of April I shared with you some random musings about age - let me try this concept which is all the rage here in the USA - successful
What is he doing with all that time??
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Well - you may wonder and so do I!! Time passes by - sometimes we notce and sometimes we don't. This space has given me valuable time to read and li
Learning what is important as we age ?
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There are some great liberations that surround old age. Abraham Maslow once suggested that wisdom was the accumulation of knowledge and experien
Creative Ageing and learning new tricks!!
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Be careful - learners around here!
They are a hospitable, open, positive and friendly lot the Americans that I have had the joy of meeting so far
The Way we Age?
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Do you ever wonder what old age has in store for you? How old do you feel inside? Where would you like to age? The way we answer these questions - ou
Not at my Age?
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Those who know me will recognize this phrase probably used so often that its originial intention to amuse has worn off a little! I have had a rather m
Who would you vote for?
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The Aging in America conference is over and the delegates left the Marriot ballroom in good order telling each other that they would meet again in Las
Is it good enough for us?
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The conference continues with the most breathtaking array of material and an ethusiasm about older people and their care which is very powerful. I won
A Tender Heart
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Picture the scene. 3,600 delegates crammed into the Ball Room of a Washington Hotel listening to a choir of 'seniors' as they call them over here. I
Too Old?
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And I thought that the Lib Dems were the nice lot in politics? All of us should take an interest in what has happened to Sir Menzies Campbell because