Social Seniors

1. Maine Gardeners: how does your garden grow?

   I played around with a very cool little program at the Gardeners website. It lets you plot your garden and tells you how many plants per square foot your garden can accomodate and other planting hints. I … Continue

2. What will you do this spring?

   I’m very excited on this sunny day to actually get out and get moving! Exercise doesn’t have to be monotonous, exhausting or painful. I’m very encouraged but what I see!   

3. Brain Games: Mental Fitness Made Fun

   I recently stumbled upon Fit Brains an on-line game program that allows you to play relatively old-fashioned games, like what we used to call Concentration. At Fit Brains, you can play several games for free that allow … Continue

4. Maine Census Drives Federal Healthcare Dollars

   This morning, I read an interesting article on the MPBN site about how important the Census is to Maine as it relates to healthcare dollars. Take a look. Because the dollars coming in to our health care … Continue

5. Women’s Health: Bring Your Mum (or Daughter!)

   February 2010 – I’m excited about a free health workshop available in Freeport next week, partially because I like a bargain, but mostly because it will offer a quick snapshot on my current health status, and some … Continue

6. Active Seniors: new ideas for senior fitness

   Happy New Year! With the new year came the snow here in Maine. I enjoyed the first few days of the new decade in my winter boots and my wool hat playing in the snow!  But now, … Continue

7. Oral History: StoryCorps Saves Senior Voices

   It’s the last day of 2009, and soon we’ll be celebrating the New Year. Time flows slowly when we’re young. We can hardly see it pass, and each skipped stone leaves enormous changes on the surface. As … Continue