Category: Prime Living
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Just a few decades ago, having a tan was a sign of good health, and no one thought twice about doing whatever necessary to get one. From basting in baby oil to lying in the sun for hours, it’s the sad tale of a generation woefully unaware of the dangers of UV radiation until long…
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One of retirement’s best perks is having the time and freedom to travel to bucket-list destinations. According to a 2018 Travel Trends survey conducted by AARP, Baby Boomers are taking full advantage of their unlimited vacation days with adult travelers planning to take four to five leisure trips in the next year at a cost…
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You know you’re getting old when an all-nighter means not getting up to pee. You know you’re getting old when the bank sends you its free calendar… one month at a time. You know you’re getting old when you try to straighten the wrinkles in your socks … and you’re not wearing any. We’ve all…
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It’s no secret that jobs, raising kids and life in general often prevent us from pursuing artistic and personal interests. But once children are grown and work demands begin to slow, it frees up time to explore those interests or rekindle forgotten passions. And one of the benefits, according to Glastonbury-based psychologist Dr. Eve Marie…
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Life after work isn’t always an easy transition
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The kids are grown and out of the house. Or, in some cases, they’ve left but returned home for financial or other reasons. Either way, parenting adult children can be tricky business when it comes to striking the balance between being a helpful parent and a so-called “helicopter” parent. “When you have little kids, you…
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It’s late in the evening when the phone rings. The voice on the other end of the line, a grandchild, needs urgent help. They’ve been arrested, or suffered a medical emergency, and you must send money immediately. Worse, it’s kidnappers and they are holding a family member for ransom. The only way to help is…
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Walter Block can’t talk about his college graduation without becoming emotional. When he recalls the moment he collected his diploma during UConn’s commencement ceremonies in Storrs last spring, he is reduced to tears. “There must have been 8,000 people there,” the Stamford resident said, “and when they called out my name, it seemed as though…
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Like riding a bike, skiing just seems to be one of those things you either learn as a kid or you never learn at all. But that doesn’t have to be the case. Plenty of people successfully learn to ski later in life, including Ginny Ludwig, who picked up the sport for the first time…
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For more than two decades, Beth and Fred Knapp spent the majority of their time raising their two sons, Andy and Ryan, in Hebron. They drove the boys to endless activities, volunteered at school, coached them in sports and did all the other things that typically go along with being involved parents. “The last 21…
Sarah Lemire 