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General Interest

Any of life’s happenings, ups and downs, and moving forward

Aging Well with Marjorie explores various events in life – from small to large – that may intersect or cross with physical, mental, and social wellbeing.

  • We had delays in housebuilding this winter, due to high winds and snow storms. I had to remind myself that this too shall pass, and that change is inevitable. The good news is that we now have a solid...

    01 April, 2018

  • I’ve known for a long time that resiliency – the capacity to cope with whatever life throws at us – depends on personal characteristics and life circumstances. I am realizing now that resiliency helps...

    23 January, 2018

  • I recently had the pleasure of sharing some work with my husband, although it could have easily created conflict. As part of building a house to see us into very old age, we had a wide-open, crude cha...

    22 October, 2017

  • The footing for our new house was very well done, and the foundation frost wall went in without a hitch. It was my husband whose old soccer injury to his knee flared up that knocked him off his own fo...

    10 October, 2017

  • We were so excited when the excavation fellows arrived to start our new house – with strict instructions to save the topsoil. Moving shrubs The first thing they did for us was move five shrubs – plant...

    25 September, 2017

  • I thought we were prepared about choosing sub-contractors to build our new house. We knew to ask around for recommendations, especially from suppliers of materials. We knew to get several quotes, and ...

    31 August, 2017

  • We had a dream of building our new house in such a way that we could turn the second floor into a second unit. At some point in the future, it might serve as a rentable unit in case we needed income, ...

    08 August, 2017

  • Building a new house to see us into old age meant saying goodbye to a red maple tree in our back yard. Having it cut down was sad, but we felt a little better when we found new uses for it, just as we...

    26 July, 2017

  • There’s a big difference between demolition and deconstruction, as my husband and I learned. We had long dreamed of a net zero house, such that we produce as much electricity as we use, and now in lat...

    11 July, 2017

  • I have so appreciated the helpfulness and civility of Halifax’s civil servants. They have worked with us with patience and kindness to figure out ways that we could live in our current house while we ...

    28 June, 2017

  • It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, mainly because my husband and I have been absorbed in launching a big project – building new housing to see us into very old age. I’ve been urged to write...

    21 June, 2017

  • Yes, there really are economic benefits to an aging population. The Longevity Economy, a report prepared by Oxford Economics for the American Association of Retired Persons, has this to say: “The grow...

    24 November, 2015

  • I’ve just run across a marvelous site for books about aging – The Generation Above Me. Fill your boots at http://thegenerationaboveme.blogspot.ca/2012/06/books-on-aging.html...

    08 April, 2015

  • Canada has a three-tiered pension system that reduces the risk of poverty in old age. Increasingly, however, Canadians are expected to do more for themselves to prepare for their later years. People r...

    02 February, 2015

  • When I started noticing that news announcers and commentators seemed to be getting younger and younger, it dawned on me that I must be getting older! I really enjoy learning, so I started exploring wh...

    05 January, 2015