→ March 23, 2009
Motto – “Be Prepared.” The oldest living Girl Scout is 102-year-old Marianne Elser Crowder, born in Colorado Springs in April 1906. “I don’t feel that old,” says Marianne. The Wagon Wheel Council named Crowder the nation’s oldest Girl Scout after it conducted a nationwide search and sifted through council archives. Scouting taught her lifelong skills and [...]
→ March 21, 2009
From: Sam Breach of Becks & Posh – an excellent food blog. Words From My Grandmother Promise yourself to be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Promise yourself to talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. Promise to make all your friends feel that there is something in them. Promise yourself to [...]
In an age obsessed with youth and beauty, Daphne Selfe is a welcome reminder that the two are not inextricably linked. The grandmother is in the 60th year of an extraordinary modelling career thanks to her graceful posture, striking cheekbones and her long, lustrous – and unashamedly grey – hair. At the age of 80, she is [...]
Great Depression Cooking with Clara Clara has a website – www.GreatDepressionCooking.com and a blog. She rocks.
I wish I knew Peter Gabriel. Mr. Gabriel had an idea and formed a group called the Elders, a group of important old folks whose opinions and experience we should value. The Elders In 1999 Peter began a conversation with Richard Branson about The Elders – a new gathering of world leaders. In 2007 The Elders became a [...]
→ February 23, 2009
The Snow Leopard author travels through a barren landscape. Novelist. Travel writer. Explorer. Zen monk. Peter Matthiessen is all of these, and more. But to consider the totality of his life experience and literary achievements is to risk being swept away by the drama of his worldly adventures and, as a result, to lose sight of [...]
→ February 13, 2009
A 92-year-old, petite, well poised and proud lady, is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coifed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind. Recently she moved to a nursing home. Her husband of 70 years had passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting patiently in [...]
If you haven’t seen this video yet have a look. Have a look at the website: www.wisdombook.org. “Inspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can pass to another is the wisdom it has gained from experience, the Wisdom project, was produced with cooperation from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, seeks to create a record [...]
