Journal writing courses help uncover memories
Quinlan learned how to make her writing group participants feel comfortable discussing events from their lives that they had perhaps never previously revealed.
Charlottesville brings America’s history to life
Charlottesville’s Historic Downtown Mall
By Victor Block
The mansion in Virginia which Thomas Jefferson called Monticello is a perfect example of an 18th-century estate. Its 33 rooms...
Final bit of work is completed for Shrewsbury’s World War I monument
Shrewsbury – After nine years, work on the new Shrewsbury World War 1 monument, located in front of the Beal Early Childhood Center on Maple Avenue, is finally complete.
New Orleans: Bacchus, blues and beignets
How can you not love a city where local rogues and scoundrels have streets and bridges named after them? A place that celebrates its oddball residents on a website.
Laughter is still the best medicine
Beverly Rousseau may not have entered laughing, but it didn’t take long before her non-stop guffaws filled the next hour.
Chincoteague, where the ponies roam free
Mention Chincoteague Island, Virginia, and you’re likely to be asked, “Isn’t that where those ponies are?” The answer is “yes.”
Getting organized and reducing clutter in the New Year
Use this hanger trick to see which clothes you wear - and don't wear - that often.
By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor
Each January, many people...
Hiking and driving the Dolomites Great Road
Raniero Campigotto, the owner of a mountain hut nearly 7,000 feet up in the Dolomites range, has resigned himself to the impossibility of serving dinner without having his guests jump up mid-fork through the polenta and grilled sausage and run outside.
Men can age gracefully too
When men grow up healthy, there’s a sense of being invulnerable. Most men, typically, well into their 40s, go through most of their life doing what is required to be a man: get a job, find a partner, buy a house, have children.
Memory café network serves comradery statewide
Massachusetts residents living with memory changes and their caregivers are now offered more comfortable meeting places. They’re gathering monthly at memory cafés free of charge for refreshments, activities and comradery. Cafés are currently located in Andover, Brookline, Franklin, Lexington, Marlborough, Norwood, Topsfield, Waltham and Westwood.