It was a wonderful time to be young—and crazy about fashion. It was 1956, and I was seventeen. Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Rita Hayworth were regulars on the cover of popular magazines. Audrey Hepburn was larger than life in the movies. They were beautiful, slim and famous. I did… Read More »Crazy About 50’s Fashion
“Listen to your elder’s advice. Not because they are always right, but because they have more experience of being wrong.” -Anonymous Old people offer advice to spare younger people making wrong decisions that will cause them pain. We have the best of intentions—we want to help them make better choices that… Read More »Giving Advice—Who Really Wants it?
If you are old, and you have lived in a house with the same partner for most of your adult life, you are part of this interesting Statcan 2011 statistic: The majority of Canadians (65.4%) over 65 lived as part of a couple Of men 65-69, 66.5% lived in single-detached… Read More »Where We Live is Everything (Well Almost)
Why “The Lucky Few”, Are the Richest Generation (and Why Nobody Else is Happy About It) Think The Lucky Few are not the Richest Generation? Here are three reasons we disagree: The median net worth for Canadian seniors 65 and over is $460,700 ($182,500 for Canadians under 44 years old) The poverty… Read More »Why “The Lucky Few” Are the Richest Generation
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