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The Open by Peter Kravitz This year, for its 150th anniversary, The Open Championship golf tournament (known in the U.S. as “The British Open”) will again be played at the Old Course in St. Andrew’s, Scotland, July 14–17. Seven years ago, Tom Watson, then sixty-five, played his final Open round at St. Andrew’s, and I Read more
Breaking Boundaries by Sima Gerber, Ph.D. On what turned out to be my last day of therapy, I asked my therapist, Dr. Roiphe, if he felt alright. This was the first time I had asked him this during the seven years that I had seen him. He said he was fine, and we didn’t talk about Read more
10 Things to Do with Dad on Father’s Day by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Father’s Day is right around the corner. What will you do to honor Dad on June 19th? Here are my top 10 ideas that I think any Father would love! 1. Visit with Dad. Whether it’s a quick visit or an Read more
Interwoven Book review by Jude Joseph Lovell A short way into Stella’s Carpet, a heartfelt and lovely novel by the Canadian writer (and Silver Sage contributor) Lucy E.M. Black, a primary character who has become fairly obsessed with the ancient art of carpet weaving, is shown pondering a striking Persian sample: “Its otherness intrigued him; Read more
Lessons from an Overgrown Garden by Angie Littlefield I invited into my garden the aggressors that now run amok. Long gone are the days of gentle irises and features of perennials like penstemon and sea lavender. My garden is overrun with a rougher sort. These plants are “bigger, meaner, and pushier than anything else in Read more
Five Steps to Unlock Your Inner Artist by Michael J. Orr Most of us have had that one friend who, straight out of the womb, could sketch an entire landscape so well that you felt like you could walk into it. Or, we have a friend who is just so crafty and creative that they Read more
Sea Dream Written by Stu O’Conner Distributed by CD Baby & amazon.com I once read an article that claimed the very best music for growing plants was the voice of Joan Baez; researchers claimed Baez’s golden pipes were even more beneficial than classical music for the growth capacity of our green co-inhabitants of this planet. Read more
Remembering My Mother-in-Law on Mother’s Day by Lucy E.M. Black In the early part of our marriage, I determined that I would one day write a book about mothers-in-law as a thinly veiled revenge piece for daughters-in-law everywhere. It would not have been a particularly nice book. My own experiences with the mother of my Read more
Persian Carpets by Lucy E.M. Black My parents had an old, threadbare Persian carpet in our living room when I was a child. I remember playing on it and tracing the intricate patterns with my fingers. There were pale golden birds floating in the borders, and glimpses of luscious colors remained in the worn wool Read more
8 Medicare Mistakes to Avoid by Tracy E. Hill, Ph.D. Medicare open enrollment is quickly approaching. And we all notice that time seems to go faster the older you get so with October approaching faster than you think, let’s review some common mistakes that people make when getting set up for Medicare or changing their Read more
