The Third Age Chronicles

Paris – 2nd Impressions

September 1, 2011

As the old saying goes, you don’t get a second chance at a first impression. But it’s been so long since my first impression 50 years ago that it almost seems that way.  In that long ago time I had hoped to live and work here in Paris but I couldn’t make it happen so [...]

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GERONTOCRACY – ugly word for an ugly situation

August 2, 2011

On the eve of a trip which will take me half way round the globe from Vancouver to Paris – and back again a few months later, I should be full of anticipation and excitement. In the past, I would have been. But now, things have changed. Too many difficult questions have been avoided or [...]

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After downsizing – what next?

July 2, 2011

Ever since we sold the house, we get asked the same question by friend, relative or stranger – what are you going to do now? It’s as if it unnerves people that you’ve popped out of your pigeon-hole and not immediately gone into another. Almost as if you’re vaguely perceived as a threat – a [...]

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latest release – A SINGLE STEP – AVAILABLE NOW!

June 2, 2011

Finally – the 3rd book in my 3rd Age trilogy, A SINGLE STEP, is published and available as a paperback or an ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Booklocker.com or through any bookstore.
To preview the first two chapters free, just check my blog post for March 9th to read it online.
Your comments and reviews would [...]

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Senior house moving – stress -full or -free ?

May 2, 2011

Selling your home is supposed to be one of the most stressful things you can do – right up there with getting a divorce or a death in the family. But what if you have all three together?
This past year has involved me in all of them and I’m starting to feel some side effects. [...]

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