Good day, Marblehead! I’m Lisa, and my new column is about the challenges of senior life. I’m going to focus specifically on things that are uncomfortable to talk about, such as being a widow or widower, staying sober in a society that seems to worship alcohol, and the reality of pre- and post-menopausal womanhood. Given what I’ve been through, I see my journey to sobriety (by … [Read more...] about The Sober Widow: A cautionary tale
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From The Deep End: You can’t be bored with board games
"We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing!" — Benjamin Franklin. Growing up, my father loved games. Cards, board games, dice, darts, you name it, we played it. On long car rides, since there were no DVD players or iPads, we'd play "States and Cities," which meant he'd holler out the name of a state or city, and we had to come up with … [Read more...] about From The Deep End: You can’t be bored with board games
Susan Michaud is a woman in a (lobster)man’s world
At 81, Susan Michaud is a lifelong lobsterman, born into a family deeply rooted in the trade. “My father had three girls, and I happened to be the middle child, so I became the son,” she said. Michaud first realized she was entering a male-dominated field when she was about 10 years old and won a father-son fishing contest hosted by The Boston Globe after catching a “very … [Read more...] about Susan Michaud is a woman in a (lobster)man’s world
From The Deep End: Seize the day
"Hanging around, nothing to do but frown. Rainy days and Mondays always get me down." — Paul H. Williams / Roger S. Nichols As I type this, it's both a rainy day and a Monday. Lucky for me, it's also St. Patrick's Day, so I will just blast the Clancy Brothers on my stereo all day. Mondays tend to be my busiest day, with deadlines and sorting out the week's assignments and … [Read more...] about From The Deep End: Seize the day
From The Deep End: Things change
"There is only one thing that it requires real courage to say, and that is a truism." — G. K. Chesterton This quote has been floating around on my desk for a few months. I tore it out of a magazine and stuck it to my "vision board," which is a fancy name for a piece of cork and a confetti-like collection of sticky notes, scraps of articles, and fortune cookie messages. I … [Read more...] about From The Deep End: Things change