Lifelong Learning

Nancy Epley is a force of nature. As if being 100 years old and looking like she just walked out of a style magazine weren’t enough, the longtime Kalex resident…

When Sue Piepho moved into Kendal at Lexington after years in the academic community of Sweet Briar College, she felt right at home. “Kendal felt like me,” said the former…

Published: February 4, 2021 February has been Black History Month for a long time  –  95 years in fact. But this year the monthlong celebration is especially robust given the…

Sunrise Ridge Boys “I went to a dance class and came home in a garage band!” exclaimed Bruce King.  Bruce lives on Sunrise Ridge and plays rhythm guitar and does…

Wise persons over the years have recognized the benefits of lifelong learning, long before research was conducted proving the fact.                  “I’m still learning,” Michelangelo, age 87                 “Live as…

Published: May 11, 2022   “Next spring, turning 70, gives me pause. Restless, but for what?” I wrote in my journal in October 2021. Two months later I enrolled in…

Older Americans are advised to keep their brains sharp and research supports the concept that discovering new interests and learning new things is key to a healthy brain and healthy…

Published: November 18, 2021 Cold days and longer nights plus holiday giving means ‘tis the season to browse bookstores and reading lists to find the perfect books to read and…

A 90-year-old Army veteran sat in shock, tears running down his face, hands shaking uncontrollably. He’d just gotten a phone call about a “medical emergency” involving his adult son; he…