Summer Reads
Alfresco is the Way to Go
It is always a temptation to get out of the kitchen on a sunny day. The first time I recall dining outdoors at a restaurant was at a location by the Río de la...
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Tutu School
As students head back to school, one Aiken mom is leaving the classroom for her sewing room. Costume designer Emily...
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Be The Change
“We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are found in the world of our...
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Is Eye Strain the New Normal for Us?
We are now using our computer screens more than ever, whether it is for fun, work, or school. How does...
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Has Play Time Changed for your Children?
The Benefits of Interacting with Others during Play Time Your kids are probably not spending much time playing outdoors with...
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What’s Next?
What’s next has many answers, but they fall into two categories: the areas beyond our control, and those that we...
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Let’s Get Physical
Back to school also brings us back to the playing field. School sports are a tradition in my family. Almost...
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Be Creative
“Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and our grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty.” – Daniel Burnham, Architect Our October issue is all about the arts. The sound of the music, the smell of the paint, the rhythm of the dance, and the vision of
Retirement Has Changed | It Isn’t What It Used To Be!
Most of our parents started working around age 20 and retired when they were 65. Because life expectancy was shorter, the average retirement typically lasted about 10 years. That means people often had about 45 years to prepare for 10 years of retirement. With medical advancements and healthier lifestyles, people are living longer. This means you may enjoy 20 or 30 years or more in retirement. Back then, retirees counted on Social Security and company pensions. As a result, individuals didn’t need as much in personal savings. Today, Social Security can’t cover most retirees’ primary expenses, and Social Security faces an uncertain future. Fewer companies offer pension plans; rather they
Back to Community: Taking Action to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
The long-awaited grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse in Pennsylvania was recently released and detailed sexual abuse by over 300 priests In Pennsylvania. Like many, I was in shock, but this really hit home for me because I grew up in a Catholic church just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In fact, I attended Catholic Elementary School. When I first read the details of the report, I experienced a wide range of emotions from anger and disgust at the church for gross negligence and criminal behavior, to sadness for the victims, many of whom are adults now whose lives were shattered by what happened to them; and finally (and honestly) relief
