Here we are in June of 2022 – Almost half the year is gone! And on the 21st of this month, we’ll celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. According to dateandtime.com, “In terms of daylight, this day is 4 hours, 32...
Welcome to May 2022 – It’s time to celebrate Older American’s Month and National Senior Fraud Awareness Day! Please join the Stop Senior Scams Acting Program (SSSAP) in celebrating National Senior Fraud Awareness Day on May 11th at our free virtual library program (see flyer)....
Here we are in April of 2022! It’s time for Easter egg hunts and for filing federal and state income taxes! It’s also time for April showers that we hope will bring an abundance of May flowers! There’s always a lot going on in April...
Welcome to March of 2022! This month we move into Daylight Savings Time on the 13th, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th, and welcome Spring on the 20th! While we’re busy changing our clocks, drinking a bit of Irish Coffee, and breaking out the...
Here we are in February of 2022! Although February may be short (only 28 days), it’s quite a busy month with three holidays to celebrate -- Ground Hog’s Day, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day. On Ground Hog’s Day, February 2nd, we’ll see whether Punxsutawney Phil...
Happy New Year and Welcome to January 2022! It’s a brand-new year. Time for a new start. Time to throw out what no longer serves us. Time to make space in our lives for something new (and improved)! And what better place to start than...
Well, here we are in December 2021! The winter holidays have arrived and 2021 is coming to an end. Soon, we’ll begin a new year – 2022. Happy Holidays! As we finish one year and prepare to begin another, let’s reflect on what we’ve learned...
Here we are in November 2021! Later this month we’ll celebrate Thanksgiving, and then it’s on to the winter holidays and the beginning of a new year. In essence, the Holiday Season is upon us! And like every year, the holiday season brings with it...
Here we are in October of 2021! At the end of this month, we’ll celebrate Halloween, where many of us join together in the season of “trick or treat.” One day out of the year, it’s fun to dress up in costumes and pretend...
It’s September 2021, and believe it or not, summer is almost over! The fall equinox is coming up soon -- and before we know it, we’ll be headed down the home stretch toward the end of the year. As the days grow shorter and the...
Here we are in August 2021, and summer is in full swing. Lots of HOT weather ahead for most of us. It’s time to grab a tall glass of iced tea or lemonade, relax in your favorite easy chair, and chill out! That’s my plan....
Greetings! -- It’s July 2021 and the year is officially half over! Wow. Time often seems to slip by without our notice, doesn’t it? Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing depends perhaps on your POV. But I’m guessing that we can all...
It’s June 2021 and Summer has arrived! Now that restrictions are lifting a bit with respect to the pandemic, many of us are thinking about taking a trip somewhere – to visit friends and relatives or lie on a beach for a week or two,...
It’s May 2021 and Spring has sprung. Flowers are in bloom everywhere! Here in Southern California, the Jacaranda trees are dotting the landscape with purple flowers wherever you go. Of course, flowers and Jacaranda trees are not the only things that are in bloom. Across...
Can you believe it’s April 2021!? The year is really rolling along. And we are still in the midst of the world-wide coronavirus pandemic. Things are getting better for many of us, especially seniors, as a large majority of us have now received the vaccine...
Well, here we are in March 2021! Hard to believe, isn’t it? March marks that time of year when Winter ends and Spring officially begins – the Spring Equinox. Of course, March is also that time of year when we collectively celebrate wearing “green” in...