Cities in the northern part of the U.S that watched many of their older citizens move to warmer climates are now searching for ways to cope as these same people return – older and frailer.
Age-related health problems often prompt these retirees to move back, where they can be near family.
But many communities aren’t prepared […]
Filed under: Trends on February 25th, 2007 | No Comments »
One challenge is for planners and designers. Senior facilities such as a Senior Center might need activities for a 98 year old matriarch, an 80 year old daughter and a 60 year old grandaughter. One might need fitness equipment, one a craft room and one just a sunny room with a view and pleasant surroundings.
The same trend […]
Filed under: Trends on February 21st, 2007 | No Comments »
Many times one looks back and relates a story about one’s youth and somebody invariably says either ” that was really stupid” or ” you could have been seriously hurt”? Hmmm, seemed pretty cool at the time. The last story I got that reaction about was this one. I lived in a small city in Dutchess […]
Filed under: Reminiscences on February 16th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
One Laundry Room Isn’t Enough Anymore
A growing number of home owners are equipping their residences with more than one laundry area, and some have gone so far as to include washing machines and dryers in the closet of each bedroom.
Multiple laundry rooms are convenient for owners of spacious dwellings and aging baby boomers who […]
Filed under: Trends on February 5th, 2007 | No Comments »
Why, in bygone eras the King and Queen had separate adjoining boudoirs. They slept apart except on nookie nights. Get a load of this article:
Daily Real Estate News  |  February 2, 2007Â
Snore Stopper: Try an Adjoining Bedroom
Adjoining bedrooms in the master suite are the latest trend in residential construction, according to Marian Salzman, co-author of Next […]
Filed under: Trends on February 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »
Remember when Lincoln and Washington were important enough for the nation to celebrate their birthdays separately? I think my grade school alternated which we got off. There was none of that three day weekend stuff. We celebrated on the actual day of their birth. Makes me think that since Punxsutawney Phil didn’t have to move […]
Filed under: Reminiscences on February 1st, 2007 | No Comments »