by admin | Jan 15, 2016 | In The Theater, Jumping Right In
Here Jayne Bodner tells of her relationship with music in general and specifically with the symphony that was streamed in the Theater on January 7. An earlier post called “A film score without the film” is also about this symphony. Here Jayne explains...
by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | Jumping Right In
This may not sound like a holiday greeting card, inviting you to enjoy the warmth of the season and the promise of a new year. But it is. There is nothing like relocating, to start a new phase of life, to make you overwhelmingly aware of all you have, and all you want...
by admin | Nov 9, 2015 | Birding, Jumping Right In
This past Friday, October 30, was a sunny, temperate fall day. At 8 am we joined about 20 other people in front of the Medford Leas’ main campus Community Building for the “Medford Leas Birders Trip to Brigantine.” The Medford Leas Birders, a group of...
by admin | Oct 28, 2015 | Jumping Right In
We moved here on June 23. This year, summer began on June 21 and ended on September 23, so we spent almost all of summer in our new home! And, to me, summer proved to be a very good time to arrive! (Not to disrespect Fall, which is already beautiful here, Winter,...
by admin | Sep 29, 2015 | Jumping Right In
Our monthly gathering at the Lumberton Leas Community Center on Labor Day led me to thinking about change and about the persistence of change. The temperature and humidity seemed to be easing off as a sign that Fall was on the way. The room for our Labor Day potluck...
by admin | Sep 2, 2015 | Jumping Right In
These are my three favorite examples of how the people here extend themselves to newcomers, and how helpful and reassuring that has been as we began our retirement life! First, at the end of only our second visit to the main campus of Medford Leas, our Senior Life...
