- Terry BallantyneTarnished Golden YearsMay 23, 2017Looking ahead to our “golden years” is nobody’s idea of a great conversation starter. If you are under 40 you may be inclined to stop reading here, but DON”T. Likely you have parents, aunts, older cousins and they need your wisdom about thinking ahead, and as surely as the sun rises in the east, you are aging. (Shocking, I know.) I am finally hearing conversations at open houses about folks who are spry and active in their mid-60s saying “I Know,” with a capital K “that...
- Terry BallantyneThe Change of LifeMay 23, 2017I always thought this was about a woman’s period! You know, the passage from maidenhood to mavenhood. The dreaded transition from youth to a life of a bored and sexless routine. Gray days of wrinkles and regrets. Well, guess again! The real “Change” is happening to couples and singles who realize they are getting olderl and need to create a homelife that will work for them into their 90s. And if their health is not an issue, they want freedom from earthly ties and...
- Terry BallantynePlanning AheadMay 1, 2017PLANNING AHEAD Looking ahead to our “golden years” is nobody’s idea of a great conversation starter. If you are under 40 you may be inclined to stop reading here, but DON”T. Likely you have parents, aunts, older cousins and they need your wisdom about thinking ahead, and as surely as the sun rises in the east, you are aging. (Shocking, I know.) I am finally hearing conversations at open houses about folks who are spry and active in their mid-60s saying “I Know,” with...