MY SUN DAY NEWS
Across the United States, donating blood is a lifesaving and essential part of caring for patients. The need for donated blood is constant, and blood centers are open and in urgent need of donations even during Covid-19. Every 2 seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood.
At about 2 a.m. the smoke detectors started going off. I jumped out of bed to check and fortunately, there wasn’t a problem. No smoke, no fire. I tried to reset the alarms and finally, they stopped. Back to bed. About 40 minutes later, it started again.
My wife and I are in our late 70s and live alone. Although I would be lying if I said that we haven’t felt our age encroach upon our lifestyle in recent years, we are rather independent. We live in a two-story home that only has a half bath on the main level. While we can navigate the stairs, we try to avoid going up and down multiple times in the day.
The weather is freezing and you are driving down Del Webb. You see a line of cars parked at the courts. What is going on? “We are playing pickleball,” said Dana Rich. “The great thing about pickleball is that it’s non-seasonal. You can play any time of year regardless of outside temperature.”
The weather is freezing and you are driving down Del Webb. You see a line of cars parked at the courts. What is going on?
“We are playing pickleball,” said Dana Rich. “The great thing about pickleball is that it’s non-seasonal. You can play any time of year regardless of outside temperature.”
“The snow is snowing, the wind is blowing,” as the song says. And as the ornaments are packed up and put away, we find ourselves now in the middle of January feeling a bit less cheerful. But fear not, dear readers, this is the best time to kick back with a glass of something warm. Maybe we catch a Cab (wine that is), break out the old records, and settle into the season. After 2020, a little escape is just the ticket to make it through the winter doldrums. And some truffles come in more than just chocolate-form.
Every week for 46 years, Jim and I have done our best to take one night off from our busy schedule and have a “date night.” Honestly, this practice has evolved over the years. When we were first married and struggling, we treated ourselves every Tuesday night to the $1.29 special at Ponderosa Steakhouse while waiting for our laundry to finish up at the laundromat.
Letters for the week of January 28.
Americans’ willingness to take the coronavirus vaccine has jumped since the first two vaccines were authorized by the FDA. In a response to a survey, Sun City residents echo the Nation’s willingness to take the vaccine. Sixty-four residents responded to the question, “Will you get the vaccine?” Only three said that they would not.
Over the holidays, I got into a conversation with my adult niece and three adult nephews (ages ranging from young twenties to early thirties), and while I won’t say it was entirely uncomfortable, I will say that it was somewhat uncomfortable because I’m not a very good conversationalist.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many life celebrations, like birthday parties and weddings, have been celebrated quietly, postponed, or canceled. Dorothy Cronin turned 90 on December 6, 2020. Her friend Judy Cieciwa decided that she would not let the day go by quietly.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many life celebrations, like birthday parties and weddings, have been celebrated quietly, postponed, or canceled.
Dorothy Cronin turned 90 on December 6, 2020. Her friend Judy Cieciwa decided that she would not let the day go by quietly.
Many Sun City residents are seeking respite from their quarantine by taking walks, jogging, or riding bikes. But concerns are being raised that roads are not safe for those activities.
Of all the heart-breaking endings that this pandemic has wreaked upon us, add one more — the probable death of the snow day.
A World War II veteran in Sun City celebrated his 96th birthday quietly on Friday, January 8. Marking another milestone, Fritz Mazur would have celebrated surrounded by family and friends. But Fritz and his wife, Tina, have sequestered themselves in their home in Sun City during the coronavirus pandemic, so the annual birthday celebration was a small gathering of three.
As a new year begins, so do a new list of entertaining possibilities. That said, the previous year’s best of list still looms as winter sets in. What a perfect time to catch up!
Beset by confusion and disorganization in many of our states, our country’s most ambitious vaccination campaign ever has not yet met with its 2020 promises of delivery and number of inoculations.
Allow us to paraphrase the great philosopher, Clark W. Griswold in the movie Christmas Vacation. “Where do you think you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. We’re all in this together. This is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here.
Letters for the week of January 14
I’m writing because I am very concerned about my mother-in-law. She lives alone in an apartment and frequently forgets to drink water. She recently celebrated her ninetieth birthday and is somewhat frail.
In many houses, the Christmas tree is the centerpiece of a home, during the holiday seson. Most Sun City residents have collected several ornaments over the years. They are ornaments from trips, children’s crafted ones, favorite themes such as Disney, Cats, dogs, and music.
A few years ago, I saw a Tweet about nostalgia. It was written from an Angel’s perspective while God was creating the feeling. In short, the Angel was very disappointed that you could have all these wonderful feelings from youth or the past that can’t seem to be recreated in the present.
A night of sparkling lights and holiday decorations in Sun City and downtown Huntley offer a picture of hope for a better future.
I have a lot of hats, but only one that I ever wrote a song about. I have racks and racks of baseball caps honoring the Cubs and the Bears and just about every exotic place I’ve ever visited, but I never wrote a song about any of them.
I have a lot of hats, but only one that I ever wrote a song about.
I have racks and racks of baseball caps honoring the Cubs and the Bears and just about every exotic place I’ve ever visited, but I never wrote a song about any of them.
Among the many losses this year was the chance for residents to shine on stage in the classic end-of-the-year theater production of Scrooge. This pandemic has crippled most live audience events. The performing arts sector has been hit especially hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, but something is happening in Sun City in the world of live theater. Debi Sieckman found an innovative way to weather the storm.
Hanukkah is a Jewish eight-day celebration, sometimes known as the festival of lights. It is celebrated with nightly Menorah lighting, special prayers, and fried foods. It commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt and is observed with the lighting of a nine-branched candelabrum each night.
What usually can take decades of vaccine research work has been completed in months through President Trump’s “Warp Speed Initiative Program.” Both U.S. drug companies, Pfizer (with its German BioNTech partner) and Moderna, are now gaining government authorization allowing the release of their two vaccines to the public.
Well we find ourselves at the end of another year. One that has been rather eventful if not in the best of ways. With nowhere to go, we make the most of it with little distractions.
I am at a loss for what to get my grandmother this year for the holidays. I typically give her something for her home, such as tea towels or candles. However, she moved to an assisted living community last January and no longer can use my go-to gifts. I’m not fortunate to live nearby.
Is there anyone out there who will be sorry to see the year 2020 come to an end? We don’t think so!!! Let us recap some of the Dining Duo’s highlights from the past year.
Sue Coltman’s garage was looking a little like Santa’s Workshop. Coltman is the President of the Sunflower club who coordinated the effort to make sure that every child under 18 serviced by the Graton Food Pantry would receive a Christmas Stocking this year.
For some, holiday traditions might start by finally turning on the Christmas music, putting up the tree, or caving to a Starbucks peppermint mocha. But my tradition begins by spending three dollars at Trader Joe’s.
For some, holiday traditions might start by finally turning on the Christmas music, putting up the tree, or caving to a Starbucks peppermint mocha.
But my tradition begins by spending three dollars at Trader Joe’s.
