10.21.2019 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Health is wealth A great deal of the information that I’ve read about the aging process points to the mid-70s and beyond as the time we might develop challenging health conditions.
10.15.2019 Around the Island Richard’s almanac: seeing red Have you ever noticed how a scent, a taste, a sight or a sound can dredge up memories from the distant past? Well I had such an experience a few...
09.12.2019 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Senior citizen bus The Senior Citizens Foundation of Shelter Island has voted unanimously to donate some $85,000 to the town’s Senior Center for a new bus. The bus will be capable of...
09.06.2019 Around the Island Richard’s almanac: So you think you want to live to 100? We tend to think of end-of-life issues when we plan for our retirement. Will I have enough cash to last me until the end? Will I have enough to...
08.02.2019 Around the Island Richard’s almanac: summer chores After cutting the hedges in the front of my house in May, I ached for a good two weeks. And it wasn’t from using my new DeWalt battery powered...