Fred First
FRED FIRST: Still is Still Moving . . .
We just don't quite know when the VAN will be at the door
THE RECAPThe storyline for the past 6 months has been the tale of our discovery that living...
FRED FIRST: Turning Points of Note From a Season of Change
First night: Middle of April: The sliding doors are open with nothing but the screens to...
FRED FIRST: What Was A Half Million Acres of Cypress Swamp
The transformation of the Missouri Boot HeelA year from today, I will be living in...
FRED FIRST: There Are Places I Remember
The Moods and Memories of MountainsOn reaching the summit of the long incline up from...
Within Our Grasp – Learning To Live With What We Have
We are coming to the end of many familiar and comfortable ways of life in...
FRED FIRST: Many Hope To Age in Place . . .
But Maybe Not the Place You Thought
The phrase "Age-in-Place" is kind of the Holy Grail of late-in-life housing ambitions for many of our local...
FRED FIRST: Boomers Gotta Have A Plan . . .
YOU CAN'T TREAD WATER FOREVERBy definition, you are a BABY BOOMER if you were born between 1946 and 1964. You have a lot of...
FRED FIRST: Time On Earth – The Motion Our Tools Can Help Us See
Today, two visual gems I wanted you to see.
FIRST… WINTER IN TIMEFor those of you who think winter is gray and sleeping or any...
FRED FIRST: Welcome Winter! (I Will Try To Give This Season A Chance – Again)
… When winter comes, our morning walks don’t end, but they are no longer a casual tiptoe through the woods.Winter walks are a deep-sea...
FRED FIRST: To Age Well, Start Young
"There is no cure for the common birthday . . . " - John Glenn
I remember it clearly. I was 12 when I first...
FRED FIRST: Things Are Looking Up . . .
Where the Sidewalk Ends (November 29th post) began a topic that loomed like a new chapter just ahead of me (and you, the reader).But Covid...