New Beginnings

Agood friend of mine frequently tells me I am a failure at retirement. He’s right, because for me, and I suspect many other like-minded souls, work isn’t work if you enjoy it. I always have. So here I am, after many years in the broadcast news business in Toledo, back at “work” again as your new editor of Mature Living, and enjoying it.

I’m also enjoying the first breath of springtime as it whispers its way into Northwest Ohio reminding us that it’s high time to step outside and inhale the renewal of all the life around us. The welcome colors of crocus and daffodils popping their way through the garden soil, the flash of feathers caught by the sunlight, moving through the trees, the songs of the warblers as they flit from limb to limb, or the sheer optimism of spring that comes with the first hint of green that colors the bushes. Spring has arrived. Life renewed. Always a delicious carnival for the senses.

In this issue of ML, we’ll offer some tips on ways to enjoy these perennial joys of Spring. Advice on how to get more out of those fun hikes through the woodlands with the grandkids, plus some timely tips on what tools to have ready for this year’s gardening adventure. You’ll also meet Andrew Martin, a Toledoan who has been enjoying the adventure of magic for many years and a local woman who has found the magic in the marketing of salt. Yes, salt.

It’s my hope that these stories can inspire you to start a new venture, or adventure this year. And there is no better time to do it than when Spring is in the air.

Lou Hebert MLiving Editor

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