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7 Insights Greek COVID cure, essential oils for sleep and must read books. 9 Ask a Pharmacist Managing dry mouth By Heather Cross 20 Spiritual journey Faith in the 21st century. By Lynda Casey 30 My Story There’s no magic formula for aging well. By David Holt
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36 Cover Story: RONNIE WOOD: Second chances The saying “better late than never” really sums up the life of Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood. After decades of hard living, he has turned his life around – maybe just in the nick of time. Now in his 70’s, he has kicked cigarettes, booze drugs and cancer and has found the love(s) of his life in his twin daughters. By David Holt
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GETTING BACK IN THE GAME Connection is key to health and well-being. With one-third of boomers currently single, it might be time to get back on the proverbial horse. BY JULIE LAWRENCE
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argaret Sampson hasn’t been on an actual date in almost 35 years – not since she was 21. She wants to find a partner, but has no idea where to start. “My marriage ended and although it wasn’t perfect, it was comfortable,” she says. “The idea of dating again feels daunting. Do I even know how to do it still?” Her situation is not unique. Let’s face it – sometimes life doesn’t pan out. People grow apart, illness happens. Or maybe life has passed you by and that special someone hasn’t surfaced yet. There are many reasons people find themselves single at an unexpected age. Whatever the circumstances, more and more people are finding themselves single after 50, so if you are lonely, you are certainly not alone. The
proportion of older adults looking for a partner is on the rise. Sampson is now 57 years old and single. And she is in good company According to Linda Waite, a sociologist at the University of Chicago, more than one-third of baby boomers are currently single. Their generation has had higher rates of separation and divorce, and lower rates of marriage in the first place, than the generations that preceded them. And as people are living longer, the divorce rate for those 50 and older is growing. The good news? The longer lifespan means that older adults have years ahead of them to spark new relationships. “Some people [in previous cohorts] might not have thought about repartnering,” notes Waite. “But they weren’t going to live to 95.”
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Legendary guitarist Ronnie Wood performs with Rod Stewart and Faces at Madison Square Garden during their 1975 American tour.
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SECOND CHANCES Now 73, musician Ronnie Wood finally kicked the cigarettes, booze, and drugs. He beat cancer, had twins. Life is good. [EDITOR’S NOTE: DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME.] BY DAVID HOLT
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Eagle-eye view: ”the Old Wife” rises from the sea in the distance, Five Islands, NS.
Glooscap Country Bazaar, Economy, NS.
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BUY LOCAL THE GLOOSCAP COUNTRY BAZAAR TAKES YOU BACK TO A SIMPLER TIME. BUT IT’S NOT JUST NOSTALGIA. THE FOOD IS GREAT – AND SO IS EVERYTHING ELSE. BY DAVID HOLT
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n this shore I keep expecting a volcano to blast out of the basalt or a dinosaur to ramble around the bend of the shoreline of time-washed sediment. It’s the north shore of Minas Basin and Cobequid Bay, where the Bay of Fundy, that huge tidal funnel, narrows between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Once the habitat of dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes, it became the land of the Mi’kmaq First Nation and their god Glooscap. In the Age of Sail, it was the centre of a thriving wooden shipbuilding industry. Captains and crews traded around the globe, returning with new knowledge, new skills, and new wealth. I’m driving on the north shore, the Nova Scotia side. The town of Parrsboro is the central hub, with a string of coastal villages before and after. The massive tides mean the landscape is always changing. My wife has a place in the village of Five Islands, or, to be more specific, Lower Five. I’ve been coming to this shore for decades. Sometimes we just stare out the window at the islands. It’s high tide, low tide, or something in between. The tidal range averages more than 30 feet. The wind comes up, dies down. Clouds scurry along. Hummingbirds dart at the feeder on the deck. Seagulls and crows fight over kitchen scraps. Eagles perch in the trees, soar in the sky. Five islands TV, we call it. Mittens have been used at sea and ashore for ages.
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