by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jan 6, 2022 | Living in Place
We Have Few Words for Stages of Development Past Sixty-five. It’s a misnomer, but I’ve been calling myself middle aged even though I’m a Medicare card-carrying senior. Isn’t it presumptuous to call oneself middle-aged under any circumstances? We don’t know when...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 31, 2021 | Living in Place
It’s a cold, not Covid. My negative test result came back this morning and I’m awash with relief. I don’t even mind the lingering upper respiratory symptoms now that I know I haven’t inadvertently infected any of my friends or family with Covid-19. I haven’t...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 29, 2021 | Living in Place
It started yesterday with a tickle in my throat, followed by a trickle in my nose and then a stuffed sinus turning into a cold. But in this time of Covid, I couldn’t be sure. I cancelled my meetings, classes and dinner with friends. Today, I went to get tested. Now,...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 22, 2021 | Living in Place
Becca Balint is thoughtful, gets things done, and embraces difference rather than opposition. Becca Balint will represent Vermont well in the US House of Representatives. Becca is thoughtful. I was a beneficiary of Becca’s thoughtfulness on a visit to the Statehouse....
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Dec 16, 2021 | Living in Place
Thirty-five Years with the Vermont Humanities Council After thirty-five years delivering literature-based humanities programs to new adult readers, parenting teens, incarcerated women and men, healthcare workers and lifelong learners, I turned in my resignation to the...
