Articles, activities for boomers & seniors
The Back Story - Winter 2017
Q&A with Daniel Frost, Executive Director, Heather Glen Senior Living
What was your first job?
I tell people that my first job was assistant paperboy. My brother had a paper route, and I would help him deliver the papers. I also worked at the newspaper inserting the sales flyers into the newspapers. I later had my own paper routes from the age of 12. In high school I had three paper routes, worked at the Boy Scout camp in the summer and at a dairy store during my senior year of high school.
Thanksgiving - Then and Now
While no records exist of the exact bill of fare, the Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow noted in his journal that the colony’s governor, William Bradford, sent four men on a “fowling” mission in preparation for the three-day event. Wild—but not domestic—turkey was indeed plentiful in the region and a common food source for both English settlers and Native Americans.
Food for Thought Winter 2017
Joe Dormans, Executive Chef, Fellowship Community
How do you modify recipes to make sure they are healthy?
At Fellowship Community, we use fresh ingredients to boost the nutritional value of the foods we serve. We also select lean cuts of meat to prepare our recipes. Many processed foods are loaded with sodium, saturated fats, and sugar. We go to the extent of making our own salad dressings, sauces and soups.
Centenarian’s Secrets
How to Live to 100
I had the distinct pleasure of meeting and chatting with a most unique group of Lehigh Valley residents. They are a hardy group of men and women who have reached, and in several cases surpassed, the 100 year old mark.
Things To Do With Grandkids - Winter 2017
Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker
December 10, 2017, State Theatre Center for the Arts
453 Northampton St., Easton 2 PM & 6 PM, $43/$38/$33
statetheatre.org. Celebrate this Christmas with the experience taking North America by storm! Marking the 25th North American Anniversary Tour in 2017, Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker features over-the-top production values and world class Russian artists.
Things to Do with Grandkids - Fall 2017
Apple Picking
Solebury Orchards, Solebury. Quaint and simple, the orchard offers a simple picking experience. Wagon rides to the orchard. Thurs to Sun 9 am-6 pm. Soleburyorchards.com
Snipes Farm, Morrisville. Pick your own apples, a corn maze, face painting and pumpkin painting and barnyard animals. Starting late September to early November. Sat 9 am-6 pm & Sun 10 am - 5 pm. Snipesfarm.org