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Carol’s Corner: The Last Roads of Summer

September 26, 2015

Now that you have stopped groaning, I bolster my case by quoting Alfred Hitchcock, who said “Puns are the highest ...

Carol’s Corner: You Don’t Need to Know

March 26, 2015

My grandmother – my father’s mother - would never tell anyone her age.   According to my mother, who happened ...

CAROL’S CORNER: The Law and me

November 28, 2014

  Editor’s Note: This is the second instalment of a new feature called “Carol’s Corner”.  To read the ...

The Middle-Aged Guide to Growing Up: Plain Folk

July 15, 2014

Editor’s Note: “A. Boomer” is the alias of a CARP member who shares his experiences about growing up and growing ...

Caregiver’s Diary: The Good Memories

February 8, 2013

Stories and memories of my widowed 89-year-old father started pouring in by e-mail and phone the day after he died, ...

Caregiver’s Diary: A Chequered Career

September 7, 2012

My widowed father, now 89 and living in an assisted living facility in Niagara, has had an interesting life, right from ...