The Fullness of Life After 50
bySo you’ve finally scaled your middle years and can see your future beyond the first half. There’s no reason to be a spectator. Dive in.
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Keeping ‘the Whole Brain’ Healthy
byOpportunities for continuing education abound in the Madison area— and even a bit farther afield. And, for seniors, some of these educational offerings are free or at a lower cost. So dive in and keep your mind aflight!
Making an Impact: Ruth Robarts
byAt their 2018 Community Volunteer Awards, the United Way recognized Ruth Robarts with a Distinguished Service award. Robarts, 71, has volunteered for the past eight years with the Literacy Network, teaching classes in English and citizenship.
Making an Impact: Annie Weatherby-Flowers
byIt’s hard to know where to begin in describing the impact Annie Weatherby-Flowers, 59, has had on the Madison community.
Making an Impact: Mary Fulton
byMary Fulton, 69, was brought up with the value of standing up for justice. One might even say social justice work is in her blood.
Fine Wines
byMicca Hutchins has a thing for good wine—especially wine from Southern France, made by family vintners with generations of experience.
An Eye for the Finer Things
byElegance and artful functionality define Susan Colby’s approach to life and her clothing design business, Avedon & Colby International Outfitters, her latest venture after a lifetime of design industry work for top-tier brands.
Future Farmers of Wisconsin
byHomestead Wisconsin is a farm-based infusion of Brit McCoy’s passions: landscape design, floral arrangement and cows.
Where Beauty is in Season
byMike Collins’ lush backyard garden in West Madison is part English garden, with its lilies and daisies, and part prairie garden, bursting with asters and coneflowers. And, there’s another whole section Collins calls a mosaic garden.
That Sentimental Feeling
byThere are some homes you walk into and you can immediately sense the emotion and heart behind every design choice. Heirloom objects hang in places of honor, and practical, everyday items somehow find their way into the décor, too. Every piece has a story to tell, a nostalgic tie to the family who lives there.