Windsong News

Boomers Make Plans To View Eclipse

Good day, Sunshine. It will be on August 21, anyway, when the first full solar eclipse will be visible in the United States since 1979. This one’s a big deal, too, because its path – from Charleston, SC, to Salem, OR, is the first time in nearly 100 years that a full solar eclipse will be visible in America from sea to shining sea.

Active Adults Have Reasons To Smile

One of the greatest features in every Windsong community is its curves – not those in the architecture or the streets, but the ones on the faces of homeowners who find their carefree lifestyle gives them lots more to smile about!

Boomers Celebrate International Day of Friendship

An Ode to Friendship

In the spirit of friendship in the U.S. of A

Nearly one hundred years ago,

People designated a hot July day

to celebrate special folks whom we know.

Sandwich Generation Boomers Often Unpaid Family Caregivers

The National Alliance for Caregiving, together with AARP, estimates there are 43.5 million unpaid family caregivers in the United States. Of those, 34 million care for an adult over age 50, with 15.7 million caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dem...

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News flash: It’s hot outside!

Of course, that’s no big surprise, since it is July in Georgia, but just because we call the South “home” doesn’t mean we are immune to the health effects of a hot day. We must be especially mindful of our exposure on cloudy days, when we may overdo before we realize we’re hot, tired, or dehydrated.

Mid-Year Financial Review Tips for Active Adults

Mid-summer is the perfect time to review budgets, investments, and debt, to avoid any surprises at the end of the year.

Just like your physical health, maintaining your financial health requires awareness, so you can address any issues before they become problematic. These include: 

Independence Day-Inspired Poems for Active Adults

Listen, O Boomers, and you shall hear 

Of a place to live where all you love is near, 

Where life is a breeze that blows cares away 

And inspiring floor plans make you smile each day 

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Driving Safety for Boomers & “Sandwich Generation”

Finding the right home to suit your updated lifestyle is an exciting time, as you simplify your life, discard the “stuff” that crowded you before (even if you weren’t aware), and meet neighbors who have similar life experiences and expectations as you do. Sometimes that means dealing with older family members who perhaps don’t need to be behind the wheel of a car; or learning how to improve our own driving safety as health issues (and new auto technology) comes into play.

Active Adults Have Time To Perfect Their Saunters

Anyone who has ever visited Mackinac Island in Michigan’s Lake Huron knows that the 3.8-square-mile resort is one of the few places left untouched by automobiles. Travel is limited to horse and buggy, bicycle, or foot-power, which is why in the 1970s, W.T. Rabe, who served as public relations director for the island’s Grand Hotel, created “World Sauntering Day,” to encourage people to slow down to Mackinac Time.