Life in Retirement
Pam Watts Harris
Former Educator, Writer, and Editor
Recent Posts
The Kentucky Derby Is Saturday!
Blame it on those Trixie Belden books I read growing up. Blame it on Black Beauty. Blame it on My Friend Flicka. Whatever the reason, I have loved horses since I was a little girl. Even as young as six years old, I begged my parents for a pony, long before I could read the … Continue reading The Kentucky Derby Is Saturday!
Are you a mountain person or a beach person? Maybe you’re neither–or both.
This is the view from our cabin near Pigeon Forge this past weekend. We discovered cabin lodging about 25 years ago, and except for a few stays in a condo in our annual trip to the Smokies, we have stayed in nothing else. Once upon a time, the Smokies were my “happy” place. The views, … Continue reading Are you a mountain person or a beach person? Maybe you’re neither–or both.
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
I think most people know at least one person who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. If nothing else, many know of actor Michael J. Fox’s public battle as he advocates for the community. Approximately 1.1 million Americans have the condition which can affect movement, balance, speech, and cognition. Like any other disease or disorder, each … Continue reading April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month
I still believe in the goodness of others
Call me naive. Call me Pollyanna. Accuse me of looking at the world through rose-colored glasses. But I believe most people, deep down, are good. No doubt there are people in this world that are evil. But I believe, at least in my community and circle, those people are rare. I have always had a … Continue reading I still believe in the goodness of others
Life As I know it 