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Out & About: November 2019
There are many shows, concerts and special events in the north metro Atlanta area throughout the upcoming month.
Food, Gardening
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Pumpkin-y Goodness
Cooler Temperatures. Falling leaves. Bringing in a bountiful harvest. The humble pumpkin. They all seem inseparable somehow, with the orange-yellow variety of squash calling upon our nostalgia for a simpler, close-to-the-land type of existence. No wonder many Atlantans drive 20, 30 and more miles to visit a pumpkin patch to scoop up a vegetable they rarely touch the rest of the year.
Technology
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Selecting a ‘New’ i-Phone
To help you better understand the differences of iPhone models and their features, let’s review the various lines, starting with a brief look at the iPhone 11 and working back from there.
Atlanta Senior Life visited the Cobb County Senior Services Assisted Technology Lab in Marietta. Join us for a tour of the facility, hosted by Felicia Alingu, Outcomes Program Specialist, as she demonstrates products and resources designed to make life easier for seniors.
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Food
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Protect Yourself with a Common-Sense Mindset
The bottom line is that you need to forget your age category and focus on what everyone else should be focusing on, which is use common sense, verify information and don’t commit to calls that are suspicious in nature.
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These Days: Looking back with a laugh through a classic movies club
Last year, she discovered the MJCCA’s Classics Film Club shows. The club started showing classic films in the fall of 2017 and now draws small groups of film buffs to its monthly Sunday afternoon gatherings.
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OLLI Instructor Crusades Against ‘Aging in Place’
The 82-year-old retired CEO, volunteer history teacher and folk musician became a super advocate of senior residences after his 2014 move to one of them with his wife, Ginny. “It’s like a cruise ship that never leaves the dock,” he says, of their current home. The couple downsized from a 2,800-square-foot, three-story condo to a 1,200-square-foot Buckhead apartment featuring a wide range of activities, excursions, a restaurant-style dining room and a happy hour area.
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Holiday Event Planner: A Christmas Carol and Other Holiday Shows
Area theaters are presenting several varieties of A Christmas Carol, and other shows for the holiday season.
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Kingsboro at Lenbrook Bringing More Senior Residences to Buckhead
On Oct. 2, Lenbrook broke ground on its approximately $115 million expansion, Kingsboro at Lenbrook, to be located on a 4-acre parcel adjacent to Lenbrook’s Buckhead campus. Kingsboro at Lenbrook will add 53 independent residences called Flats and Villas. It’s scheduled to open in 2022.
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Book Nooks
If your reading materials are getting out of control, the Balance Design team suggests making the storage solution part of the presentation.
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The Active Shooter Throw-Out-the-Rulebook
Three things that I know about active-shooter incidents. One, if you have prepared in any way, your chances of surviving increases. Two, if you remain stationary, you will die. And three, panic will freeze you and you will die.
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Cobb Resident Celebrates 100 Years
The Solana East Cobb recently hosted the 100th birthday celebration of Jane Marquis, one of the first residents at the new East Cobb senior living community.
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Fun Is in Fashion at Decatur Christian Towers
On August 24, a Crazy Fashion Show was presented at Decatur Christian Towers.
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These Days: A Boating History
My family made a discovery during our boating years. No matter how much we enjoyed our time on the water, we didn’t mix well with boats. We had a hard time keeping them afloat.
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North Georgia Lake Communities
There are many neighborhoods in the north metro Atlanta area that offer the best of lake living, and a few of them are designed just for people 55 years and older.
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Life on the Lake
The growth in the crowd of older adults in the area seems to be picking up speed. For instance, in Hall County, one of five counties that touch the lake, the population aged 65 and older grew by 53% from 2000 to 2010, rising from about 9% to about 11% of the total population, according to censusviewer.com.
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