Awe Summer! August is the best time of year to take that trip you have been waiting for all year. Time to relax and recharge the batteries of Life. Time to reconnect with friends and [...]
by Katherine Kawaguchi -ASID in Aging in Place on August 2nd, 2010 at 12:08 amDo you find, as I do, that there is nothing more inviting than viewing tree-shaded neighborhoods during hot August days? Unless it’s those wonderful trees that shade your own property. But, as Warren Buffett so [...]
by Drue Lawlor in Staying Put on August 2nd, 2010 at 12:08 amAh…Summer – a time for family visits, lemonade and outdoor entertaining. By July 4th summer is in full swing with out-of-town relatives coming and going, fireworks in the sky as well as lazy and relaxing [...]
by Katherine Kawaguchi -ASID in Aging in Place on July 1st, 2010 at 12:07 amWell, summer is in full swing and it is once again time to celebrate our country’s independence. We owe a huge debt to those who have given so much in order for us to have [...]
by Drue Lawlor in Staying Put on July 1st, 2010 at 12:07 amNow that may seem like a strange question for a column entitled “Staying Put”. Actually as a proponent of “aging in the place of your choice”, it is a critical question. Research tells us that [...]
by Drue Lawlor in Staying Put on June 1st, 2010 at 12:06 amDeparting from my monthly subject of the latest in phones, TVs, Smart Home Systems and Medical Alert items I felt the nudge to write about some extremely helpful – Contacts for you to consider.
First, I [...]
I was in a client’s home yesterday to discuss window covering options and I observed a scene that was all too familiar. These clients had down sized from a large and spacious home to a [...]
by Katherine Kawaguchi -ASID in Aging in Place on May 9th, 2010 at 10:05 amA little play on words as we enter the spring months, but as last month’s quote stated, I do believe that age is a question of mind over matter. Haven’t you noticed that most [...]
by Drue Lawlor in Staying Put on May 9th, 2010 at 10:05 amWe can tell spring is in the air by the tulip trees in bloom and all the talk of remodeling that also happens this time of year. Are you looking forward to a season of [...]
by Katherine Kawaguchi -ASID in Aging in Place on April 1st, 2010 at 12:04 am“Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”—- Satchel Paige
Every year when April rolled around at my house it always signaled the end of spring training and you [...]
This month as I look out the window and watch the rain come down, I am reminded of just such a day in November that completely changed how a friend of mine viewed her home. [...]
by Drue Lawlor in Staying Put on March 1st, 2010 at 12:03 amThis month’s column is my attempt to condense 20 years of flooring experience into an interesting read for you. As I started thinking about how to start my column I first thought about my mother [...]
by Katherine Kawaguchi -ASID in Aging in Place on March 1st, 2010 at 12:03 amYour Kitchen the Heart of your home is a place of family times, yummy comfort food, and of course a good cup of coffee or tea. Why not have a kitchen that will last [...]
by Katherine Kawaguchi -ASID in Aging in Place on February 1st, 2010 at 01:02 pmLast month we addressed the “financial fitness” of your home and I shared a few suggestions as to how you can ensure your ability to age in the place of your choice. Additionally, these [...]
by Drue Lawlor in Staying Put on February 1st, 2010 at 12:02 pmHello readers, this month as promised I will begin the New Year with an overview of Universal Design and how it can help you!
Universal Design is a set of principles and recommendations available to everyone [...]