Julie blamed everything on Fernando.
The shelter puppy photo showed a golden mix with a persistent bark.
Latest palace gossip: Bluebeard was dating an older woman.
Jumbo and Bellingham got kicked out of dancing class for fighting.
All Cecelia wanted to do was paint faces.
Art and Photos provided by Jane Hart
Photos by Art Brady
Sun reflection on the Hudson
Phragmites in Winter
All that puzzling can be puzzling
Photo by Joe Bruno
Yes, a repeat, but oh, so, apt
Art and humor contributed by Shelley Robinson
"It's important to have a twinkle in your wrinkle." – Unknown
"I have successfully completed the thirty-year transition from wanting to stay up late to just wanting to go to bed." – Unknown
"The years between 50 and 70 are the hardest You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down." - t.s. elliot
"As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two." - Sir Norman Wisdom
"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest." - Larry Lorenzon
"I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap." - Bob Hope
"I was thinking about how people seem to read the bible a lot more as they get older, and then it dawned on me—they're cramming for their final exam."- George Carlin
"I'm 59 and people call me middle-aged. How many 118-year-old men do you know?"- Barry Cryer
"I don't do alcohol anymore—I get the same effect just standing up fast." – Anonymous
"Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative." – Maurice Chevalier
Art and Photo by Sheila Benedis
Captain Rayburn was proud of the friends he'd acquired on his many voyages
Mrs. Barnes hated not knowing anybody
Lisette couldn't remember if this was her third facelift or her fourth
Elmer tried to convince the chef that veggie-burgers are the new filet mignon
A ton of pancake makeup gave Wilford back his youth
Art and Photos by Jane Hart
Cassie and Jumbo felt that bird migration was late this year.
Dunbar felt it was probably time to get the car washed.
When class was crowded, Barton had to share his yoga mat.
With no shelf available after Jan. 15, the elf fell into his Seasonal Affective Depression.
Even when the twins were small, Chad could tell that Lola was an extravert and Lele was a mouse.
After renovations, admission to the bubble museum had tripled.
Art and Photos by Jane Hart
Art and photo created by Sheila Benedis
Brought to you by Shelley Robinson
Cartoons and captions created by Shelley Robinson
Chuckles from the Web
Images provided by Carlisle Spivey
As We Age, We Realize . . .
"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you are aboard there is nothing you can do about it." - Golda Meir
"I'm so old that my blood type is discontinued." - Bill Dane
"The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened. - Mark Twain
"Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your retirement home."- Phyllis Diller
"I don't plan to grow old gracefully. I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet." - Rita Rudner
"I'm at that age where my back goes out more than I do." - Phyllis Diller
"Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere." – George Burns
"First you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up, then you forget to pull your zipper down." - Leo Rosenberg
"Old people shouldn't eat health foods. They need all the preservatives they can get." – Robert Orben
"Old age is when you're sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings, and you hope it isn't for you." – Unknown
So nice of Art Brady to tweak our New Years Eve photo (Jane and Steve)
Kendal Singers start the show
More Kendal Singers
Direct from the Court Reporter . . .
“Ain’t No Cure for Love,” Bill Rakower sings Leonard Cohen
“Hail to Staff Heroes”
“Your State’s Name Here”
“War Against Seniors”
Who’s on first? Well, that’s the question!
End the old, begin the new, with thoughtful poetry
The count begins . . .
And, suddenly, it’s 2023!
Photos by Art Brady
Photos provided by Harry Bloomfeld
The 2023 New Year’s Eve Decoration Committee Created a Beautifully Festive Scene
Members of the 2023 New Year’s Eve Decorating Committee
Preparing the magic: mylar abounds!
The effect is shimmering!
Just a little higher
Wall of Memories 2022
And the night has 1000 eyes . . .
Getting ready for posterity
Even the mundane gets dazzle
Organizing the really important stuff
Tick, tick, tick, tick . . .
Just need people now
An Enlightened Path Ahead
Barge Below Hook Mountain
An Improvised Crossing
Photos by Edward Kasinec
While we had rain, at Jeff O'Donnell's upstate house, they had . . .
Photo contributed by Jeff O’Donnell
Kendal resident bringing his mobile phones to Anthony for help
Photo and humor contributed by Joe Bruno
AS WE AGE WE REALIZE . . .
"It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone." - Andy Rooney
"The older I get, the better I used to be." – Lee Trevino
"To get back to my youth I would do anything in the world, except exercise, get up early, or be respectable." - Oscar Wilde
"At age 20, we worry about what others think of us... at age 40, we don't care what they think of us... at age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all." - Ann Landers
"I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don't have to." - Albert Einstein
"When I was young, I was called a rugged individualist. When I was in my fifties, I was considered eccentric. Here I am doing and saying the same things I did then, and I'm labeled senile." - George Burns
"The important thing to remember is that I'm probably going to forget." – Unknown
"The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for." - Will Rogers
"We must recognize that, as we grow older, we become like old cars – more and more repairs and replacements are necessary." - C.S. Lewis
"Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened." - Jennifer Yanez
The Christmas family portrait was a beloved tradition for the Snaiths.
Of all the days for Rudolph to wake up with Covid . . .
Rawson should have taught his pets to heel, sit, and stay.
In a break with family tradition, Richmond refused to go into banking.
With his pals in hibernation and his ski patrol application still in limbo, Jumbo had nothing but time . . .
Art and photos by Jane Hart
First Flakes for Kendal
Photo by Ed Kasinec
Oh, Christmas Tree
Photo by Ed Kasinec
Moonset
Photo by Joe Bruno
Reflections
Photo by Ed Kasinec
Silent Sentinels
Photo by Ed Kasinec
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