Art by Hart

With windchill a zillion degrees below zero, the Mortensons were warm and cozy in their tiny home

The male mermaids were a very rough bunch

Endicott took pride in his diverse heritage

Lauren was more than happy with her plant-based rejuvenating cream

Once again, Dr. Wipper had overbooked his 9:42 appointment slot

Art and photographs contributed by Jane Hart

For Your Funny Bone

"Getting older. I used to be able to run a 4-minute mile, bench press 380 pounds, and tell the truth." - Conan O'Brien

"Grandchildren don't make a man feel old, it's the knowledge that he's married to a grandmother that does." - J. Norman Collie

"You know you are getting old when everything hurts, and what doesn't hurt doesn't work." - Hy Gardner

"When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old." - Mark Twain

"You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks." - Joel Plaskett

"There's one advantage to being 102, there's no peer pressure." - Dennis Wolfberg

"At my age 'getting lucky' means walking into a room and remembering what I came in for." – George Burns

"Old age is when you resent the swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated because there are fewer articles to read." –George Burns

"You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there." - George Burns

"People ask me what I'd most appreciate getting for my eighty-seventh birthday. I tell them, a paternity suit." - George Burns

"When I turned 75, I started telling people I was 85 just so they would tell me how great I look for my age." – Anonymous

Save the trees, or . . .

For Your Funny Bone

"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 by Hart

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

Art by 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

For Your Funny Bone

And Now, a New Feature . . .

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

New Year's Eve Kendal-Style

First the Show . . .

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

And Then the Celebration

Photos provided by Harry Bloomfeld

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