For a growing number of people in their 40s, 50s and early 60s, middle age is not a slow fade, but rather a time of transformation. Work, health, family and identity are undergoing transformations, with the best chapters still to be written.
Even those who don’t know a knitting needle from a darning needle can still give the gift of something handmade, thanks to the artisans and crafters of Kawartha Lakes, who are well stocked for the season.
Slogans such as “Where the lowest price is the law,” “Dollar Daze,” and “Shopping anywhere else is pointless,” bring back waves of nostalgia for shoppers of the discount department store Zellers.
“When my feet hit the ground each morning, I know I have a purpose for the day, and it just brings me pure joy,” says Maureen Jarvis.
The decision to take an entrepreneurial or small business path can be sparked for many reasons, including a paycheque that doesn’t go as far as it used to, a job that no longer challenges, or unexpected unemployment.
Many of us remember a hometown branch of the Royal Canadian Legion somewhere in the shadows of our past. Growing up, I knew it as the hall where people celebrated their family’s milestones with a dance. But, if you still think of the Legion as the members only club of yesterday, perhaps the time has come to take a closer look.
