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Aging Well | Last Active: May 14, 2023 | Replies (113)
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@pml

Hi bets38,
I like to read 2 books at the same time also. It sounds like you are doing all the right things to stay alert and enjoy life at the same time! I'm 76 and my husband is 82. We both like to do 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles. My husband made a special table for them. It keeps your mind alert and concentrating. Plus it's very relaxing. We also like reading the newspaper online; mainly from different countries. You learn a lot about the country if you can especially find a small local newspaper. I found one in Bulgaria and discovered that English people were coming over to Bulgaria buying up property to retire on. The Bulgarians didn't like that and were very vocal about it. I also discovered that they sell my Grandad's favorite beer, Black Label in South Africa! They don't sell it in America anymore. If Grandad were still with us, he'd be very surprised that he'd have to go to South Africa to get his favorite beer!
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parrot53 | @parrot53 | Apr 28, 2023

Hello @pml
I used to be a school media specialist and I found this site to help my students. It has all kinds of information to make you curious. Your interest in world newspapers made me remember it. Perhaps you would like it too.
https://refdesk.com/
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bets38 | @bets38 | Apr 28, 2023

Hi PML,
Thanks for the reply. Interesting and good for the two of you to work at the puzzle together.
My husband and I played Scrabble together at least once a week and more often during the pandemic. We were both very competitive, so it was good for our brain. He passed away 20 months ago so I have increased my reading time and made some new friends. It's interesting that you read foreign newspapers online. After retirement he took German at the University and had to read Speigel, a German newspaper. Because the news articles were objectively written he read it to me and continued long after the class assignment You have inspired me to pull it up online and start reading it. I find that reading two books simultaneously is good for my mind. I try to have one that is more educational--history biography or along that line and the other can be one for enjoyment.

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