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My dad directing a bridge building crew on the Bruce Trail

My dad has a blog. I love this. In his second post, he the various attractions that abound in his villiage of Clarskburg, Ontario and the surrounding area.

The thing is that he actually DOES all this stuff too. When he turned 65 last year I asked him what was different for him. He had retired several years before so I wasn’t sure that 65 marked any great life transition. His reply was that the Old Age Security cheques start coming. He was planning to spend his first one on a new pair of skis. I laughed, and said that I was pretty sure that the folks who founded that program hadn’t anticipated that as a probable need!

Both my parents live life with passion in their retirement, whether it’s skiiing, golfing or sailing or participating as active citizens (my dad chairs the local library board and leads trail building crews on the Bruce Trail and my mom works with Habitat for Humanity).

Role models.