Blog Posts
My Immigration Story
By Anke Longest Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought about living on a farm in Virginia, owning cattle and horses! One never knows what the future holds. I was born in
The Pros & Cons of 55+ Active Adult Communities
As you are exploring your senior living options, you may have looked at what is referred to as an “active adult community.” These are 55 and over “age-restricted” or “age-qualified” communities, typically meaning that
Why the New Year Is the Perfect Time to Reimagine Your Retirement Lifestyle
The new year often inspires reflection and renewal; it’s a chance to make New Year’s resolutions or intentions, embrace change, and create a plan for the life you truly want. For older adults, the
What Is It?
By Harriet Dawson It doesn’t look so great. In fact, it looks rather bland. But ask those who circle it on their menus, and “Chicken Fried Steak” is one of their favorite meals! WHY?
My Mom’s Take on Aging
By Susan Read In 1991, when I received a copy of this article written by my mom for an English-language publication in Mexico, I was in my mid-50s and aging was not on my
News Releases
Bi-Continental Painter Clare Spooner to Show 75+ Works at RWC
May Art Show Includes Watercolors and Ink Drawings Lucy “Clare” Spooner lives in New York City, travels frequently to Virginia, and spends her summers in the south of France –
Barbara Touchette Displays Adventurous Art at RWC
Resident Showing Watercolors, Acrylics, Photography and More at April Show RWC Resident Barbara Touchette (pronounced Touchet) has had a full and adventurous life, and she embraces her art with the
Lancaster Elementary School Will Feature 300 Pieces of Artwork in RWC’s December Show
Teacher Marilyn Sprouse celebrates 25 years of showcasing students’ work Lancaster Elementary School (LES) visual arts teacher Marilyn Sprouse has proudly curated her students’ artwork for Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury’s December Show
Military Veterans Honored with Annual RWC November Art Show
RWC residents made life and death decisions in U.S. Armed Forces Major James Makin As the logistics analyst for the Army Chief of Staff, Major James Makin was
Life in Dictatorship
Excerpted from Our Neighborhood, a new RWC quarterly publication) By Milena Van Sant I lived as a child and young teen under the iron fists of two dictatorships – the Nazis in Germany and