Meet Nancy Bronska, who at 87-years old, is a true “super ager”. Dancing to the music of the 80s, Nancy leads the Beachplace ladies each day in water aerobics. Born in Long Island, NY, Nancy began taking dance lessons at age four. Her mom, a concert pianist who performed in Carnegie Hall, introduced her to [...]
Because my sister Kathy (a middle child) retired mid-week, mid-semester, mid-pandemic, she might have slipped away unnoticed from the job she loved. But, her team of coworkers, friends and family weren't about to let that happen. On Wednesday, we all gathered for a surprise retirement parade past her house on a perfect May afternoon, made [...]
We all do just about anything Molly asks us to do because she bakes us tasty things. So, when she asked us to help her recreate Edward Hopper's Nighthawks last night, we agreed. (It helped that she had just plied us with a really tasty Cinco de Mayo meal of pork carnitas.) Hopper's Nighthawks eloquently [...]
Today marks my sister Kathy’s final day as an educator. She is retiring for health reasons following a 29-year teaching career. She began as an English teacher at Audubon Middle School, and spent the bulk of her career as a Library Media Specialist at Menomonee Falls High School. Truthfully, Kathy probably should have retired years [...]
Granny Thelma has been mothering people for most of her 89 years. With eight younger siblings and an older brother, Thelma spent her childhood in Tallahassee helping her mother take care of their growing family. "I've always been a little mom," she said. "My sister used to tell me, 'You’ve been a mother to all [...]