Village Neighbors

10/28/2024

Lovely pictures from VN Meet-Up at New Salem Preserves on October 24th. Great day for alll!

01/10/2024

I've learned so much being a part of the Healthy Living workshops team at LifePath. If you are looking for peer support, great health information, and practical action planning around your health goals this is a great place to start. Workshops are free and open to all ages and abilities. New offerings starting soon! There is a new Memory Training workshop that looks really interesting.

If the Healthy Living workshops at LifePath run by any core principle, it is, “We are all in this together.” Healthy Living workshop leaders, men and women with chronic conditions themselves, volunteer many hours facilitating workshops to support community members living with challenging health ...

12/23/2023

* Holiday Plea from the Common Sense Department - PSA #9 *
Gentlethems (i.e. all y'all)! ... New covid variant JN.1 is so catchy.
Socialize more safely. Best first layer of protection/defense is a good mask. Easy to find. Easy to wear. Yes, annoying. Also, life saving! RE: care for others and self - rapid test 48 hours before the party and again before you go. Breathe in space shared with others with more confidence. If you're feeling under the weather please stay home. Have a hot toddy and some ho ho ho's. Live well and prosper. (Brought to you by your friendly neighborhood funeral celebrant, who has presided at enough covid-related memorials to last a life time.) Thank you very much.

* photo: dozens of brightly colored hot air balloons, some close and others far, flying across a cloudless blue sky, by Kyle Hinkson

11/21/2022

https://theartofgrievingfilm.com/
Link here to watch this documentary for free ;-)

A feature-length documentary about an artist seeking answers after his 35-year-old brother dies unexpectedly. Coming Spring 2022.

11/12/2022

Possibly of interest. And free! And Teepa Snow is kind of amazing.

Email [email protected] with questions.

10/15/2022

Join us for a free webinar.

07/28/2022

https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/07/27/massachusetts-masshealth-medicaid-estate-recovery

this is informative... if this issue effects you please consider contacting your legislators this week!

Medicaid requires states to recover nursing home and other long-term care costs subscribers incur after they turn 55. Massachusetts does that by filing claims against the estates of members who've died, if their estates are being handled in probate court.

07/04/2022

Lots of useful information here, and Barbara Karnes is a trusted educator:

Learn about the basics of hospice care, when to consider it, how to talk about it with others, and what to expect during the dying process. My guest Barbara Karnes RN is an internationally recogniz…

06/27/2022

With so much that is hard going on in the world, I find myself looking for ways to create some inner respite. I'm going to try this:
https://www.mindful.org/a-gentle-practice-for-opening-up-to-painful-emotions/

06/23/2022

Looking for a field trip? Local farms and farm markets are a great way to get out for an easy excursion, with great treats!
Here is CISA's guide got finding local food and farms:

https://www.buylocalfood.org/buy-local/find-local/

Here is a list of farmers markets in the state of Massachusetts:
https://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/markets

And a searchable map to find a market near you:
https://massnrc.org/farmlocator/map.aspx?Type=Farmers%20Markets

here are a few farm store markets to visit in the Pioneer Valley:
http://www.ediblepioneervalley.com/.../Farms+and+Farmers...

06/23/2022

Do you know about Reimagine? It is an eclectic online platform for multifaceted presentations, workshops, all focused around living well and end of life conversations. Here is a link so you can explore:
https://letsreimagine.org/experiences/schedule