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Tag Archives: McLaughlin Garden

Finding My Volunteer Niche
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December 11, 2018 by Jean

When I was planning for retirement, I always assumed that it would include volunteer activity, which I had difficulty finding …
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Category: Aging, garden, Time/Activities | Tags: aging, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, McLaughlin Garden, volunteer work
March Madness (Non-Basketball Version)
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March 30, 2018 by Jean

I am finally coming up for air after my own version of March Madness (which had nothing to do with …
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Category: Living, Maine, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, McLaughlin Garden, time utilization
Perfect Moments, Mishaps, and the Kindness of Strangers
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August 3, 2017 by Jean

Life is inevitably made up of high points and low points, perfect moments and things that go wrong. Generally, I’m …
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Category: Living, Maine | Tags: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, living in Maine, McLaughlin Garden, roadside assistance, rural living
Old Dogs and New Tricks
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July 4, 2017 by Jean

For most of my life, I assumed that our ability to learn new things declines dramatically as we age, as …
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Category: Aging, Intellectual activity, Living, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, intellectual stimulation, living in Maine, Maine Humanities Council, Maine Music Society Chorale, Maine Senior Colleges, Master Gardener Volunteers, McLaughlin Garden, Portland Public Library, time utilization, volunteer work
Not What I Expected
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March 27, 2017 by Jean

Regular readers may have noticed that I’ve been A.W.O.L. from this blog in recent weeks. The reason is that all …
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Category: Living, Maine, Time/Activities | Tags: choral singing, intellectual stimulation, living in Maine, Maine Music Society Chorale, McLaughlin Garden, senior college, time utilization
Sap Rising
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March 20, 2015 by Jean

As the days get longer, the snow begins to melt, and the sap rises in the sugar maple trees, I …
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Category: Social relationships, Time/Activities | Tags: friendship, McLaughlin Garden, Portland Public Library, retirement, senior college, singing

I am Jean Potuchek, a professional sociologist who has just stepped into the next phase of my life, retirement, after more than thirty years of college teaching. This blog is about my experience of that new phase of life.

Please join me as I step into my future.

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