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Pay It Forward with Kindness
14 Jan 2019

Pay It Forward with Kindness

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

It’s snowing in Newfoundland. In fact, they have had a monstrous blizzard recently with record-breaking snowfall. It made the national news. Why, you ask, as inclement weather in Eastern Canada is hardly newsworthy.  But when you see people picking up … Continued

acts of random kindness, CARP, Peace Arch News Peninsula Zoomers, Zoomers
A Politically Incorrect Christmas
21 Dec 2018

A Politically Incorrect Christmas

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. With twinkling lights everywhere, it is indeed beginning to look a lot like Christmas. And to sound like Christmas as well. As I turned on the Sirius Christmas channel, the first song … Continued

Baby, CARP, Christmas, It's Cold Outside, Michael Buble, Santa Baby, Zoomers
No Expiry Date for Pleasure (interview published Nov. 19/18 in Globe and Mail
26 Nov 2018

No Expiry Date for Pleasure (interview published Nov. 19/18 in Globe and Mail

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

  April Lewis makes no bones about the fact that for her, sex is “fun, fun, fun.” For over four years, the 66-year-old has been in a new – and passionate – relationship with a partner who is six years … Continued

Globe and Mail, intimacy, love, lubricants, menopause, sex, Zoomers
Heroes Never Die
14 Nov 2018

Heroes Never Die

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry on… I would like to believe this, Mariah Carey, as the world needs more heroes. This month has seen us mourn hundreds of thousands of military heroes.  The ones … Continued

CARP, hero, Peace Arch News Peninsula Zoomers, Stan Lee, super heroes, World War I
High School Reunion
15 Oct 2018

High School Reunion

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

We don’t need no education  We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone! Although Pink Floyd hadn’t yet written these lyrics when I was in high school, the song Another Brick … Continued

baby boomers, CARP, high school reunion, Peace Arch News, Peace Arch News Peninsula Zoomers, Pink Floyd, Seniors, Zoomers
Stand Up Straight
10 Sep 2018

Stand Up Straight

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

What a wonderful way to spend a weekend! A vacation right in our own backyard, known as a staycation.  No border or ferry lineups. Our Canadian dollar at par. An opportunity to chat with tourists from around the world. The … Continued

CARP Advocacy, CARPe Diem, exercise benefits, Joytv, Peace Arch News Peninsula Zoomers, Seniors, Stand Up Straight, walking, Zoomers
# Community Strong
14 Aug 2018

# Community Strong

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

Wasn’t that a party! This August in White Rock, thousands of people gathered for free Saturday night concerts sponsored by local businesses. A free concert. I can’t think of a better way to bring a community together. There was also … Continued

#Danforth Strong, #Fredericton Strong, CARP, CARP Advocacy, community, Peace Arch News Peninsula Zoomers, White Rock, Zoomers
Where Do the Children Play?
1 Aug 2018

Where Do the Children Play?

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…but not for everyone. Pity the poor kids who have nowhere to play. Many of their parents can’t afford to live in a detached house with a yard and/or cul-de-sac and are raising their children … Continued

children, Peace Arch News Peninsula Zoomers, playing, strata, summertime, Zoomers
When Hope Fades
11 Jun 2018

When Hope Fades

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

Wally Buono is an optimist. Wally Buono is hopeful. As the Canadian football season begins, the most winningest (is that even good grammar?) coach of the CFL is determined to take his beloved and beleaguered B.C. Lions to the Grey … Continued

Anthony Bourdain, BC Lions, celebrity suicides, CFL, Kate Spade, suicide, Wally Buono
Can We Mend a Broken Heart?
11 Jun 2018

Can We Mend a Broken Heart?

by April Lewis | posted in: Blog post | 0

This was a piece I wrote in May for a CARP event hosted in White Rock. I’d rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.   Spoken by a gal who knows what she is talking about. Christie Brinkley, … Continued

CARP, CARP Advocacy, CHF, Congestive Heart Failure, Servier

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