Adele

Adele is a 93 year old lady in our park who gives all of us hope and inspiration. She's a tiny little thing, a bit bent over from the toils and tribulations of her long life, but she's a ball of fire. Until this year she drove her big white Cadillac down to Florida from Connecticut but this year her daughter insisted she fly and send the car down by train. She is the one to beat on the shuffleboard court and she also plays a mean game of bid euchre. But the most wonderful thing about Adele is that her mind is sharp as a tack and she always, always has a lovely smile on her face.

It's a fact of life that we gravitate towards people who are smiling and appear happy because they make us happy, too. As we age we develop little aches and pains that can get us down a bit but most of that can be overcome by simply having a good attitude. If you are at all able to, you should keep away from people who bring you down and lower your self esteem.

They say that laughter is the best medicine and, when I'm with friends and family, I get an overdose. My daughter has a charm on her necklace that says "Live, Love, Laugh" and that says it all!