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Posted date : Jul 21, 2022

The real summer is here and it has been an amazing start. This Porgy and Bess song has been rattling through my brain, so I thought that I would share it with you. Except for the “daddy’s rich” part (we were quite poor growing up, but were rich in every other way), it reflects an incredible optimism which we should all have every day of our lives.

Posted date : Jul 22, 2020

When I first saw this cover, I immediately thought of my joyful childhood days, 60-odd years ago. We were as poor as church mice..

Posted date : Dec 13, 2019

Enjoyed James Dolan’s article, but suggest one other BLIND SPOT: Aging Parent(s)

Posted date : Sep 30, 2019

Returning from our usual winter in Florida last year, I consulted my family doctor for a slightly swollen neck. Turns out that it was a very fast-moving lymphoma and before you could say Bob’s my uncle, I was in the middle of chemo.

Posted date : Aug 9, 2019

CSANews Issue 111 – Summer 2019 Edition – In this issue : Portugal Revisited – The Best Places to Travel in Summer – Retirement Blind Spots – DNA Tests – Secrets Revealed

Posted date : May 10, 2019

Sometimes I think that we snowbirds are the only sane people left on earth. We have a wonderful lifestyle and are relatively free of “interventions” in our affairs and travels.   Looking out the window, we see insane political wars, both in the United States and Canada, and everywhere else for that matter. And dozens […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Last winter while in Panama City Beach, I purchased an e-mail machine. This machine is for sending and receiving e-mails only. I found I could keep in touch with my family and friends anywhere in the world, where there was a telephone/110 volt plug-in. The machine is called a VTech (1-888-468-8324) in […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, It was such a pleasure reading “Drive to Bermuda” (in winter issue) CSANews. My late husband and I spent wonderful 3 week holidays there in June or October every second year for over 30 years. We stayed in a private guest house, on South Shore Rd. handy to beaches and towns. The […]

Posted date : Oct 19, 2017

Milestones are to be celebrated. Your birthday, your anniversary, the birth of a child, graduation from school or college, or even milestones on the way to completing a difficult task are all important. In our own small way, we are celebrating our 100th issue of CSANews.   We have adapted and changed over the years, […]

Posted date : Oct 19, 2017

CSANews Issue 97 Winter 2015 Edition – To read : Costa Rica – Snowbird Strategies – Texas Hills – Preventing CVD