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Paget THE WEEKEND OUTLOOK Friday June 1991 Seniors- Painters Poets and Putterers By FLORENCE WILKINSON Painters Poets and Putterers Recently I came across a book called Grandmother s Bedtime Stones by Edith Brown with the art for the cover by Catherine This t sound too ex ceptiona until I tell you that the author was eighty years old and the painter was one hundred and five Both of these women I discovered were working in the area in which they had worked all their lives Edith Brown spent years telling stories to children and Catherine Heslip studied art when young and has been pain ting her life but when the two put their talents together it into quite a nice little book I thought of course that there must be similar talent in almost any community I often sit in meetings with a person who Seniors can remain sexually active By PATRICIA Halton Region Health Department SEXUALITY IN THE S Sexuality is Interwoven with every aspect of human existence and lit its broadest sense Is defined as a desire for con tact warmth tenderness or love Aging is a natural process in volving change It is reassuring to know that human sexuality continues from birth until death Sex and sexual relationships do not involve just the young but also the older adult Knowledge disbeliefs and values are very important in determining our own sexuality June is seniors month and this article will be ad dressing sexuality and the older person Aging is an individual ex Feeling good about oneself will assist with the development of satisfying rela tionships and finding activities that are enriching Self worth and communication are influenced by life experiences There are some changes that we do not control While the fear of pregnancy is no longer a con cern for most older women other Strawberry tea Get set for a scrumptious strawberry tea in one of Peel Region s prettiest villages It will be held June 22 in the hall of Belfountain Village Church from 130pm to Ad mission is for adults and for children There will be strawberry shortcake and other desserts Proceeds from the 10th annual strawberry tea to be held by the church will go to Camp Hermosa a Baptist summer camp for children Belfountain in Town of Caledon is at the junction of Road and the scenic Forks of the Credit Rd which runs west from Highway The village is less than 30 minutes drive north of Hwy It has a conservation area which is popular with day trippers and increasing numbers of cyclists climb the Niagara Escarpment to Belfountain on weekends before heading back to the city The strawberry tea is a tradi tional community event hosted by Village Church which is affiliated with the Bap tist Convention of Ontano and Quebec The church was founded in Bel fountain in and the existing stone building had its 100th birth day in Services are held every Sunday at 9 a m and John Bell is the full time pastor A Sunday School runs in conjunction with the weekly service reproductive physical changes can occur Estrogen deficiency causes the vagina to become smaller The vaginal walls become thinner with a decrease in vaginal lubrication Because of these changes painful inter course Dyspareuma may cur Some men may develop reproductive changes due to the decrease in the hormone testosterone This change results in decreased sperm production Penile erections may occur more slowly and may be more difficult to maintain However the capacity for sex ual behaviour and satisfaction continues and under some tions increases One does not lose one s sexual interest just because one is alone The options for sex expression may change as many individuals find themselves without a sexual part ner Jessica Potter an American psychologist has validated the ex of touch as one grows older Hands can send very special thoughts of loving car ing or I need you without a word being spoken Self touch stroking a favorite pet or holding a loved one are some of the natural alternatives that may be experienced If you have any questions after reading this article contact your family physician or Halton Regional Health Department at Remember healthy sex lasts a lifetime doodles and comes up with all kinds of interesting things I have also seen some of the finished sketches which this artist does and consider them quite remarkable However to suggest to this person that the resulting art work should be displayed somewhere brings a strong negative reaction This brings to my mind the ad vantage Georgetown will have when there is a central place where all seniors can meet and people with similar talents may be able to find each other and get together and enjoy each other work Using their talents to put on a show or program for the centre itself might not be so scary as a show for the general public and the closet painters poets and might be persuaded to turn their fun activity into a joy for the rest of us to behold It is not always easy for people with similar interests to find each other Edith Brown was visiting her sister in a nursing home when she ran into Catherine Heslip and the idea for the book grew from there The artwork is a pastel of the schoolhouse which the artist attended little houses out back included which still stands and is over 100 years old The artwork and the stories make an interesting souvenir for the local people even though the book may never hit the big time There used to be a saying that life began at forty That saying is certainly outdated More and more it is found out that life can begin at 60 or at or even at one hundred and five WERE YOUR INSURANCE BROKERS WE UNDERSTAND PAUL C ARMSTRONG INSURANCE BROKERS LTD 143 MILL ST Hills Georgetown Ontario 877 01 DENTURES FULL DENTURE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC Hew Dentures Relnes Repairs Cleaning i Dental Insurance Honoured Wheelchair Accessibility TRENTON dt The Denture Clinic 18 Church St Georgetown 8772359 STEVEN FOSTER B A B BARRISTER SOLICITOR 37 MAIN ST SOUTH GEORGETOWN ONT 873 4961 fax 873 Mean themost important window shopping 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