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b y K A T H Y T I R R E L L

E veryone knows the famous scene from The Wizard of Oz film when the wizard is about to transport Dorothy back to Kansas in his hot air balloon.

He’s all set to make his big exit when Dorothy suddenly jumps out to go fetch Toto. She tells him she’ll be right back and not to leave, but the wizard yells, “I can’t come back. I don’t know how it works.”

That was back in the thirties, but even today many people are fascinated with hot air balloons and wonder how they work. Joseph and Etienne Mont-golfier are considered the pioneers of ballooning, launching their first at-tempt in Paris in 1783. Their first trial run passengers were a rooster, a duck, and a sheep. A few months later, two Frenchmen volunteered to be the first humans to go up in the Montgolfiers’ 79,000 cubic-foot paper and cotton enveloped hot air balloon. They stayed up in the air for twenty-five minutes—a success! But how did the balloon-makers come up with the idea in the first place?

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how bits of paper flew up in the chim-ney when there was a strong fire in the hearth. They decided to fill a small silk bag with smoke and were amazed when it floated to the ceiling.

Today’s hot air balloons consist of three parts—the envelope, the basket and the burner system. The envelope is the part that looks like a balloon and will contain the hot air. The basket is the part that carries the pilot and the passengers. And of course the burner system, using liquid propane, produces the heated air; the pilot uses it to lift off and control the balloon’s up and down motion once it’s in the air.

According to Eric Nickerson, a hot air balloon pilot (Liberty Flights in Mil-ford, New Hampshire) who participat-ed in last year’s South County Hot Air Balloon Festival at URI, there are three kinds of balloon situations.

It’s called a balloon glow when it’s dark outside and the balloonists set up their balloons, fire up the burners on the ground and produce a giant jack-o’-lantern effect. A tethered flight is when the balloon rises 100 feet or so in the air but stays tied to the ground. Pas-sengers can enjoy the feeling of being up in a balloon without actually trav-eling any distance. And then there’s a free flight in which passengers go for an actual ride in the balloon, lasting up to an hour or so.

“In a free flight there are no teth-ers,” said Nickerson. “You don’t feel the wind, you’re part of the wind.”

Monitoring the weather is a very important factor in the hot air balloon business.

Nickerson said the most favorable conditions for a hot air balloon ride are “no rain, clear skies and winds of less than 7 miles per hour, ideally � to 5 miles an hour.”

Bruce Byberg, a balloon pilot who operates Brighter Skies Ballooning in Woodstock, Connecticut, agrees that 5 to 7 miles per hour is ideal. He will be participating in this year’s event at URI.

When asked how he can tell in which direction the hot air balloon will travel, Byberg said he sends up a helium balloon first to see where it goes.

“We watch what a helium balloon does as it climbs into the air. Does it veer off to the left or right? That tells us the speed. If we go to that altitude, the hot air balloon will do the same thing.”

Early in the morning and late in the afternoon before dusk are the two best times for launching a balloon since that’s when winds are the calmest.

If you’d like to see some colorful hot air balloons for yourself you should check out the 36th Annual South County Hot Air Balloon Festival run-ning from July 18 through July �0th at

the URI Athletic Fields on Route 138 in Kingston. The fun starts on Friday evening with a balloon glow; the bal-loonists fire up the burners and offer rides in tethered balloons floating 150 feet into the air.

While enjoying the balloon glow, attendees can listen to a favorite local band, Roomful of Blues. Other events scheduled for this year’s festival are The Flying Wallendas performing their fa-mous daredevil tightrope act, a classic car show, and the Third Annual Rhode Island State Barbecue Competition. Fifty teams will be competing to win $1000 and to represent the state at the national BBQ championship later this year.

According to Laurie Ramaker, a spokesperson for the festival, this year’s event will feature some different-shaped balloons—a parakeet, the world, and a Humpty Dumpty creation called Off the Wall, a 68-foot balloon.

She said attendees can go on teth-ered rides which last about 5 to 10 min-utes for $15 but if they want to book a “free flight” ride they need to arrange that with one of the participating pilots at the festival. Prices for free flights vary, averaging around $�50 per person.

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Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 14 and under, and it’s $25 for families consisting of two parents and their children. Free park-ing. Sponsored by the rotary Club of Wake-field, the festival has raised more than $1.5 million, with all net proceeds going to local scholarships and charities. For more informa-tion, visit the web site at www.southcounty-balloonfest.com.

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A worThy CAuSe b y M I C H A E L J . C E R I O

Nestled along the west side of Narragansett Bay in North Kingstown and built around one of the most protected har-bors on the east coast, the Village of Wickford is home to just a few thousand residents. Yet for one weekend each July, people by the tens of thousands descend upon the historic community—which features one of the largest collections of 18th century homes in the northeast—for what’s become New England’s premier fine arts event: The Wickford Art Festival.

While this year’s festival will feature close to �50 artists exhibiting their work across Saturday, July 1� and Sunday, July 13, the event’s humble beginnings still resonate with organizers.

“This all started in 1961 when a group of local artists wanted to display their work and put together a small show on the streets of Wickford,” says Judy Salvadore, Festival Di-rector. “It was truly on the streets; artwork lay on the ground and leaning against fences!”

Following the unexpected, yet hopeful success of that first show, the artists established the Wickford Art Association as a 501c3 nonprofit in 196�. The Association continues to produce the festival today.

A fine arts festival in every sense of the word—only non-functional art is exhibited, nothing such as jewelry, clothing, wind chimes, vases, etc.—artists come from across the coun-try to showcase their work. While the event did not begin as a juried show, its popularity and world-class array of art has led to changes throughout the years; much to the delight of attendees. The festival was recently named one of the top �00 fine arts events in the country.

In order to be an exhibitor, artists must present their work anonymously before a Jury Committee, including their booth presentation. The mediums reviewed include oil and acrylic paintings, sculptures in glass, metal, wood and ceramic, modern ink, pastel, drawing, watercolor, etching,

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All of which provides her with valuable insight to help guide the festival’s never-ending pursuit of excellence.

A true barometer of what drives the success of the Wick-ford Art Festival is the excitement that surrounds not only those exhibiting for the first time, but also artists returning as decades-old veterans.

“There are many artists who request the same booth loca-tion year after year so their clients know exactly where to find them,” says Salvadore. “It says a lot about the relation-ships they forge with attendees and even other artists—I can’t think of anything more impactful for a new exhibitor than hearing positive feedback from a long-time participant.”

Another unique element of the festival, and one that builds upon the Association’s mission to support a wide range of community-based arts programs and events, is the Annual Scholarship Raffle of Fine Art.

Shortly after forming as a nonprofit, the Wickford Art Association established its Scholarship Fund in support of the North Kingstown Library, later making it available to town students. More recently, and following years of growth, the Association opened the fund to any Rhode Island public school senior that’s been accepted into an art college. Those who apply are deemed the best artist in their school.

“We award $5,000 in scholarships to four students and each gets to exhibit their work in the festival,” says Salva-dore. “It’s a great opportunity for them to experience what it will be like to speak with people about their art, meet other artists, and learn about presenting their pieces—many of our winners have attended some really powerful art schools, such as RISD, the School of the Museum of Fine Art and Mass Art.” (Please see sidebar for a profile of last year’s top winner, Connor Wray)

To help support the Scholarship Fund, the Association asks members to donate pieces of art, which are raffled off as the culmination of the festival on Sunday afternoon. Donat-ed artwork is displayed at the festival’s Information Booth and tickets are sold from January right up until the drawing. As winning tickets are pulled, folks get to select a piece of art until all works are gone. While you don’t need to be present to win, Salvadore encourages folks to stick around to make sure they pick the exact piece they’d like. Last year’s raffle featured more than �5 pieces, and tickets this year may be purchased through the Association’s Gallery in town as well as during the festival.

Rain or shine, the Wickford Art Festival is open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 1� and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 13. Admission is free and plenty of parking is available, along with free shuttle service and handicap accessibility. Exhibits are set-up along Brown Street, Main Street, West Main, all of Franklin and Elam Streets and throughout the greenway that leads to the old Narragansett Church. Leashed dogs are welcome, but organizers ask that attendees consider the day’s temperature before bringing along their furry friends.

“Much of the art at the festival is one-of-a-kind, so the advice I give people is, if they see a piece and it touches them, buy it—you may never have the opportunity again,” says Salvadore. “Art should inspire you every day in your home or workplace, so surround yourself with art you love; that makes you feel emotion.”

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festivalmixed media, photography and graphics. Not everyone who applies is accepted, and returning artists must be re-juried every three years.

“The Association holds high standards for accepted art and how it’s presented,” says Salvadore. “We expect our art-ists to bring their best work, which they always do.”

For �01�, festival attendees can expect some exciting new developments. In December �013, Rhode Island passed a law becoming the first state in the country to exempt all sales of fine art from sales tax. It’s a change that organizers hope will spur additional sales.

Even more exciting, this year’s event will feature the American debut of Quanqiang Gao, a famous Chinese artist who will exhibit his works in modern ink. With large pieces that can range in sizes upwards of five feet by five feet, Mr. Gao’s presentation is expected to be both powerful and one of the festival’s largest draws.

“We began speaking with Mr. Gao in January to bring him to Wickford—he could have debuted anywhere in the country, but decided to come here,” explains Salvadore. “It’s extremely gratifying to have this opportunity; I truly feel that everything that’s been built up for the past 5� years led to his decision to join us.”

Thanks to hosting such a well-known international art-ist, Salvadore is also excited at the potential to extend the festival’s reach.

“Developing relationships like this are so important for the festival’s future, particularly when you look at the rich history and honor of Chinese art,” says Salvadore. “We hope Mr. Gao’s presence opens the festival to a whole new crowd—those who love his medium, as well as those who are Chinese.”

Though this is Salvadore’s first year as festival director, she spent years as a volunteer and relishes the special childhood memories she has of attending the event with her parents.

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Carole BerrenAn award-winning

painter from Warwick,Carole Berren is a sig-nature member of theAmerican WatercolorSociety and a well-known instructor ofdrawingandwatercol-or. In the journey thatisart,Caroleembracesthe curious wonder-ment of continuedlearning, discovery,andexperimentation.

Carole’srecentworkwithwatercoloronYupo—a100percentrecyclable,tree-freesyntheticpaper—hasearnedhernationalrecognition,includingafeatureintheOctober2012issueofWatercolorArtistMagazine.Shehasreceivedthe EdgarWhitney Memorial Award as well as theprestigious CFS Medal at the AmericanWatercolorSociety’sAnnualInternationalExhibitioninNewYorkCity.InJune2012,herworkwaspublishedinNorthLight’s“Splash13:TheBestofWatercolor”book.

Carole has studied art at RISD, the CorcoranSchoolofArtinWashington,D.C.,andtheDanforthMuseum.Inaddition,shehasstudiedpaintingwithartistssuchasBettyLouSchlemmn,BarbaraNechis,SkipLawrence,CharlesReid,AlvaroCastagnet,andmany others. You can check out some of Carole’swork by visiting her website, www.CaroleBerren.com.

Q How long have you been participating in the Wickford Art Festival?

I’vebeenshowingmyworkatthefestivalforalongtime;Ithinkmyfirstyearwas1980or1981.

Q In addition to Wickford, do you participate in other festivals throughout the year?

Rightnow,WickfordistheonlyoutdoorfestivalthatIparticipatein.IusedtoexhibitatfestivalsinMystic,Narragansett,ScituateandWesterly.There’ssome-thingspecialaboutwhathappensinWickford.

Q What do you enjoy most about the Wickford Art Festival?

Ireallyenjoymeetingthemanypeoplewhoareinterestedinart;theprocessandplaceofrepresen-tation.Justartingeneral.Wickfordhasmaintainedaveryprofessional,well-runartfestival.Theartworkistopnotchandfrommanynationally-knownartists.

Quanqiang GaoTheWickfordArtFestivalwillbetheAmericandebutofQuanqiangGao,aChineseartistwhowillexhibithisworksinmodernink.Withlargepiecesthatcanrange in sizes upwards of five feet by five feet, hispresentation is expected to be both powerful andoneofthefestival’slargestdraws.

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Cindy Horovitz Wilson

Exhibitingatthisyear’sfestivalwon’ttakemuchtravelingforWick-ford resident Cindy Horovitz Wilson, who has been making photo-

graphsofRhodeIslandsince1976.Cindychooses her native turf for her fine artimages, including windswept landscapesand moody seascapes that serve as rug-ged backdrops for quiet studies of archi-tecturecontemplatedinunexpectedper-spectives.

In 2000, Cindy earned membership tothe prestigious Art League of Rhode Is-land,andisalsoamemberofmanylocalart associations and photography guilds.From 2003 to 2006, she co-founded Wil-sonScottGalleriesofWickford.

Most recently, Cindy, together with Ei-leenMcCarneyMuldoon,establishedPro-fundo Journeys PhotographyWorkshops.This latest direction professionally blends

the desire to travel, photograph, and teach. Additionally, Cindy of-fers photography and photo software instruction through southernRhodeIslandartassociations.

CindyearnedherBAfromtheUniversityofRhodeIslandandstud-iedbrieflyat theSchoolof theMuseumofFineArts inBoston.ShereceivedherMastersofFineArtfromtheTylerSchoolofArtofTempleUniversity in1984.ManyexamplesofCindy’sworkcanbefoundonherwebsite,www.CindyWilsonPhoto.com.

Q What’s your history with the Wickford Art Festival?

I’vebeeninvolvedwiththefestivalsince1989whenIjoineditsBoardofDirectors.IspenttenyearsontheBoard,includingtwoaspresident.I’vealsoexhibitedmyworksince1993.

Q As a resident of Wickford, how does the festival transform your community during the weekend’s festivities?

IcertainlyattendedthefestivalwellbeforeIbecameanexhibitor.Ilovetheambianceofthevillageanditshistoricarchitectureandwhatthataddstotheexperience.Theenergyoftheeventisjustfantastic,andI’malwaysveryinspiredbythequalityofthework.

Q Considering the number of out-of-state attendees, and your focus on Rhode Island-specific images, do you have people who seek you out each year to add to their collection?

Iusethefestivalasanopportunitytointroducenewimages.Oneofmypassionsiscap-turinglocalscenesinbeautifullightaswellastravelimagesfromaroundtheworld.Ilovetellingstoriesaboutwhereandhowtheimagesweremade.Thissortofexchangecon-nectsmewithclientsandmakespeoplereturnyearafteryear.It’sspecialinteraction.

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Connor Wrayrecipient of the 2014irene spencer scholarship award

Connor Wray recentlygraduatedfromPortsmouthHigh School and is the re-cipient of the Wickford ArtAssociation’s top scholar-shipfor2014intheamountof$2,500;theIreneSpencerScholarship Award. As partofhisaward,Connorwillex-

hibithisworkatthisyear’sWickfordArtFestival.While art has always fascinated Connor, it wasn’t until High

Schoolthathe immersedhimself inwhat’sbecomeapassiontoexpresshimselfandhispersonalideas.Hebegantakingphotog-raphycoursesduringhissophomoreyearandcreditshisteacher,RoseEscobar, formentoringhistalentsandholdinghimtostan-dardswellabovehisyoungage—allowinghisskillstodevelopandhisarttogrow.

With increasing confidence, Connor began experimenting inothermediums, suchasdrawing, sculpture,weldingandceram-ics,andchallengedhimselfbytakinganumberofAPArtcoursesin2D,3D,andPhoto.Whilehisworkhashunginlocalrestaurantsandcoffeeshops,itwasn’tuntilConnor’ssenioryearthathisworkbegantoreceivewidespreadrecognition.

Overthepastyear,Connorhasreceivedawards locally,state-wide,regionallyandnationally.ForhisWickfordArtFestivaldebut,hewilldisplayaportfolioofphotographyassembledthroughouthissenioryear,alongwitharepresentationofhisworkwithceram-ics.Asastudentwithlimitedresourcesandincrediblecareeraspi-rations,ConnorwilluseanymoneyreceivedfromthesaleofhisartattheFestivaltoupgradehiscameraequipment.

Whenhe’snothoninghisartistictalents,Connorenjoyssurfing,teachingswimlessons,volunteeringasanadaptiveskiinstructor,andmanningthegrillforfamilydinners.

Q As an aspiring artist, what are you most interested in?

Photographyisbyfarmygreatestinterestinlife,aswellasanartist.Ifindtheadventureofthecreationofaphotographtobeabso-lutelythrilling.Assomeonewhogrewupasaveryactiveperson,thecreationofallofmyphotographsalwaysbeginsasanadven-ture—justmeandacoupleoffriendslookingtodiscoversome-thing armed with backpacks stuffed with props. While the endgoal isneverplanned,wealwaysseemtostumbleuponaplacethatspeakstous,whetheranabandonedhouse,afield,orasimplebasement.It’salwaysanadventureindiscovery.WethenusewhatwehavetoillustratetheideasandemotionsthatI’vebeenseekingtorelease.Itisthisprocessofcreationthatmakesthemediumsoenticingtome.

Q What are your hopes for the future?

While I am not exactly sure where my future will lead, my cur-rentplanistobecomeateacher.Growingupwithahipdisease,I’ve been blessed to have many people guide me down a pathtosuccess. Itwouldhavebeeneasy forsomeonemyagetogetdistractedandsimplygiveupafterbeingdiagnosedwithadiseasethatIdidnotunderstand.Toaskaneightyear-oldtostopplayingsports, stopwalking,and limit theactivities I couldenjoy isveryhard.Ihavespentmuchofmylifetryingtohelpothersinthesamewaysthat Iwashelped. I’vespentover1,000hoursvolunteeringoverthepastfouryearsasanadaptiveskiinstructor,workingwiththose who have disabilities very similar to mine. I have a strongdesiretoteachothersstemmingfrommyearlyyearswhilehopingtobecomeanartteacher.Thiswouldenablemetocombinetwoofmygreatestpassions.

Q What does it mean to you to be able to exhibit your work at this year’s festival among so many established artists?

BeinghonoredcannotevenbegintodescribehowIfeel.Ihavebeenlookingforwardtothisyear’sFestivaleversincewinningmyaward,andhavebeentellingeveryoneIknowtocomeby.Iamexcitedtoseetheworkthatotherartistsareproducingandselling,andamhopingtogetachancetotalktothemandmaybegetacritiquefromoneortwo—I’mreallylookingforwardtohearingtheiropinionsofmyownwork.It’sanopportunitythatmeanssomuchtome,andIreallyhopeit’ssomethingthatIwillgettodoagaininthefuture.

Q How will the scholarship award you received help you?

It’sgoingtobesohelpful!Collegeisnoteasyforanyonetopayfor;thestudentdebtthatmanyareleftwithafterleavingcollegeisaweighttheycarryforasignificantportionoftheirlives.OftentimeswhenItellpeoplethatI’llbegoingtoartschool,Ireceiveareactionof“Well,thatwillbefun.”Insomeways,thisistrue.Itcancertainlybeachallengetofindajobinanartisticfieldrightoutofcollege.However,thosewhopersevereandhavethegritaretheonesthatfindsuccess.Thisscholarshipwillhelpmepayforcollegeandgraduatewithlessstudentloandebttopayoffeightyearsfromnow.

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“I found a _____ . A gnarled key. A Picasso print. A Bauhaus-like chair. A Spode pitcher. A 19�0s photograph of somebody’s Uncle Henry. A horse’s bit. After an hour roaming the �0,000 square feet of the Rhode Island Antiques Mall, you will excitedly fill in a blank or two as you gloat over your find.

Scott Davis understands your excite-ment – a meld of a prospector’s glee, an aesthetic “wow,” and a love for the tactile relics of everyday history. Scott, with his wife Rae, presides over a magi-cal realm of stuff, where �00 insatiable collectors gather to buy, to sell (as Scott notes, “many collectors eventually be-comes dealers; you have to, you run out of space for your collection otherwise”), to kibbutz, to ooh and aah as they search for what they want, and discover what they didn’t think they wanted.

That horse’s bit? A drawer-pull. The Picasso print? An addition to a collec-tion. A few keys can become a wind-

chime. A sepia photo might nestle in an ormolu frame. Collectors “repurpose” items. Collectors also treasure the old: why buy new dishes when a 1�-person setting of Spode will cost much less (plus you will know that a few generations ate on those dishes)? A Bauhaus-like chair is sturdier than one from Ikea. Scott laugh-ingly notes that he and his wife “buy only our food new.” Everything else is vintage or antique.

Most antiquers – collectors, dealers, browsers – have day jobs. Of the �00 dealers who rent space at the Rhode Island Antiques Mall, about 10 do this full-time. The rest are lawyers, physi-cians, teachers, artists, entrepreneurs… the gamut of occupations. They share a love of antiquing, much as some people share a love of sports.

Scott and Rae initially worked outside the world of antiques. Scott, who grew up in Philadelphia, went to the Philadel-phia College of Art, intending to major

in photography. “But when somebody stole my camera equipment, I had no money to buy new gear, so I switched to industrial design.” That degree led to a first job designing residential light-ing. One responsibility was overseeing the catalogue of products. Enter Rae, a fine arts graduate of Penn State, who was working for a prospective printer, bidding for the contract. Scott recalls, “She came to pitch me, and over lunch we pretty much agreed to get married.” (Her company did not get the quarter of a million dollar contract.) The couple has been married 30 years.

Their first date? They set out antique-shopping. Neither had done that before, but he searched for early industrial de-signs; she, for prints. Every other date af-terwards, they went antiquing. ”We went everyplace, auctions, fairs; we burned out both our cars.” Over �8 years they have gone to all the Brimfield fairs, except the one when Rae was giving birth.

In time Scott and Rae moved to Rhode Island. He designed and manu-factured lighting fixtures; she worked at Johnson and Wales. They had two chil-dren. Today their daughter, named Erika Chase (after the Chase Copper and Brass Company, an early adopter of industrial design) majors in art history at Mc-Gill. Their son Spencer, who was nearly named Frank (after Arthur van Franken-berg, an art deco designer of the 19�0s) teaches school, but also designs steam-punk props for B-rated movies. When their children were little, the Davises took their first booth, as dealers. They, like most dealers, lived in two worlds: work and antiques.

When lighting switched to LED bulbs, however, the new technology forced a shift in manufacture and design. Scott sensed a threat to his business, which employed �5 people.

At the same time, Scott decided: “It’s time we do something together that we love.” Eight years ago they opened the doors of the �-floor Rhode Island Antiques Mall, off Rte 95 in the for-mer home of Jabbour Electronics in Pawtucket. Friends predicted failure: eBay was setting in; antique malls were closing. But from the start the Davises had a waiting list of dealers. Today the business has expanded: the Davises will help people with appraisals, with house liquidations, will take single pieces on consignment.

On a rainy summer afternoon, enter the Davises’ realm of stuff. You too may leave with a _______ (fill in the blank).

RHode ISlAndAntIqueS MAll345 Fountain St., pawtucket(401) 475-3400www.riantiquesmall.com Hints for successfulantiquing:

1. Think creatively about “re-purposing” items. Old keys, industrial items, maps, scarves – all can turn into something else. Google “repurposing” on the Internet.

2. Learn the history of an item. Dealers are eager to tell you what they know about a chair, an etching, a saddle.

3. Try collecting one category, so that, as you traipse from booth to booth you have a plan.

4. Gifts. Dealers’ booths yield that perfect, or perfectly un-usual vase, bowl, or plate that you can fill.

5. Talk to the dealers and other shoppers. Enjoy the ca-maraderie among antiquers.

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summer Theatre in rhode islandI still miss the Warwick Musical The-

atre. Thankfully, there are many enter-tainment opportunities in Rhode Island this summer to ease the pain.

Treat yourself to the many plays, mu-sicals, classical and pop concerts and music festivals that coming to our state this July and August.

oCeAn StAte tHeAtRe CoMpAnYThe Warwick-based theatre company, currently celebrating its first full season, presents the blockbuster, award-win-ning, classic Broadway musical, “Guys and Dolls” July 9-�7 at its air-condi-tioned theatre at 1��5 Jefferson Blvd. in Warwick. Tickets are $39-$5�. Call 9�1-6800 for reservations or go oceanstate-theatre.org.

tHeAtRe-BY-tHe-SeAThree popular Broadway musicals head-line the summer season at the popular Matunuck barn theatre: “Grease” from June �5-July 19; “Mary Poppins” from July �3-August 16; and “Spamalot”from August �0-September7. Tickets range from $39-$��. Call 78�-8587, ortheatrebythesea.com.

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neWpoRt plAYHouSeA trip to the Newport Cabaret Restau-rant is always a treat in the summer.Playing through July 17 is “Weekend Comedy” a light, funny play that will appeal to couples of all ages. A couple in their fifties and a couple in their mid-twenties rent the same cottage for the weekend and decide to share it, with hilarious results. “Murder at Howard Johnsons” is a perennial comedy favorite, involving a love triangle. It plays July 31 through Sept. 1�. Tickets to an incred-ible buffet, play, and cabaret are $�9.50. Call 8�8-75�9 for reservations.

SuMMeR MuSIC FeStIvAlSTickets are scarce for the newport Folk Festival, July �5-�7 at Fort Adams

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I strongly recommend the newport Jazz Festival, where many of the all-time greats of the jazz worked mix it up with promising newcomers. George Wein keeps the jazz tradition alive by bringing the best to Newport’s Fort Ad-ams this August 1-3.

The newport Concert Series, held under a huge tent at the Newport Sailing Center on Thames St., has an eclectic lineup of musical groups, ranging from country to oldies to currently popular entertainers, scheduled throughout July and August.

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The short term rehabilitative care unit of Forest Farm offers a wide array of services from the experienced team of SELECT™ Rehab Company. In addi-tion to nursing care, intensive physical, speech and occupational therapies are provided here for those residents recovering from surgery (such as hip and knee replacements), stroke, and/or accident. The goal here is to offer a comprehen-sive, safe and team-oriented regiment of care which will help residents regain their independence as quickly as possible. Come visit the center, check out the private rooms and see for yourself the work that is done here.

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St. Elizabeth Community awarded

Steven J. Horowitz, President & CEO of Saint Elizabeth Community, accepted the Superior Award for excel-lence in Worksite Health from Laura Kavanagh, Account Manager, Blue Cross Blue Shield. For the last �0 years, the Worksite Health Awards have recog-nized businesses that go the extra mile to improve the health and wellness of their employees. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce have sponsored the Worksite Health Awards since the awards began in 1995. Saint Elizabeth Community is a not for profit provider of care and services to seniors with ten RI locations.

alFa awardsKaren Peck of Brookdale Senior Liv-

ing and Maureen McNamara of Bright-view Senior Living were awarded the Horace D’Angelo Junior Award from the Assisted Living Federation (ALFA). Karen and Maureen earned the national award for their passionate and intelli-gent leadership resolving key issues in assisted living in RI.

Horace D’Angelo was a founder of ALFA, a long standing board member, and a board member of the Michigan Assisted Living Association.

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‘Fun in Little Rhody’exibit on display

The new exhibit at State Archives titled, ‘Fun in Little Rhody,’ is a ret-rospective of recreational activities of residents and tourists from images of the holdings of the Rhode Island State Archives.

Photographs and memorabilia from vacation destinations and activities highlighted in exhibit include, a river-boat in Scituate, the US Atlantic Tuna Tournament at Point Judith, the War-wick Musical Tent, and much more.

Local movie maker, David Betten-court’s movie “You Must be This Tall” a documentary on Rocky Point, will also be featured at the exhibit, for all to watch and enjoy.

The exhibit is free and open to the public weekdays, 8:30a.m.-�:30p.m. through August 31. 337 Westminster Street, Providence. The exhibit can also be viewed at sos.ri.gov/virtualarchives.

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The Department of Environmen-tal Management announces that its seasonal ��-hour Bay Line telephone information line is now open. The Bay Line number, ���-8888, is toll-free within the state.

Bay Line provides a central tele-phone number to leave a recorded message about any sign of bay-related environmental problems throughout the summer season. It also offers up-dates on water quality in Narragansett Bay, and referral numbers for informa-tion about any current restrictions on beaches or fishing. Callers may also pose questions about the Bay.

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When DEA was merged into the De-partment of Human Services in �011, we had to redouble our efforts maintain the strength of that advocacy voice at the Governor’s cabinet level. We also empha-sized the role of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on Aging in providing good counsel to the Governor and DEA on current issues affecting elders.

We worked hard to increase the reach of awareness about DEA resources with this monthly column and I have been grateful for the chance to communicate with you in this way. Larry Grimaldi of our staff began a weekly Q&A column, “Taking Charge,” in the Providence Jour-nal. DEA received national recognition for our all-volunteer run cable access in-formation show, Senior Journal (which reaches �00,000 viewers per show).

We developed six standard DEA ser-vice regions to ensure that our programs have even accessibility throughout the state. One case management agency to support elder safety and community liv-ing options is located in each region, and we have based the new POINT Network Program (PNP) to promote information and good health in each region. The PNP initiative brings together the regional Ag-

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ing and Disability Resource Centers, Se-nior Health Insurance Program (SHIP), Senior Medicare Patrol Program (SMP), and Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). The regional integration of these core services ensures that seniors, adults with disabilities, fami-lies, and caregivers receive essential and timely information that is consistent, culturally appropriate, and in their own communities.

Our RI SHIP was rated the number one health insurance counseling program in the nation Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) for the past three years. This is especially meaningful in �01� as this is the first year that CMS is awarding funds to states based on performance, so Rhode Island is receiving more funding! SHIP counselors are especially active in the fall during Medicare open enrollment, when they work hard to help Medicare beneficiaries find better plans at lower costs.

We worked to strengthen and clarify the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program – which is the advocate for el-ders in long-term care settings and which is ably run by the Alliance for Better Long Term Care - by promulgating regulations.

Our efforts were nationally recognized and I was asked to provide input to the federal government as they drafted the first-ever federal regulations.

Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts and I guided a year-long process with partners from the aging network and the state’s academic and medical communities to develop the Rhode Island State Plan on Alzheimer’s disease and Related Demen-tias. The report, unveiled in June �013, was the culmination of efforts of several workgroups and robust public input. We are well underway in implementing the recommendations detailed in the Plan. Our Rhode Island effort has been recog-nized as a national model for how to write – and follow – a state plan confronting Alzheimer’s.

This year, we launched a new look for senior dining, the highly successful Café, in partnership with our five nutri-tion programs. We began offering seniors healthier and more appealing choices. When federal budget sequestration meant that funds for senior nutrition were cut, we worked closely with the nutrition pro-gram directors to guide the managing of costs so that the number of meals served in Rhode Island was not reduced.

I can’t say enough about the dedicated, mission-driven professional staff at DEA, who took on these challenges with creativ-ity. They truly work for you. I am also grateful to the scores of community agen-cies that receive grant funds to offer DEA programs in your community. And our wonderful volunteers – in SHIP, the Se-nior Companion program, Senior Medi-care Patrol, Foster Grandparents, the Vol-unteer Guardian Program and the Long Term Care Ombudsman program make our services available and affordable. They are the foundation of our work.

The greatest privilege of my job has to have been hosting the annual Governor’s Centenarians Brunch – hands down my favorite day of the year for four years run-ning. This year we located 159 Rhode Is-landers 100 years old or older to invite! I have learned so much from them – chiefly, the secret to their healthy, happy longev-ity: Purpose and people to love. These are the things I wish you as I sign off.

AFondFarewell

In June, I stepped down from my role as Director of the Division of Elderly Af-fairs. How grateful I am that Governor Chafee extended this opportunity to me to be of service to you, and to lead the agency whose mission it is to preserve the dignity and independence of our state’s seniors and adults with disabilities.

In my final column From the Direc-tor’s Desk, I want to thank you for your loyal readership, and take a moment to celebrate the progress we have made in elder services in just a few short years.

When I became director, I made it a priority to emphasize the role of DEA as advocate for the state’s elders, adults with disabilities, families and caregivers, as called for in both state and federal law. Together, we’ve been effective at calling attention to what is needed to support in-dependent community living. And we’ve done so in very challenging economic times.

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Alfred Lustig, a native of Hungary, came to America in the late 1880s, shortly after graduating from the Vi-enna School of Technology. In 1913, after a brilliant career as a chemist in New Jersey mills, at the Cranston Print Works, and at the Sayles Finishing Co. of Pawtucket, he was persuaded to come to Apponaug as the general manager of the Apponaug. Co. Lustig is generally given credit for making the Apponaug Company one of the leading firms in the textile industry. His brilliance and his innovations proved to be more than adequate to meet the challenges of the early twentieth century.

Skilled chemists and good water The bleaching and dyeing enter-

prises depended a great deal upon the water supply and the skill of the chem-ists. In Apponaug the water was excel-lent from Gorton’s Pond, and during the early part of the century the skills of Lustig were rivaled only by those of Robert Reoch at the Clyde Print Works. These two chemists clearly demon-

strated that the printing of material in Rhode Island could be successful.

During the first part of the �0th century, the Apponaug Company’s business was done entirely for mills and converters. The location of the large complex was within easy reach of the principle textile mills and the most im-portant wholesale markets.

Wartime prosperity It was during the early years of

Lustig’s management that the mills wit-nessed a great deal of prosperity because of World War I. The war that started in Europe in 191� caused an unprec-edented demand for American goods and when the United States entered the conflict in 1917, many young men from the mill villages along the Pawtuxet Riv-er entered the army, thereby causing a labor shortage. This tight labor market gave greater bargaining power to the workers and they eventua1ly forced the textile companies to abandon the 6�-hour week for a �8 hour one with higher wages.

This prosperity for workers was short lived, however and the 19�0’s saw a decline in the textile industry. While many of the mills were sold or moved south, the Apponaug Company con-tinued to keep going and workers from many areas of the Pawtuxet Valley came to Apponaug hoping to find work.

For most of the 19th century, Apponaug’s existence revolved around the town offices and mills. Because of its location along Post Road, Apponaug often set the tone for the rest of the town. The history of the town indicates that when this village prospered so did Warwick, and when it suffered the town did as well.

Because of the insight of men like Caleb Greene, Edward Boit, Al-fred A. Reed, J.P. Farnsworth and Al-bert L. Lustig, the mills in the village had adapted to the changing times and managed to continue to operate despite serious depressions and panics. During the early �0th century, thanks to Lustig, the Apponaug Company prospered and became a very important center for tex-tiles. Lustig, a native of Hungary and one of the world’s most respected color chemists, had become general manager of the Apponaug Co in 1913. In 1977, when Farnsworth died, Lustig was made president of the company.

Under Lustig’s leadership the Ap-ponaug plant became a major employer in Warwick, attracting skilled workers from nearby Natick, Clyde and River-point. Many old-timers in these villages recall that when difficult times curtailed the activities in many of the mills of western Warwick, jobs at Apponaug were much sought after. While other mills in Pawtuxet Valley were often un-able to compete with England and Eu-rope, the mills in Clyde and Apponaug were successful. Much of this was be-cause the print works, engaged bleach-ing and dyeing, depended a great deal upon the water supply and the skill of the chemists. Both were needed and, as stated so by the owners of the Oriental Print Works, the water from Gorton’s Pond was excellent.

Another reason for success was the fact that the location of the large complex was within easy reach of the principle textile mills and the most important wholesale markets. This was significant, as during the first part of the �0th century the Apponaug Company’s business was done entirely for mills and converters.

The impact of World War I When the United States entered

the conflict in 1917 many young men from the mill villages along the Pawtuxet

River entered the Army, thereby causing a labor shortage. This eventually gave greater bargaining power to the workers and they forced the textile companies to abandon the 5�hour week for a �8-hour one with higher wages. This prosperity for workers was short-lived, however, and the 19�0’s saw a decline in the tex-tile industry. Mill owners in many of the villages announced the implementation of a 5�hour work week and pay cuts of up to �0 percent. The Textile Strike of 19��, and the further decline of the tex-tile industry in the 1930’s cut the work force in the mills in Pawtuxet Valley to one-third of what it had been in the early 19�0s.

The mill that was an exception to the decline of the textile industry was the Apponaug Company, which found itself the recipient of increased orders during the ‘30’s.

Fortunately for Apponaug and its environs, the Apponaug Company was able to keep its doors open dur-ing the tumultuous ‘�0s. To keep pace with major changes and innovations, the Apponaug Company plant under-went a major modernization between 19�0-19�8. This surprised a number of mill owners, as it was a time when other mills were talking of closing.

During this period most of the stone mills by the Oriental Company were replaced by red brick buildings. The new structure was built in one unit with 10 buildings connected for maxi-mum efficiency The Apponaug Compa-ny’s floor space was now approximately 3�6,000 square feet. The company now had its own power plant and ample lab-oratory facilities for research and experi-mental work.

Residents of Apponaug at the time gave credit for the success of the com-pany to the very talented Lustig family. The importance of the Lustigs to Rhode Island’s economy often prompted full cooperation from the state. One exam-ple of this came during a Lustig family emergency in 1931. At that time, Alfred L. Lustig, who was vacationing in Vir-ginia was stricken with stomach ulcers and had to undergo surgery. Republican Governor Norman S. Case offered the assistance of the state. As a result Mrs. Lustig and her daughter, Mrs. Frederick C. Brown of Apponaug, were escorted by State Police on an exceedingly fast trip to New York City so they could catch the earliest train south. Thanks to this cooperation, Mrs. Lustig was able to get to her husband’s bedside before the emergency operation.

The story of the mills of Apponaug will be continued.

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Some of us as Americans seek to es-cape from the generation of our grand-parents. They remind us of embarrass-ing chapters of our genealogy. Unless we belong to the sons or daughters of the American Revolution. Or unless they pay our tuitions and leave us their estates. Otherwise, where do their lives go to? How can their phantoms find ref-uge from the ravages of history?

Well, my story is, sort-of, about such a quest, for the ghosts of the past. I met a newly-wed couple, Daniel and Ashley. Their northern New England homestead had been destroyed by a flood, taking away many valuable sou-venirs, papers and other precious per-sonal artifacts. They settled instead in a wonderful attic/loft apartment attached to the Athenaeum Library on Benefit Street at College Hill. There, along with a rescued cat, they are rebuilding their heritage, with their genuine and mutual efforts and skills both of hand and of mind, to save and restore.

Whew, what a long introduction to my tale! Daniel had a pair of grandpar-ents who had played their parts in World War II. His grandmother, Lounah, born in Turkey but a naturalized French citi-zen, had survived throughout her years in Paris under the Nazi occupation and had married a liberator-G.I., Charles Starr. As a new American, she recorded that ordeal, in which she lost her father and her brother to the murder camps of Drancy and Auschwitz, in the form of a large painting depicting a visual diary of each event. The mural-sized memoir, some 18 feet wide and 8 feet high, was displayed some seasons ago, at Brown/RISD Hillel and then taken down and put into storage in Providence, among other colorful and telling canvas paint-ings Lounah had produced.

Daniel and I lugged it out recently into the light of day. I asked a few ques-tions and Daniel answered them as best he could, but I also found a role to play in the visit. On the back of the huge and colorful graphic chronicle, in el-egant continental cultural cursive cal-ligraphy of her handwriting, the artist had, in fine French phrases, thanked America, and of course particularly her husband, and explained her purpose in creating the work. I was able to show off my good accent and my fluency (due to an academic year in Paris in 1953-�) and to feel helpful instead of merely a guest in our quest.

I thought, this would make a good beginning for a video portrait of Dan-iel, and of Grandma, and even of me,

here at home and in our schools and even in many of our movies.

Mostly, I sat in admiration of Dan-iel’s pursuit, a noble devotion and dedi-cation. He will travel anywhere to con-firm the record or feel out the emotions connected to the odyssey. He has such a mix of talents, musical, manual, intel-lectual, as he organizes his collections, investigates and interprets. I don’t know if this is about grandma, grandpa, a painting, a journal, the job and the call-ing of a grandchild, or the grandchild within each of us, or merely my own inner life, which is made up of conver-sations with my neighbors, my kin and my kindred spirits. July is the month for looking backward like the horoscope logo, as well as into history, like our July � or France’s July 1�, to wonder about the gains and losses, as the fireflies glow with the ruby light of the month’s gem.

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Lounahdiscussing her achievement, Daniel’s de-votion, and my search for validating my own research and resources.

But the second part of my script would be about Daniel’s studio cham-ber in Athenaeum Row, from which the windows look out over the most dramat-ic rooftops of all Providence. You can see everything from the gilded dome of the Old Stone Bank building to the stee-ple of the Unitarian Church, across to the tower atop the Superman Industrial Trust skyscraper, and more intimately the terraces and shingles of the Stephen Hopkins homestead that contains relics of our colonial days of yore. A large, friendly cat sleeps or purrs and accepts pats on the sofa pillows, and spread out on the coffee table Daniel has arranged a display of the papers he was able to save from that dreadful flood that had spurred his relocation to this aerie.

The pale faded birth certificate of Lounah. Incredibly, a copy of a court document acknowledging a strange court case that she had pursued, success-fully and amazingly, in which she sued her neighbor and landlady, who had cheated her and betrayed her family. It seems the villainess had asked for money to protect the family, and then pocketed it and let the police deport them anyway. Lounah had won the suit, and the loser had in shame or terror committed sui-cide! France, both occupied and collabo-rationist, had many facets! Daniel and I had much discussion trying to figure all these items out. The typing and the pa-per and the slight damage and stains the years had wrought transformed the facts into fascinating antique palimpsests. “I believe it was because the landlady was cheating the French police and holding out on the German troops that she was found guilty of a crime, not because she lied to a Jewish family. It only makes bureaucratic sense!” Daniel can figure anything out!

After the war, Daniel’s grandparents had kept journals of their careers and their contemplative assessments of the scenes, both in Nice, France, where they resided, and in the U.S.A. “Grandpa had become a sort of socialist, criticizing the postwar values. He earned his PhD and translated his ideas from and into many languages, and taught classes with a phi-losophy gained from his wartime experi-ences.” I countered with a professorial, probably pompous, monologue of what I myself had gleaned from living and growing up through the depression, the duration, and the reactionary repression

In that mood I launch our salute to Lou-nah, who celebrates her 98th birthday, a survivor in more ways than one, and my own salute as well to her grandson Daniel Starr Tambour, for his loyalty to yesterday and his energetic approach to today and tomorrow as time goes by under the sun and moon, with the tides high and low.

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“Just living is not enough…one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” So said the writer Hans Christian Anderson over 150 years ago and it still holds true today. For many, gardening is one of the great pleasures of summer. Ac-cording to guidelines of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), it’s also the right of every person living in a long term care setting. For more than ten years now, nursing homes have been adapting practices toward culture change, the common name given to the transfor-mation of older adult services toward person-centered care practices. For those providing ��-hour skilled nursing care, an important function of culture change and person-centered care is to provide patients with experiences of things they have previously enjoyed and to help them explore new interests that give them plea-sure. Gardening is one those pleasures.

At Cedar Crest Nursing & Reha-bilitation Centre in Cranston, spring signals the beginning of a season of gar-den-centered activities. A few years ago, The Healing Garden at Cedar Crest was created to invite visitors to experience a place of peace while connecting to na-ture. According to Gail Dombeck, RN, Director of Nursing for Cedar Crest,

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patients and yields fresh produce used by culinary staff in “farm to table” recipes. The Healing Gar-den was also certified as a Wildlife Habitat by the National Wildlife Federa-tion and is home to birds, chipmunks, deer and oth-er creatures that are easily viewed from the windows of patients overlooking the garden.

Cedar Crest is not alone in incorporating gardening into the long term setting. Most skilled nursing centers throughout Rhode Island now provide some type of garden environment for residents to enjoy, tend to, and find a sense of purpose. In the skilled nursing center, patients are usually on the receiv-ing side of care. Gardening provides an outlet for them to care for something else and contribute to their “community”. Even those with dementia who can be restricted from hobbies that were once part of their life can enjoy the benefits of gardening, according to Shannon Izzi, Activities Director at Golden Crest Nurs-ing Home in North Providence. “Many residents here were avid gardeners and

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“Our garden was created as an environ-ment that promotes healing in both a physical and spiritual sense. We find that it greatly compliments Cedar Crest’s pa-tient/resident-centered approach to care and is equally enjoyed by patients and their families, as well as employees.”

Situated on an unused grassy area behind the building and surrounded by woods that are part of the 1�5-acre Champlin nature preserve, The Healing Garden is the perfect place for a serene retreat. Plantings varying in form, texture and color were selected for both seasonal interest and sensory stimulation. Design was kept simple to foster stress reduc-tion and emotional healing. Focal points such as a koi fish pond with fountain and resident-made bird houses evoke positive feelings and hold the attention of visi-tors. The layout accommodates different activities and levels of privacy. A latticed, pergola-covered patio is used for group functions. Benches placed in a variety of sunny and shady areas provide spots for solitary contemplation or private visits.

An important feature of the garden are several raised garden beds for growing assorted vegetables and herbs. Planting and maintaining the vegetables gardens provides both a therapeutic activity for

are familiar with the many different types of flowers. They really enjoy getting in touch with “nature” again. We take them outdoors to get them active in planting flowers, those that can of course, while others will water. We have two court-yards with raised planter beds to make it easier for them. The courtyards can be seen from the main floor windows, where every day the residents like to look out the windows to see the flowers. They can be proud of what they planted and enjoy the beauty. Even those who couldn’t par-ticipate in the planting love to look out the window to see the gorgeous colors and variety. Young or old – gardening is great therapy for everyone!”

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The New York Times ran an article last summer about how vegetables have their own seasons within the usual four that we think of. The article’s author, Melissa Clark, calls it “microseasonal-ity.” Apparently, each vegetable (and fruit, I assume) has it’s own microsea-sonal schedule. What especially caught my eye was the evocative language Clark uses to describe a tomato’s seasons. It was eerily familiar. Simply put, it seems as though I may be a tomato.

We’re all used to hearing the stages of our lives compared to the seasons of the year. You have the Spring of your youth, your Summer salad days, the maturing Fall of your life and the Winter (of your discontent?) We humans usually take decades to move from Spring on into Winter. A few unfortunate souls seem to have condensed that by a decade or two thanks to what my mother would have called “hard living.” That was her code phrase for the unholy trinity of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.

Apparently vegetables can go through all their mircoseasons within one tradi-tional calendar season, and without hav-ing succumbed to any bad habits. Clark’s portrayal of the tomato’s progress ex-plains it in a way we can all understand. Her description of their development is uncanny. (No pun intended.)

They start out “hard and green and mildly acidic.” Could she be describing the “me” of my youth with any more ac-curacy? People who knew me well back then used to say that I had brass… Well, you get the idea. And in my youth, I was as green as those little apples that God didn’t make. As with many young people, I thought I knew everything, but in fact I knew almost nothing. Or at least, nothing of value.

Like the tomato, I probably reached “peak ripeness” mid-season in my life. That’s when I was the most successful in my career (and financially), though at the time, I expected far greater “success” in the years over the horizon. Silly me. It wasn’t until later on in my personal microseasons that I realized there are so many ways to define one’s own success. And so few of them involve money.

Also like the tomato, the late-season me became “overripe and overly soft.” I mellowed with age and many would likewise credit me with “gaining sweet-ness,” especially compared to my acidic

It Seems I Might Be A Tomatoyouth. One look in the mirror also con-firmed that I was “losing texture,” unless you count wrinkles as texture, which I don’t. How much more in sync with the tomato could my microseasons be?

I’ll tell you how much more. Clark de-scribes tomatoes at the end of the grow-ing season as: “…back to green, not rip-ening fully before” (horrors) “falling off the vine.” Indeed. In the winter of my microseason I’m realizing that there’s so very much I don’t know. So much I will never know, even if I reach my nineties before I fall off the vine.

But Clark reserves the most apt de-scription for last. She says that the “lat-er-season specimen… has had a chance to grow fatter. The flesh gets flabby, the seeds larger and more distracting.”

Seriously. Is she describing a tomato? Or is she talking about my neck wattle, my wing flaps and my age spots? While I’m comforted to learn that even late-

season tomatoes have usefulness, I don’t look forward to becoming pickled or fried. I’m also not anxious to have my “spongy core” cut out.

I prefer to think of my-self as aging into a piquant salsa. Or better yet, sliced onto a panini under some locally-made buffalo mozzarella. Drizzled with extra virgin olive oil (cold pressed, of course) and garnished with fresh basil. And served with (what else?) a nice bottle of Chianti Classico. Put me in that scenario, and I’ll be content to fall off the vine any time Mother Nature calls me.

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Elaine M. Decker’s books—Retirement Sparks Again, Retirement Sparks and CANCER: A Cop-ing Guide—are available at SPECTRUM-IN-DIA, on the East Side of Providence, on Amazon.com, including Kindle editions, and by special order through your local bookstore. One of her es-says appears in the recently published anthology: 70 Things To Do When You Turn 70. Contact her at: emdecker@ix.netcom.com.

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