Things of heaven and earth – but mostly earth – have captivated neuropsychologist who once pondered the priesthood

When he retired in 2009, Charles Vella began volunteering at the California Academy of Sciences. He became known as the “amateur paleontologist.” His first volunteer job was sorting freshwater snails in the basement, which he did for a year. Then with a week’s training, Vella became a docent for the Evolution Group on the main ...

‘Wild writing’ softens clinical healthcare leader’s shift to solo career and enriches retirement

Kathryn Santana Goldman showed an affinity for science as early as grammar school when she captured and chronicled a variety of insects found in her backyard. “My parents had one of those 30-volume encyclopedia sets that I used to look up the insects and document my findings in a small notebook,” she said.“I especially liked ...

Host of group that supports women forge new life after retirement fitting out her Dodge van to recapture the joys of childhood camping

It’s 11 o’clock on a Saturday morning and Janice Wallace is on Zoom hosting the Bay Area chapter of Women’s Connection, a national network that supports those looking for new life opportunities past retirement. Wallace joined in part to make new friends. Her husband wasn’t all that social, she said. His main interest was collecting ...

It’s the little things that count for Margaret Lew, swept up in the world of miniature craftmanship

August 30, 2024 All Posts 1 Comment

If you think dollhouses are just for children, you haven’t met the artisans and collectors, like Margaret Lew, who play in the Lilliputian world of miniature furnishings and accoutrements. Lew’s passion for miniatures surfaced in childhood – she “always liked the little things for my dollhouse” – and reignited in 2003, when at 60, she ...

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