Senior Squids

These are the lensographies for our weekly challenges... 

...yes, we're having lots of fun building new lenses together!

Senior Squids and their Favorite Places

What is it that makes a place special? Having lived and traveled in many different places, I have often wondered about this. A sense of community and connection are a big factor in whether we feel bonded to a place. Senior Squids have experienced ma...

Senior Squids and The Arts

Senior Squids are creative, so our second challenge is to make lenses about any aspect of the arts. This challenge runs from June 7 through June 13, 2009. (Late art lenses are still welcome, Senior Squids!) Vincent Van Gogh's "Self-Portrait in Fro...

Reflections from Baby Boomers

This week's challenge for Senior Squids was to make a lens about growing up as a Baby Boomer. Since you have to be 50 years old or older to be a Senior Squid, a lens with reflections from these Baby Boomers seemed to fit right in with our little...

Twttrlists Created by Senior Squids

Senior Squids have been busy making Twttrlists!

Legends of the Old West - Senior Squids Challenge

This week's Senior Squids' Challenge is to write about the legendary real life people of the American Old West. As a child and teenager living in England, I was entranced by movies showing the Wild West - ones like High Noon, Gunfight at the OK Corr...

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Fall: Season of Mellow Fruitfulness

Many people feel that fall, or autumn, is the most beautiful season of the year. With the leaves on trees and shrubs changing colour from green into shades of yellow, orange and red, the countryside, parks and gardens look as if they are celebrating...

Senior Squid's Time Machine

Time is just a symbol of measurement much like a measuring cup, but somehow it has become far more than that. When we are young time seems endless and passes way too slow, when you reach senior squid years time starts passing way to fast and we begi...

Senior Squid's Time Machine

Time is just a symbol of measurement much like a measuring cup, but somehow it has become far more than that. When we are young time seems endless and passes way too slow, when you reach senior squid years time starts passing way to fast and we begi...

Favorite Plant**A Senior Squid Challenge

I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree, And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk, Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do wors...

The Apollo 11 Moon Shot ~ Senior Squids Salute The Moon

It was the Moon Shot that was heard 'round the world. Truly, America's Apollo 11 mission literally made the world stop for breath taking moments as Neil Armstrong highlighted the mission by being the first human to step onto the moon's surface. All a...

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Senior Squids Go Buggy

The Senior Squids have been working hard all summer, so they have decided that it's time to have a little fun. They are all getting out their butterfly nets and mayonnaise jars with the holes punched into the top and they're running through the field...

A Squidoo group for seniors over 55... 

Senior Geek Squids Headquarters

  Senior Geek Squids-Boomer Lensmasters We are the creative, inquisitive, inventive computer jockeys born before the middle of the last century, the senior somewhat geeky Squids who use technology in a practical or fun way. Join this group of l...

Lenses for and about seniors 

If you are a member of Senior Squids, and you have lenses that are especially for or about older people, let me know and I'll feature them here.

Coping With Empty Nest Syndrome

They grow, we nurture them, and watch them fly off. Suddenly our nests are empty, our children are gone - off to make their fortunes in the world. What ever will we do with ourselves? How will we cope? When the family home empties parents often star...

A Grandmother's Love

To all grandmothers, whose wisdom, courage and love have paved the path for future generations - we thank you! Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple. Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love. -- Author Unknown A Grandmother is s...

Legally Blind Golfer

When my husband was 42 years old, he was told he was legally blind. The doctors first thought the problem was retinitis pigmentosa. Later some doctors suggested macular degeneration. After many tests and many doctors, it is now determined that he ha...

Grandma's Favorite Recipes

Recipes and memories of the good old days. Recipe books filled with heirlooms from Grandma's kitchen. These special books can be purchased here. Remember - Grandma's never run out of hugs or cookies. GramaBarb's free recipes are her...

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Squidoo with Grandma!

Can senior citizens learn to use Squidoo? Of course! As a group I will admit that we are -generally speaking- a technically challenged group. I am still learning how to use my mobile telephone and have not even started to learn to text. But I love th...

Senior Lifestyles

People living in an assisted living complex for seniors have all sorts of lifestyle issues to learn to cope with and it is very difficult.  As we all know "Old Age is Not For Sissies" - I am living with very courageous people full of l...

Grandma Instruction Book

So you want to be the best Grandma in the world? Are you looking for the instruction manual on how to do that? This lens might be a good start in your search. I'll give you tips on things that you can do with your grandchildren that are fun and...

Seniors On Line - The Tate Girls

If you have sisters, I hope you have as much fun as we do! Separated by miles, we are in touch via the internet, instant messaging, e-mail and the telephone! Enjoy our lens about us! Recently on another forum, Jaguar Julie asked to see a photo of th...