Windsong News

Active Adults Inspired by Olympic Athletes

The Summer Olympic Games opens this Friday, July 23, in Tokyo, Japan, a year after the event was postponed due to the global pandemic.

While things are not perfect (there are no spectators, athletes and their teams of coaches and trainers are mostly sequestered, and several athletes have been quarantined after testing positive for the virus), we can learn a lot from the spirit of the Olympics:

Space to Fulfill Every Boomer’s Dream (Without Blasting Off in a Rocket)

On Sunday, July 11, Sir Richard Branson fulfilled a lifelong dream to fly to space, experiencing weightlessness for about four minutes of the hour-long flight, and earning him the designation of “astronaut.”

Everyone has dreams that often seem out of reach, and this generation of Active Adults seems intent upon fulfilling as many as possible.

In Search of the Next Windsong Community

For most, when thinking about the homebuilding process, construction, architecture, and design are the first things that come to mind. But long before these components take shape, there’s a team at Windsong in search of the perfect location for the next community to grow. Henry Massie, director of land acquisitions at Windsong, is responsible for finding ideal locales with everything you could want in a neighborhood: natural beauty, convenience, amenities, nearby shopping, and more, so homebuyers only need to focus on the right floorplan and design choices when selecting a home.

Active Adults Rules for Making Friends

You may have read about the “secrets to successful dating” as one reaches a certain age, but did you know there are secrets to making friends after 50 as well? Turns out, friend-dating may often feel harder than finding a romantic partner.

Health professionals and psychologists agree that having quality friendships are important to maintaining health and happiness as we age, so we’ve compiled some suggestions for meeting new friends at any age:

Active Adults Celebrate Summer with Food Trucks

Since we spent most of the last year either eating at home (whether we cooked it ourselves or ordered take-out), Summer is the perfect time to explore fun new dining experiences, like the plethora of FOOD TRUCK options available.

Active Adults, Families Celebrate Father’s Day

While Zoom calls can still bridge the distance between family members separated by several states, in-person visits and shared activities mark the celebration of Father’s Day in 2021.

Active Adults Explore the Northwest Georgia Wineries

Long known as the autumn “leaf tour” region of our state, North Georgia also is popular for its quaint towns, artist communities… and vineyards!

Boomers Still Setting Style Trends

Regardless of the era, Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) have been change agents, not just for their generation, but for society overall. Be it music, fashion, family life, career, and more, Boomers make choices that set the trend for everyone else.

Boomer Life’s A Breeze

A Boomer Poem, inspired by Summer Breeze, by Seals & Crofts, 1972

How I love it, hangin’ by the window

In the A/C on those summer nights

I see the full moon shining through the window

Unobstructed, it’s so bright

Active Adults in Social Circles

Just in time for graduations, weddings, and summer holidays, and with vaccines available, the CDC announced that it appears safe to relax restrictions for visiting people outside one’s immediate home, for the first time in 14 months. That sound you probably heard is the collective exhale of relief… along with a quickening heartbeat: we can see (and hug!) our children and grandchildren; we can visit friends again!