Technically, summer ends in September. But if you live in Southern California, you know summer doesn't really wrap up until Halloween. The sun is still out, the pool is still calling, and there is no better time to sink into a great book. Whether you are curled up in...
From Golf to Gardening: Hobbies That Thrive in a Retirement Community Like Ours One of the greatest joys of moving into a Life Plan Community like La Costa Glen is the freedom to focus on what you love most. With household upkeep and routine chores handled, you’ll...
Team members at La Costa Glen distributing orchids from Westerlay. Visits to retirement communities in San Diego county have been restricted due to the pandemic, making it difficult to celebrate holidays in the usual ways. But at La Costa Glen and the adjacent health...
A new year is upon us, and area seniors are joining in on the fun of those yearly resolutions. Residents at La Costa Glen will strap on their shoes and cycle into virtual reality in 2020 with a new CyberCycle. The community received its first CyberCycle just four...
La Costa Glen’s new Pickleball court was unveiled with a ribbon-cutting and instructional clinic on Oct. 24. We learned how to “dink” the ball (slow volley) and why you can’t stand “in the kitchen” (frontcourt area). The sport is fun and fast and has many unique terms...
By Les Besser Six-and-a-half-years ago, Activities Director, Michele Chaffee, asked resident Steve Blumberg to assume the responsibilities of the Lakeside putting competition. At that time, only five or six residents met monthly to compare their putting skills — even...
By Les Besser My dear wife, Susan, enjoys walking and takes our labradoodle for long, leisurely strolls. As a former runner, I prefer faster-paced activities, like soccer and volleyball. Gradually I’ve switched to racquetball and table-tennis—and more recently to...
By JoAnn Mullen Green shoots struggle to break through the black soil’s surface in beauty too sudden for this time of year, the tipping point of spring, when all shades of green return in a lullaby of soft breeze. The garden will soon be abuzz with nature’s intensity...