Retirees' Newsletter

Faculty and Librarian Retirees' Association, University of Windsor

Jan/Feb. 1995 Issue 11

The Editor Invited Five Members to Write about their Retirement in

JOAN HACKETT - DRAMA / Busy Perfecting the art of "puttering" -- pure heaven ! Since I retired three years ago I have been busy perfecting the art of "puttering". A putterer has no set schedules, no projects and no dead-lines -- pure heaven! But it is also a taxing activity, so I have to take time off; and when I do, I travel. So far, I've had two trips to New York City, one to Madrid and Barcelona, and one to Paris and its northern environs.

I have visited New York and Paris a number of times and they are my favourite cities. Both are not only great cultural and commercial centres, but they are what I call good "walking" cities. They are made up of fascinating streets and squares, parks and rivers, shops and restaurants as well as diverse styles of architecture - all of them luring me on from one to another until I can go no further and I fall into a sidewalk cafe for a glass of wine or a beer.

It is here that it dawns on me that I had started the day with the intention of going to an art exhibit - well too late now. Only the very strong-willed tourists can achieve their goals in these two cities. Putterers very rarely can - and, what's more, they just don't give a damn!

J.H.,
Harrow, Ont.

JOHN CALLAGHAN - ECONOMICS / Running the Basilian Community's Infirmary in Toronto

In 1988, I began three lovely retirement years. Then in 1991 my Basilian community sent me to Toronto to be in change of their infirmary. There are twenty-some elderly or infirm, and the main work of looking after them is done by our nursing and housekeeping staff. So I'm not overworked but there is some amount of stress. Some colleagues may remember Father Ed. Garvey, who was head of Philosophy and Principal of University College in the early sixties, just before the establishment of the University of Windsor. He lives here and is almost 88. He still has fair health, but is getting frail.

I have happy memories of the Economics Department and the University of Windsor and the community. Perhaps one day I'll get to move back there. I send my best wishes to old friends, retired or still active.

J.F.C.
Toronto.

FRANK AULD - PSYCHOLOGY / Professional Activity + Fitness + Recreation = One Very Full Week

Professionally, during about ten hours a week I see patients in a private psychiatric outpatient clinic. One day per week I go to Windsor where I supervise several graduate students in psychology, who are in the beginning course in psychotherapy.

Occasionally I still write book reviews for psychological or psychiatric journals, or articles for professional journals - usually in collaboration with former graduate students.

To help keep fit and enjoying life, on MWFs I do early-morning aerobics classes at the YMCA. Tuesday nights find me bowling with the league of St. James Episcopal Church of Birmingham. I spend Friday afternoons with the duplicate-bridge group of the Birmingham Senior Men's Club. On some Fridays, you would see me at Orchestra Hall attending concerts by the Detroit Symphony.

I sing in the choir at St. James, and attend choir practice Wednesday evenings. Like many others, I find that, in retirement there is simply not enough time to do everything I want to do.

F.A.,
Birmingham, Mich.

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