Regular Contributions

12 Outdoor Living : Get Cooking ! 16 Gardening : Growing Your Own 19 Spirituality and Wellness : Lifelong Wisdom

20 Creativity : A Life-Savour During the Pandemic

24 Lifelong Learners — From Latin to Stained Glass

26 Our Learning Path — Through Jalandhar to Josephburg

30 Lifelong Learning , A Stitch at a Time 41 A Love of History 42 Family Ancestry Adventure

44 Wellness : Reflecting on Learning and Creativity

46 Identity Theft — Lesson Learned

On the Cover :

ARTA member and Past President Marilyn Bossert , wrapped in one of her homemade quilts at her home in Vermilion , Alberta . On page 30 , Marilyn discusses her lifelong learning of sewing that grew into a passion for quilting .

5 From the President

7 From the CEO

8 From the Editor

11 From the Branches : NWARTA ’ s COVID-19 Challenge

18 ARTA Bulletin Board

23 Proust : Robert Michon

52 In Memoriam

Specials

15 Season ’ s End

28 Go Ahead and Shoot Me !

32 Seniors ’ Long-Term Care

48 What I Learned from a Broken Shoulder

From Our Committees

6 Communications : 2021 Photo Contest Announcement

9 Health Benefits : Self-Administration of ARTA Retiree Benefits Plan — Transition Report

22 Communications : 2021 Writing Contest Guidelines

29 Pension & Financial Wellness Book Review : When I Die

34 Governance : Scholarship Information

35 Communications : 2020 Writing Contest — Winning Submissions

35 Elegy for Lost Pets

36 A Little Paradise

37 Cottage Symphony

38 Wellness : 2021 Wellness Challenge

From Our Partners

10 ARTCF : Building Community with a Little Help from ARTCF

48 Humanacare : Understanding How to Balance Sodium

50 TW : Secure Your Smart Home

54 Allianz : New Online Portal