They've Been Retired for 2 Decades— and Have Learned to Make the Most of Their Golden Years

They’ve been retired for 2 decades— and have learned to make the most of their golden years

Bernita Clark, 82, makes costumes for her daughter’s 12-foot-tall skeleton. Michael Starghill, Jr. for BI Sitting at her sewing machine, Bernita Clark, 82, guides a piece of blue fabric as the needle bobs up and down. To her side sit scissors, measuring tape, thread, and a skull. It’s for a costume she’s designing for a 12-foot-tall skeleton. The labor is painstaking, attaching the fabric such that the soon-to-be well-clad lawn fixture becomes t…

They've been retired for 2 decades— and have learned to make the most of their golden years

Bernita Clark, 82, makes costumes for her daughter's 12-foot-tall skeleton.Michael Starghill, Jr. for BISitting at her sewing machine, Bernita Clark, 82, guides a piece of blue fabric as the needle bobs up and down. To her side sit scissors, measuring tape, thread, and a skull.It's for a costume she's designing for a 12-foot-tall skeleton. The labor is painstaking, attaching the fabric such that the soon-to-be well-clad lawn fixture becomes the …