Articles by Amy Shankland

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched It just hit me that my mother will be 90 in three months. I mentioned this to my husband John and he asked what my siblings…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched I finally got to see my mama Wednesday morning! With my husband and I both having COVID-19 in January, it had been a month since I’d…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched “Let food be thy medicine, and let medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates I started out 2022 with a New Year’s Day brunch with Our Gang,…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched Every once in a while, a columnist like myself writes a piece that is filled with odds and ends. We just have one of those weeks…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched About 10 days ago, while my husband John was away working in Kentucky, I sat on the floor with one of our cats in my lap…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched With all the trouble in the world right now, I’ve been feeling like I really need to help others. Normally I give back through volunteering at…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched I’ve really been missing my mother lately. Please don’t panic – Mom’s still with us and she lives near me in an assisted living facility. What…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched Do you want to truly succeed with your New Year’s resolution to get healthy? Instead of setting unrealistic expectations for 2022, try gradually moving towards this…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched This column’s topic is definitely late, since it will be published on Friday, Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve.) But perhaps it could help you in thinking ahead…