Remembering summers past
Dear Editor, I have had occasion to reflect as I see all the “back to school” specials and reminders the past several weeks and I find myself wondering – where…
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Wild about summer berries
“The darker the berry the sweeter the juice.” – Thomas Jefferson – farmer, horticulturist, architect, musician, POTUS We have just passed our nation’s 241st birthday – known as the “Fourth…
Fresh food options for summer
If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t. – Michael Pollan Doesn’t this quote say a lot in just a few words!…
Remembering our dads
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments but what is woven into the lives of others.” Pericles Again this month a diversion from my usual…
Revisit your New Year’s Resolutions
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis Well, we are facing that mid-point in our “New Year’s Resolutions” we…
Fit your personal style
Fashion fades . . . only style remains the same. – Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel Yes, I understand that this column is diverging from my usual nutrition and fitness information, but…
My mother’s purse
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie the Pooh I hesitated to select this subject as I usually write about fitness and…
My mother’s purse
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie the Pooh I hesitated to select this subject as I usually write about fitness and…
Be flexible, be safe
“I never struggled with injury problems, because of my preparation – in particular my stretching.” – Edwin Moses, winner of gold medals in the 400m hurdles at the 1976 and…
Instead of “retired” I am now “rewired”
“I didn’t do this because I was in my sixties. I just happened to be in my sixties.” -Diana Nyad, on her 110-mile swim from Havana to Key West I…