On the road – family life in an RV
Step aside, tiny homes. Now it’s all about tiny homes on wheels. (Or are they ginormous trucks instead?) RV living is all the rage, and more and more…
Month: May 2020
Memorial Day: Time to remember those of valor
The tradition of honoring our country’s fallen defenders began as a springtime custom following the Civil War. Originally, called Decoration Day, it was a…
Mother’s Day, May 10: Honoring mothers
The world has turned many times since 1907. That was the year Anna Jarvis asked her Philadelphia church to hold services in memory of all mothers on the…
Great gift for a loved one in a nursing home: How to write an old-fashioned letter (by hand!), 313
With text and email so prevalent today, it seems the art of the handwritten letter has fallen by the wayside. Yet now may be the perfect time to…
Coronavirus can mimic heart attack
In New York City, doctors began emergency surgery on a patient who had all the signs of a heart attack. An electrocardiogram showed dangerous heart…
Bold Bubbles: The strange journey and superpowers of soap
According to Roman legend, thousands of years ago women washing in the river Tiber used bubbly globs flowing down a mountain to clean their clothing….
At-home and online workouts
When gyms closed in March, many were scrambling for ways to keep in shape – or some semblance of shape – without our treadmills, weights, and the…
Eat cherry pie, ease arthritis symptoms? (Sadly, no)
Ok, a cherry pie analgesic is admittedly a whole lot of wishful thinking. But if you like cherries, you’re in luck! They’re listed among the foods that…
Get some social distance with a bike ride
It’s commuting and fitness melded together: Faster than walking and as much exercise as jogging. It lets you enjoy the scenery, which, depending on your…
The lowly cauliflower has gained respect, devotees
Though cauliflower is native to Asian countries, it made its way to North America in the late 1600s. Two hundred years later, Mark Twain called it “a…