Croquet: Fun for the Backyard and Beyond Leslie J. Payne Say the word “croquet” and my thoughts go to summer evenings as a child. Sounds of wooden mallets hitting wooden balls punctuated the enthusiastic cheers of several generations competing for the Backyard Championship. As a child I thought croquet was limited to backyards and barbeques, [...]
Full Story »A Sportin’ Summer
A Sportin’ Summer By Matt Wilson Looking for a place to take your grandchildren on a spring afternoon? The Bay area has plenty of sporting events for the entire family to enjoy. From college lacrosse to professional golf, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Whether you are looking for competitive sports, a sporting event [...]
Full Story »Guardianships
Guardianships By Albert Northrop Help me out here. I know I’ve been writing articles for this publication for a few months now, but I can’t seem to recall what they were about. It seems to me that I was writing about things that have to do with estate and money concerns as we get older. [...]
Full Story »Partners in Care: A Way to Give and Receive
Partners in Care: A Way to Give and Receive A physician who has late-stage multiple sclerosis is being helped by a kind Partners In Care (PIC) volunteer to adapt her computer for use with one hand so she can read journals on the Internet and maintain her certification. An older woman lives with her two [...]
Full Story »That’s a Load of Manure!
What a Load of Manure! By Melissa Conroy Some enterprising soul discovered long ago that the manure animals so generously produce make soil rich, fertile and perfect for growing crops. People have been using manure to fertilize their fields and gardens for thousands of years, and even today many gardeners eagerly visit their local stable [...]
Full Story »This is Your Life: Writing Your Memoir…
This Is Your Life! Writing Your Memoir…. By Peggy Markham Memories. We all have them — pasted photographs in an album, musings in a diary, stories repeated around the dinner table, a grandmother’s wedding ring, family reunions, anniversaries, birthdays. Are you ready to take a pen in hand, fill a blank page with your story [...]
Full Story »Who Said Camps Are Just For Kids
Who Said Camps Are Just For Kids? By Leah Lancione Some people may think summer camp is just for youngsters who want to get away from their parents or to make new friends after school is out. But it’s not. There is a plethora of exhilarating day or week-long camps that beckon to enterprising and [...]
Full Story »Seniors Making Music Happen on the Eastern Shore
Seniors Making Music Happen on the Eastern Shore By Lin Clineburg We sat transfixed, listening without breathing it seemed, to the beautiful strains of Brahms played by world-class musicians at the Wye River’s Aspen Institute that early summer day. The afternoon concert, and champagne buffet supper that followed under a crisp white tent, nourished us [...]
Full Story »Cut Flowers: Create the Mood with Innovative Containers
CUT FLOWERS: CREATE THE MOOD WITH INNOVATIVE CONTAINERS By Louise Whiteside It’s a special occasion, maybe your birthday or an anniversary. When answering the door, you’re handed a long, rectangular box by a delivery man. The perfumed scent emanating from the box nearly stops your breath. You open the box to discover a dozen deep [...]
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