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A New Spring in our Step
Flowers are blooming everywhere these days and so is the interesting, informative, and practical advice of our Boomer Bloggers. Can you relate? Love and divorce in the golden years… Rebecca Olkowski, with BabyBoomster.com puts in her two cents on the Golden Bachelor divorce controversy and writes about what older people look for when searching for a new […]
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Tail Wags and Whiskers
For anyone who ever loved a fur baby, Tail Wags and Whiskers chronicles the love, laughs, and four-legged lawlessness that comes from a lifetime with cats and dogs.
Heart-warming, funny, and often poignant, Tail Wags and Whiskers shares how animals come into our lives, not only teaching resilience, patience, and fortitude, but also marking the passage of time.
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Tail Wags and Whiskers
I must admit I worried since I had heard most kittens were born in spring and summer and this was a chilly December day in Connecticut, 1980. Despite wanting to stay calm as I gazed into the pet store window, my palms sweated, and I swallowed hard. I’m just getting a cat, I told myself, not having a human baby, God forbid. At twenty-three, the thought of two-legged parenthood was out of the question. Even four-legged gave me pause. Was I ready to take care of a little creature and be responsible for its every morsel of food and safety? Was I ready to give it the attention and love it needed after coming home tired from my office job each day? While growing up, my family had tons of pets, but the feed and upkeep had always been my parents’ domain. Was I ready now for the big time?
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A New Spring in our Step
Flowers are blooming everywhere these days and so is the interesting, informative, and practical advice of our Boomer Bloggers. Can you relate? Love and divorce in the golden years… Rebecca Olkowski, with BabyBoomster.com puts in her two cents on the Golden Bachelor divorce controversy and writes about what older people look for when searching for a new […]
“Bye Bye Birdie!”
As if finding a mouse in my car’s air filter last week wasn’t enough, this weekend we had yet another wild animal caper. And no, it didn’t involve Ann-Margret. But it did begin when our terrier Libby started sniffing at the fireplace. I walked over, peered inside, and found a dark gray and white female […]
We Have a Mouse… Where?!
Mice seem to be everywhere in our house during the cold months of Connecticut. My heart goes out to these poor, little creatures. After all, they’re just trying to stay warm. Over the years, we’ve found them in two usual spots. But recently, a mouse turned up in the strangest place yet. First, they’ve always […]
6 Powerful Tools to Manage Stress
It’s an anxious time for many people, including myself. Too much to think and worry about. The world is constantly roiling with violence, destruction, and chaos. But I’ve found six great stress relievers that help… Rest – This is not the same as sleeping. Rest can be just sitting quietly in your favorite nook, sipping […]
5 Reasons Walking is the Absolute, Best Exercise
A strange thing happened the other day. I went to take my terrier Libby for our daily stroll. Gathering her leash and harness, I tried to put them on, but she hung back. It was cold out which usually doesn’t bother her, but today she decided, meh. Usually, I’d put her gear away and walk […]
Do You Play (shiver) “Connections?”
It makes no sense. A New York Times word game that causes many players to tear their hair out, might actually be healthy? But the popular new puzzle “Connections” could be the very thing to help us escape this chaotic planet, even for a few minutes. Here’s what this online game is about: you start […]
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