Supporting all who care for elders
I love to beat the system. By that, I often mean spending far less (or nothing) on something that’s supposed to cost me a fortune. Two of the world’s cutest baby overalls, one for each new grandchild, fall into this category. The fabric was given to me by someone downsizing, and its primary colours of […]
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Think back to other Christmas seasons. What part of the season bugged the heck out of you? And how many of those thorny issues don’t exist in 2020? Here are a few I thought of: Rushing around to malls to shop. No parking, no time. (I’ve done all of my shopping online, at my leisure,
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Can they really cancel Christmas? Where I live, and all over the world, people are living in various stages of lockdown. The second surge of COVID-19 is worse than the first, and every day the numbers are higher. It’s December and we are looking forward to Christmas. Or are we? Can it be Christmas when
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“Should we celebrate mom’s birthday? I don’t even know if she understands what it’s all about. Why go to all the trouble if it doesn’t mean anything to her?” The answer to the first question is a resounding YES! Here’s why: She will benefit The “Happy Birthday” song, presents and cake go back to our
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“There once was a little girl, Who had a little curl, Right in the middle of her forehead. And when she was good, She was very good indeed, But when she was bad, she was horrid.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1. I’ve known that poem all my life but wasn’t aware it was written by Longfellow.