Don’t Fill the Garden without Checking on New Varieties by Mick Rood If you are getting ready to fill some holes in your fruit and vegetable garden or you haven’t yet planted some of your warm weather crops, why not try something new? Every year the seed companies try to come up with new varieties […]
Posted inHome and hearth, Well Being
How Safe if Your Home?
How Safe is Your Home? By Carol Barbier Rolnick Did you know the federal Centers for Disease Control and the Home Safety Council report that: • The number of fatal accidents in the home is second only to those in vehicular accidents. • More than one-half of all falls resulting in death or injury occur […]
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Charles Willson Peale – Who’s He?
CHARLES WILLSON PEALE — WHO’S HE? By Peggy Kiefer Why drive the busy roads to Baltimore or Washington, DC, when you can visit a beautiful, historical house and museum in the heart of historic Annapolis? The Hammond-Harwood House, a five–part, Anglo-Palladian mansion, features an extensive collection of portraits by the well-known colonial painter, Charles Willson […]
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Gardening the Natural Way
Gardening the Natural Way By Neil Moran For some of you savvy seniors, gardening organically may be old hat. Like me, you may have learned how to do it in the ‘60s or ‘70s. For others it may seem like a mysterious, daunting thing like learning basket weaving or chess. Actually, it’s not that hard […]
Posted inLegal Insights
Legal Team
LEGAL TEAM SPEAKS Ronald H. Jarashow, Esq., Robert R. Smith, Esq., and Gilda O. Karpouzian, Esq., are practicing lawyers in Maryland with over 30 years of experience. Their answers below are based on assumptions that Maryland law applies. Mr. Jarashow and Mr. Smith can be contacted at (410) 268-5600 or [email protected] and Ms. Karpouzian can […]
Posted inAdult Kids
The Dark Side of Grandmothering
The Dark Side of Grandmothering By Victoria Duncan Round up a bunch of mothers of adult children and the conversation eventually turns to the subject of grandchildren. Now, crank it up a notch so that the same group of women also happens to be comprised of mental health therapists from varying disciplines. Bring them together […]
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Facebook Friends
Facebook Friends By Cindy Rott You hear your grandkids talk about it. Even some of your friends are doing it. So what’s the big deal? Why bother? E-mail is good enough, heck in my day you put a pen to paper. Well it’s the latest phenomenon, sweeping the country, everyone is on it, even, gasp […]
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Dear Vicki
Dear Vicki In the last year or so, I’ve gone through a tumultuous time of change and loss. I’m now faced with some important decisions about how I’m going to live the rest of my life. It’s complicated, but the gist of it is that I can’t put off these decisions any longer. However, I’m […]
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Dear Vicki
Dear Vicki In the last year or so, I’ve gone through a tumultuous time of change and loss. I’m now faced with some important decisions about how I’m going to live the rest of my life. It’s complicated, but the gist of it is that I can’t put off these decisions any longer. However, I’m […]
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Anne Arundel Based Nonprofit Offers Fun for Older Adults
Anne Arundel-Based Nonprofit Offers Fun for Older Adults “Retired? What are you doing for an encore?” That’s the question posed by Encore Creativity for Older Adults founder and director, Jeanne Kelly. While she was director of the Arlington, Virginia, campus of the Levine School of Music, Kelly led three older adult choral groups – average […]
Posted inFood, Good Health
The Bitter Truth About Chocolate
The Bitter Truth About Chocolate By Ellen Kittredge As Lucy from the Peanuts comic says, “All I really need is love, but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt!” What is it about chocolate that makes it so appealing? Why do so many people have such a strong association with this food? There are […]
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Cuban sandwiches
BRUNCH FOR FATHER’S DAY OR ANY DAY! By Lesley Younes By all accounts Father’s Day may have been an afterthought as it was first celebrated on June 19, 1910. Mother’s Day has been around since ancient Greek times and was celebrated mostly in Britain and the Commonwealth with its resurgence in the USA around the […]
Posted inGardening, Of Local Interest, OutLook for the Bay
The Buzz on the Bay’s Bees
The Buzz on the Bay’s Bees By Edree Hovey The quiet buzz of bees can be counted on to fill the air of our warm, lazy days of summer. It’s a comforting sound that we hope will be part of our world for generations to come. But if the die-off continues at its current rate, […]
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Book Reviews
GARDENING FROM THE HEART Why Gardeners Garden By Carol Olwell Antelope Island Press, Berkeley (1990) Since my gardening consists of buying plants and instructing my yardman where to plant them, the book Gardening From the Heart caught my attention. Flowers seem to shrivel and turn brown when I look at them and I was hoping […]
Posted inArt, Of Local Interest
Art in Historic Stevensville
Art in Historic Stevensville By John Church Art is vibrant in Historic Stevensville. That’s the first exit on the eastern side of the Bay Bridge. Close to the Rustico Restaurant, artists thrive in several studios. Marion LeMoal and Maureen Bannon work in oils and watercolors there next to photographers, potters, jewelry makers and other artists […]
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St. Mary’s County: Celebrating Maryland’s 375th Birthday
St. Mary’s County: Celebrating Maryland’s 375th Birthday at Maryland’s Birthplace 2009 is the year to discover the special place where Maryland began. On this Tidewater peninsula nestled between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay, you’ll find a compelling blend of old and new and quaint and trendy that you associate with your favorite Chesapeake […]
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Romeos Seen in Bay Area
ROMEOS SEEN IN BAY AREA By Maureen Smith Have you always thought of yourself as a Romeo? Now that you are retired or a part-timer and looking for any and every chance to get out of the house, why not form a Romeo Club? There are hundreds of these fun groups across the country. And […]
Posted inFood
Spring into the Season’s First Veggies
Spring into the Season’s First Veggies By Emily E. Horton Who doesn’t love springtime? It’s a chance to revive the gardens from the frozen winter grounds with new herbs and produce, to reap the benefits of the local farmers’ markets and to pay attention to the seasonal produce so your wallet does not feel the […]
Posted inWell Being
The Five Givens of Life
THE FIVE GIVENS OF LIFE By Kater Leatherman Every now and again, a book crosses my path that teaches me exactly what I need to learn. One that comes to mind is The Five Things We Cannot Change … and the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them. Written by David Richo, it addresses the realities […]
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Pursuing a Passion: Golf Repair
Pursuing Your Passion By Kathryn Marchi Much has been written about finding your passion, whether during your primary career or in retirement. Many of us have had a hobby that was put on the back burner until retirement and when we had the time, it still lay dormant. What can you do to make your […]