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OLD TIME FIDDLING!
We all need a hobby! Old time fiddling is considered kind of a genre, and the old tunes were derived from jigs and reels, breakdowns, Schottische, Waltz, Two-Step and Polka. These are the descendants of the original American styles, Appalachian, Bluegrass, Cajun....
Woman Have More Age-Related Brain-Dysfunction Than Men do!
Age Related Differences There are significant gender differences in age-related brain dysfunction, according to healthcare experts. Guess who comes in second when the contest has only two players? Women have more age-related brain dysfunction than men do! Stop...
DIY Immune system support! Make Your own Yogurt and Kefir!
I wanted to feel better! As usual, my default position on immune system support was 'hoping for the best'. In the last three years I had suffered the assault of West Nile Virus and two rounds of Covid 19. 'Tired' would be the best description of my day! Wakeup call,...
SURVIVAL SECRETS, ANYONE?
Survival Secrets, anyone? Okay, I admit it. I was a woman 58 years old and going nowhere. Going nowhere fast, in my estimation, because I’d already lived over half my life. I’d lived long enough for a number of things to go awry. Survival secrets, anyone? One panicky...

SEX AFTER SEVENTY – REALLY??

Sex after seventy? Yes. Give it a go! Sex has a purpose besides making babies, although, in my case, it seemed I was always making a baby - but, I digress. There are benefits to sex after seventy. INTIMACY PROTECTS AND IMPROVES HEALTH Studies now confirm that people...

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The Great Outdoors is Good For You!

The Great Outdoors is Good For You!

"Get on outside and play!" How many times did we hear that one as children? I always assumed the command was generated by my skipping wildly in the kitchen, screaming at my brother in the living room, or using a bed for a trampoline. It could even have been for this...

I WRITE BOOKS!

I WRITE BOOKS!

  Just to establish my credentials up front, I come from nowhere, friends.  My most intense learning experiences... and some of my most incredible failures, occurred when I lived off the grid in the rough hills of Western Wisconsin, no utilities, survivalist,...

Are These Yours?

Are These Yours?

Hey, come on! Lighten up. Where I come from, lots of us wear these, especially if we are......say.........over 50.  They are comfortable, double-up as shorts (at least, as 'short' as we'd like them to be!) and have that loosey-goosey waist band. Now, if you're...

The Ups and Downs of Estrogen

And the ins and outs, as we shall see, girls!  Estrogen is very necessary for all things female. In fact, if you are approaching menopause or have passed through that barren land, you don't need me to tell you about estrogen necessity. Once the needle on a your gas...

Core Hollow

Core Hollow

Excerpt from Core Hollow: As I stand here in the wet, sloppy snow, in the low light of the late winter sun, I can rehash to you once again the jaded story of love plus un-forgiveness, that old tale you've all heard too many times to care. A story featuring the...

Let’s Talk About Soap!

Let’s Talk About Soap!

CARROLL RYGH SUMPTUOUS SOAPS! The very name sounds opulent and rich! These beautiful bars are infused with delicate fragrances, touched with a swirl of natural oils and glycerins, deepened with textured marigold and lavender petals, alive with  botanicals, milks and...

Getting Results!

Getting Results!

What are the keys to getting fitness results, anyway? Most of us wish and hope for change on a multitude of levels. We may even pray for changes of a serious nature. But, let's face it, friends, if we're not willing to decide upon a plan for change, and put in the...

Let’s Talk About Disease!

No comments? I guess, not........ugh! No one likes to talk about disease. We just hope we won't get one, right? However, as our bodies age,  the odds are not in our favor unless we change them.  Chances are we may come down with, particularly, a lifestyle disease.  So...

Down and Dirty Depression

SSorry friends, depression is a normal state of mind in many circumstances. Feeling sad and tired, wanting to sleep constantly, not enjoying social activities, eating too much or too little are all common components of normal depression. Sounds pretty uncomfortable....

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