Although August has no major holidays, as with every other month, you can find a reason to celebrate with good food and friends. You can always invent your own holidays. Turn your imagination loose and it will be easy to find reasons to revel. Here [...]
An ideal at-home or on-the-trail snack is fruit leather, especially if you've made it yourself from the bounties of your backyard garden. Those who love a quick, tasty snack appreciate fruit leather. It is great for backpackers because it's lightweight, easily portable, has a relatively [...]
Whoever said that grandkids are the reward you get for raising children was right. It's great fun to watch grandkids grow and develop -- without having the full-time responsibility. As grandparents, you probably have more time now than you did when your own children were [...]
Many things that you'd ordinarily throw away as table scraps can be recycled into lovely house plants with just a little patience, time and TLC plus some potting soil, water, pots and clear plastic bags. Kids especially will love to see how easy it is [...]
Your guests will get a bang out of your Fourth of July party when they sample this flower-basket buffet. It's easy, elegant and will be the highlight of the day's celebrations. Flower-Basket Buffet This edible centerpiece is a garden salad buffet no one will forget. [...]
Recently I attended the Health Show in Las Vegas. The basics were covered from drinking 8-10 glasses of water, eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day and getting your exercise. Health Benefits of Laughter One of the classes that intrigued me the most was adding [...]
Why Create a Family Memory Book? Along with the solemn activities of Memorial Day, a day of honoring the dead and of prayer for permanent peace, have fun with the family because the children are out of school for the day! Remember that it also [...]
No matter where you are on the physical fitness spectrum, water is a great place to be. When I weighed 300-plus pounds, I was too heavy to do much of anything on dry land, but in the water I was buoyant and it supported my [...]
Food Guidelines for Weight Loss WOW for someone who loves to eat that was music to my ears. The other night I was talking to my niece’s husband, Richard Swenson, and that is what he said. Richard will graduate as a medical doctor in April. [...]
People who have been on a diet will know how much willpower it takes to follow the regiments. The real challenge with a diet is how hard it is to keep up for the rest of your life, so sooner or later people drop the [...]
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