Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg The holidays – under wraps! December…perhaps the most hectic month of the year. It’s not surprising that people experience the most stress during the month. Still – even though we see it coming – we buy into the holiday rush of meeting deadlines. Conversely, and not in a bad way, the…
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Features, December 2019
In Passing
Barbara A. Miller passed away on May 28, 2019. Barbara was born in New Rochelle, NY and moved with her family to Milford, CT at an early age. She was predeceased by her father, John Scott May, and mother, Patricia Rose May, and sisters, Judith May (David Bull) and Linda Logue (Randy)of Washington, PA. She…
Features, December 2019
“Cream of Wheat”
Stuart Watkins This not a usual Stuart Joke…You know what I mean. I decided to ask Jeanette if she would like a bowl of cream of wheat for breakfast. She replied yes. So, I got up, weaved my way to the kitchen, found the bag of cream of wheat, got a pot out of the…
Features, December 2019
2 Your Health: Brue Chiropractic – How safe is a neck adjustment?
Craig W. Brue, D.C. In the past few years the news media has periodically questioned the safety of neck adjustments that are given by doctors of chiropractic. This article will help you understand the safety of neck adjustments as well as my personal recommendations for effective neck care. Opponents of chiropractic have attempted to smear…
Features, December 2019
How does your garden grow?
Louise Grabell OK, it’s that time of year again. You know, the holiday season. How did that happen? I think yesterday was July, eh? So, I usually devote some space at this time of year to tell you what to do with some of those Christmas bloomin’ beauties you purchased, but I’ll save that for…
Features, December 2019
Word of the Month: Shungite-fullerenes
David Zapatka Shungite-fullerenes: a unique combination of carbon and silicate minerals found in an ancient deposit in Karelia, Russia. Friend and fellow Wisdom Seeker book club member, Sandria (Joy) Valente, gave me a special gift recently, a shungite-fullerenes rock. I had never heard of these before. Joy explained shungite-fullerenes have special properties and are called…
Features, December 2019
Spotlight in SaddleBrooke: When you’re 85?
Mary Jo Bellner Swartzberg “I could be handy, mending a fuse When your lights have gone You can knit a sweater by the fireside Sunday mornings go for a ride Doing the garden, digging the weeds Who could ask for more Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I’m sixty-four?” —When…
Features, December 2019
Dollars and Sense: The Paseo Financial Group -taking a reverse mortgage, counseling comes first
Reverse mortgages can help you stay in your home and even add to your monthly income. All you need is to be over 62 years of age and have enough equity in your home. Before you can take a HUD backed HECM reverse mortgage, you will need to go through a counseling session. A reverse…