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I am retired, living in the beautiful Pacific North West in a rural area near Puget Sound, Hood Canal and the Olympic mountains. I enjoy gardening, crafting, hiking, geocaching, fishing and wild life. I also enjoy cooking. I have 3 grown children and 3 grand

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Helping Kids Cope When Father's Day has no father: 1 of 24
Fathers are so important in a child's life. It does not matter if they are a preschooler, later in grade school or high school or even in adult years. My father died between my Junior and Senior year of high school MANY years ago. He had been to the high school graduations of many of my friends in earlier class years but he w... More..
Personal Finance > Real Estate Given the threat of wildfires, should people buy houses on the edge of government lands?: 1 of 15
It is sad to read of all the homes lost during wildfires in the dryer climates but they are not all homes that border government land. I believe if a home is available that borders government land and it fits your needs, you should be able to purchase it. There is always the risk of fires, but that can happen any where-not ju... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Discipline Strategies Arguments in favor of spanking: 2 of 27
As a grandmother, looking back at when my children were young, I did spank them when needed. I think, counting to 10 first, and maybe taking a drink of cold water first helps to relieve the anger at the moment but the child needs to know what he is being spanked for is very important. To tell a child that he needs to wait til... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How to be a responsible pet owner: 5 of 56
When choosing a pet, it is important to be sure that you and everyone in the household is prepared to be responsible for that pet. Giving the pet proper care is only part of the issue. You also need to be aware of allergies within the household, be prepared to clean up after the pet and to be aware of the problems the pet mig... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Top ten places to visit in Europe: 8 of 46
In my two trips to Europe, I have visited Sweden, Norway, Holland and Italy. I can not say which was my favorite country to visit other than Sweden and that is because I have family there.The first trip was to Sweden since that is the country of my heritage. We were in the town of Arvika most of the time staying with various ... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Are printed cookbooks a thing of the past?: 6 of 34
Digital Cookbooks are great if you are on-line and looking for a recipe to make a certain item, but I would not want my computer anywhere near where I cook. I would need to print out that recipe and, if we like the food after it is prepared, I save that recipe in my recipe file. Then I would have it handy to make that item ag... More..
Relationships & Family > Successful Dating How to start dating again when you're over 50: The female perspective: 5 of 23
I was divorced twice-once at age 35 and once at age 55. Many things changed between dating again at 35 and dating again at 55 both good and bad. At 35, I did not have weight gains to worry about nor, did I have aches and pains since I was still young and agile. My dating again at that age was primarily with people who liked t... More..
Pets & Animals > Pets & Animals (Other) Feeding local wildlife: 1 of 4
Feeding local wildlife is not the best for the animal most of the time although there are times when it is beneficial for the animal. There are many animals that have adapted to live among us and, at times, their food source is limited.Having a hummingbird feeder is fun and the hummers do look for it. I had one in a box once ... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Making your money last in retirement: 4 of 15
Hopefully, while we were still working, we put money aside for retirement. I remember my mother always saying "Social Security was never meant to be a person's only income-it was to supplement pensions and what you put away!" That stuck with me through my working years and, although I did not earn a lot, I still managed each ... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Mother's Day & Father's Day Young children and Mother's Day gifts: 2 of 7
The special gifts we get from our children when they are young are so innocent and sweet. We get so many that it is easy to not save more than a couple of them and we often tend to forget them through the years or, after many household moves and things get lost or tossed, we don't always have very many of these special mement... More..