I have had the good fortune of belonging to a neighborhood book club that meets once a month. Since the coronavirus and social distancing, we haven’t met until last night. One of the neighbors had the great idea of meeting online. And it was terrific! I wouldn’t have realized how important that was a few weeks ago, even though some elements of...
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“People are like peonies, they need a good hard frost to bring out the character.” ~Francis “Doc” Winter “Doc” Winter was a Midwesterner. Born in Iowa in 1931, in the midst of the Great Depression, he grew up on a small farm. He knew about hard frosts. Struggle, pain and suffering are part of life. Joy, love and...
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We’re at the solstice, winter in the Northern Hemisphere, summer in the Southern Hemisphere. And we’re mid-holiday season. To celebrate the solstice and the holidays, we’re sharing 3 pins we’ve created for Pinterest. Courage Pin Light Pin Hope Pin Happy...
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Winter Woes Though Boston’s 105 inches of snow is melting, it’s been quite a Winter. Indeed, for those in New England and around the US, looking toward Spring and reaching for hope has become a passion. Here are a couple of videos revealing the miracles of technology to brighten anyone’s winter doldrums. Miracles of Technology: Cochlear...
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Lung Cancer Facts In 2014, its been estimated that there will be 224,210 new cases of lung cancer and 159,260 deaths in the US. Sadly, one of the people lost was a brilliant young woman that we featured last year, Jessica Rice. She died March 14, 2014, after 2 1/2 years of treatment at age 32. Lung cancer patient survival rates have not increased...
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