Corn on the cob, blackberry cobbler, fried okra and tomatoes warm from the garden — these are the foods that take me back to my childhood. What summer foods take …

If you have a chance to catch the special on PBS called Fading Away – Alzheimer’s it’s worth the watch. It follows families who are dealing with the disease and …

For over 50 years my parents have had the same bank. My parents are people who are extremely good with money. They worked hard for it and spend it very …

Growing up, it was a rarity when we actually ate at a restaurant or even fast-food. Come to think of it, there weren’t many fast food places around when I …

Nurture and nature — both make us the people that we are. When I started taking a little time to really think about the people I come from, more things …

I’m writing this blog today on the Fourth of July and I can’t dare think about an Independence Day without remembering the summers of my childhood. Almost every July was …

Being a hero is not just for those who do one heroic deed, they are for people like my daddy who was a hero every day of his life. He’s …

What is a Nursing Home? A nursing home is a facility—staffed with skilled nurses and health-care aides—where people can receive medical attention on a 24-hour basis. The patients do not …

Many terms come to mind when an older worker loses a job — none of them pleasant: “put out to pasture,” “given the squeeze,” “aged out,”  “consigned to the scrap …

I don’t have any amazing talents to hand down to my children and grandchildren. That’s okay. I still have passions that I just love to share. How about you? From …