Get by on a low food budget

#MiddleburyCT #LowFoodBudget I recently read a report about price increases and inflation. It was financially technical, meaning it used a lot of terms that regular people would need ... Continue Reading →

Safety recalls include black pepper

#MiddleburyCT #SafetyRecalls Oh, my goodness! Safety recalls warn us about things like an electric stove that turns itself on, with the heating elements spontaneously getting hot – ... Continue Reading →

Seniors deal with rising cost of living

#MiddleburyCT #CostofLiving “There are only so many big box stores around here,” said an acquaintance as we sat around chatting with our group. The topic was finances and ... Continue Reading →

Be wary of QR codes

#MiddleburyCT #QRCode  Sometimes when we start seeing something nearly everywhere we go, we assume that “somebody” has checked it out and it’s therefore safe to use. ... Continue Reading →

Plan to survive summer heat

#MiddleburyCT #SummerHeat #CoolingCenters #HeatExhaustion While winter cold can cause health problems for seniors, the summer heat can be just as dangerous. Heat that’s too high ... Continue Reading →

Save your memories

#MiddleburyCT #FamilyTree #Memories #PersonalHistory #LifeStory Many of us have created our family tree, hoping to leave something to the generations that will come after us. Having ... Continue Reading →

Sign up for food safety alerts

#MiddleburyCT #FoodSafetyAlerts #Seniors At this writing we’re being told on the news that the bird flu that’s popping up across the country is being found in milk we buy. ... Continue Reading →

Losing friends causes grief

#MiddleburyCT #LosingFriends I’d heard that once we seniors reach a certain age, we start losing people – friends, acquaintances, other senior relatives – they start dying ... Continue Reading →

Getting walking, finally

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #Walking After a less than satisfactory experience trying to order a treadmill online, I signed up at the rec center with a freebie seniors account to have a ... Continue Reading →

College kids help seniors

#MiddleburyCT #Seniors #CollegeKids #WinterStorms Just about the time that I’d decided I needed a major shopping trip to replenish food and supplies, along came two back-to-back ... Continue Reading →