Just after our son left for college, we welcomed a new member to the family; our lovely Brittany Spaniel. Always loving a good hike, it was a great excuse to get the family together outside, exploring the area around us. When the clouds cleared, we quickly loaded our dog and out we went around the […]
Pieces of the Past I have been extremely consistent with my nutrition and fitness, as I dress I can see changes which I like. One change, however, reveals a piece of a past moment in time that my family recalls with a laugh and no second thought. I’d become upset hearing about a family, who
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Hidden Contaminants in your Home According to a five-year EPA study, the air in an average American home has chemical contamination levels three to five times greater than outdoor air. The EPA maintains that half of all illnesses occurring in the United States can be attributed to chemical contamination of indoor air. In fact, a
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A sad day spent pulling up the garden My sad day pulling up the garden started with cutting down the asparagus then starting a new heap style compost pile. Our bunnies will love me this winter as they have a twigs pile beside the compost pile to play in. They leave fertilizer pellets behind of
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Recovering from a weekend of bad nutrition We traveled about a week and a half ago, during that trip my nutrition wasn’t my normal. If I had been more proactive I could certainly have planned better, because we shared a rented house, it was easier to eat all together. It didn’t take long for the
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Chicken soup with Vegetables Winter is almost upon us and with that a nice homemade bowl of soup will certainly cure what ails you. Or at least that is what grandmother used to say. Who doesn’t like a nice fresh homemade bowl of soup, if it is too hot to serve, I like to put
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Fruit compote is a quick and easy dessert that can be served as is, or with other dishes as a condiment. Fruit compote is something that might interest younger children into eating more fruit, instead of ice cream or chips being the snack of the day. What a nice change from baked goods or junk
The national cancer institute has written a report on the effects of obesity relating to cancer. I’ve attached the story at the bottom of the page for your reading pleasure and surmised a little of the story here. What have scientists learned about the relationship between obesity and cancer? In 2001, experts concluded that cancers
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Slow return from The Cape A trip to the Cape is always wonderful, what better place to catch up with friends, so laid back and charming. The Cape really is a priceless treasure to have so close by. Time spent creating memories with the family is the best. Now that we are here, we’d like
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We are off on a little sunshine adventure this weekend and decided to scoot down to Cape Cod for the long weekend. The Cape is a great place to go and has a lot opportunities to get out to be active like. Biking The old railroad line which was converted into bike trails which are
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