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The perfect holiday gift
Scruffy enjoys his favorite time of the year - SNOW! Looking for the perfect holiday gift, something that will make you smile, occasionally chuckle, and at times cry?  What could contain all these emotions in an easy to transport package you are asking?  Why, the one and only “Scruffy the Legend” book.   This is the heartwarmin

Just a few days until the annual food coma
This year, we are going to visit friends for Thanksgiving.  I am bringing the sweet potatoes and a vegetable dish.  For the veggies, I chose broccoli and  cauliflower.  As the menfolk are unlikely to

Prognosis: Lingering Pain After Surgery for Breast Cancer
Surgery, radiation and chemo treatments can have long term after effects.  I’ve met a number of women who have experience numbness in their extremities, weakness, and pain long after the treatment has ended.  A recent study looks at pain post surgery. From New York Times By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: November 10, 2009 Breast cancer patients often experience pain that persists long after surgery, and a new Danish study has found that the problem affects a large proportion of women. Almost half the patients reported

Knit combo hat and cowl = toasty
Now that the weather is turning colder, it is time to start knitting in earnest.  Something about having a large wool garment draped across me during the summer is just not appealing.  Knitting socks and other small pieces are fine as they don’t create a blanket effect as I work on them. One of the proje

Avon Walkers from New York visit God’s Love We Deliver
The annual dinner for Avon Walkers was hosted again by the wonderful folks at God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD).  We were greeted by Karen Pearl, President and CEO, Gary Snieski, Bill Gioconda, and Karen Bdera. One of the hi