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Happenin’ Otsego: 06-12-24

PRESENTATION—12:30-2 p.m. “It’s All About Presence.” Learn how your presence can be the greatest source of comfort and other simple ways to communicate support with Helios Care. Free. The Oneonta Gathering Place 50 Plus Community Center, 5506 State Highway 7, Oneonta. (607) 432-5525 or visit https://www.helioscare.org/all-events/gathering-place-events/?sd=1718195400&ed=1735653600…

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Dog Charmer: Not Taking My Own Advice as Jeffrey Joins the Shelby Household

The Dog Charmer Not Taking My Own Advice as Jeffrey Joins the Shelby Household I recently heard a cute tip, or recommendation, for older people when it comes to travel: “In your 60s, go-go; in your 70s, slow-go; in your 80s, no-go.” Well, considering myself, I’d change the formula to go-go in your 70s, slow-go in your 80s and no-go in your 90s. When it comes to dogs, though, I have to revert back to 60s, 70s, and 80s for…

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HAWTHORNE HILL: On Cutting Back

Up On Hawthorne Hill by Richard DeRosa On Cutting Back This is the time of year when several things cross my mind. I think of those lines in Frost’s wonderful poem, “After-Apple Picking,” where he admits to being “… overtired /Of the great harvest I myself desired.” Not that we are burdened with a “great harvest” up here on the hill, but we do maintain a hefty assortment of gardens, among them two sizable vegetable gardens that meet most of…