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The Dog Charmer Not Taking My Own Advice as Jeffrey Joins the Shelby Household Jeffrey, looking deceptively well-mannered as he rests next to Paula Jean. 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,…
Up On Hawthorne Hill by Richard DeRosa On Cutting Back Tasks such as gardening, often a labor of love, take their toll on aging bodies. (Photo provided) 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…