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American Quilter’s Society 2022 Quilt Week
Jean Roth, who is a member of the Racing Fingers Quilt Guild (racingfingersquiltguild.com) which meets in Daytona Beach, is a semifinalist in the 2022 AQS (American Quilter’s Society) Quilt Week held February 23-26 at the Ocean Center. Jean’s quilt, Moonlit Garden Bunny Hop, will be displayed with all 240 other semi-finalist quilts in this contest. […]
Continue readingA Family Affair
The new year, 2022, has been a whirlwind of changes for the family. We lost a beloved member. Families came for his service and stayed to help in many ways. When we lose someone we love, we must learn not to live without them but to live with the love they left behind. Just before […]
Continue readingTravel Is Complicated Right Now
by Matilda Charles\ My neighbor still thinks she will be going on a cruise to a foreign coun- try in the spring. She calls her travel agent every few weeks to ask if the cruise is still on. Of course the travel agent doesn’t want to say no and have to give back the money […]
Continue readingDo Pets Get Lonely?
by Barry KuKes Does your pet spend long periods of time alone? Maybe you work or volunteer 8-10 hours a day, and your pet is left alone. Some pets get lonely, while others do not. Dogs, especially working-class dogs like herding dogs, need to stay busy. Being left alone for long hours without a job […]
Continue readingWhat’s In The Stars
Aries (March 21 to April 19) You’re eager to take on that new opportunity opening up. Now all you need to do is resist quitting too early. Do your best to stay with it. Taurus (April 20 to May 20) Doff a bit of that careful, conservative outlook and let your brave Bovine self take […]
Continue readingElder Law And Medicaid Qualification
Elder law is an interdisciplinary field of law, in which the attorney considers issues affecting aging clients when advising about other areas of law. Elder law attorneys consider the effects of age and possible need for nursing home care in creating wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care designation documents. Elder law attorneys also […]
Continue readingDon’t Fall For Jury Duty Scams
Every few months we receive calls about scammers calling Florida residents, pretending they’re from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office, the IRS, or Homeland Security, to name a few, claiming the resident is in legal trouble and will be arrested if they don’t pay up. The latest warning is about jury duty scams: Florida Attorney General Ashley […]
Continue readingThe Sound Of “Glip”
Telemarketing is defined as contacting, qualifying, and canvassing prospective customers using telecommunications devices such as telephone, fax, and internet. A customary sound that one hears when answering some of the telemarketing calls is “glip.” It could be a sound that is telling the caller that you’re next in line to talk to … or it […]
Continue readingStories Of Valentines Day
Special to Seniors Today Valentines Day has many stories of when and where it began. Most know the story of St. Valentine whose claim to fame is for supposedly marrying lovers in secret. Then there is medieval English poet Geoffrey Chaucer who often took liberties with history, placing his poetic characters into fictitious historical contexts […]
Continue readingOff-Leash Dogs
by Sam Mazzotta Dear Paw’s Corner: My dog Hatch and I frequently walk the trails of a state park near my house. A leash is required in the park, but many dog owners ignore this rule and allow their dogs to bound ahead. Not all of these dogs are well-socialized, and we’ve faced aggressive, unleashed […]
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