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As long as the cake is awesome the party will be too | Living with Gleigh
We celebrated my oldest daughter’s 18th birthday last week. She had a Big Backyard Barbeque Birthday Bash with…
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Dementia affects more than those diagnosed | Timi Gustafson
One of the most feared health problems the aging Baby Boomer generation will face is dementia. And it…
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Talking louder is not the answer | Living with Gleigh
When I reminded my family we were meeting their Grandparents at a restaurant to celebrate my oldest daughter’s…
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What to know about Coumadin | Dr. Aaron Heide
Should I still take my rat poison? This is a common question I receive from my patients but…
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The pros and cons of competitive workouts | Timi Gustafson
I always enjoyed a competitive spirit. Throughout my life, I was convinced I could accomplish more when I…
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I need a vacation from this vacation | Living with Gleigh
As children get older it seems they should be easier. I'm here to tell you, or confirm to…
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Maple Valley Library | May events
KCLS invites everyone to find A Place at the Table! We’ll toss around fresh ideas about food, cooking,…
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April by Algernon Charles Swinburne | Poets.org
When the fields catch flower And the underwood is green, And from bower unto bower
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Distance makes the heart grow fonder | Living with Gleigh
I reconnected with a high school friend a few weeks ago. We immediately tried to figure out a…
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Study finds even small amounts of alcohol may cause cancer | Timi Gustafson
a new study that was published in the American Journal of Public Health found that even smaller amounts…
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Color eggs and they will come | Living with Gleigh
My first daughter is a spring baby, so the year she turned one, my husband and I decided…
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Living Tree | Poem by Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan, who lives in Ithaca, New York, has long been one of my favorite American poets. He’s…
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Spring at Mount Rainier National Park
Even though the calendar says spring has arrived, most of Mount Rainier National Park is still covered in…
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Sit in the chair and let’s graduate | Living with Gleigh
“Sit in the chair, don’t stand; sit in the chair, don’t stand.” I so miss the days when…
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Kites – poem by Robert Gibb
This kite-flying poem caught me right up and sent me flying as soon as Robert Gibb described those…
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All I need to know I learned while in the kitchen | Living with Gleigh
As a wife, stay-at-home mom and self-employed, work-from-home woman, I spend a lot of time in my kitchen.…
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Intermittent Fasting for Weight Loss, a Bad Idea | Timi Gustafson
A new diet has become all the rage in Britain and is now making landfall on our shores…
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Why can’t my clocks just all get along | Gretchen Leigh
If you have been an avid reader of my blog on my website, you know I usually spend…
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Scientists say most weight gain a result of stress | Timi Gustafson
People get fat from eating too much and exercising too little. At least that’s the most widely held…
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What’s blooming at Lake Wilderness Arboretum
This new column is dedicated to the Lake Wilderness Arboretum in Maple Valley to create more awareness of…