However, financial strain, navigating family gatherings during the pandemic, or celebrating the holidays without a loved one present may all contribute to an exceptionally stressful holiday season this year.
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Commonly, maple trees aren’t native to Colorado, although the Bigtooth maple grows in western canyons and on stream banks and hillsides. The silver maple is a common landscape tree but performs poorly in the heavy alkaline (high pH) clay soils of the high desert, and is often plagued by iron chlorosis—yellowing of leaves caused by iron deficiency. Autumn Blaze maple, a hybrid between red and silver maples, suffers from some iron chlorosis, too.
Read moreI’ve been 100 pounds overweight for 20 years. Despite having high blood pressure and high cholesterol, I’ve never felt unhealthy or particularly out of shape, nor felt much resolve to make the lifestyle changes necessary to shed the excess pounds.
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Does it bring you joy to receive a gift? It certainly does to me. I’ve been very blessed to have been given many gifts in my lifetime—the gift of Jesus, family, grandchildren and a great grandchild, as well as friends.
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Love and democracy are two of the hardest things in life to practice. Certainly, they don’t get any easier with age. And yet we keep fighting for democracy and extending our hearts to love.
Read moreDear Old Bag: We have a big family and have always gotten together for big holiday dinners. It used to be at Mom’s house, but since she downsized, others have taken on the task. The problem is, we haven’t had a big family dinner since the pandemic started. We don’t see Mom except on family Zoom. None of us want
Read moreJust before I sat down to write this column I was standing on a 16-foot ladder stringing up icicle lights for my wife. It was just past 9 a.m. and already 60-plus degrees. If only we could have a glorious, sunny and warm Christmas day, I thought to myself.
Read moreNovember is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, and I’m joining caregivers across the country in celebrating the comfort, care, dignity and choice that hospice and palliative care programs provide to 1.6 million people in this country each year living with a life-limiting illness. A theme this year is: “It’s About How You Live.”
Read moreAs I scan old photos, the details of Frisky—my first dog—came rushing back.
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It can be hard to justify the cost of veterinary care during these tough times, unless you know Gus really needs it. You are the best judge of when your kitty is off, as you know his behavior better than anyone.
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