Tips to consider when planning your first vegetable garden

AS MANY TOLEDO-AREA RESIDENTS DISCOVERED during the COVID-19 lockdowns, vegetable gardening is a fun, healthy, rewarding activity that can keep the whole family productively occupied throughout much of the growing and harvesting season.

NOBODY'S PERFECT The challenges of taking pills

I RECENTLY STARTED taking a monthly pill that is pretty small in size and easy to take. Well, almost. I can swallow it in no time, but opening up its packaging was hard. It took me minutes; the pill came covered with hard plastic on a foil-covered tray.

Spiritually Speaking

IT SEEMS TO ME that I’m already thinking about spring even though we are in the throes of winter here in Northwest Ohio. Housekeeping, spring cleaning, and planting flowers come to mind as I plan for spring activities.

A Walk in the Park

FLORIDA IS AN ESPECIALLY POPULAR DESTINATION this time of year, not only for the weather but because of the wonderful beaches. The Florida coastline runs 550 miles down the Atlantic from Jacksonville and 770 up the Gulf side for a total of 1,350 miles.

Screens, health, and youths: the good, the bad, and the hopeful

YOUTHS IN THE 1950s and 1960s often were criticized for spending too much time in front of a relatively new appliance called the television. That’ll ruin your eyes, make you fat, and turn you into a mindless zombie, so said critics—parents and social observers of the time. That was then.

Grab your kilt and help set a Guinness World Record!

IF YOU EVER WANTED to be part of setting a Guinness World Record, you’ll get your chance at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022 when the Blarney Irish Pub hosts the attempt in Downtown Toledo.

Winter fall prevention tips for seniors

SENIORS OFTEN GO TO CONSIDERABLE LENGTHS to reduce the risk of falling inside the home—eliminating tripping hazards such as throw rugs and extension cords, installing grab bars in bathrooms and railings on stairs, applying a non-skid surface to the bathtub, and so on.

NOBODY’S PERFECT

I WENT FOR MY ANNUAL CHECKUP to see my doctor. Before she came into the examination room, I was weighed, had my blood pressure and pulse taken, and was asked several questions about current medications and how I was feeling generally. I told the young man that he was an accurate, friendly nurse.