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July 16, 2015

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You know you really want to — and now you probably should!

How many times do you have to catch them in a lie before you stop listening to them?

Gardening Q&A

The wealth of gardening knowledge and experiences in the Sun City community is vast and varied. Each and every day we all have the privilege to enjoy the beautiful plants that are in individual’s yards and the common areas.

Inside Out: Another Disney/Pixar magical production

First things first, the little heroine in this movie is named Riley, and I have a fourteen year old Granddaughter with the same name. So, to my Riley, this review is dedicated to you. Love, Poppa.

Assessing the toxicity of our individual bodies

On each item give yourself a 1, 2, 3 or 4, being as honest with yourself as you can. When you finish, add up your score for the total. The higher the score, the least toxic you are.

A Grade “A” Diner

As you drive on Route 20 heading west from Route 47, you will come to a fork in the road. This is where you will see a diner with a giant letter “A” on the roof. No, this is not Arnold’s from the TV show Happy Days, instead it is Allen’s Corner Diner in Hampshire.

Love & Mercy, a Beach Boys triumph of a different kind

If you are a member of the “Greatest Generation,” and many of you reading this are, the Beach Boys music is indelibly locked in your memory. Ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as the twelfth greatest band ever, and with sales of over 100 million records, how could we forget?

More foods to avoid

Eggs (Commercial) Nutritious eggs, free of disease, are probably the most difficult to buy. One reason is all the terms on the cartons. Some of these are organic, cage free, free range, omega 3s, etc. What we want to avoid are buying eggs that come from caged chickens. While ones bought in grocery stores at …

Ask an Angel: June 18, 2015

I’ve fallen for the first time recently and it really scared me. Since this happened to me, my friends have told me to expect it to happen again. Is this true or am I just being too worried?

Ask the Woodchucks: June 18, 2015

New federal guidelines for home water heaters took effect in April. The heaters will now be larger than the existing models. Will they fit into Sun City homes that have no basement, or will the homeowners have to modify or rebuild their space?

Make way for the Monarch

Childhood memories can be deceiving. We might remember events slightly different than how they actually occurred or we might only remember bits and pieces of events. Sometimes touchstone moments bring clarity or intensity to a memory so that it is forever with us.

The way it should have been is just the way it was

Even if you’re not a fan of soccer—or of women’s sports in general—now that the Women’s World Cup is in the news again there’s no avoiding memories of that iconic photo of US soccer star Brandi Chastain on her knees, fists clenched, arms raised, mouth open in a joyous roar of celebration after scoring the winning penalty kick against China to capture the cup on July 10, 1999, in front of more than 90,000 stadium fans, and perhaps a billion more worldwide.

Traveling sideways through Lisbon, there’s no other way

The winds of Gitche Gumee definitely paid us a visit this winter and brought along some of the white stuff but that has ended, and while summer is soon approaching, it’s now the “shoulder” season for travel.

Does your house have curb appeal?

When I was a little girl, Friday nights were spent going out to dinner. We frequently went to Number 10 Downing Street in Dundee. I didn’t understand where its name originated, but I did thoroughly enjoy eating the free popcorn and watching them cook our food through the large glass windows that looked into the kitchen.

Ask the Woodchucks: June 4, 2015

Every year I visit the consumer showcase, looking for ideas for this column, and this year was no different. Larry Bernstein of Larry’s Home Maintenance showed me a new device to prevent kick-in attacks, where burglars either kick the front door in or wedge it open with a crow bar.

So long, Cuervo, it’s been good to know you

I guess you could call me a “commitment” kind of guy. Married to the same woman for 46 years and counting. Driving the same car since 2002. And don’t even ask about that old-school archive of ancient garments that is my underwear drawer.

Foods we should avoid

Most of us know that the Government Pyramid is a guide to how we should eat. It includes fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, poultry, dairy, and grains. But what the guide does not tell us is which foods are healthy and which ones make the body toxic.

Homemade Italian cuisine

Welcome to the home of Giacomo and Anna Maria Zito. Along with their daughter Amanda, they have owned this house in Des Plaines since 1998 and have transformed it into Giacomo’s Ristorante Italiano.

My list of the best ever

You’ve been banished to a beautiful tropical island for the duration. Among the belongings you are allowed to bring is a DVD player and ten movies. Since there is no satellite receiver on this island, you’re stuck watching these films over and over. Which ten would you pick? Here are my selections.

Ask an Angel: June 4, 2015

It’s not safe for my mom to live alone any longer. I am her primary caregiver and I have seen her change over the past few months, with numerous falls in her home. I am considering assisted living for her, but don’t know where to begin. What should I be looking for?

Don’t just be a gardener, be an investigator, too

The harbingers of spring include forsythia, daffodils, and the sounds of birds. The sunny days and warmer temperatures allow us to be outside more. While outside, you might notice some plants that look concerning.

A Balanced Meal

It’s been a long, long, time since any of us have been in school. However, if you go to Jiang’s Mongolian Grill which is a “do it yourself restaurant” in the Algonquin Commons, there are a few things you must learn first.

This film won’t steer audiences ‘far from the madding crowd’

Based on Thomas Hardy’s renowned novel, the British drama “Far From the Maddening Crowd” focuses on Bathsheba Everdene, a beautiful young woman who inherits a picturesque farm from her Uncle.

Ask the Woodchucks: May 21, 2015

We moved to Sun City three months ago. Our house has an electrostatic filter on the furnace. How do we clean it and how often?

Healthier You combination class and support group

For the past 7 years, I have been teaching a four-week class in June, repeating the same material July and August. This year I would like to try something different.

Ask an Angel: May 21, 2015

I miss doing some of the gardening I used to do when I lived in my own home. I can’t move like I used to, but I don’t want to give up working in the garden. Any suggestions?

There’s nothing cheesy about my crossword quirk

They say that doing mental problems like crossword puzzles can help keep an aging brain from turning to cheese—or at least it can slow down the process and keep the brain gouda-like instead of being completely limburgered before its time.