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Seeing the benefits of eye surgery | Ann Oxrieder
“Consider yourself ‘piratized,'” said the nurse as she finished taping a patch over my right eye.
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Planting the seeds of legacy | Ann Oxrieder
Only four years after retirement, I sometimes think about legacies, asking myself, “Have I contributed to anything lasting?”
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Searching for the perfect gift | Ann Oxrieder
As I exited the library, the display of cookbooks, each with “chocolate” in its title, stopped me cold.…
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Fitbit to the rescue? I hope
One adage I’d love to disprove is that the older you get the longer it takes for your…
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The benefits of talking | Ann Oxrieder
We often work hard to ignore other people, whether we’re in a rush, fearful of taking the first…
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Fast and furious in aisle seven | Ann Oxrieder
In my last column I wrote about being dumped onto hard soil by a horse. As a result,…
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Research can have its ups and downs | Ann Oxrieder
Doing research is one of the most exciting parts of writing a novel, though some people – including…
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Meeting and losing a friend | Ann Oxrieder
A week ago Ana died. Heart attack? Stroke? Something that took her fast.
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Smile — you’ll be part of my collection | Ann Oxrieder
If you see me coming your way you might want to change direction. That is, unless you don’t…
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Getting fit – brain and all | Ann Oxrieder
Maybe you’ve seen the commercial on TV. Christie Brinkley and Chuck Norris – Beauty and the Beast —…
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Finding the connections – one cat at a time | Ann Oxrieder
Even if scientists have shown it takes more than six steps to connect any two people in the…
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Falling in love with (costly) ‘macarons’
Visitors to Paris might fall in love with the Mona Lisa, the houseboats on the Seine, the Eiffel…
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Learning to adjust to cats | Ann Oxrieder
Good neighbors are invaluable. But that’s the conclusion to this story, so let me start at the beginning.
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Be thankful for your health | Ann Oxreider
Thanksgiving has passed. We’ve all expressed our gratitude for family, friends, turkey and stuffing. Or have we?
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Finally, a time to be boring | Ann Oxrieder
Those of us over age 50 can finally feel good about being boring.
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Time to ‘observe’ birthdays, not ‘celebrate’ them
I observed my birthday in August. 'Observed' as opposed to 'celebrated.' I stopped celebrating at 60. In contrast…
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Wanted: A travel agent all the time | Ann Oxrieder | Still Life
A month ago, a friend of mine who is an experienced traveler, sounded disappointed when I told her…
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Pitching a book – with help from a fairy godmother | Ann Oxrieder | Still Life
More than five hundred people went sleepless in Seattle the last week in July. I was one of…
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On the road in Central Washington | Ann Oxrieder | Still Life
In June my husband and I set out to explore Central Washington. It was the first road trip…
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Fond memories of a short life | Ann Oxrieder | Still Life
It’s not just civic leaders who leave a hole in a community when they die. Michael O’Neill, who…