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Polly Weiss, core member of the York County Time Bank, at the town clockstanding at the corner of Market and Beaver streets in downtown York.
By Lori Van Ingen
Bartering was a concept Polly Weiss was familiar with. So when Weisscame across the York County Time Bank, a twist on the old barter system,she was intrigued.
“Spend your time, save your money” is the motto of the time bank.All you need to do is “give an hour to get an hour,” the York resident said.Give your time to help a member, “bank” that time, and watch it add up.
When you have banked enough hours, contact another time bank memberto help you with a project you need completed, and that member bankshours helping you.
Weiss started attending meetings as the time bank was being established insummer 2013 in York city and became one of the core group.
“It’s easy. If I can do it, anyone can,” Weiss said, “no matter how dauntingit looks at first.”
When Weiss signed up, she said she could “help design your garden andidentify plants or where to put them. I’m not digging, but I will give adviceon the garden. Also, I can help to plan a trip.”
Her first assignment was to go to one woman’s house to tell her how toprune her garden. She also told the woman, a photographer, where to putbenches and arches for her backdrops.
“I had a wonderful time,” Weiss said.
Neighbors Trade Services as
Part of Community Time Banks
Taking Your Timeto the Bank
York County Edition February 2015 Vol. 16 No. 2
Traveltizers: San Antonio’sGrand Fiestapage 10
A Hidden Warning Signfor Heart Attack and Strokepage 18
Inside:
please see TIME BANK page 17
They served us —now let us serve them!Reserve your space today!
To become a sponsor or exhibitor,please contact your account representative,
call (717) 285-1350, or email [email protected]
April 15, 20159 a.m. – 2 p.m.
York Expo Center, Memorial Hall East334 Carlisle Ave., York
The Expo brings federal, state, and local agencies togetherwith area businesses to provide information and resources toveterans and their families.
The Job Fair brings veterans and spouses who need jobstogether with employers who can benefit from this richsource of talent to aid their organizations.
At the ExpoVeterans Benefits & ServicesCommunity ServicesMedical/Nonmedical ResourcesProducts and Services AvailableSupport/Assistance Programs
At the Job FairEmployersJob CounselingWorkshops/SeminarsResume Writing AssistanceEducation/Training Services
Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities Available
www.veteransexpo.com
2 events — 1 location
Special appearances,including the Korean War VeteranColor Guard, who will recognize all
branches of service
Would you like to serve those who have served?April 15, 20159 a.m. – 2 p.m.York Expo CenterMemorial Hall East334 Carlisle Ave., Yorkwww.veteransexpo.com
The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair welcomes volunteers!
If you can help with registration or stuffing attendee bags
for all or just part of the day, we’d love to have you.
Contact Kimberly Shaffer at (717) 285-8123 or [email protected] for more information.
As 50plus Senior News celebrates its 20th anniversarythis year, we hope you’ll enjoy a monthly peek back atthe world in 1995!
• Median household income: $34,076
• Unemployment rate: 5.6 percent
• Cost of a car: $12,800
• Cost of a house: $111,000
• Federal debt: $4921 billion
• U.S. GDP (1998 dollars): $7,269.6 billion
• Federal spending: $1519.13 billion
• Consumer price index: 152.4
• U.S. population: 262,764,948
Wall of Honor Launchedas Tribute to Vets
A Wall of Honor is now available aspart of the online community forsenior-living referral service A Place forMom, Inc. (APFM). The wall providesusers with a place to highlight U.S.veterans and pay tribute to the men andwomen who have played a critical rolein our nation’s history.
The Wall of Honor offers anopportunity for the family and friendsof veterans to celebrate a loved one whohas served in the U.S. military bysharing a photo along with military and
life highlights, as well as personalmessages.
APFM has also encouraged itsnetwork of partners to celebrate theveterans in their communities byparticipating in this online storytelling.
To submit a photo and informationfor a U.S. veteran to the Wall of Honoror to find more information aboutsenior care benefits available forveterans, visithttp://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/wall-of-honor
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This Resource Directory recognizes advertisers who have madean extended commitment to your health and well-being.
Roth’s Farm Village
Roth’s Church Road, Spring Grove
(717) 633-7300
Community Animal Hospital
Donald A. Sloat, D.V.M.
400 S. Pine St., York
(717) 845-5669
Patton Veterinary Hospital
425 E. Broadway, Red Lion
(717) 246-3611
Gordon’s Body Shop, Inc.
10 Mill St., Stewartstown
(717) 993-2263
Munchel Brothers Jewelry and Coin
Exchange
351 Loucks Road, Suite G-7, York
(717) 793-2110
Steinmetz Coins & Currency
2861 E. Prospect Road, York
(717) 757-6980
Advanced Dentures and Dental
1720 S. Queen St., York
(717) 843-6800
York Denture Center
1720 S. Queen St., York
(717) 843-6800
Low-Income Energy Assistance
(717) 787-8750
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
510 Centerville Road, Lancaster
(717) 898-1900
Asset & Retirement Protectors
(717) 792-9274; (800) 503-1028
Edible Arrangements
2300 E. Market St., York
(717) 755-8200
Alzheimer’s Association
(717) 651-5020
Alzheimer’s Information Clearinghouse
(800) 367-5115
American Diabetes Association
(800) 342-2383
CONTACT Helpline
(717) 652-4400
The National Kidney Foundation
(800) 697-7007 or (717) 757-0604
Social Security Information
(800) 772-1213
PA HealthCare Cost Containment
(717) 232-6787
Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard
of Hearing
(800) 233-3008 V/TTY
Elder Healthcare Solutions
Serving South Central PA
(717) 825-8828
Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services
Hanover: (717) 630-0067
Lancaster: (717) 393-3450
York: (717) 751-2488
Springetts Manor Apartments
50 Eisenhower Drive, York
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Housing Authority of York
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Property Tax/Rent Rebate
(888) 728-2937
Apprise Insurance Counseling
(717) 771-9610 or (800) 632-9073
Pleasant Acres Nursing &
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118 Pleasant Acres Road, York
(717) 840-7100
Providence Place Senior Living
3377 Fox Run Road, Dover
(717) 767-4500
CVS/pharmacy
www.cvs.com
York County Area Agency on Aging
(800) 632-9073
Lebanon VA Medical Center
1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon
(717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771
RSVP of Capital Region, Inc.
(717) 847-1539
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(717) 847-1539
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A dog can be your best friend—and abenefit to your health as well. Here aresome ways owning a dog can keep youhale and hearty in mind as well as body:
More exercise. Just walking the doggets you out of the house, but most dogowners do more than dash out for a fewminutes once or twice a day. You’ll takelonger walks and get more exercise onceyou’re outside with your pooch.
Better mentalhealth. Studies suggestthat pet owners are lesslikely to suffer fromdepression and othermental health problems.
The affection they getfrom their pets is onefactor, along with theneed to focus on theirpets’ welfare and be moreactive.
Illness prevention.Dogs may have the abilityto smell cancer in yourbody, detect low bloodsugar, sense foods thattheir owners are allergic to(such as peanuts), and helppeople through seizures.
Some of these talentsrequire specialized training;others may be at leastsomewhat instinctive.
Allergy resistance.Children growing up in a house withdogs seem less likely to develop allergieslater in life.
Happier social life.When you’re outon walks and exercising with your dog,people will naturally gravitate towardyou to ask questions about your pet.Many people form meaningfulfriendships within their group of dogowners.
Why Get a Dog? Better Health, for One Thing
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was my mother’s valentine. Andshe was mine.
I’m hoping maybe others canexperience the joy I did, with theirdaughters, mothers, or anyone at all.
Dad gave Mom roses. She lovedthat. Then one year he didn’t andnever did again. He was a despondentman. Their marriage wasn’t so great.Mom would voice her anger. Dadkept his in. But it had to manifestsomehow. So he no longer did nicethings for her.
I couldn’t stand seeing my motherunhappy on Valentine’s Day, so Imade her my valentine. I gave herlace-trimmed cards and candy. Theseeasy gestures meant the world to her,as they symbolized I loved her. Youcan probably guess she needed that.
She’d get me Valentine’s gifts. Butthe showstopper was when she puttogether a “Come as a Flapper”Valentine’s Day party when I was alittle girl.
Fifteen girlfriends came, all inhyper-manic Roaring ’20s flapper andgangster mode. Mom decorated ourdining room with cardboard cherubs,feather boas, and heart-covered placesettings. I nicknamed our roomsaccording to the color of the walls.This one had panels of walnut.
We were Jewish so the food waskosher—but flapper style. Using redfood coloring, Mom made thin bagelstopped with candy sequins and servedthem as Yiddish garters.
Her mini-Reuben sandwiches werecalled Bugsy Siegel sandwiches. Sheonly approved of Jewish gangsters’names. My brother said he was Al
Capone. She said, “You’re MeyerLansky.”
The food was under a banner thatread, “Shoot first. Ask questionslater.” Mom had a thing for gunmen.The party favors were chocolate cigarsand, fitting with Mom’s fetish,miniature toy Tommy guns.
We shimmied and we boogied allnight long. Man—we must havedanced until 9! I relived thosemoments today as I sang the verysame song that we danced to at fullvolume on the record player thatwondrous night.
Charleston! Charleston!Made in Caro-lin-a,Every step ya’ do,leads to somethin’ new.Man, I’m tellin’ you, it’s a lapazoo!
Mom could surely kick up herheels when she was happy. Iremember Dad wasn’t at the party atfirst. Ever the self-nominated familyproblem solver, I left my party to findmy father. As usual, he was alone inhis den, smoking his pipe.
“Won’t you come dance the
Charleston with me?” I asked.Holding hands, we walked to theparty room.
Dad could be wonderfully goofy.He put a red feather boa around hisneck and danced with me. He hadone hand on his hip and the otherpointing way up, making silly circleswith his forefinger to the rhythm ofthe music.
All the girls were dancing, notmissing a beat other than to pull uptheir mothers’ black fishnet stockingsthat kept dropping to their ankles.Bangle bracelets clinked. Elbow-length gloves were tossed high in theair.
Neither of my parents noticed, as Islowly danced with Dad towardMom. She was showing fancyCharleston moves that the girls weretrying to imitate. She didn’t see howclose Dad and I were to her. If Iweren’t in the picture, it would haveappeared they were dancing together.
So I slowly backed away.Then I stopped and stood
motionless as I watched my parentsdancing together for the first time inmy life.
And that was the very best part ofthe great “Come as a Flapper”Valentine’s Day party, held in 1960,in the “Walnut Room” when I wasonly 9.
Saralee Perel is an award-winning,nationally syndicated columnist. Hernew book is Cracked Nuts & SentimentalJourneys: Stories From a Life Out ofBalance. To find out more, visitwww.saraleeperel.com or [email protected].
Such is Life
Saralee Perel
The Great Valentine’s DayLapazoo!
Saralee in flapper regalia, 1960.
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The Beauty in Nature
Clyde McMillan-Gamber
We know woodpeckers perchupright on tree trunks andbranches. But there are other,
unique tree acrobats in the woods andolder suburbs of eastern North America,including three species of nuthatches andone kind of creeper, all of which are a bitsmaller than sparrows.
Nuthatches walk down tree trunksand branches head first in their quest forinvertebrates and their eggs in barkcrevices. They are the only family ofbirds in North America that can do so.And they move upside-down alonglimbs, clinging to the bark with theirsharp toenails as they look for food.
Nuthatches have short, stout beaksthey probe into crevices in bark fromdifferent angles to extract invertebratesand their eggs. Obviously, their food-gathering niche and technique are uniqueamong North American birds.
White-breasted nuthatches are white
below and havedark heads andnecks and graybacks andupper wings.Red-breastednuthatcheshave orangeunder parts andgray backs andwings.
Brown-headednuthatcheshave whitebellies, brownheads, and graywings andbacks. The upper parts of each kind ofnuthatch blend them into the color oftree bark, which protects them frompredation.
Nuthatches raise young in tree
cavities. White-breasts arepermanentresidents indeciduouswoods andsuburbsthrough mostof easternNorth America.
Red-breastsnest in mixedconiferous/deciduouswoods ofCanada and thenorthern tierstates and
winter farther south. Brown heads livepermanently in pine woods fromDelaware to the Deep South.
By living in different parts of thecontinent, nuthatches reduce
competition for nesting space and food. Brown creepers are brown-and-white-
striped on top and white below. They,too, are camouflaged on tree bark.
Each creeper circles up a tree trunkand pokes its long, curved bill into cracksin the bark after invertebrates and theireggs. When approaching the top of thetree, it flutters down to the base ofanother tree and repeats its food-gathering process. Creepers feed in thatway all day, every day.
There may be some competition forfood between the nuthatches andcreepers, but each species has adifferently shaped beak to poke increvices in different ways. What onespecies can pull out of a crack in bark,maybe the other can’t. So competitionmay be limited.
Watch for nuthatches and creepers ontree bark. Their food-gathering ways areunique and interesting.
Feathered Tree Acrobats
A white-breasted nuthatch.
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CCRCs offer a tiered approach to the aging process, accommodating residents’ unique and often changing needs.
Healthy adults entering a CRCC are able to live independently in a home, apartment, or condominium of theirown within the community. When assistance with everyday activities becomes necessary, they can move intopersonal care, assisted living, rehabilitation, or nursing care facilities. Some CCRCs have designated dementiaareas within the community. These units address the progressing needs of people who have any form ofdementia.
With a wealth of available resources, these communities give older adults the option to live in one location forthe duration of their lives, with much of their future care already figured out — which equals both comfort andpeace of mind.
The CCRC Communities listed are sponsoring this message. This is not an all-inclusive list.
CCRCContinuing Care
Retirement Communities
Bethany Village325 Wesley DriveMechanicsburg, PA 17055Stephanie LightfootDirector of Sales & Marketing(717) 766-0279www.bethanyvillage.org
Chapel Pointeat Carlisle770 South Hanover StreetCarlisle, PA 17013Linda AmsleyDirector of Marketing/Admissions(717) [email protected]
Church of God Home801 North Hanover StreetCarlisle, PA 17013Sherry HeimDirector of Development/PR(717) [email protected]
Cross Keys VillageThe Brethren Home Community2990 Carlisle PikeNew Oxford, PA 17350Amy KirkpatrickSenior Retirement Counselor(717) 624-5350a.kirkpatrick@crosskeysvillage.orgwww.crosskeysvillage.org
Garden Spot Village433 South Kinzer AvenueNew Holland, PA 17557Megan FarberSales and Marketing(717) [email protected]
Calvary FellowshipHomes502 Elizabeth DriveLancaster, PA 17601Marlene MorrisMarketing Director(717) 393-0711www.calvaryhomes.org
Today, the coffee break is acommon tradition in homes andoffices all around the country.
This welcome pause during a workdaybegan during the Civil War by a youngWilliam McKinley (who would becomeAmerica’s 25th president).
McKinley briefly attended AlleghenyCollege at the age of 14 and was teachingschool at 16. When the Civil War brokeout, he joined the Union Army, passinghimself off as 20 when he was only 18.
While waiting for his commission, hebegan taking coffee in a cart to Ohio
soldiers who had beenup since before dawn.His coffee break wasimmensely popular, andhe was madecommissary sergeant atage 19.
The 10 a.m. coffeeinitiated by McKinleyfor Ohio soldiers spreadto Pennsylvania andMassachusettsregiments. Followingthe Civil War, the coffee
break began to emerge inmany northern cities.
Here are otherfascinating facts aboutAmerican presidents.
Lincoln shot at beforethe John Wilkes Boothassassination. Americansknow that an assassin firedand struck PresidentAbraham Lincoln at Ford’sTheater in Washington,D.C., on April 14, 1865.
However, that was not the first shootingincident for Lincoln.
He was shot at twice before, bothtimes while he was on his way to theSoldiers’ Home, a facility on the outskirtsof Washington, where Lincoln oftenretreated for personal renewal and rest.In 1861, while riding alone at night tothe home, Lincoln was fired upon by aman standing less than 50 yards away.
In August 1864, he was again shot at,but the bullet passed through the upperpart of his stovepipe hat. In both cases,Lincoln joked about the incidents with
Fascinating Facts about American Presidents
Fragments of History
Victor Parachin
Andrew JacksonOfficial White House Portrait by Ralph E.W. Earl (1835)
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The CCRC Communities listed are sponsoring this message. This is not an all-inclusive list.
Willow Valley Communities600 Willow Valley SquareLancaster, PA 17602Kristin HambletonDirector of Sales(717) 464-6800(800) 770-5445www.willowvalleycommunities.org
Woodcrest VillaMennonite Home Communities2001 Harrisburg PikeLancaster, PA 17601Connie BuckwalterDirector of Marketing(717) 390-4126www.woodcrestvilla.org
Normandie RidgeSenior Living Community1700 Normandie DriveYork, PA 17408Dave MantonManager of Sales & Admissions(717) 718-0937www.normandieridge.org
Homeland Center1901 North Fifth StreetHarrisburg, PA 17102-1598Barry S. Ramper II, N.H.A.President/CEO(717) 221-7902www.homelandcenter.org
Green Ridge Village210 Big Spring RoadNewville, PA 17241Shelly NorthcottSales Director(717) [email protected]
Homestead Village Enhanced Senior Living1800 Marietta AvenueP.O. Box 3227Lancaster, PA 17604-3227Susan L. DoyleDirector of Marketing(717) 397-4831 ext. 158www.homesteadvillage.org
The Middletown Home999 West Harrisburg PikeMiddletown, PA 17057Andrea HenneyDirector of Residential Services(717) 944-3351 www.MiddletownHome.org
Serving from theHeart in the Spirit of
Friendship, Love,and Truth
Pleasant ViewRetirement Community544 North Penryn RoadManheim, PA 17545Amanda HallSales & Marketing Manager(717) [email protected]
St. Anne’sRetirement Community3952 Columbia AvenueWest Hempfield Township, PA 17512Christina GallagherDirector of Marketing(717) 285-5443cgallagher@stannesrc.orgwww.stannesretirementcommunity.com
aides, ordering that they not bepublicized.
Jefferson’s invention of thedumbwaiter. Tired of hauling goodsfrom his cellar to his dining room,Thomas Jefferson created a labor-savingdevice known as the dumbwaiter.
At his home, Monticello, in Virginia,a shaft connected the basement to thedining room. Jefferson rigged a conveyorcart with ropes and pulleys so that itemsstored in the basement, such as bottlesand root vegetables, could be loaded andsent up to the dining room.
Andrew Jackson challenges anassassin. Brought up in the frontiersection of the Carolinas, Andrew Jacksonwas not easily frightened by threats.
During his 1855 campaign for a
second term asgovernor ofTennessee, Johnsonlearned that threatswere made against hislife. At one campaignstop, Johnsonchallenged his would-be assassin orassassins to meet himface to face.
Placing his pistolon the table in frontof him, he began hisspeech saying:
“Fellow citizens: Ihave been informedthat part of thebusiness to betransacted on thepresent occasion is the assassination of
the individual who nowhas the honor ofaddressing you. I begrespectfully to proposethat this be the firstbusiness in order.Therefore, if any man hascome here tonight for thepurpose indicated, I donot say to him let himspeak, but let him shoot.”
A president whofathered 15 children.John Tyler was America’s10th president and the firstto assume office due to thedeath of his predecessor,William Henry Harrison,who died one month after
his inauguration. For this, he was
dubbed “His Accidency” by detractors.Tyler married his first wife, Letitia
Christian, in 1813. Twenty-nine yearsand eight children later, Letitia becamethe first of three first ladies to die in theWhite House.
Tyler also became the first president tomarry while in office when, two yearslater, he married Julia Gardiner, who wasfive years younger than Tyler’s oldestchild. Together they had seven children,bringing his total offspring to 15.
This fact prompted Tyler to proudlydeclare he was “not likely to let thefamily name become extinct.”
When the first Southern statesseceded in 1861, Tyler led a compromisemovement; failing, he worked to createthe Southern Confederacy. He died in1862, a member of the ConfederateHouse of Representatives.
Portrait of John Tyler, America’s 10th president
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York County
Calendar of EventsWindy Hill On the Campus – (717) 225-0733,www.windyhillonthecampus.orgTuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. – Chair Exercise ClassWednesdays, 11 a.m. – Healthy Steps in Motion
Exercise ClassFeb. 11, 10 a.m. – Valentine Dance Party
Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.
York County Library Programs
York County Department of Parks and RecreationPre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or anyadditional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.
Feb. 1, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Groundhog Walk, Nixon ParkFeb. 14, 7 to 9 p.m. – Sweetheart Hike, Rocky Ridge Park
Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public
Feb. 3, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York CountyFaith United Church of Christ509 Pacific Ave., York(717) 266-2784
Feb. 6, 10:30 a.m.Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York CountyMeetingGlenview Alliance Church10037 Susquehanna Trail South, Glen Rock(717) 428-2210
Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club
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Voices of Change: 8 War Babies Who Entertained AmericaBy Richard Pells
Do you find yourself stopping on TaxiDriver every time you run across it whilechannel flipping? Or shedding a teareach time you watch The Godfather?How about singing along to “Mrs.Robinson” on the radio or adding tunesby Bob Dylan and Joan Baez to playlists?
If so, you owe a “thank you” to thewar babies. Born between 1939 and1945, singer/songwriters, directors, andactors from the “war baby” generationare largely responsible for reshapingAmerican music and film after WorldWar II.
Here’s a look at how elements ofAmerican life influenced eight war-babyentertainers as they were growing up inthe 1940s and 1950s:
Francis Ford Coppola was born inDetroit in 1939. As a child, Coppolacontracted polio. Confined to a bed, hecreated a puppet theater, a traditionalform of Italian entertainment, one hereproduced in the early-20th-centurysegment of The Godfather: Part II.
Martin Scorsese was born in 1942 inQueens. As a boy, Scorsese had severeasthma and was unable to engage inphysically demanding activities.
A lonesome introvert, he spent muchof his childhood staring out the windowof his apartment in Little Italy in
Manhattan.Scorsese’smoviescaptured thevibrancy andviolence hesaw on thosestreets.
Robert DeNiro was bornin New Yorkin 1943. As ayoung man,De Nirostudiedmethod acting, which emphasized theneed for an actor to draw on his or herown psychological resources and onmemories and past experiences.
It’s easy to see how his upbringing inLittle Italy prepared him for his Oscar-winning role as Vito Corleone inCoppola’s The Godfather: Part II.
Faye Dunaway was born in 1941 inFlorida. She picked cotton as a child andhad a difficult relationship with herfather, a career soldier who had affairswith other women.
These experiences inspired Dunawayto flee from her feelings of childhoodalienation, escape to the big city, andbecome a star. They prepared her for themovie role of a lifetime in 1967, asBonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde,
another desperate,lonely youngwoman whohungers for fame.
Bob Dylanwas born RobertZimmerman in1941 in Duluth,Minn. Even as achild,Zimmerman wastaciturn, remote,and secretive—qualities thatwould mark his
persona as an adult. He devoted a goodpart of his youth to listening to bluesand country music on the radio.
By the late 1950s, as he embarked onhis own singing career, Zimmermanrenamed himself Bob Dylan in honor ofone of his favorite writers, DylanThomas.
Joan Baez was born in 1941 to aMexican father and Scottish mother.
Her father studied at Stanford andtaught military engineers during the war.But despite his background in math andphysics, he was a pacifist and refused towork on the atomic bomb. Baez becamea lifelong pacifist herself.
While growing up in California, Baezbegan experimenting with rhythm andblues on a ukulele. She also learned to
develop her exquisite singing voice as away of fitting in, as half-Mexican, withher white cohorts.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel wereboth born in 1941 and grew up inQueens.
When Simon was 11 years old, hebecame friends with a classmate, ArtGarfunkel, who lived just three blocksaway. Both boys came from similarJewish backgrounds and harbored similarmusical ambitions, which their parentsencouraged.
Once they discovered that theyappreciated each other’s voices inharmony, they started to perform as ateenage duo in the 1950s in school andbefore audiences, even making arecording—all before emerging in the1960s as two of the most poetic singersof the war-baby generation.
This is only a small sampling of war-baby entertainers and artists whomodernized music and film in Americaand who crafted a cultural revolutionfrom which we’re still reaping thebenefits today.
Richard Pells is the author of War Babies: TheGeneration That Changed America (CulturalHistory Press, 2014, ISBN: 978-0-990-66980-7, $17.99, www.richardpells.com).Currently, he is professor of history emeritusat The University of Texas at Austin. To learnmore, please visit www.richardpells.com.
Bob Dylan and Joan Baez playing at the “March onWashington for Jobs and Freedom” in August 1963.
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Our teacher, Miss Myles,read Jeanne Marie’s nameand asked me to presenther with the box at theback of the room.
There was snickering as Imade my way to her desk, but itdidn’t bother me. Yes, it did. Especiallyfrom Bernard Long, who sat across fromJeanne Marie. The trip back to my deskseemed like a city block.
“And here’s a special valentine for you,Bernard,” Miss Myles announced, “fromJeanne Marie.”
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By Andrea Gross
It’s 7 o’clock in the morning, and theSan Antonio River Walk is almostempty.
This is a stark contrast to last night,when an estimated 200,000 folkscrowded the area, cheering and wavingas 40 boats—each festooned in hot,bright colors and glittering lights—cruised down the meandering waterwaythat bisects the city’s downtown area.
People sat along the walkways thatborder the river, stood three deep on thearched bridges that span it, andapplauded from the balconies of theluxury hotels that line it.
After all, this was the Texas Cavaliers’River Parade, one of the premier eventsof Fiesta® San Antonio, the city’s annualspring extravaganza.
But now, as my husband and I boardan open-air boat for a 45-minutenarrated breakfast cruise, there are onlythree boats on the river: two breakfastboats and one containing workers who
are cleaning up the debris from theparade.
We enjoy the relative quiet as ourguide gives us an overview of the city’s
history and Fiesta activities.“Fiesta is a major part of San
Antonio,” she says, as the boat passes LaVillita, the site of Night in Old San
Antonio (NIOSA), one of the myriadevents that take place during the 11-dayparty.
There’s a pooch parade, a jazz bandfestival, and a “fun run” for costumedmini-marathoners. There’s food, acoronation, and Friday’s Battle of FlowersParade. This event is so popular that thecity literally shuts down for the day sothat locals as well as visitors can watch asfloats, bands, and smiling children maketheir way through the city center.
Finally, on Saturday night, there’s theFiesta Flambeau Parade, reputedly thelargest illuminated night parade in theworld, replete with a jewel-bedeckedqueen and stately king, who reign overthe festivities.
We’re not privy to the private partieswhere we could see the royal gowns upclose, so we go to the Witte Museum fortheir annual exhibit that showcases pastcoronation gowns. I ask the curator howmuch an “average” gown costs.
“Let’s just say they cost as much as ahigh-end luxury car,” she says.
San Antonio’s Grand Fiesta
The Texas Cavaliers’ River Parade is ahighlight of the Fiesta.
In La Villita a craftsman carves and paintsfigures typical of those found in theMexican province of Oaxaca.
Children preparefor the popularBattle of Flowers
parade.
El Mercado, a large outdoor market,is a favorite San Antonio attraction,
especially during Fiesta.
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In between attending Fiesta events, weexplore San Antonio, beginning with itsmost famous attraction, the Alamo.
The Alamo began as a mission in1700, but it’s most often remembered asa fortress, the place where Texas settlerschose certain death rather thansurrendering to the overwhelming forcesof Mexican General Antonio López deSanta Anna.
A little over a month later, on April21, 1836, other settlers, inspired by theircompatriots’ bravery, defeated theMexican army at the Battle of SanJacinto, thus paving the way for theestablishment of the Republic of Texasand its eventual annexation to theUnited States.
Today the Alamo is a museum,housing exhibits that are related to itsdays of glory. On the first Saturday ofevery month, costumed actors roam thegrounds, depicting life during the earlydays of Texas.
In addition to the Alamo, theSpaniards constructed four othermissions, all of which still operate asfunctioning parishes and hold regularSunday masses in both English andSpanish. The largest and most wellknown is Mission San José, which hasbeen restored to its 18th-century splendorand houses an excellent visitor center.
Two years ago the simplest way to
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Mission Reach, an 8-mile southernextension of the San Antonio River
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River Walk, aptly named MuseumReach, leads through urban areas to anewly restored area filled with trendyshops and restaurants as well as the SanAntonio Museum of Art and the WitteMuseum.
Of course, in order to explore theseareas, we have to fortify ourselves. Wechoose three restaurants that promisefood that’s both traditional and tasty.We’re not disappointed.
Guenther House, built in 1859 by thefounder of Pioneer Flour Mills, is asnotable for its museum of millhousememorabilia as its buttermilk biscuits.
At Viola’s Ventanas, we hear tales ofthe owner’s mother, whose homestylecooking is featured in the restaurant; andat El Machito, which reputedly has thebiggest grill in Texas, we happily gorgeon a mixed platter of grilled cholesterol.
Chef Johnny Hernandez urges us totry one of his drinks, which are as Texas-sized as his grill. Why not? We lift ourglasses and toast San Antonio, a city thatknows how to party as it preserves itspast and embraces its future.www.visitsanantonio.com
Note: This year the Fiesta will be April16-26.
Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted;story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).
The Alamo was the city’s first mission.
An outstanding exhibit at the BriscoeWestern Art Museum depicts the siege of
the Alamo.
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayowas once home to 350 Native Americans.
The mural at La Tierra, a well-knownrestaurant in El Mercado, shows “ordinarypeople” interspersed with importantcommunity leaders and historic figures.
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Valentine’sDay falls onFeb. 14 and
honors the Christianmartyr St. Valentine,persecuted by theRoman emperor in273 AD, as well asthe Roman goddessof marriage, Juno.
St. Valentine’sfeast day is nowhighlighted with thegifting of flowers,sharing symbols oflove, and sendingromantic cards.
While St.Valentine presentedthe flowers from hisgarden to younglovers in an effort topromote theCatholic sacramentof matrimony, theFebruary holidaythat bears his namehas sparked theexchange of variousworks of art andantiques.
Some of the mostpopular Valentine’skeepsakes from theantiques world are:
1. Valentine cards.These small tokensare exchangedbetween childhoodfriends and star-crossed lovers alike.Examples from theearly 1900s come inthe form ofpostcards and areworth $5 to $10.
Vintage examplesfrom the World WarII era range in value from $10 to $20depending on condition, market, artist,and sentimental message.
2. Courting lamps. The Victorians gaveus restrictions on courtship in the formof the courting lamp.
The courting lamp had graduated
markings on the glassto indicate minutes.The marks showed theamount of time leftbefore the fuel sourceexpired and your lovermust be on his wayhome. Today, theserare Valentine’skeepsakes are worth$50 to $100.
3. Candy containers.Glass candy containersfrom the early 1900scame in all shapes andsizes. They are widelycollected and range invalue from $50 toseveral hundreddollars.
4. Chocolate molds.Chocolate molds arevery popular,particularly on the daywhen an abundance ofchocolate is exchangedand consumed.
Metal chocolatemolds that date backto the late 19th centuryare the most sought-after examples thatcollectors look for,and they are expensive… valued between$500 and $2,500 forfine examples.
5. Jewelry. There isnothing quite likegetting a piece of finejewelry featuring gold,silver, or anotherprecious metal andgemstones.
Costume jewelry isalso a popular
Valentine’s gift by makers such as SarahCoventry, Weiss, Trifari, Coro, Monet,Maravella, etc.
6. Candy boxes. Russell Stover, Godiva,and Whitman candy boxes on a living-room coffee table spoke volumes aboutthis winter holiday.
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Woven hair picture, circa1880-1900.
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Once these delicious chocolates weredevoured, the candy boxes—ofdecorated, embossed cardboard—weresaved through the years. Today, candyboxes in the shape of hearts command$2 to $10 at antique shops.
7. Hair crafts. From circa 1850-1890,weaving human hair was a popular craftproject. Women would save their hairfrom a hairbrush, place it into a hairreceiver, and use it later as a material forweaving watch fobs, bracelets, andframed hair flowers.
These items were given as presents toloved ones on Valentine’s Day.
8. Dance cards. In the early 1900s, adance card was a coveted and highlypersonal object. Some cards were wornlike oversized lockets around the neck ofthe prettiest girl at the party.
For some Valentine’s sweethearts,dance cards were made of a metal coverwith thin sheets of bone used like paperto write a future dance partner’s name,promising him the next dance.
These rare pieces of Americana arenot easy to find and range in value from$50 to $75, depending on condition.
9. Vintage couture.Winter hats, coats,scarves, and formal gloves from that
bygone night on the town in celebrationof Valentine’s Day are all the rage. Lookfor period hats of faux fur or felt andleather gloves with fanciful detailing atthrift shops, antiques stores, and fleamarkets.
You will have to save your pennies tobuy some of these name-brand pieces,with the highly sought-after hats rangingin value from $250 to $500 each.
10. Flower vases.When you receive thatValentine bouquet, it is wonderful toenjoy the blooms and the fragrance.However, once the roses wilt, the vasefrom the florist becomes the keepsake.
Many of these florist vases from circa1930 to 1950 have stood the test oftime. Ceramic pieces by Royal Haeger,McCoy, and other firms are cherishedValentine collectibles today. In goodcondition, they command $125 to $150.
This Valentine’s Day, as you make newmemories, don’t forget to cherish the oldones with antiques and collectibles.
Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, andaward-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori hostsantiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Loriis the star appraiser on Discovery channel’s TVshow Auction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com,www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, Lori Verderameat Google+, or call (888) 431-1010.
An Icy Morning
It glistens and sparkles in sunshine so bright.
It hangs on the bushes, a beautiful sight.
A crystalline coating envelopes the trees.
And sets up a tinkling in a gentle breeze.
But many folks grumble, don’t like it at all.
It changes their schedules. To work they must call.
“Can’t make it this morning, we’ve had this ice storm.
Guess I’ll have to stay home and try to keep warm.”
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Wayne Grant grew up inNorwood, Pa., where he readabout the great battles of
World War II, especially those involvingMarines.
He had wanted to be a Marine for aslong as he could remember. He knewthat the Marines would let you enlistwhen you were as young as 17, as long asyour parents would sign for you to join.
So in 1946 when he was 17 and asenior in high school, he put it to hisfather: Would he sign and permit him tojoin the Marines?
Grant says his dad gave him a longlook, then said, “All right. If you’ll stay inhigh school and finish up, I’ll then signthe papers to let you enlist.”
So, Grant did, and his father did signthe papers. Grant—still 17—thenheaded for the Custom House inPhiladelphia, enlisted, and became aMarine.
First stop was Parris Island for basictraining. Was it tough?
“Nah,” he says. “At age 17, I was readyfor anything. I never did think of thetraining as tough, although it went onfor 10 hours a day.
“One interesting thing I later learnedabout the Marines was that wheneveryou arrived at a new post, the first thingthey did was put you on guard duty.”
For him, that next time meant guardduty as the delegates of the UN InterimSite Commission descended on a site inthe Flushing Meadows-Corona Park areain Queens, N.Y., to evaluate it as apotential home for the newly establishedUnited Nations.
Then it was to theBrooklyn Navy Yard toguard the members ofthe fleet who weresailing overseas tocombat. From there, itwas a small move toFloyd Bennett Field,where he was flown toLondon to report toU.S. NavalHeadquarters atGrosvenor Square onhis way to help guardour London embassy.
Did he have achoice in selecting sucha place to pull duty?
After a look thatseemed to say, “Are youkidding me?” he says,“No. The Marines weren’t reallyinterested in where you’d rather serve.They were interested only in where theyneeded you at the moment. That said,though, I have to say that London was agreat place to be stationed. People saythat the Brits had the view that thethousands of Americans that passedthrough England during the war were‘overpaid, oversexed, and over here.’
“That may have been so, but theywere also keenly aware of what the Yankshad done for them during the war. In1947 when I was there, that was still veryfresh in their minds, and they couldn’thave been better in the way they treatedus.”
As pleased as Grant had been abouthis post in London, his next assignment
was one he wouldhave found hard tobelieve: being chosento guard theAmerican Embassy inParis.
How was dutythere? Did he everthink, “And they payme for duty here?”
Grant laughs andagrees that hecouldn’t think of abetter place, offhand.That answer wasamplified when hewas asked if there wassomething about thecity that heparticularlyremembered, and his
answer was, “You mean places likeHarry’s New York Bar?”
Then, more seriously, he names theleft bank with its great restaurants, theLouvre, the pretty girls promenading onthe Champs-Élysées.
“It’s just an amazing city,” he says,“and I wouldn’t give anything for theyear I had to explore it. It’s no wonderthe world has made it such a favoriteplace to visit.”
When he wasn’t on the town, whatwas his duty like in guarding theEmbassy?
“In those days, Europe was stillrecovering from being so devastated inthe war, and we weren’t expecting anyserious problems,” he says. “We Marineswore our dress blues, and we made it a
point to be spic and span. Our job wasto ‘show the flag,’ more or less.
“The feeling was that a hoodlumwould see the Marines and decide thathe had better things to do than tanglewith them. We carried sheathedbayonets, of course. But if we got intosomething that required larger force,we’d call the Marine sergeant on duty forreinforcements.
“But those days were so different thantoday. Then, you really didn’t expect anyreal force to be needed. And, fortunately,it wasn’t.
After his European duty, Grantreturned on a converted cargo ship calledthe USS Mercury. Arriving in Norfolk, hewas given a choice: sign up for a four-year hitch or accept discharge. At thatpoint, he elected to return to civilian life.
Returning to his home in Norwood,he soon was hired by Bell Telephone towork as a cable splicer. Over time, hebecame a field engineer, and then anengineering manager.
He retired from Bell in 1985 after 37years with the company. A friend toldhim of a retirement community inCentral Pennsylvania, and he liked it alot and came there to live in 1997.
Thinking back to his Marine life, hesays, “The Marines taught me how to getalong with other people, how to takeorders, and it gave me the discipline toorganize my life. I liked everything aboutlife in the Corps, and I still have all therespect in the world for a Marine.”
Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber inEurope in World War II.
He Guarded U.S. Embassiesin London and Paris
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Wayne Grant in Parisin 1947.
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When she was finished, Weiss loggedtwo hours into the computer on heraccount.
Then Weiss had a peeling ceiling, soshe went into the time bank and lookedfor someone to do the painting.
“I emailed them, supplied them withpaint and brushes,” and her ceiling willsoon be repainted.
The member who repaints her ceilingwill bank those hours, and Weiss willremove those hours from her account,until she works for more hours to bank.
Weiss said it’s easy to bank hours. Youcan even bank hours by attending thetime bank’s meetings: one hour for thepotluck meal and one hour for the actualmeeting.
“I started getting hours by gardeningand going to the meetings,” she said.“One day, the facilitator didn’t show upat the meeting. They needed a facilitator,so I facilitated the meeting.”
The meetings are held the secondMonday of each month at 6 p.m. at theLoretta Claiborne Building at WellSpanYork Hospital Community HealthCenter. Anyone wanting to attendshould bring a covered dish and theirown utensils.
The open meeting begins at 7 p.m.and includes any upcoming events,
discussions on what exchanges were held,and how to bank hours on the computer.
The organization also has a “coregroup” to handle any problems or anyabuse of the time bank. Members of thecore group serve for six months and holdseparate meetings, Weiss said.
The YorkCounty TimeBank beganwhen amilitary wife,GraceGadberg,decided tostart a timebank insouthern York County in 2011-12. Itwas a small organization, not known bymany outside the southern end of thecounty.
Not long afterward, county residentErin Schrader decided to start a timebank in York County, not knowingabout the organization Gadberg hadstarted.
When Schrader got it off the groundwith the help of Transition York, she wastold about Gadberg’s organization. Sinceneither wanted to duplicate the other,they joined forces to become the YorkCounty Time Bank in 2013.
The time bank now extendsthroughout the entire county. It has 200members and is continually growing,Weiss said.
The members who come to themeetings range in age from their 20s totheir 50s and 60s, she said.
“It’s kinda’cool,” Weiss said.They all want togo “back to thebasics to helpbuild acommunity.”
The mission ofthe York CountyTime Bank is to
“provide services without exchangingmoney and build an interconnectedcommunity where everyone’s time is ofequal value,” according to its website.
In today’s neighborhoods, manypeople don’t know the people threehouses down from them, Weiss said. Sohow are they to know who can helpthem get projects done that they can’t dothemselves?
But if you get on the York CountyTime Bank’s website, she said, you canfind people with varied skills such aspainting, party planning, editingmanuscripts, licensed childcare workers,
tutoring, carpentry, gardening, andmassages.
Weiss said the group also tries to giveback to the community. They have goneChristmas caroling at Autumn HouseWest. And for a past Valentine’s Day,their children—even those who were intheir 20s—went to the assisted livinghome to talk to the residents, askingthem about themselves.
“It was so neat,” Weiss said. “Oncethey realized we were there not toperform, but to talk to them, they werequite the storytellers.”
York County Time Bank also workswith organizations and nonprofits likeAwakened Dreamers Community, FirstCapital Bike Library, Healthy WorldCafé, Hope Street Garden and LearningLab, Oak Spring Farm, Put People FirstPA, and Stuff Thriftique.
Any time bank member whovolunteers at these member organizationscan count those hours as time earned fortheir account, Weiss said.
For more information on the YorkCounty Time Bank, call (717) 429-8083,email [email protected],go to www.yorkcountytimebank.wordpress.com, or visit the time bank’sFacebook page and request to join theprivate group.
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Dear Savvy Senior,I started a walking program a few
months ago to help me lose some weight,but I’ve been having some problems withmy legs hurting during my walk, althoughthey feel better once I stop. I thought it was just the fact that I am
63, but my friend was telling me about aleg-vein disease called PAD and thinks Imay have it. What can you tell me? – Hypertensive Helen
Dear Helen,The health condition your friend is
telling you about is known as peripheralarterial disease (PAD), and you probablyneed to be screened for it. Here’s whatyou should know.
PAD AlertAn under-the-radar condition that
affects up to 10 million Americans, PADhappens when the arteries that carry
blood to thelegs and feetbecomenarrowed orclogged overthe years withfatty deposits orplaque, causingpoorcirculation.
But you alsoneed to beaware thatbecause PAD is a systemic disease, peoplewho have it are also much more likely tohave clogged arteries in other areas of thebody like the heart, neck, and brain,which greatly increase the risks of heartattack or stroke.
Few SymptomsUnfortunately, PAD goes undiagnosed
and untreated way too often because
most people who haveit experience few, ifany, symptoms.
The most commonsymptom, however, iswhat you’reexperiencing now: legpain, especially whenwalking or exercising,but which usuallydisappears afterresting for a fewminutes.
Another reason PAD is underdiagnosedis because many people assume that achesand pains go along with aging and simplylive with it instead of reporting it to theirdoctor.
Other possible symptoms to be awareof include numbness, tingling, coldness,skin-color changes in the lower legs andfeet, or ulcers or sores on the legs or feetthat don’t heal.
Are You at Risk? Like most other health conditions, the
risk of developing PAD increases withage. Those most vulnerable are peopleover the age of 50 who smoke or used tosmoke; have elevated cholesterol, highblood pressure, or diabetes; areoverweight; or have a family history ofPAD, heart attack, or stroke.
Get TestedIf you’re experiencing any of the
previously listed symptoms or if you’re atincreased risk of PAD, you need to be
tested by your doctor or a vascularspecialist.
He or she will perform a quick andpainless ankle-brachial index test, whichis done by measuring your blood pressurein your ankle as well as your arm andcomparing the two numbers.
With early detection, most cases ofPAD can be treated with lifestylechanges, medication, or both. For thosewith severe PAD, treatment optionscould be angioplasty (inflating a tinyballoon in the artery), clot-busting drugs,or bypass surgery.
Savvy Tips: For more information,visit the PAD Coalition website(www.padcoalition.org).
Also, check out Legs For Life(www.legsforlife.org, (800) 488-7284), anational program that offers free PADscreenings in September in around 70locations nationwide, and the Society forVascular Surgery (www.vascularweb.org),which provides a listing on their websiteof nearly 50 healthcare facilities thatprovide free or low-cost screenings.
Life Line Screening is anotherconvenient screening resource to checkinto. This is a private company thattravels all over the country offering PADscreenings for around $60 per test. Tofind an upcoming screening in your area,visit www.lifelinescreening.com or call(800) 449-2350.
Jim Miller is a regular contributor to theNBC Today show and author of The SavvySenior Book. www.savvysenior.org
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Surviving a LongWinter Indoors
The Green Mountain Gardener
Dr. Leonard Perry
One question I often get fromgardeners from warmer climatesis, “What do you do in winter?”
If our north-country winters get a bitlong for you, here are five gardeningactivities to keep your spirits up and getyou ready for and thinking about thecoming growing season.
1. Order some seeds. This meansobtaining some seed catalogs by phone,mail, or Internet, if you don’t alreadyhave some.
First, though, plan to check in earlyspring with yourlocal garden store,as they may havewhat you want. Becareful not toorder more seedsthan you need orcan keep up with.
Of course youcan wait to startseeds outdoors,but with our shorter growing season inthe Northeast, it is best to start at leastsome plants indoors if you can make thespace.
The temptation here is to start seedstoo soon, only to have them get leggy.Many small seeds, like begonias, can bestarted in February, with tomatoes inmid-March, many other flowers in earlyApril, and quick-growing plants—suchas squash, melons, sunflowers, orzinnias—only two or three weeks beforesetting out.
2. Care for your houseplants. Checkthem often for pests. Fertilize them ifthey are growing or blooming. Repotones that are rootbound and dry outquickly.
Propagate from cuttings those thatmay be getting leggy. Simply cut about 4to 6 inches, remove the lower leaves, andplace stem bases in a medium such asperlite, vermiculite, or a combination.
Cover with a plastic bag to keephumidity inside, and check often tomake sure it’s not too dry or too wetinside. Keep out of direct sunlight.
3. Review garden catalogs. It is best tofigure where plants will go before youbuy them. Keep in mind their
environmental needs, such as light andsoil type, and whether you can supplythese.
With the costs of shipping, and manymail-order firms selling very small plants,often it is best to check your localnurseries first in spring. Do yourresearch now and then visit them aroundlate April or early May for the bestselection and the best chance to get whatyou want.
4. Plan a new garden, or to renovatean older one. This applies only if you
have room and onlyif you thinkrealistically that youcan keep the newperennial gardenmaintained. This isnot an issue if youare merely replacinga current annualflowerbed orvegetable garden.
If the latter, figure where each cropwill go, rotating their locations from yearto year to minimize diseases. If someperennial beds have gotten out of controlthrough neglect (as have some of mine),perhaps you should plan to just removethe desirable plants and then start over,removing all that remains.
5. Winter is the time to get tools inorder, cleaning and sharpening if youhaven’t already. Get pots cleaned andready, a good job for a basement orgarage.
Stock up on supplies while gardenstores are slow and you have the time.Look for “green goods,” such as recycledmaterials and biodegradable pots.
These are only a few ideas for howyou, as a gardener, can make the most ofa long and cold winter.
Don’t forget to take a break, getoutside, and enjoy the winter effects ofyour garden and public ones. Think howyou might improve yours next winter byadding shrubs or trees with evergreen,colorful leaves, berries, attractive bark, orgreat textures and silhouettes.
Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professorat the University of Vermont.
