The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem , almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

Nine useful suggestions for making new friends

by Stephanie Benford

Want to make new friends, and wondering how to go about it? Then heed this advice from the British reformer Thomas Hughes, who understood that the essence of finding firm friendships is appreciating the other person. "Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends," said Hughes, "for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another."

Here's some straight talk about money!

by Gilbert Moore
Consulting Editor

Because of my manifold responsibilities as a Social Critic and General Know-It-All, I have been looking into the subject of money, mainly so as to give you useful and insightful advice about money. Since those who know me well are aware my personal skills unfortunately do not include making, keeping, managing or growing money, I have decided to call on some old friends of mine who know money better than I do.

Martha's Vineyard: Traveling with the President - Sort Of

by Fyllis Hockman
Featured Writer

I live in Washington, DC -- so when I visited Martha's Vineyard the same week in August as the Obamas, I worried they might think I was stalking them. Though our paths didn't exactly cross, there were signs of them everywhere. Within a single block of our hotel, there was a sign in an ice cream shop advertising the Flavor of the Month: Baracky Road; a local bar billed its specialty drink as an Obamatini; a fudge store boasted Sasha and Malia chocolate fudge filled with M&M's and at a confectionary stand at a nearby Farmer's Market, my personal favorite -- Yes We Candy. It seemed only natural then to focus my Martha's Vineyard story on food.

Healthcare is a major factor when seeking new housing

by Gayle Lagman-Creswick

Nowadays, we are seeing a shift in healthcare to "resident-centered" care. The residents of the healthcare centers are getting a much bigger voice in what time they want to go to bed, when they want to get up, what they want to eat, etc.

Two tasty salad recipes; One salad dressing recipe

by Gilbert Moore
Consulting Editor

As a journalist-cook, I often keep track when I am trying to invent or modify a recipe. That is to say, I write down the recipe immediately after I have prepared it. And I usually render a written verdict. Was the recipe great, good, so-so or just plain bad. My handwritten note files go back 25 years in this regard. Here are three recipes -- two for salads and one for salad dressing -- that passed muster in the long-ago. But they're still good recipes. at least I think so.